300 Shields Mighty Ways Slot Free Play
300 Shields Mighty
Provider:
Light & Wonder Scientific Games
Rows:
3
Reels:
6
Volatility:
High
Paylines:
262144
Min Bet:
0.20
Max Bet:
20
MaxMultiplier:
30000x
RTP:
95.99%
Free Spins:
yes
Bonus Rounds:
yes
Jackpot:
no
Release Date:
September 20, 2022
Pros
- Can be Very Rewarding if you are Lucky
- Uses Mighty Ways up to 262144 ways to win.
- Buy Bonus or Buy Super Bonus 1566x your bet
Cons
- Volatility is Very High and Might Not be for All
- Few Players Can Afford to Buy The Super Bonus Feature.
Theme of The Game
The story behind 300 Shields is not unique to it, and in fact it’s been told many times before, both in slot machines and movies. It’s based on the heroic deeds of the 300 Spartan warriors that stopped a huge Persian army at Thermopylae, giving the rest of the Greek states time to unite and prepare. Looking at the background, you can see the grain fields of Greece, along with several cities.
If we get back to the reels, we will find on them a series of symbols, some of them better-suited than others. There are six symbols of lesser value initially, Royals with arrows in them. The next five are themed, so we see waves of arrows, short swords, ships, helmets, and a Persian Archer as the top symbol. The Spartan Warrior is going to be the wild.
Developer
Light & Wonder might not be a name that you recognize immediately, but that’s only because they re-branded themselves, from Scientific Games. It’s a large developer, which has a couple of studios under its wings. Their content is available both at online casinos and land-based casinos.
How To Play It
300 Shields Mighty Ways™ costs between $0.20 and $20, for each spin that you trigger.
You’re starting off with 6×3 reels and 729 ways to win, which is not exactly common, but not unheard of. The game area can expand and you get as many as 262,144 Mighty Ways to form combinations on, once you end up with 6×8 reels.
Special Features
After forming a combination of 3-6 symbols, on adjacent reels, you’re going to get a cascade which will remove the winning symbols. The reels involved in those wins are going to get an additional symbol, after each cascade. As mentioned above, the largest game area possible is 6×8 reels, with 262,144 ways to win.
Landing on the reels 2-6, the Warrior is going to be the slot’s wild. You may use it to substitute for some other symbol that’s trying to form a combination, but it doesn’t help the Shield trigger its free spins.
Next, check out the Shield scatter, the symbol which you can use to trigger the free games. Depending on the number of triggering scatters, present anywhere on the reels, you can get 5 to 10 free spins, in exchange for 3 to 5 Shields.
For the free spins, you’re getting multiplier wilds which boost wins by 2x. Collect 2+ Shields to boost multiplier wilds to 5x, then 6+ more Shields to take them to 25x, and then 12+ for 300x multiplier wilds. Each time you get to another level, there are also 5 extra spins awarded.
If you can get Shields on all reels, so 6 of them total, you will trigger the Super Free Games instead. The multiplier wilds are always at 300x, but you can still get more rounds by collecting Shields.
Maximum Payouts
Given the kind of impressive multiplier wilds that the slot’s regular and super free spins can deliver, the 30,000x top jackpot shouldn’t be a surprise for anyone. The RTP looks okay as well, at 95.99%, but you will find that the online slots volatility is high.
Summary
Overall, I like what 300 Shields Mighty Ways has to offer, and the dynamic features which keep things interesting. From the reel expansion mechanic, to the 300x multiplier wilds, there are plenty of ways in which the game can be exciting.
