Reign of Rome Slot (Hacksaw Gaming)

The Reign of Rome slot is played on 5 reels, 5 rows and 19 fixed paylines. You need to see 3, 4 or 5 matching symbols from left to right (starting from the leftmost reel) and across any of the 19 paylines to constitute a winning combination. Only the highest win per payline will be awarded.

The minimum bet per spin is 10p whilst the maximum varies up to £100. It’s the same in all Hacksaw slots incidentally. Use the arrows to change your accordingly. If you’re located outside the UK, you can opt for Autoplay (up to 1,000 auto spins) as well as Turbo and Super Turbo modes.

Returns-wise, the Reign of Rome RTP rate is 96.27% which is higher than the 96% slots average. As with slot games these days, there are alternative RTP settings: 94.22% and 92.33%. The Reign of Rome free demo above uses the top setting.

Medium to high volatility (4/5), the hit frequency rate is 27.3%: this means a winning combination will form every 3.66 spins on average. As for payouts, Reign of Rome comes with 15,000 times bet max wins. With the max win available from the base game and all bonus features, there is no max win probability information.

With an ancient Rome theme, the Reign of Rome slot takes you straight into the heart of the action where power and riches await. Visually, I instantly thought of Light & Wonders 300 Shields Mighty Ways. With a serious feel, it reminds me other Hacksaw Gaming titles such as Hounds of Hell and Gladiator Legends where dark reds dominate the colour scheme.

With a warrior either side of the reels, the soundtrack is intense to get you read for battle so you emerge victorious as the ruler of Rome. On the reels, symbols include low-value A, K, Q and J royals. The higher-value symbols include goblets, swords, Roman helmets, lions and eagles: the eagle pays the most awarding 10 times your total bet for 5 in combination.

With no traditional wild symbol, Reign of Rome comes with 4 Tribute symbols (more information on these further down the review). The other symbol of note is the FS Scatter which is key to triggering the 3 free spins features.

Reign of Rome Mobile

With Hacksaw Gaming being a mobile-first provider, all slot games are compatible with mobile, tablet and desktop devices. Available to play on iOS and Android smartphones, a unique Portrait Mode is used when playing on your handset.

The Reign of Rome slot has 6 bonus features. Central to the action as Tribute symbols and LootLines: when Tribute symbols make up a win, the Lootline payout is awarded. With adding and multiplying Tribute symbols, these can quickly add up for explosive wins. These apply in the 3 free spins features which each add more elements for increase your win potential.

Cascade

When a winning combination lands, the Cascade feature triggers. The winning symbols disappear from the reels with the remaining symbols dropping into the empty positions. New symbols then fall in from above to occupy the newly vacated positions. If another win is formed, the process repeats itself until no new win is created.

Tribute Symbols and LootLines

Look out for Tribute symbols which are dynamic multiplier symbol hat award bet multiplier prizes based on the total value of the Tribute in a LootLine.

A LootLine is created when a winning payline of Tribute symbols appear on the reels. The LootLine payout is determined by the values of the Tribute symbols that are part of that win. Furthermore, Tribute symbol multipliers are combined 1 by 1 from left to right: the total result is then applied to your bet which awards a bet multiplier prize. There are 4 different Tribute symbols:

Adding Tribute symbol multipliers are added to the cumulative LootLine value while Multiplying Tribute symbol multipliers multiplier the value. However, Multiplying values in the left-most position on a LootLine are treated as Adding values.

Path to Power Bonus

The Path to Power Bonus feature is triggered by landing 3 FS Scatter symbols simultaneously during a base game spin. With 10 free spins awarded, it works like the base game but with a higher chance of landing Tribute symbols with higher values. Landing 2 or 3 FS Scatters will reward you with 2 or 4 extra free spins.

This is Rome Bonus

If you land 4 FS Scatters during a base game spin, you’ll play the This is Rome Bonus feature. With 10 free spins awarded, it works like the Path to Power Bonus feature.

However, all non-winning Tribute symbols that appear as at least 1 Tribute symbol win are progressively stored in a LootBar under the reels. The LootBar has 5 positions (corresponding to the reels above): non-winning Tribute symbols are stored in positions corresponding to the reel on which they appeared.

When all 5 LootBar positions are filled with Tribute symbols, the stored values are awarded. Finally, 2 or 3 FS Scatters will give you 2 or 4 extra free spins, infinitely.

Fight for Glory Bonus

Landing 5 FS Scatters in a base game spin will trigger the Fight for Glory Bonus feature with 10 free spins. Like the This is Rome Bonus feature, all LootBar positions begin with 20x multipliers. Non-winning Tribute symbols will add the values in the LootBar.

When the feature ends, all Tribute values in the LootBar are paid out as 1 final prize. Landing 2 or 3 FS Scatters will award 2 or 4 additional free spins, with no limits.

Bonus Buy

If you’re located outside the UK, there is a Bonus Buy feature where you can purchase access to certain bonus features. Below, you’ll find a table with all the details:

Reign of Rome Slot

Rating: 3.9/5

Reign of Rome is a superbly-design game focusing on Tribute symbols and LootLines. They can combine to devastating effect, especially in the free spins features, for 15,000 x bet max wins.

Chris Taylor

Superbly designed, the Reign of Rome slot is an all-out battle for Tribute symbols and LootLines. For reference, the LootLines mechanic has been used in other Hacksaw games such as Donny Dough and Marlin Masters.

With cascades, the game is all about the 4 different Tribute symbols which contain either adding or multiplying multiplier values. If you were to see 3 Adding Tribute symbols with a value of 5, you’d pocket a 15 x bet win. Multiplying Tribute symbols are the ones you want as they can propel your win potential to new heights.

Then you have the 3 free spins features. Landing 3, 4 or 5 FS Scatters will give you access to a potentially more lucrative feature (like in Le Bandit): the Fight for Glory Bonus feature is the hardest to trigger due to all LootBar positions beginning with 20x multipliers.

In the This is Rome Bonus feature, non-winning Tribute symbols must appear on the same reels as winning Tribute symbols for them to be added to the LootBar. Furthermore, you need values in all LootBar positions to collec the total sum!

With 15,000 times bet max wins, the Reign of Rome slot is well-executed game which is intense. I found the LootLines mechanic a tad confusing at first though: I did excited when I saw Multiplying Tribute symbols though which led to some decent wins in the base game.

If you’re a fan of ancient Roman-themed slots, Playtech’s Gladiator: Road to Rome would be my pick. The official slot for the iconic Gladiator movie, it comes with 30,000 x bet max wins and a progressive jackpot which pays an average of £815,000. Another option is NetEnt’s Rome: The Golden Age which offers 100,000 x bet max wins.

Want to stick to Hacksaw Gaming slots? My recommendations would be Donut Division, Hand of Anubis, Fire My Laser and Duel at Dawn (their highest-rated games).

The Reign of Rome slot review was written by Chris Taylor from our OLBG Expert team who who written over 10,000 slot game reviews in an iGaming career spanning over 2 decades. It was then verified/checked by Jenny Mason, our prime slot reviewer who has 17+ years working in online gambling, top UK brands. 

Chris Taylor

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Chris Taylor is an industry veteran originally from Gibraltar. Having worked in the online gambling industry since 2004, Chris loves slots and has reviewed over 10,000 online slot games. Running a slots-focused website for 13 years, Chris is the go-to guy for everything slots-related.