Most of us are familiar with the story of the ancient Greek King Midas who was blessed and cursed with a special gift that made everything he touched turn to gold. The Hand of Midas from Pragmatic Play is not the first slots game to feature this enigmatic king but it is perhaps one of the best and most playable thanks to its excellent graphics and fantastic features.
Number of Reels = 5
Number of Paylines = 20
Bonus Features = Yes
Theme = Ancient Greek
Min Bet = 0.20
Max Bet = 100.00
RTP % = 96.54%
What else could you expect from a king who turned everything, including his own daughter, to gold than lots of gold? The theme is very much in the style of other Ancient Greek slots with splashes of gold that really help set the scene. The reels, for example, feature King Midas himself along with treasures chests, a princess who may or may not be Midas’s daughter, Dionysus and Wild and Scatter symbols. There are also the more common playing card symbols which, of course, denote smaller prizes.
Like most slots the way to win on this game is to match up symbols across your paylines. You’ll get increasingly big multipliers depending which symbols you land and how many of them you spin in. You need at least three but if you get five like-symbols across one of your paylines there are multipliers up to the value of 20x you stake.
The Wilds in this game stand apart from ordinary wilds. They come with random multipliers of between 1x and 3x your stake. As an added bonus, land several of them and their multiplier values will be multiplied by each other. As you can imagine, this can lead to some very nice wins indeed.
A minimum of three scatters access your reels will trigger the other great feature in this game, the Free Spins bonus round. The exact number of rounds you trigger depend on another feature which spins three wheels. Depending on the number of scatters you land, you could trigger anything from nine to forty-five free spins. During the free spins round all the multipliers become sticky, meaning you can keep using them. There’s also a random chance for the multiplier to increase.
So, Free Spins I hear you say, what’s so great about that? Well, with this particular game the free spins are guaranteed to pay you between 10x and 30x the stake. If they somehow don’t the feature will be automatically retriggered. For real!
The Hand of Midas slot machine is a great game to play, heavy on the gold theme. The multipliers in this game can quickly add up and produce some very nice wins. With stakes ranging between 0.20 and 100.00 per spin, most players can get involved at a level they feel comfortable with. The Return to Player percentage on this game is also quite attractive at a generous 96.54%. If you’re into Ancient Greek-themed slots or you just like gold, you’ll love this game. Who knows, hit the jackpot and you might not need the Midas touch to attract some gold into your life, you’ll be able to go out and buy some!
One of the better games about Midas. I liked the graphics but I didn’t hit any bonus rounds/features. I looked at the payable and there are some but it is not an easy game to win at.