Ancient Troy

Ancient Troy Slot Review

Two cracked caryatids hold up the reel frame while ivy spills over the stone capitals and a bright Greek sky opens above them. Endorphina built Ancient Troy inside those painted ruins, and the game underneath is an odd proposition: a 5×3 grid with 25 paylines that is almost deliberately plain, carrying a 98.06% RTP that almost nothing on the market matches.

The argument here is that the generosity sits in the numbers, not the spectacle. The free games do the real work, the card gamble tells you its own odds before you commit, and the base game asks for patience. Endorphina covers similar classical ground in Glory Of Egypt, Mystery Of Eldorado and Asgardians, but none of those runs at this return.

Symbols and Pays on the Stone Reels

Wins pay left to right on adjacent reels across the 25 fixed lines, and scatter wins land in any position. Only the highest combination on each line pays, with scatter wins added on top. The wild horse substitutes for everything except the scatter, and it’s also the richest symbol on the grid.

All values below are multiples of the total bet:

• Wild horse: 4x for three, 20x for four, 40x for five
• Red-caped warrior: 3.2x for three, 10x for four, 32x for five
• Bearded warrior and woman in green: 1.6x for three, 8x for four, 24x for five
• Helmet and crossed swords on a shield: 1.2x for three, 6x for four, 20x for five
• Ace: 0.4x for three, 2x for four, 8x for five
• King and Queen: 0.4x for three, 1.2x for four, 6x for five
• Jack and 10: 0.4x for three, 0.8x for four, 4x for five
• Scatter temple: 2x for three, 20x for four, 200x for five, paid anywhere

The scale of that ladder tells you what the base game is: steady rather than spectacular. Five temples is the prize worth chasing in the main game, and the line wins keep the balance ticking between scatters.

Free Games with the Troyan Jokers

Three or more scatter temples award 10 free games, played on the same bets and lines as the triggering spin. The round can be won again while it’s running, so the ten isn’t a hard ceiling.

Each free spin drops two Troyan Jokers onto the reels, drawn from the red-caped warrior, the bearded warrior and the woman in green. The jokers substitute for every symbol except the scatter, and each carries a multiplier of x1, x2 or x3. When a joker has no combination to complete, it stays hidden.

The multiplier rules give the round its teeth. If both jokers are substituting in the same win, both multipliers are applied. That’s the mechanism that makes the free games worth more than the base game’s modest ladder suggests.

The Risk Game

Every base game win can be gambled. Four face-down cards appear, you pick one, and beating the dealer’s card doubles your money. You can keep going for up to 10 attempts in total, or press TAKE WIN at any point and collect.

The joker beats everything, and the dealer can never draw one. Match the dealer’s value and it’s a draw: your winnings don’t change and you can take another attempt. Lose any round and the whole stake is gone.

The odds aren’t flat, either. The average return for a risk round is 84% if you gamble regardless of the dealer’s card, but it swings hard depending on what the dealer shows:

• Dealer shows a 2: 162% return on average
• Dealer shows a 3: 121%
• Dealer shows a 4: 113%
• Dealer shows a 5, 6, 7 or 8: 101%, 100%, 100% and 100%
• Dealer shows a 9: 92%
• Dealer shows a 10: 78%
• Dealer shows a Jack: 69%
• Dealer shows a Queen: 66%
• Dealer shows a King: 64%
• Dealer shows an Ace: 42%

Against anything from a 2 to a 5, the gamble is in your favour. Against a 9 or better, you’re paying for the thrill, and an ace makes it a poor bet outright. It’s a rare slot that lays its own odds on the table before you commit.

BONUS POP Buy Feature

There’s no waiting required. The BONUS POP button buys a package of 10 free games with the Troyan Jokers at any time, starting with a main-game spin that lands the three scatters and rolls straight into the round. Everything inside works exactly as a chance trigger does, with one exception.

Winnings from bought games can’t be gambled in the Risk Game. The cost of the package depends directly on your total bet, and the return changes with it:

• Theoretical RTP with BONUS POP on: 95.30%, down from the standard 98.06%
• Bought free games work identically to triggered ones, except they can’t enter the Risk Game
• Availability can vary between operators

That first figure matters. Buy the round and you’re giving up nearly three points of return for the convenience of skipping the wait, which is one of the steeper prices you’ll see on a buy button.

Our Honest Verdict

Overall Rating: 7.2/10

Playing Ancient Troy is mostly waiting under a very pretty sky. Line wins arrive in small multiples, the temples are the only thing that changes the day, and the reason you’d pick it over a dozen other classical slots is that return: 98.06% is a number almost nothing else offers, and it shows in how long a balance lasts.

The free games are the best of it, because two jokers stacking multipliers on the same win can turn a modest line into something the base game never manages. The weak spot is the pace. Outside the bonus there’s little going on, and the buy button quietly charges nearly three points of RTP for the shortcut, which is a poor swap when the waiting is the point of a figure like that.

This suits players who value return and don’t mind grinding for it, plus anyone who enjoys a card gamble with visible odds. It isn’t for players chasing big swings. Troy, as ever, rewards those content to sit outside the walls.

Ancient Troy FAQs

• What is the RTP of Ancient Troy?

  The RTP is 98.06%, which is well above the typical slot. With the BONUS POP buy feature switched on, the RTP is 95.30%, and the Risk Game’s average round RTP of 84% is separate from both.
• How do you trigger the free games in Ancient Troy?

  Three or more scatter temple symbols anywhere on the reels award 10 free games with the Troyan Jokers feature. The round is played on the same bets and lines as the triggering spin and can be won again during the feature.
• What do the Troyan Jokers do?

  Each free spin places two Troyan Jokers on the reels. They substitute for all symbols except the scatter and multiply wins by x1, x2 or x3. If both jokers are substituting in the same win, both multipliers are applied.
• How does the Risk Game work in Ancient Troy?

  After any win you can pick one of four face-down cards. Beat the dealer’s card and your win doubles, with up to 10 attempts available. The dealer can never draw a joker, matching the dealer’s value is a draw, and losing any round forfeits the winnings. The average round RTP is 84%, ranging from 162% against a 2 down to 42% against an ace.
• Can you buy the bonus on Ancient Troy?

  Yes. The BONUS POP button buys a package of 10 free games at any time, with the cost depending directly on your total bet. Winnings from bought games can’t be gambled in the Risk Game, and the RTP with BONUS POP on is 95.30%.
• What are the bet limits on Ancient Troy?

  Bets run from 0.25 to 200.00 per spin across the 25 fixed paylines, and the free games are played at the same bet as the triggering spin.
• What is the grid size and payline count on Ancient Troy?

  Ancient Troy is a 5-reel, 3-row slot with 25 paylines. Matching symbols pay left to right on adjacent reels, while scatter temple symbols count in any position.
• Who makes Ancient Troy?

  Ancient Troy is made by Endorphina, a slots studio with a large catalogue of classic-style titles, including Glory Of Egypt and Asgardians.