An editorial review of Gates of Olympus 1000

RTP: 96.50%
Variance: High
Max cash prize: 15,000x
Reel grid: 6x5
Winning ways: Ways to Win
Date released: 14/12/2023

The 1000 Build Swaps Dusk for Starfield

Zeus stands guard on the right edge of the screen, watching over the same 6x5 grid he has occupied since 2021. Gates of Olympus 1000 keeps the Ancient Greek mythology intact, but the frame around the action has shifted. The pinkish-purple sky of the base game suggests dusk on Mount Olympus; trigger the Free Spins and that sky drains into a deep blue starfield, a visual cue that the rules have changed. Here the Multiplier orbs no longer vanish after a single Tumble. They feed a running total that persists through the round, turning a series of small wins into something heavier. On a phone held in one hand, the contrast registers immediately, even on a small screen.

How to play

Gates of Olympus 1000 is a Pragmatic Play release in the Ancient Greek mythology series, played on a 6x5 grid with Ways to Win and High volatility. The objective is to land eight or more matching symbols anywhere, then ride the Tumble chain toward Multiplier symbols or a Free Spins trigger.

Set the stake and mode Use the minus and plus buttons until BET shows the amount you want, between $0.20 and $125.00. Optionally switch the DOUBLE CHANCE toggle ON to raise the bet multiplier to 25x and double the natural Free Spins chance, which disables BUY FREE SPINS.
Spin and follow the Tumble Press the spin button. Symbols pay anywhere by count, with eight or more of a kind forming a win. Winning symbols vanish, new ones drop from above, and the Tumble continues until no win remains; any Multiplier orbs are summed and applied to the total.
Enter and play Free Spins Four or more Scatter symbols award 15 Free Spins; alternatively, with DOUBLE CHANCE off, BUY FREE SPINS costs 100x the bet. In the round, the TOTAL MULTIPLIER accumulates and never resets, and three or more Scatter add five spins.

In-game screenshots

How the symbols pay out

x8 / x10 / x12 / x4 / x5 / x6

Crown High 10.00 / 25.00 / 50.00 / — / — / —
Hourglass High 2.50 / 10.00 / 25.00 / — / — / —
Ring High 2.00 / 5.00 / 15.00 / — / — / —
Chalice High 1.50 / 2.00 / 12.00 / — / — / —
Red Pentagon Gem Low 1.00 / 1.50 / 10.00 / — / — / —
Purple Triangle Gem Low 0.80 / 1.20 / 8.00 / — / — / —
Gold Hexagon Gem Low 0.50 / 1.00 / 5.00 / — / — / —
Green Triangle Gem Low 0.40 / 0.90 / 4.00 / — / — / —
Blue Diamond Gem Low 0.25 / 0.75 / 2.00 / — / — / —
Zeus Scatter Scatter — / — / — / 3.00 / 5.00 / 100.00
Multiplier Orb Other — / — / — / — / — / —

Managing your bankroll and volatility

High volatility pays out less often here, and Free Spins carry the 15000x ceiling, so the decisions that matter in Gates of Olympus 1000 split plainly: two price the route into that round, one by surcharging every spin and one by a single 100x sum, while a third group of controls only sets the pace. The notes below take each on its own terms.

Double Chance: a running surcharge for Scatter density

It can be turned on or off whenever the reels are idle, and each spin is repriced at once: 1.25 times the stake, with extra Scatter on the reels to double the natural rate of reaching Free Spins. While it runs, the 100x purchase is closed. RTP is documented at 96.50% with it on or off; no absolute trigger frequency is published, so the doubled rate stays a relative claim.

Buy Free Spins: a 100x price for a guaranteed trigger

Buying is offered only while Double Chance is off, and the sum shown is always 100 times the current bet, so a stake change reprices it. Confirming guarantees four Scatter on the triggering spin and starts the same 15-spin round a natural trigger would. The rules put this route's RTP at 96.49%, marginally under the 96.50% of standard play; the guarantee covers entry, not what the round returns.

Autoplay, Turbo and Skip Screens: pacing only

Autoplay runs a chosen number of spins unattended, holding the space bar keeps a turbo pace, and a speed control cycles normal, quick and turbo; SKIP SCREENS trims feature intros. All of these shorten the round, so stake cycles faster at unchanged per-spin cost. The rules connect none of them to symbol outcomes, and the Autoplay panel's exact spin counts were captured but never read in detail.

Base game, free spins and more

Gates of Olympus 1000 splits play across three states that share one 6x5 Ways to Win grid and a High volatility profile. Base Game and Double Chance differ only in bet multiplier and what that choice enables; Free Spins is where an accumulating Multiplier drives the 15000x ceiling.

Base Game	Base Game runs at the 20x bet multiplier and pays by symbol count anywhere on the grid, starting at 8 matching symbols. Winged orbs worth 2x to 1000x land at random, and when a Tumble sequence ends their values sum and multiply that sequence's total. This is the only state where the Free Spins purchase at 100x bet stays open.
Double Chance	Double Chance raises the bet multiplier from 20x to 25x, a 1.25x cost increase, and in return doubles natural Free Spins frequency by loading extra Scatter symbols onto special reels. The trade-off is explicit: the 100x bet Buy Free Spins option is disabled while it is active, and RTP holds at 96.50%.
Free Spins	Free Spins triggers with 4 or more Scatter symbols anywhere, awarding 15 spins on special reels. Its Total Multiplier starts at zero and never resets between spins: each Multiplier orb landing on a winning spin adds its value permanently, applying to every later win. Three or more Scatter retrigger for 5 more spins, and the round ends at the 15000x cap.

Works on your device

Autoplay: Yes

What bonuses are on offer

Bonus purchase: Yes
Higher ante stake: 1.25x

Bonus buy price list

Buy Free Spins	Cost 100.00x

What this slot offers

Ante Bet
Free Spins
Multiplier
Scatter
Tumble

Themes

Ancient Greek mythology
Mythology

Bets and stakes

Minimum bet: 0.20
Max bet allowed: 125.00
Bet currency: USD

What we think

What players like

Free-spins total multiplier never resets, so banked orb values lift every later win in the round.
Bonus buy costs 100x yet returns 96.49%, barely under the 96.50% base, so direct entry is cheap.
Orbs reach 1000x and stack additively across tumbles, keeping the 15000x cap within reach.

Drawbacks

An orb only counts if its spin also wins, so dry free spins waste landed multipliers.
Double Chance raises the stake 25% but leaves RTP at 96.50% and disables the bonus buy.

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