While the abundance of slots released with an Ancient Greek mythology theme occasionally irks me, I do have to give thanks for what they’ve enabled me to learn about it over the years. There are some crazy beliefs and stories, but not many beat the story of Athena, a goddess born already kitted out in her gold armour and helmet and with a spear and shield already in her hands. As for how she was born in the first place, oh, that’s just because her father Zeus ate her pregnant mother; nothing unusual there then. Known as the goddess of wisdom, warfare, and craft, Athena is the star of the show on Pragmatic Play’s latest slot release, Wisdom of Athena 1000, which is the sequel to the popular Wisdom of Athena slot. It’s a 6×5 scatter pays slot with a 96.07% RTP and a 10,000x the stake maximum win.
As with the other Pragmatic Play ‘1000’ sequels, this is just a supercharged version of the original Wisdom of Athena, just with increased multiplier values of up to 1000x that can land with multiplier symbols. The rest of the slot is basically identical in terms of features and gameplay. The locked sixth row returns, which unlocks position by position as consecutive cascades occur. During the base game, those unlocks reset between spins, which is not the case during the slot’s free spins bonus game, which also has a progressive multiplier that remains persistent until the end of the bonus.
Before spending any real money to find out if this is as good as the original, why not try the Wisdom of Athena 1000 slot demo below? The best part is it’s entirely free to play.
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Reels | 6 |
| Rows | 6 |
| Paylines | Cluster Pays |
| Bonus Rounds | 1 |
| Bet Range | 0.10 - 125 |
| Volatility | High |
| Max Win | 10,000x |
| Bonus Buy | Yes |
| RTP | 96% |
| Our Rating | 7.0 |
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theme, stakes, pays & symbols
Wisdom of Athena is the latest in a series of ‘1000’ slots, essentially powered-up versions of original classics. Over recent years, the developer has released Starlight Princess 1000, Sugar Rush 1000, and Gates of Olympus 1000, among others. Generally, these offer increased winning potential over their originals via increased (doubled) multiplier values that can appear with the multiplier symbols that land. You have to admit, it’s a quick and easy way to continue to profit from the success of the original games.
Looking at the paytable of Wisdom of Athena 1000, it’s the Scatter symbol you’ll want to see the most frequently. Not only does it trigger the main bonus game, but should six land anywhere in view, it returns 50x the stake. As for the regular symbols, you’ll need 15 or more to land their biggest rewards. The Shield offers a top return of 50x, the Helmet is worth up to 25x, and the Trophy and Scroll deliver up to 15x and 10x, respectively. The Red Helmet tops the low-paying symbols with a 7.5x return, while the Owl, Swords, Circular Insignia, and the Cart return up to 5x, 4x, 3x, and 2.5x.
Pragmatic Play offers a wide range of stakes at which Wisdom of Athena 1000 can be played, with the minimum standard bet starting from €0.10 a spin and the max standard price per play reaching €125.00.
Base Game & Modifiers
You’re greeted with a 6×5 grid matrix complete with Athena taking her place to the right of them when loading up the Wisdom of Athena 1000 slot. A scatter pays mechanic is in play, which requires 8 or more matching symbols anywhere in view to create winning combinations. Winning symbols are removed and replaced by more falling in from above. That can create a sequence of cascading wins if consecutive winning combos are created.
Grid Expansions
Above the reels is an additional row that, at the start of a new spin, holds the 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 sequence of numbers across its positions. A chain reaction of cascades on a spin will unlock those positions individually, with the number above the reels representing how many consecutive cascades are required. For example, the first position unlocks to reveal a regular symbol after the first cascade, and the second requires 3 consecutive cascades to unlock.
Multiplier Symbols
Multiplier symbols with values between 2x and 1,000x can land on any reel position. At the end of a spin, all multipliers are added together and applied to the current spin’s total win.
Ante Bet
To the left of the reels is a switch you can use to activate an Ante Bet. It costs 25% on top of your current spin bet but lets you spin with double the chance of triggering the slot’s free spins bonus game.
Wisdom of Athena slot bonus features
All the above features ensure the base game can provide some eventful spins, but when you trigger the main bonus feature, their winning potential is increased.
Free Spins Feature
Triggering the free spins bonus requires a minimum of 4 scatter symbols to land anywhere in view on a base game spin. You receive 10 free spins that play out similarly to those in the base game but with a few differences. The progress concerning the locked row positions will not reset between spins. So, any unlocked positions will carry over to the next spin. Adding to that, the multipliers collected from the multiplier symbols now add to a progressive multiplier that is persistent throughout the bonus. Lastly, each time three or more scatter symbols land on the same spin, you receive an additional 5 free spins.
Bonus Buy
Players can gain instant access to the free spins via the buy bonus feature. It costs 100x the current stake and guarantees you trigger the free spins bonus on the next spin.
Pros
- Symbol multipliers now hold values of up to 1,000x, and the maximum win is increased to 10,000x the stake.
Cons
- Aside from those multipliers and maximum win, this is the same slot as the original Wisdom of Athena.