Ancient Fortunes: Poseidon WowPot Megaways & Jackpot Slot Is Here!

‘Check out the brand new and exciting Poseidon Ancient Fortunes Megaways video slot! Microgaming says this is the video slot of the year!’ (Image from microgaming.co.uk)

The highlight of Microgaming’s regular monthly game release report for May is now out in casinos around the world as the software developer officially announces its latest combined ‘Jackpot’ + ‘Megaways’ video slot title – the long-awaited Ancient Fortunes™: Poseidon WowPot Megaways video slot!

Players will join Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, on an epic underwater adventure where you will seek treasures in the depths of the blue and green waters of the tropical Mediterranean seas! Seek out his underwater treasure hoard and you could end up walking away with a life-changing chunk of change or at the very least, a nice chunk of Poseidon’s treasure!

This is a brand-new fully animated 3D title created in cahoots with the acclaimed designer of the world’s highest paying and Guinness World Record-breaking progressive jackpot slot Absolootly Mad which launched a €19.4 million jackpot win into a lucky player’s lap! The same company also designed Sister of Oz: WowPot which already paid out a €1.12 million jackpot in March this year. The same design studio also has African Quest, Playboy Gold, and 18 other online slot titles circulating the iGaming arena!

Microgaming made a bold statement giving away the developer’s high hopes for Ancient Fortunes™: Poseidon WowPot Megaways in its May Games news release – the exact words were that this slot release “promises to be one of the biggest hits of the year”. And we can see why because it appears to have a bit of everything. Sublime 3D graphics, Hollywood quality animations, a progressive jackpot, Megaways providing 117,645 ways to win, rolling reels, and an infinite multiplier feature during the slot’s free spins bonus round!

To get a glimpse of the new Poseidon Ancient Fortunes Megaways slot in demo mode, check it out at any Microgaming casino or head over to the free play demo at Microgaming, type in the slot title and start spinning for free!

6 + 1 Reels, 4 Jackpots, Infinite Multipliers, Free Spins & More!

As if having 6 reels was not enough, Megaways video slots also include a ‘top reel’ running horizontally across 4 spots above reels 2, 3, 4, and 5. With this seventh mini reel, Poseidon Ancient Fortunes can fit in that amazing maximum of 117,645 ways to win which is only just the beginning of an army of features built into this online slot!

• Megaways: Every spin triggers a shape-shifting mechanic across the 6 main reels delivering 2 to 7 symbols in each reel. If 7 symbols land on all 6 reels, the maximum ways to win is active and sure to bring a big win because of the simplicity involved with linking up symbols on video slots using no pay-line tech!
• Rolling Reels: After every win, Microgaming’s Rolling Reels™ kicks in with all winning symbols in the combination exploding off the reels and new ones dropping in. This feature gives you several shots and turning a single win spin into multiple symbol combination wins!
• Free Spins: 4 scatter symbols trigger 12 free spins. While this bonus is in motion, you have the chance of re-triggers by landing more scatter volcano symbols on the seventh horizontal reel. 3 scatter on this reel re-triggers 5 additional free spins and 4 another 10 free spins.
• Infinite Multipliers: During free spins, every win triggers the Rolling Reels™ feature, and for each successful rolling reel i.e., each time it produces a new win, the multiplier counter will increase by x1. This counter has no limit hence Microgaming calls this feature infinite multipliers!
• Jackpot Wins: Every spin collects any wilds that land on the reels. After each rolling reel feature ends, there is a chance the jackpot game will trigger, and slot rules say the more wilds you land, the higher the chance of this game triggering. The ‘Mega’ jackpot is worth 5,000x your spin bet and the ‘Major’, ‘Minor’, and ‘Mini’ worth 100x, 50x, and 15x your bet respectively!

Winning Regular Symbol Combination Payouts to Trigger Rolling Reels!

There are 10 regular symbols rolling on the reels of Poseidon Ancient Fortunes Megaways. The highest value symbol is the gold face of the Poseidon underwater god himself! Land this symbol 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 times into a combination wins for 2x, 5x, 10x, 25x, or 50x your spin bet paid back. As for the remaining 9 symbols, these will only pay when you link them into combinations of 3, 4, 5, or 6.

• Red Gem Symbol:5x (6 symbols), 2.5x (5 symbols), 2x (4 symbols), or 1x (3 symbols)
• Blue or Green Gem Symbols: 2x (6), 1.5x (5), 1x (4), 0.3x (3)
• Octopus or Horse Symbols:8x (6), 0.6x (5),0.4x (4), 0.2x (3)
• Buffalo or Dolphin Symbols: 1x (6), 0.6xx (5), 0.3x (4), 0.2x (3)
• Sea Shell: 8x (6), 0.4x (5), 0.2x (4), 0.1x (3)

To etch out a combination win is simple! The first symbol must land on reel 1 and all other symbols on adjacent reels running consecutively from left to right. For example, a 3-symbol combination will need to have the same symbol on reels 1-2-3, and a 4-symbol win on reels 1-2-3-4, then a 5-symbol combination runs across reels 1-2-3-4-5. Any gaps between these symbols means there is no valid combination. For instance, let’s say the same symbol lands on reels 1-2-4-5. This is not a paying combination because there is no symbol on reel 3. As for the positioning of each symbol in the respective reels, they can be in any position for the win to count.

What’s Next for Microgaming? That’s it for May as Microgaming released its final video slot of month. Next month we are looking forward to the release of Immortal Romance Mega Moolah brining one of the developer’s most popular online slots into its millionaire-making jackpot network!