Conan Slot Review
A frozen village of log huts and carved stone sits behind the reels, firelight glowing against the mountain grey, and a shadowy idol face watches from the dark. NetEnt‘s Conan is at its best in exactly that contrast: a slow, cold base game that keeps almost everything back for the free spins, where the whole board changes shape at once.
The interesting part is the structure underneath the scenery. Conan splits its reels into three 2×4 sections and gives each its own feature, which separates it from the likes of Vikings and Jumanji. It runs on a 6×4 grid with 24 bet lines paying both ways, an RTP of 96.65%, a top prize of 1,800x the bet, and stakes from 0.2 to 200 per spin.
Base Game and the Three Sections
The reels are cut into three blocks of two. Reels one and two belong to the Tower Wilds, reels three and four to the Mystery symbols and the Thoth-Amon feature, and reels five and six to the Battle Wilds. Every one of those features has an expanded version in Free Spins, so what looks like decoration in the main game is really a preview.
Wins pay from both directions. A bet line win runs left to right or right to left, and only the highest win per line from both ways is paid, so a line can’t pay twice. Wins are the paytable value multiplied by any multipliers in play.
Bets are built from 20 coins per bet line at different coin values, and the coin value arrows set the total stake. The paytable is dynamic, so the values shown shift with whatever you’re wagering, though the multiples of stake stay fixed.
Tower Wilds land on reels one and two and substitute for everything except Scatters, and they won’t expand over Scatters or other Tower Wilds. Battle Wilds do the same job on reels five and six, with the same exclusion. Between them sit the Mystery symbols, single or stacked, which transform into any symbol except a Scatter.
The paytable pays as multiples of the total bet. Here’s what each symbol returns:
- Conan: 0.75x for three, 2x for four, 5x for five, 6x for six
- Thoth-Amon: 0.6x for three, 1.75x for four, 3.5x for five, 5.5x for six
- Female warrior: 0.5x for three, 1.5x for four, 3x for five, 5x for six
- Horned helmet: 0.25x for three, 1x for four, 2x for five, 3.5x for six
- Shield and sword, gold: 0.25x for three, 0.9x for four, 1.6x for five, 3x for six
- Shield and sword, blue claw: 0.25x for three, 0.7x for four, 1.4x for five, 2.5x for six
- Lion coin: 0.25x for three, 0.6x for four, 1.2x for five, 1.5x for six
- Grey bird coin: 0.2x for three, 0.5x for four, 1.05x for five, 1.25x for six
- Snake coin: 1x for six
Those are modest numbers. Six of the top symbol at the maximum stake returns six times the bet, and the coin symbols trail off below that.
The base game isn’t where the money lives. The 25% hit frequency means roughly one spin in four connects at all.
Tower Wilds, Mystery Symbols and Battle Wilds
Each section’s feature works on its own patch of the board. Tower Wilds are the left gate: they substitute for all symbols except Scatters and can expand, though never over a Scatter or another Tower Wild.
The expansion is what makes them worth more than an ordinary wild. One landing on a two-reel section can take over a lot of that space, and on a board this narrow that matters.
The middle section is the strangest. Mystery symbols stack up on reels three and four and flip into any symbol except a Scatter once they’ve landed, which is where the Thoth-Amon feature and its multiplier live.
A stack flipping into the top symbol is the base game’s best moment. It’s also the only place the middle reels generate anything on their own, since they carry no wilds of their own in the main game.
Battle Wilds hold the right gate on reels five and six, substituting for everything bar Scatters with the same expansion behaviour as their tower counterparts. With both-ways paylines in play, a wild cluster on either edge is what turns a dead spin into a win from the wrong direction.
Linked Reels is also listed among the game’s features.
Free Spins
Three or more Scatter symbols anywhere in the main game activate Free Spins. That’s the whole trigger, and Scatters pay no direct award of their own. Once inside, all three section features return in expanded form, which is where the game stops holding back.
The game states a theoretical return to player of 96.01% to 96.65%, and notes that the optimal strategy is to always pick Temple of the Serpent.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.2/10
This is a game that makes you wait, on purpose. The base game is a cold trudge through coin symbols and small both-ways wins, and the reason anybody sits through it is the moment the Scatters land and the whole village thaws at once. That swing, from frozen reels to every feature running expanded, is the entire point of Conan.
The three-section board is the best thing here: every part of the grid has a job, and nothing feels like filler. The paytable is the problem. Six of the top symbol pays 6x, which makes the routine wins thin and leaves the 1,800x ceiling looking like a distant rumour rather than something you can feel building.
It suits patient players who enjoy a long build and don’t need the base game to pay for itself. Anyone after frequent decent hits will be shivering long before the fire gets lit.
Conan FAQs
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What is the RTP of Conan?
Conan runs at an RTP of 96.65%. The game states a theoretical return to player of 96.01% to 96.65%, and notes that the optimal strategy is to always pick Temple of the Serpent. -
How do you trigger free spins in Conan?
Land three Scatters or more anywhere on the reels and the Free Spins round begins. There’s no direct scatter payout; the reward is the round itself, with all three section features in expanded form. -
What do the Tower Wilds and Battle Wilds do?
Tower Wilds appear on reels one and two, and Battle Wilds on reels five and six. Both substitute for every symbol except Scatters, and neither will expand over a Scatter. Both come back in expanded versions during free spins. -
How does the Mystery symbol work in Conan?
Mystery symbols can appear on reels three and four, either single or stacked, and they transform into any symbol except a Scatter. They’re tied to the Thoth-Amon feature and its multiplier in the middle section of the board. -
How many paylines does Conan have?
Conan has 24 bet lines paying both ways, and they’re fixed. Wins run left to right or right to left, and only the highest win per line from both directions is paid. -
What is the maximum win on Conan?
The maximum win is 1,800x the bet. With the top symbol paying 6x for six across, that ceiling depends on the expanded features and multipliers in the free spins round. -
What is the hit frequency of Conan?
The hit frequency is 25%, so roughly one spin in four produces a win. Many of those will be small, given the paytable’s shape. -
How does betting work in Conan?
Stakes run from 0.2 to 200 per spin, on a fixed structure of 20 coins per bet at whatever coin value you’ve chosen. The paytable adjusts its displayed values to match your bet. -
Who makes Conan, and what is the grid size?
Conan is a NetEnt slot played on a 6×4 grid, divided into three 2×4 sections. Each section carries its own feature: Tower Wilds, Mystery symbols with the Thoth-Amon multiplier, and Battle Wilds.
