Athena S Glory Slot Review
A hazy orange-red sunset behind a cliff-top ruin, dark craggy rock at its feet and a gold Greek-key meander running down the reel frame: Spinomenal know exactly how to dress a Greek-myth slot. The claim this game makes is bolder than its dress sense: it doesn’t have a bonus round, it has three, and you don’t get to pick. Every trigger hands you the next one in sequence, so two sessions on Athena S Glory can play like different games.
It runs on a 5×3 grid at an RTP of 96.29%, and the journey structure is an idea this studio has leaned on before, in Athena S Glory The Golden Era and Book Of Justice Athena S Glory. The dusk holds, the marble gleams, and the wreaths are worth chasing.
Base Game, Wilds and the Win Multiplier
This is line-based spinning on five reels and three rows, and three symbols do all the special work:
- Wild – a golden coin bearing Medusa’s head. It counts as any symbol except the Free Spins symbol, and any five wilds on a winning line pay 150x the bet per line.
- Free Spins symbol – a laurel wreath with crossed swords. Three or more, scattered anywhere, trigger the Free Spins Journey.
- Win multiplier – can appear while the reels spin and multiply any win in that round by x2 or x3.
That’s the entire trigger list. Nothing else lands in the base game to interrupt the scatter hunt, so the shape of a session is long stretches of line wins punctuated by whatever the multiplier does to them.
The wild does its substituting quietly in the background of every mode. It never replaces the Free Spins symbol, so the scatter hunt is never helped along or hindered by it, and five wilds across a winning line is the single biggest fixed pay the game offers.
The Win Multiplier
A win multiplier can appear mid-spin. It multiplies any win in that round by x2 or x3, and it only shows up in the base game, never inside free spins. There’s no way to influence when it arrives.
It’s a modest mechanic, but it’s the only thing that happens between scatter hunts. A doubled or trebled round lands as a small, pleasant surprise rather than a centrepiece.
The Free Spins Journey
Land three or more scattered Free Spins symbols and the journey begins. Each time you trigger free spins, you get the next consecutive free spins feature in the sequence, so the bonus you see this time isn’t the one you saw last time. Your bet per line stays exactly as it was in the spin that triggered the round.
Three modes make up the journey, and you can’t choose between them. The order is the order:
- Moving Reels – 10 free spins, with reels shifting right after every win
- Moving Wild – five free spins, with a stacked wild walking one reel right per spin
- Expanding Wilds – any wild that lands fills its entire reel
Two things hold constant across all three. The bet per line never changes from the triggering spin, and the wild substitution rule is identical in every mode, right down to the 150x pay for five on a line. What changes is only how the grid behaves while the spins run.
Moving Reels
Moving Reels gives you 10 free spins. After each win, the game triggers a free re-spin in which all reels shift one position to the right and a new reel is revealed on the far left. The re-spin can be retriggered, so a single winning spin can keep the reels walking.
A chain plays out like this:
- You land a winning combination on a normal free spin.
- The game awards a free re-spin, with every reel moving one place right and a fresh reel appearing on the far left.
- If the shifted grid pays again, another re-spin follows, on the same terms.
- The chain ends on a re-spin that doesn’t win, and the mode returns to its normal spins.
Each shift in the chain pays at your original bet per line, and ten spins plus re-spins can stretch well beyond ten paid results. The fresh reel on the left is the engine of the whole mode: it’s the only part of the grid the previous spin never showed.
Moving Wild
Moving Wild is the shortest of the three: five free spins. A stacked wild symbol starts on the far left reel, and on each spin it moves one reel to the right. Substitution works as it does everywhere else in the game.
Five spins is a brief round, and the stacked wild carries the whole thing. Where it sits when the wins land decides whether the round amounts to much, and by the last spin it has reached the far right reel. That’s the round done, wreaths or no wreaths.
Expanding Wilds
The third mode has no fixed spin count stated. Whenever a wild symbol lands during it, the wild expands to fill the entire reel. The substitution rules are the ones that run through the whole game, five-wild pays included.
An expanding wild on a 5×3 grid covers a full reel, top to bottom, which is where this mode gets its bite. Every wild that lands during the round does it, not just the first, so a busy set of spins can end up with several reels fully wild at once.
One more thing worth knowing: a BUY button sits in the interface throughout the base game, so the journey can be entered directly rather than waited for. That’s the only route in besides the scattered wreaths.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.1/10
Playing this is a long walk up a very pretty hill: line wins, a sunset, the occasional x2, and three wreaths somewhere over the horizon. You come for the walk’s ending, because the reward at the top is never the same twice.
The rotation of rounds is the reason to give it time. Moving Reels is the strongest of the three, since one winning spin can snowball into a chain of paid re-spins on fresh reels. The downside is that you never know which round you’re getting, and Moving Wild’s five spins are a thin reward for a long scatter hunt when they turn up.
It’s a good fit for anyone who values variety over one polished flagship round; if you’d rather have the same deep bonus every time, the temple next door serves it. The ruin on the cliff still stands, and it’s worth the climb for the right visitor.
Athena S Glory FAQs
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What is the RTP of Athena S Glory?
Athena S Glory runs at an RTP of 96.29%. -
What is the grid size of Athena S Glory?
The game plays on a 5×3 grid with five reels and three rows. -
Who makes Athena S Glory?
Athena S Glory is made by Spinomenal. -
How do you trigger free spins in Athena S Glory?
Land three or more scattered Free Spins symbols, shown as a laurel wreath with crossed swords, anywhere on the reels. This starts the Free Spins Journey, and each new trigger awards the next consecutive free spins feature in the sequence. -
What does the win multiplier do in Athena S Glory?
Occasionally, while the reels spin in the base game, a win multiplier appears and boosts any win in that round by x2 or x3. It doesn’t apply during free spins. -
Can the free spins retrigger in Athena S Glory?
Yes. In the Moving Reels mode, the free re-spin that follows a win can itself be retriggered, letting the reels keep shifting after consecutive wins. The wider journey also progresses, since every new trigger awards the next consecutive free spins feature. -
Can you buy the bonus on Athena S Glory?
Yes, a BUY button is present in the game’s interface, allowing direct entry to the bonus feature. -
When is Athena S Glory released?
Athena S Glory’s release date is 3 October 2022.
