Napoleon Bonaparte remains one of history’s most iconic characters. Interestingly, iSoftBet pays homage to him in a rather comical fashion.
With 20paylines, 5 reels, and 3 rows, the Mighty Empire Hold & Win slot is a belter.
The game art of the slot depicts Napoleon in all his grandeur with a jackpot of 2,500x the stake. The RTP is 96.56% is not too wobbly either though 96% would have been better.
The Whizz team rates the slot a 7/10 on their slots scale, so plenty of opportunity for some big wins.
The bonus rounds include Hold & Win Respins Bonus and 3 Napoleon Modifiers. At least there’s something to nibble at as you play.
The betting range of the Mighty Empire Hold & Win slot is $0.20 to $20 per spin. So, if you play for the maximum wager you’re looking at a top cash prize of $50,000.
It appears that iSoftbet decided to play it relatively safe this time. Personally, we would have preferred a wide betting range.
Graphics, Sound and Symbols Mighty Empire Hold & Win Slot
The game art of the slot is great with a pulsating audio track. It’s like joining Napoleon on his epic quest to conquer Europe, guns blazing all the way.
The premium symbol on the reels is Napoleon which pays 25x the stake for 5. The other top symbols are the French Flag, horse, and the Wild.
The low-value card suits offer wins of up to 3x for 5 on the reels. The wild does the usual replacement duties during winning combinations.
Mighty Empire Hold & Win Slot Bonus Rewards
Napoleon Modifiers
Keep in mind that line wins play a role and therein lies the real excitement of the Hold & Win bonus. There are three Napoleon modifiers which can trigger on any random spin:
Collector: A cannon targets 3 to 5 scatter symbols and instantly awards their values.
Lose to Win: Transforms losing symbols and resets the reel to create a winning combo or trigger a feature.
Attack Wilds: This modifier places 4 to 10 random wilds across the reels.
Hold & Win Respin Bonus
The Hold & Win Respin Bonus triggers when 3 or more scatters pitch on three adjacent reels. The triggering scatters remain on the reels offering you 3 respins.
The scatter symbols sport values from 1x to 50x your bet. Every time a new scatter lands, it resets the respins back to 3.
However, these new scatters only add to your prize if they link horizontally or vertically with the initial scatters.
The bonus round starts with a multiplier of 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, or 10x. The trick here is you’ll only see two of the same multiplier on the reels,
Fill a reel with scatters, and the corresponding multiplier boosts each value on that reel. The round ends either when you run out of respins or fill the entire grid.
If you succeed in filling the grid with symbols, you’ll win the grand World Domination prize of 2,500x your stake.
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What We Like and Don’t Like About Mighty Empire Hold & Win Slot
As history and slot buffs, we enjoyed the comical side of the slot. Or, at least iSoftBet’s rendition of it. The volatility is not too sharp, and the payouts are quite good.
Not sure why the maximum wager is $20 because that places a lid on things. Moreover, it caps the jackpot of 2,500x.
If you won a bit of cash, don’t hover – cash out your wins immediately. The last thing you want to do is to leave your wins in the casino. We say so because the temptation will be there to play it all back.
How to Play Mighty Empire Hold & Win
Lately, we’ve been on fire with an average stake of $2 per spin as such we kept to it. Our budget was $100 which gave us 50 spins to strike it rich or go home packing.
The first 20 spins didn’t deliver much, payouts hovered from $0.50 to $5. Well, after that, it’s like the slot went nuts, we won a heft 25x our stake or $50.
That was during the Collector feature when the cannon fired three shots across the reels. We did not trigger the Hold & Win bonus. Our gut tells us that the bonus will trigger after 60 to 70 spins.
Test the slot with fun money or for the lowest stake of $0.20 and take notes as you play.
We can see that iSoftBet veers away from the traditional method of triggering bonuses. In Mighty Empire, it isn’t about just landing scatter symbols and collecting their values.
For scatter symbols to award a cash prize they must connect to the triggering scatters. It adds a strategic element, as you need to align the scatters in a way that maximizes their potential.
The jackpot of 2,500x the stake may not be a tasty treat for high rollers. Instead, it’s more of an aperitif than anything else.
If you’re looking for a slot with the bite force of a Megalodon shark, check out Nolimit City’s Nine to Five. The volatility is extreme and the jackpot it offers is 9,217x the stake.
Mark Taylor, the chief author at Casino Whizz, is a dedicated gambling expert with over a decade within the casino world. His passion for poker, slots, and table games has fueled his career, where he shares invaluable insights, tips, and detailed game and casino reviews.