Picture this. A time machine whisks you 2,000 years back in time. Suddenly you find yourself in the Roman legions in Carthage. What now? Have fun and play the slot, it’s just a dream.
If memory serves us correctly the Romans decimated Carthage in 146 BCE. After all, it’s the ancient empire that nearly destroyed Roman civilization.
Unpacking the stats the volatility is in the mid-range offering a 3,000x the stake jackpot. The default RTP is 96.25% and there are RTP ranges as low as 84.25%. Moreover, the slot machine has 5 reels, 3 rows, and 25 paylines.
The special features include Gold Respins and a Mega Free Spins feature, and there’s no buy option. Once you’re ready, you can play for bets from 5 cents up to $100 per spin.
Serving in the Roman army during ancient times was no joke. Play’n Go captures the essence of some far-flung outpost with temples and a fortress against the backdrop of the reels.
The symbols start with the low values from J to Ace offerings of up to 2x for 5. The high-value symbols are the crocodile, tiger, elephant, and the eagle.
The premium pays as much as 20x your stake for 5 matching symbols. The Legionnaire Wild substitutes symbols adjacent to it during winning combinations.
Gameplay and Features
Gold Respins
The Gold Respins feature initiates when 6 Gold Coins populate the reels offering 3 respins. Whenever new Gold Coins pitch they reset the respin counter back to 3.
The Gold Coin Bag combines the total of all the Gold Coin Wins. Many players think that the Gold Coins are sticky. Nope, it’s not the case sadly. Now, if the Gold Coins cover the entire grid you’ll pocket a top cash prize of 1,000x your stake.
Mega Free Spins
You’ll bag 5 Mega Free Spins for 3 scatters and a Mega 3×3 symbol that pitches on a free spin. Now, when the Mega Scatter pops up it awards a maximum of 45 free spins. At the same time, it retriggers the free spins feature.
Similarly, the Mega Gold Coin triggers the Gold Respins feature during the Mega Free Spins. See it as a double whammy of sorts.
Moreover, the Mega Gold Coin splits into 9 Gold Coins each with its random value. You’ll return to the free spins feature once the Gold Respins feature concludes.
Paylines
Paytable
What We Like About Legion Gold Unleashed
To be honest we’re not fans of what Play’n GO dishes up but we like the Mega Free Spins feature. Especially when the Gold Respins trigger when a Mega Gold Coin lands.
Fifty spins for $2 stakes didn’t deliver much in the free slots mode. Had we played with a budget of $100 we would have lost it. So, it’s easy to see that the RTP worked against us there.
Verdict: Legion Gold Unleashed
Ever had that sinking feeling when you play a slot you go oh oh? That’s exactly what happened to us when we played Legion Gold Unleashed. Look, it’s not a bad slot since it has a few good things going for it.
For example, the gold bag collects the multiplier values in both the base game and free spins. Though the Legionnaire wild pops in a lot. More often than not it finds itself at the wrong end of the reels.
The slot pays from left to right, so if the wilds are on the right end – no payouts from them. Triggering the free spins feature is a slog since the average trigger is in the region of 70 spins.
Therefore, it requires a bit of a grind and no guarantees that you’ll play with a 3×3 Mega Symbol. It’s one of those slots that blows colder for us than it blows hot.
Furthermore, it’s a case of where fools rush in where fools have been before. Play’n GO seldom delivers decent slots these days. The impression they give us is that quantity precedes quality, hope we’re wrong.
As a parting shot, we like the visual side of the casino game but not its inner workings. Sadly, this Play’n GO plays more like Crassus’ defeat at Carrhae than Rome’s infamous victory at Carthage.
