Roman Rivals Slot Review

Roman Rivals - Game Overview

Roman Rivals is a Relax Gaming slot set during the siege of Rome, played on a 5x5 grid with 15 fixed paylines. Bets start at 0.20 and go up to 200 per spin, which suits both casual spins and bonus hunts. The stated RTP sits at 96.23% with medium, almost average, volatility and a max win of 5,000x stake, so the maths model looks fairly balanced on paper.

What pulled me in first time was the presentation. The reels sit inside a heavy battering ram, backed by a grim Roman army ready to charge. Mechanically, though, Roman Rivals keeps things quite simple. You get regular wilds, Ram Wilds that trigger re-spins, and expanding Battle Wilds with multipliers in the main bonus. It is a familiar toolkit that leans on clean execution rather than wild innovation.

Roman Rivals Theme, Stakes, Pays & Symbols

In Roman Rivals the premium symbols are all warriors, and they do most of the heavy lifting. The top red warrior pays 10x stake for five on a line, 3x for four, and 1.5x for three of a kind. Purple and orange warriors follow, paying up to 2x for five. Green and blue warriors sit at the bottom of the premium tier, each worth 1x for a full line.

Low pays are five different shield symbols, which all share the same values and cap out at 1x stake for five of a kind. Three on a line generally pay 0.5x, with four paying 0.8x. The regular wild symbol not only substitutes for pay symbols, it also pays 20x stake for five on a line, so a wild line is one of the better hits available in Roman Rivals.

From a paytable point of view, three of a kind hits on the premium warriors start at 1x to 1.5x stake, while four of a kind ranges from 1.5x up to 3x. Wins require at least three matching symbols on one of the 15 paylines, starting from the leftmost reel. With that structure, strong lines tend to come from stacked premiums or from wilds helping to stretch combinations across the grid.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x10
	4	x3
	3	x1.5
	5	x2
	4	x1.5
	3	x1
	5	x2
	4	x1.5
	3	x1
	5	x1.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.8
	5	x1.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.8
	5	x1
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.5
	5	x1
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.5
	5	x1
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.5
	5	x1
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.5
	5	x1
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.5
	Wild
	5	x20
	Scatter

Roman Rivals Game Rules and Base Mechanics

Roman Rivals plays on 5 reels and 5 rows with 15 lines that are fixed, so every spin covers all paylines. Wins pay from left to right on adjacent reels, and only the highest win per line counts. Wild symbols substitute for anything except the bonus symbols when evaluating wins. You cannot adjust the number of lines, only the total stake, which keeps the rules simple even for newer players.

Ram Re-Spin and Base Game Action in Roman Rivals

The Ram Re-Spin feature in Roman Rivals is the main extra during the base game. When at least one Ram Wild lands anywhere on the grid, it locks in place and you get a re-spin. If new Ram Wilds land, they also lock and another re-spin follows. After each re-spin, line wins are evaluated and paid, and the sequence only ends when a spin brings no fresh Ram Wilds.

I have had stretches where a single Ram Wild did very little, and others where a cluster slowly built up to a chunky payout. Because the slot sits around medium volatility, Ram Re-Spins tend to pop fairly often, but the average return per feature feels modest. The best moments come when the red warrior or wilds line up alongside several locked Rams, giving you several lines in one evaluation.

Battle Free Spins and Bonus Buy in Roman Rivals

Battle Free Spins are the headline bonus in Roman Rivals. Three bonus symbols on reels one, three and five award 10 free spins on the same 5x5 layout. During this feature, Battle Wilds can land and expand to cover their reel whenever they form part of a win. Each expanded Battle Wild shows two multiplier values, picked from 2x up to 100x, with a warrior at each end fighting for their value.

When the short battle animation finishes, the winning warrior’s multiplier is applied to that entire wild reel and to any wins it helps create. Land more than one Battle Wild in view and their multipliers are added together before being applied, so you can reach serious totals. If you do not fancy waiting, Roman Rivals has a Mega Bet option that costs 50 percent on top of your stake and raises scatter odds, plus a straight Bonus Buy at 65x stake.

Roman Rivals Slot Pros & Cons from a Grinder's View

As someone who grinds a lot of Relax titles, Roman Rivals lands somewhere in the middle of the pack for me. On the positive side, the visuals are tidy, RTP is decent, and the mix of Ram Re-Spins, Battle Free Spins and Bonus Buy gives enough variety. On the flip side, the core ideas feel familiar, and long spells of dead spins can make the experience feel a bit flat.

Roman Rivals Slot Review Final Thoughts

After a fair number of sessions, Roman Rivals has become a slot I fire up when I want something solid rather than spectacular. The maths model gives a fair shot at building balance through smaller hits while still dangling that 5,000x max win. Battle Wilds with chunky multipliers can turn a bonus round around very quickly, even if most free spins rounds end up paying only a handful of bets.

I would not call Roman Rivals a must-play, yet it does its job if you are into Roman themes and multiplier wild action. I tend to use the Mega Bet when the balance allows, dipping into the Bonus Buy only when I feel like chasing. For me it sits comfortably above pure filler but still short of the standout releases, filed under the acceptable, slightly meh, part of my slot list.

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