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I felt immersed in the glory of Ancient Roman battle playing Spartacus Megaways. WMS draws on the rich history of a legendary empire, featuring brave warriors, deadly weapons, and a towering amphitheatre among the paytable symbols. While the theme came off as a bit basic, its strong contrasting colours make it visually appealing, and the accompanying battle soundtrack enhances the game’s atmosphere. With $250 000 on the line, this game presents an attractive jackpot with high-volatility gameplay.
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Spartacus Megaways has a somewhat unusual layout with the large main grid, accompanied by a 4z1 reel set below it that generates symbols that can add to potential combinations on the main reels.
The number of paylines or “Megaways” is indicated to the right of the grid, with the spin, Autoplay, and bed adjustment controls tucked away neatly beneath it. When you land a winning symbol combination, the cascade feature will kick in, removing the symbols involved and allowing others to land in their place, while a win multiplier increase by +1 with each winning cascade.
With every spin, a random number of reel positions will be covered by red curtains and when you land a base game win, the curtain will lift from one position on a random reel, expanding the win ways and opening up more of the grid.
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If you can land 4 Amphitheatre scatter symbols on the reels, you will activate the free spins bonus round.
A selector wheel appears which will spin to generate a combination of up to 16 free spins and different grid formations where a set number of positions are covered by curtains for the duration of the feature. During the bonus round, all wilds that land will expand to cover the entire reel and landing 3 or more scatters will retrigger the feature. The win multiplier will not reset between spins.
If you want to leap into a pitched battle for your bankroll, you could do much worse than Spartacus Megaways slot, but depending on your tastes, the game might feel dated. I enjoyed the overall gameplay experience, although the curtain mechanics seemed a bit out of place. The graphics do make the game seem older than it actually is, but that isn’t a dealbreaker as far as I’m concerned. The $250k jackpot is great, but if you’re a warrior with bigger treasures in mind, then sharpen your blade and take on Skulls UP! To win over $360k.
