Age Of Seth

Age of Seth: Slot Overview

Proving that ancient Egypt is a popular goto amongst casino game makers, Hacksaw Gaming partner Bullshark Games returns players to the warm exotic land one more time. Sister studio Backseat Gaming previously gave us Desert Temple and The Cursed King, not to mention Hacksaw Gaming's own heavy-weight contributions to the genre, and here, we are back with the cluster-paying slot Age of Seth. In this one, the goal is to collect winning symbols in order to trigger grid boosters and a single all-or-nothing free spin in the hopes of dropping a big wild that gobbles up multis and splits into numerous parts. Here's how it works.

Depending on the source, Seth has been called a master of disorder and a trickster (amongst other things), and it's said he killed his brother Osiris. In some ways, he might be considered the Egyptian equivalent of the god Loki from Norse Mythology. Seth accompanies players as they attempt to win a bit of cash, located next to a 6x5 grid in a dim, statue-flanked ancient Egyptian location lit with glowing green flames in the base game before moving outside to a heavily mooded palm tree and pyramid landscape for the free spin.

Age of Seth is a cluster pays slots that requires 5 or more of the same type of pay symbols to be connected in horizontal or vertical directions to create a winning combination. Players may stake 20 c to $/€100 per round in what is a highly volatile online slot. Two RTP versions have been designed, and the highest possible return value is 96.29%.

The symbol list includes blue, green, yellow, purple, and red gems, plus a book, a ring, an Ankh, and a pharaoh statue. Cluster values range from 0.1x to 2.5x for 5 OAK up to 10x to 100x for 15+ OAK. Winning symbols disappear off the reels after forming a win, and symbols drop down to fill gaps, repeating like this until no new winning cluster combination is created.

Age of Seth: Slot Features

The cascade win system helps players collect winning symbols which trigger grid boosters at certain collection levels, climaxing in a free spin where all boosters apply. Collect enough symbols during the free spin and a Big Wild is added to the reels. Bonus buys are also an option in Age of Seth.

Winning Symbols Collect

Winning symbols are collected by the feature bar when they are removed from the reels. Filling the feature bar unlocks grid boosters or triggers the free spin round. Collecting 10, 20 or 30 symbols triggers the first, second, and third grid boosters, respectively. One of the following grid boosters is chosen at random when triggered, with each feature only awarded once per spin:

• Colossal - 1 to 3 2x2 sized symbols are added to the grid. Any paying symbols can be added. When 2 or more symbols are added, they may be different.
• Replace - 6 to 10 random symbols on the grid are turned into the same random pay symbol.
• Wilds - 3 to 6 wilds are added to random positions. Wilds may also have multipliers of x2 to x100. Wilds replace any pay symbols, and when more than 1 multiplier is part of the same win, the values are added together.

Seth's Blessing

When 40 symbols are collected on a single spin, the free spin round is awarded. Four grid boosters are guaranteed during the free spins feature, one by one in random order - Colossal, Replace, Wilds, and Surge. Surge is only available in free spins, and when awarded, 5 to 10 random multipliers of x2 to x100 are added to random symbols on the grid. After the multipliers are dropped, all symbols with multipliers and all wilds remain in place, but all other symbols are removed. At the end of the free spin feature, there is a random chance to trigger one more free spin.

Seth

During free spins, winning symbols continue to be collected by the feature bar. When 100 symbols are collected, a 3x3 Big Wild is awarded. When all other 4 Boosters have been applied, the 3x3 Big Wild is added randomly to the grid. All multipliers on symbols that stay beneath it are added up and applied to the wild symbol. After participating in a win, the Big Wild splits into 5 single wilds with the same multiplier, and these are added to random places on the grid.

Bonus Buys

Switching on BonusHunt FeatureSpins costs 5 times the bet to make each spin 5 times more likely to trigger free spins, and symbol collection starts at 5. 50x buys Seth's Favour FeatureSpins, which starts the symbol collection at 10, guaranteeing the first grid boost. Seth's Blessing may be bought for 100x or Seth's Might for 300x, which guarantees the second free spin.

Age of Seth: Slot Verdict

As well as the familiar ancient Egyptian theme, which Bullshark Games has used well, much of Age of Seth's gameplay was familiar, too. The vibe is a rich, dark one, reminiscent of things like Hacksaw Gaming's Mayan Stackways or Hand of Anubis. The heavy atmosphere compliments the heavy gameplay in Age of Seth, which is, in some ways, a do or do not type of slot. Players bash their way into the bonus round, when enough winning symbols have been collected, and are awarded with a single free spin to work with. You do get 4 grid boosters on that spin, and it is technically possible to win another spin, but there isn't much room for error here, so the ride may range from puttering feebly out to potentially repeat cascading wins with Seth Big Wild thrills.

A bonus round with one free spin (two if you are lucky) would suggest that Age of Seth is indeed a highly volatile proposal. The first time the Seth Big Wild hit, if memory serves, it helped produce an almost 2,000x hit, making for a very satisfying end to the run of cluster wins needed to collect the required 100 winning symbols. At full strength, Age of Seth's winning potential is capped at 10,000x the bet; however, players should probably prepare for disappointing bonus rounds as well, of course. Where the gameplay felt familiar was in the Reactoonz, Gargantoonz, that sort of thing crossover. Play'n GO has long created slots which trigger features at winning symbol collection points, and the Seth Big Wild has one or two Gargantoon Wild connotations.

Play'n GO has also experimented with 1 spin bonus features, Lordi Reel Monsters, for instance, or the Trinity spin from its Moon Princess slots, so players who enjoyed those games or gamblers who like a short, sharp stab of adrenaline style bonus round might appreciate what Age of Seth does, as well.