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Developer: Pragmatic Play
Release date: 30th Sep 2024
Wisdom of Athena 1000 Slot - Screenshot
Grid Slot
RTP: 96.00%
Max Payout: 10,000x stake
Volatility: High
Min Bet: 0.20
Max Bet: 125.00
Reels: 6
Paylines: N/A
Category: Grid slots
Jackpot: No

Wisdom of Athena 1000

Paul Clare
Reviewed by Paul Clare Last updated:

Wisdom of Athena 1000 is entering dangerous territory – how can you improve a classic? Pragmatic Play has doubled the max win up to 10,000x and doubled the max multiplier to 2,000x. Players can still enjoy the scatter pays, free spins and the goddess of wisdom and war’s company. Maybe they can pull this off.

Full review continued below ↓

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Our Rating

“An empyrean performance!”

3.9 out of 5

Features
8/10
Design
8/10
Gameplay
7.5/10
Win potential
7.8/10

Wisdom of Athena 1000 Review

Pragmatic Play has wielded its power to resurrect a classic. Wisdom of Athena 1000 has the same scatter pays and tumble mechanics from the original, but players can now expect improved graphics and bigger win potential. It's all to play for, so let's crack on!

A screenshot of Wisdom of Athena 1000 slot gameplay

Gameplay & Features

This scatter pays slot has a game area that’s 5x6 in dimension; however, that can increase if you manage to hit a few Tumbles. To win, you just need to land at least 8 matching symbols anywhere on the grid. 

Manage to land between 15 and 30 low-pay symbols and you can expect to pocket between 2x and 6x the stake. If you land 15+ of 1 of the 4 different goddess Athena paraphernalia symbols, you can pocket up to 40x. 

Every time you hit a win, those symbols disappear and further symbols drop down, so you can potentially hit even more wins – the Tumble mechanic. This continues until there are no more wins. 

After 1 tumble, you’ll unlock the locked position at the top of the 1st reel. After 3 consecutive tumbles, you’ll unlock the 2nd. After 6, 9, 12 and 15 tumbles, you’ll unlock the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th. These positions become locked again at the end of the series of tumbles.

The game’s multiplier symbols can carry values of between 2x and 1,000x! If you land 1, its value won’t necessarily only apply to 1 win – it will apply to the total win you’ve accumulated at the end of consecutive tumbles. If you land more than 1 multiplier, their values are added together before being applied to the total win.

A screenshot of Wisdom of Athena 1000 slot feature gameplay

Bonus Game

Land 4 scatters and you win 10 free spins, plus 1.6x the stake. Alternatively, if you land 5 or 6 scatters, you win 12x and 80x the stake instead. The tumble feature works very much the same; however, once you’ve unlocked a position, it doesn’t reset until the end of the round. 

In the same way, any multipliers you land have their value added to the round's total multiplier, which gets applied to the total amount you’ve won at the end of your 10 free spins. Should you land 3 more scatters, you’ll win an extra 5 free spins.

Players outside the UK will probably be able to buy access to the free spins round for 100x the stake. 

I like how unlocked positions stay unlocked until the end of the round – it increases your chances of hitting winning combos and triggering further tumbles. Nonetheless, if you’re not lucky enough to land a multiplier or 2, there’s a good chance you’ll feel a little disappointed when your 10 free spins are up.

Wisdom of Athena 1000 - Multipliers

Multipliers

Multipliers can land with values of between 2x and 1,000x! They apply to all wins that are part of the same tumble sequence. If more than 1 is on screen, their values are added together and then applied to the total win.

Wisdom of Athena 1000 - Free Spins

Free Spins

4 scatters award 10 free spins. Unlocked positions remain unlocked until the end of the round. Multiplier symbols add to the round's total win multiplier. Land 3 more scatters for 5 more free spins.

Win Potential

At 10,000x, the max win is twice that of the original Wisdom of Athena, and the RTP is only slightly lower at 96.00%. The maximum value of the multipliers has been doubled, too. Despite all these increases, I found that the game played very much like the last instalment. There’s plenty of win potential, thanks mainly to the multipliers and the Tumble mechanic.

Going from barren spells to big wins, you definitely notice the highly volatile math model – more so in Free Spins. Depending on whether you manage to land some multipliers, you can end up with a godlike win or a win worthy only of us mere mortals.

A screenshot of a big win in Wisdom of Athena 1000 slot

Design

The gilded 5x6 game is flanked by the goddess Athena on the right. Less scantily clad than the previous incarnation of the game, she stands there in full battle gear with a golden spear in 1 hand and a golden shield in the other – she is the goddess of war after all. 

The dramatic, electronic orchestral music is fitting, although it does have that annoying habit of fading between spins.

The layout is all but identical to the original, but that’s no bad thing. I like how you can still see your total win and each individual win you’ve accumulated during a sequence of tumbles. It’s even better when you know you’ve got a nice big multiplier waiting to be applied to them! 

The graphics were good on the original, which is maybe why the graphics have only been marginally improved. The improvement is even less noticeable on mobile.

Our Verdict

I was a big fan of Pragmatic Play’s original Wisdom of Athena, so although Wisdom of Athena 1000’s improvements are minimal, it’s still a good game. The graphics are decent, and the highly volatile math model offers up some potentially very big wins – twice as big, to be precise.

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