Waves of Poseidon Slot Review

Waves of Poseidon Slot Overview

Greek mythology slots are everywhere, but Waves of Poseidon from Pragmatic Play still tempted me to give it a proper session. You get a 6x5 grid with scatter pays, so 8 or more matching symbols anywhere will do the trick, followed by tumbles that clear winners and drop fresh icons. The maths model is high volatility with a headline RTP of 96.55 percent and a max win of 5,000 times stake.

From the first spin, the game felt familiar if you play a lot of modern scatter pay slots, yet the multiplier reel on the left gives it its own flavour. You can bet from 20p up to £240 a spin, so it covers low stakes and high-roller play. Most of the excitement comes from building that multiplier during long tumble chains and trying to turn fairly modest symbol wins into serious payouts.

Symbols and Payouts in Waves of Poseidon

Symbols in Waves of Poseidon are split between low-paying royals and themed highs. The 10 to A icons pay between 0.25x and 2x stake for 8–9 of a kind, rising to 2x–10x for 12–30 symbols anywhere. Above them sit cracked amphoras, pillars, dolphins and Poseidon. Land 8–9 of these for 1.5x–10x the bet, or stretch it to 12–30 symbols for returns from 12x up to 50x stake.

A golden W wild symbol helps by standing in for regular pay icons, while the temple scatter and trident bonus are classed as special. Because this is a pays-anywhere grid, you are not chasing lines at all, just piles of matching symbols. Every time you hit 8 or more, the tumble mechanic removes them and pulls in new ones, which is where the multiplier reel and bonus symbol really start to matter.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	12+	x50
	10+	x25
	8+	x10
	12+	x15
	10+	x10
	8+	x2.5
	12+	x15
	10+	x5
	8+	x2
	12+	x12
	10+	x2
	8+	x1.5
	12+	x10
	10+	x1.5
	8+	x1
	12+	x8
	10+	x1.2
	8+	x0.8
	12+	x5
	10+	x1
	8+	x0.5
	12+	x4
	10+	x0.9
	8+	x0.4
	12+	x2
	10+	x0.75
	8+	x0.25
	Bonus, Special
	Bonus
	Scatter

Waves of Poseidon RTP, Volatility & Max Win

Waves of Poseidon runs on a high-volatility engine, and it shows. The official max win sits at 5,000x your total bet, with a hit rate of around 28.8 percent in the long term, so you do get plenty of small and medium pops between the droughts. RTP peaks at 96.55 percent but operators can select 95.53 or 94.50 variants, so I always check the info screen before committing a bankroll.

Bonus Features in Waves of Poseidon

The main extra in Waves of Poseidon is the multiplier reel on the left of the grid. In the base game it starts in a basic state with values from x1 up to x20. Each successive tumble nudges a bubble one step higher, highlighting a value. If you manage a long cascade the bubble can sit near the top for the rest of the spin and that is when things get interesting.

The trident bonus symbol is what stops this feeling like a basic tumble slot. When it lands, it carries a random multiplier between x2 and x50. That value is applied to every number on the side reel, so a x20 at the top can suddenly become x400. The Ante Bet, where offered, doubles your stake and keeps that reel active in the base game, while non-UK players also get 100x and 500x bonus-buy buttons.

Free spins arrive when 4, 5 or 6 scatters drop in one spin or tumble sequence, giving you 10, 15 or 20 spins. During the feature the multiplier reel stays active and every bonus symbol you hit will carry a value between x2 and x50. Hit 6 scatters to trigger Super Free Spins where the values on the side reel do not reset between spins, which is where I landed my best results.

Bonus Buy Feature

Free Spins When buying the FREE SPINS feature 4, 5 or 6 SCATTER symbols can hit randomly on the triggering spin.
Feature Cost:	x100 Bet
RTP:	96.55%
Volatility:	-
Super Free Spins When buying the SUPER FREE SPINS feature 4, 5 or 6 SCATTER symbols can hit randomly on the triggering spin. No matter how many SCATTERS trigger the feature it is guaranteed to be a SUPER FREE SPINS round.
Feature Cost:	x500 Bet
RTP:	96.52%
Volatility:	-

Waves of Poseidon Theme & Graphics

Waves of Poseidon takes place beneath the waves, with Poseidon standing to the side of the reels, dolphins drifting past and shafts of light cutting through the water. The visuals look sharp even if the style feels a bit old school, helped by an underwater soundtrack that swells during tumbles. When free spins trigger the action shifts above the surface into a stormy scene, which gives the feature rounds a different mood.

How to Play Waves of Poseidon

If you have played Pragmatic grid slots before, the set-up in Waves of Poseidon is straightforward. Set your total bet from 20p to £240 using the plus and minus controls, then hit spin or choose autoplay if your jurisdiction allows it. Wins are paid when 8 or more matching symbols appear anywhere on the 6x5 layout, so you are scanning for clusters rather than fixed paylines or ways.

I tend to start at a modest stake and see how the game treats me before edging up. The base game can be quite dry while you wait for multipliers to line up, so having a sensible budget helps. If Ante Bet is available, you need to decide whether doubling your stake for a permanently active multiplier reel suits your style or whether you would rather grind away on the standard setting.

Waves of Poseidon Verdict

After several long sessions, my view is that Waves of Poseidon is a well-built scatter pays slot that sits somewhere between comfort food and serious grinder. The maths can be unforgiving, yet when the multiplier reel lines up with decent symbol clusters the game can throw out eye-catching hits. I have seen over 3,000x in Super Free Spins, and a handful of base game bursts in the 200x to 400x region.

On the flip side, the 5,000x cap does feel a touch stingy for a slot with this level of volatility, and bonus symbols in the base game can be rarer than you would hope. I still rate it as worth a spin if you enjoy scatter pays with tumbles and building multipliers, but I suspect it will sit as a regular option rather than a must-play in my rotation.

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