How Gates of Olympus Works, Step by Step

RTP: 96.50%
Risk level: High
Top win potential: 5,000x
Reel configuration: 6x5
Ways to win: Ways to Win
Date released: 25/02/2021

06/10/2026 Published

A Scatter Worth Nothing Until It Opens the Door

Zeus stands guard beside the grid, and his Scatter lands on all six reels, yet the paytable gives that portrait no coin value of its own. Everything the symbol does is spent on entry: four or more open 15 Free Spins, and once inside, three or more add five more while Multiplier orbs feed a running total multiplier that does not reset until the round ends. A game staked so completely on a single trigger kept its terms across the family, since Gates of Olympus 1000, Xmas 1000 and Super Scatter all hold this same 96.50% return and the same 100x bonus buy; only Gates of Olympus POP rewrote them, raising the published return, lowering the minimum bet to 0.10 and removing the purchase altogether.

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1XBET A $25 credit lands once cash wagers reach $250 within five days of opting in. No further wagering applies once it posts, so the balance withdraws directly. This runs once per verified account, kept separate from any deposit-based reward on offer.
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Ways to play

Winning symbols vanish and fresh ones drop in, a Tumble rhythm both cards here share, since each runs on the same Ways to Win count system. What separates them is what happens to the Multiplier orbs: the Base Game spends their values once a spin's tumbles settle, while Free Spins banks them in a counter that lives for the whole round.

Base Game	Every spin here starts from zero: land eight or more identical symbols anywhere across the 30 positions and they pay, with payout steps at 8, 10 and 12, before the set is cleared so survivors drop and replacements fall in until nothing new qualifies. Orbs landing on a winning tumble step are summed and multiply that step's win, after which the grid forgets it all.
Free Spins	Once four or more Scatter symbols land anywhere, play shifts into 15 spins with a TOTAL MULTIPLIER counter that never resets: each orb landing on a winning tumble step adds its value to it, and every later win, step by step, is multiplied by the current figure. Three or more Scatters during the round add five spins and leave the accumulated value intact.

Symbol payouts

Reel symbol	Function	x8	x10	x12
Crown	High	10.00	25.00	50.00
Hourglass	High	2.50	10.00	25.00
Ring	High	2.00	5.00	15.00
Chalice	High	1.50	2.00	12.00
Red Pentagon Gem	Low	1.00	1.50	10.00
Purple Triangle Gem	Low	0.80	1.20	8.00
Yellow Hexagon Gem	Low	0.50	1.00	5.00
Green Triangle Gem	Low	0.40	0.90	4.00
Blue Diamond Gem	Low	0.25	0.75	2.00
Zeus	Scatter
Multiplier Orb Green	Other
Multiplier Orb Blue	Other
Multiplier Orb Purple	Other
Multiplier Orb Red	Other

How to place a bet

Zeus stands beside the reels beneath a banner that says it plainly: symbols pay anywhere. With Ways to Win on a 6x5 grid, wins come from landing enough of a kind in a single drop, while Tumble chains can extend the payout; the only repeated choice is the stake before each spin.

Set the stake

Before anything spins, set the stake: the – and + buttons open the BET MENU, where a total from $0.20 to $125.00 is selected for the round. An optional Ante Bet toggle increases the bet to the 25x level and puts additional Scatter symbols on the reels.
Spin and let the Tumble run

Press SPIN, or SPACE, to drop the symbols. A win needs eight or more matching symbols anywhere on the grid; winners disappear and the Tumble refills the gaps until no new combination forms. Four or more Scatter symbols landing during the sequence trigger 15 Free Spins.