3 Gladiators vs Caesar

3 Gladiators vs Caesar: Slot Overview

Us modern folk might decry the 'barbarism' of gladiatorial battles held during the time of the ancient Romans, but looking at the wide range of popular contact sports on the telly nowadays, maybe we shouldn't be so quick to judge? Yeah, yeah, there's quite a difference between punching someone with gloves on and ramming a trident into their sternum, but still. Anyway, one way of getting a physically safe hit of gladiatorial action is via online slots, and software designer Yggdrasil Gaming has provided one going by the name of 3 Gladiators vs Caesar.

Old school Yggdrasil Gaming was one of the first thoughts that came to mind after a look at 3 Gladiators vs Caesar. The UI hearkens back to the studio's earlier days, evoking thoughts of, say, Vikings Go To Hell, which was no bad thing. The gaming grid and its elaborate frames dominate the view in all phases of play, but peering out from the edges, things like crowds, clouds, and peeks of the arena can be made. All hints of humour have been thrown out to produce a heavy, no-nonsense gladiator game where beefed up combatants can get it on.

3 Gladiators vs Caesar's gaming arena is a 5-reel, 3-row matrix, forming wins along its 20 paylines. Out the back is a medium volatile math model, and joining the downward slide, the game's maximum RTP is 94%, with a lower configuration also available. Players may stake 10 c to $/€100 per game round and buy either of the game's free spins features.

On the list of pay symbols, we find green, bronze, silver, and gold coins, blue, purple, and red flags, then finally, 3 Gladiator high pays. Hitting 5 OAK coin wins pay 1.5 times the bet, 5 flags are worth 5-6 times the bet, while a line of 5 matching Gladiators awards 50-60 times the bet. Wilds appear on the reels in a number of ways, as you will see, and their job is to replace any of the regular paying symbols.

3 Gladiators vs Caesar: Slot Features

Throwing wild symbols up on the board is one of 3 Gladiators vs Caesar's key gaming components. This comes from the Gladiator feature, which is present in the base game and on every free spin in either the Deathmatch free spin round or Training Mode free spins. Both can be bought.

Gladiator Feature

Landing 2 free spin scatter symbols activates one of these Gladiator features:

• Swords - 2x1 and 1x2 wilds are added to the reels.
• Mace - 2x2 wilds are added to the reels.
• Trident - 4 random wilds are added to the reels.

Free Spins

Players gain entrance to the free spins phase of 3 Gladiators vs Caesar plus a payout of 1x, 15x, or 600x the bet, respectively, when 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols land. Following a trigger, players must pick either 8 Training Mode free spins, where they get to keep all of the free spins wins or Deathmatch free spins.

In Deathmatch, players pick one of these options - 7 free spins with an x2 multiplier, 6 free spins with an x3 multiplier, or 5 free spins with an x4 multiplier. In Deathmatch, players must win at least 22.5x their bet to keep the free spins winning amount, which is then multiplied by the relevant multiplier. To be clear, the multiplier does not multiply wins during the Deathmatch feature. It only multiplies the final win if it reaches 22.5x or more. If you do not reach this amount, the game awards a consolation prize of 2x to 10x the bet cash or 5 Training Mode free spins.

In both free spins features, all high pay symbols are replaced by a single Gladiator. The chosen Gladiator throws their weapon at the reels to award wilds on each free spin. Scatter symbols do not appear in the round. However, a Caesar symbol may land on reels 2, 3, and 4 in free spins - only one may land per spin. If a Caesar symbol is hit with a weapon, +1 free spin is granted.

Buy Feature

50x the bet buys your way into the bonus round. From here, you can activate Training Free Spins or the Deathmatch round.

3 Gladiators vs Caesar: Slot Verdict

Gladiator slots are fairly numerous, and on the xylophone of options, 3 Gladiators vs Caesar sits somewhere in the middle. It didn't blow as much hair back as Gladiatoro, Gladiator Legends, or Tiger's Glory Ultra, for example, yet it's not a terrible slot to hit the blooded sands either. There are quirks for sure, adding personality. The option of playing it 'safe' by picking Training Mode free spins or getting all wild by picking Deathmatch with its win target, for instance, is somewhat out there. Not way, way out there, but you know, it's a different way of handling things. No matter the choice, a random Gladiator symbol will be the sole high pay and trigger its feature on every free spin, so that's something to look forward to.

Massive winning potential, on the other hand, is not. The game comes with a maximum payout possibility of 2,930x the bet, cementing the impression of 3 Gladiators vs Caesar as an Yggdrasil Gaming slot of the old school. That figure feels at odds with the slot's hardy attitude, but oh well, they can't all be record breakers. So what's 3 Gladiators vs Caesar good for then? Yggdrasil Gaming has presented the game quite well, the 3 Gladiator features offer a modicum of variety despite all throwing wild symbols at the grid, and the Deathmatch round provides the chance for players to tiptoe on the edge, living life dangerously, to a degree. 3 Gladiators vs Caesar would probably be netted, speared, and torn to shreds by the bigger boys and girls in the gladiator slot class in no time, but there's value here for the right player.