Pillars of Hercules Slot Review

How to play

The Pillars of Hercules slot is played on five reels, three rows, 15 paylines, and offers many exciting payouts on the way. You can start playing the game by adjusting your bet, as the number of paylines is fixed.

Since it’s a standard online video slot, the wins are multiplied by the bet per line and not the total bet. The bet per line ranges between €0.01 and €20, and since this multiplied by the fixed number of paylines will give you the total bet, the latter ranges between €0.15 and €300. The wide betting range means all players can give the slot a try.

The game requires you to land winning combinations from left to right on adjacent reels and an active payline. The game features three separate reel sets, one for the base game and the other two for free spins.

Symbols and payouts

The symbols on the Pillars of Hercules slot's reels are special symbols unlocking bonuses and the standard card-playing symbols. The special symbols include the jackpot coin offering the progressive jackpot and the wild. The wild will give you 40x, 80x, and 250x your bet per line for landing three, four, or five symbols. There is also a golden 7 symbol giving you 20x, 50x, and 120x.

The highest paying standard symbol on the reels is A offering you a payout of 100x, 40x, and 15x your bet per line for landing five, four, and three symbols from left to right on adjacent reels.

Then, K will give you 80x, 35x and 10x your line bet when you hit five, four, and three symbols on the paylines. Q offers 70x, 30x, and 15x your bet per line.

Next, is J offering a reward of 60x, 25x, and 10x your bet per paylines while 10 will give you 50x, 20x, and 8x, for landing five, four, and three symbols across the reels.

Finally, 9 offers a payout of 40x, 15x, and 5x your bet per line for five, four, and three symbols of a kind.

Best Pillars of Hercules bonus feature

Look out for some top wins as you play and enjoy the Pillars of Hercules bonus features. The slot features a wild that offers 250x your bet per line and substitutes for other symbols on the reels except the scatter and offers wins.

The slot also features a jackpot coin symbol. If you land three or four jackpot coins, you get 30x and 60x. But, for landing five, you trigger the progressive jackpot. You cannot land this if the wild is used to make the winning combination.

The Strength of Hercules feature is the Pillars of Hercules free spins round. It is triggered by landing two scatter symbols, which is Hercules holding a spear and shield. It can land anywhere on the first and last reels. You will be given seven free spins.

Then, the Hercules symbol will expand on the first and last reels and act as a banner wild. It will remain locked in place throughout the free spins round while the three middle reels will spin.

Another scatter symbol is a hydra, the dragon, unlocking the Teeth of Hydra feature. This is another Pillars of Hercules free spins round. If you land two hydra symbols anywhere on the first and last reel, you get five free spins. The hydra will stay locked in place throughout the free spins and act as a wild, but it won't expand.

RTP & volatility

The Pillars of Hercules RTP is set at 93.99%, which is way lower than the industry average for online slots. But, it makes up for this with two free spins rounds and low to medium volatility. You will land wins on every spin during free spins, and in the base game, you get very frequent wins.