Wisdom of Athena 1000 Slot Review

Wisdom of Athena 1000 Slot Review

Wisdom of Athena 1000 is Pragmatic Play’s upgraded take on the original Wisdom of Athena, folded into the 1000 series alongside their other reworks. I see it as a straight power-up rather than a reinvention: same scatter pays engine, same Ancient Greek setting, but with multipliers now reaching 1,000x and the win cap lifted to 10,000x stake. If you liked the structure of the first game, this one simply raises the stakes.

Visually, Wisdom of Athena 1000 keeps that bright Mount Olympus feel, only sharper and more battle-focused. Athena now stands in full armour beside the 6-reel, 5-row grid with the extra locked row on top, throwing out voice lines as you play. The theme leans fully into Greek mythology, and while the look is close to the original, the upgraded presentation suits the harder-hitting maths model.

Base Game & Features in Wisdom of Athena 1000

The base game in Wisdom of Athena 1000 runs on a 6x5 layout with a Scatter Pays system, so wins land when at least eight matching symbols appear anywhere on the grid. There are no paylines at all. When a win hits, the tumble mechanic kicks in, clearing the winning symbols and dropping new ones from above. I’ve had plenty of spins where a small first hit snowballs into several extra cascades.

Above the main matrix sits a locked row of six extra positions. These open gradually as your consecutive tumbles build within a single spin. The unlock pattern is fixed: the first position after 1 tumble, then at 4, 10, 19, 31 and finally 46 tumbles. In the base game those positions reset when the spin ends, so long tumble chains carry real weight if you are chasing larger setups.

Betting in Wisdom of Athena 1000 starts at 20p per spin in the UK, with stakes for older players going up to £5, and higher limits elsewhere. Volatility is rated at the top end, so you can expect patches of quiet play broken by runs of tumbles and multipliers. Scatter pays combine well with the expanding 6x6 state once you start opening the top row, and that is where the slot begins to show its teeth.

Wisdom of Athena 1000 Symbols and Paytable

Symbol-wise, Wisdom of Athena 1000 sticks close to the original. At the top of the paytable sit Athena’s golden shield, helmet, vase, and scroll. Hitting eight or more matching premium symbols anywhere pays from 5x down to 2.5x for the lowest of that set, while 15+ of the best symbol can reach 50x your stake. With scatter pays, huge clusters across the 6x6 state are where these values really shine.

Five lower-paying icons themed around Ancient Greece fill out the rest of the grid. These start at 0.25x for eight symbols and climb to 5x for fifteen or more of the best low pay. The scatter symbol is separate, paying 2x, 15x, or 100x your bet for 4, 5, or 6 in view and triggering free spins. There are no wilds here; multiplier symbols work as their own feature layer rather than standard pay icons.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	15+	x50
	12+	x20
	10+	x10
	8+	x5
	15+	x25
	12+	x10
	10+	x5
	8+	x2.5
	15+	x15
	12+	x6
	10+	x3
	8+	x1.5
	15+	x10
	12+	x4
	10+	x2
	8+	x1
	15+	x7.5
	12+	x3
	10+	x1.5
	8+	x0.75
	15+	x5
	12+	x2
	10+	x1
	8+	x0.5
	15+	x4
	12+	x1.5
	10+	x0.75
	8+	x0.4
	15+	x3
	12+	x1
	10+	x0.5
	8+	x0.3
	15+	x2.5
	12+	x0.75
	10+	x0.4
	8+	x0.25
	Scatter
	6	x100
	5	x15
	4	x2

Wisdom of Athena 1000 Free Spins & Bonus Features

Multiplier symbols in Wisdom of Athena 1000 can land in both the base game and free spins with values ranging from 2x up to a hefty 1,000x. During a tumble sequence, every multiplier symbol on the grid is totalled when the cascades finish, and that combined value applies to the entire win from that spin. I’ve seen several mid-sized base game hits turn interesting purely thanks to a couple of mid-range multipliers landing together.

Free spins trigger when 4, 5, or 6 scatters appear, awarding 10 spins plus an upfront prize of 2x, 15x, or 100x stake. You begin with the top row locked, but any positions you open stay unlocked for the rest of the feature. The big hook is the persistent multiplier: each multiplier symbol that lands adds to a global total which never resets, multiplying every win. Landing 3+ scatters during the bonus adds 5 extra spins.

For non-UK players, Wisdom of Athena 1000 comes with a Bonus Buy option priced at 100x the bet, guaranteeing at least four scatters on the next spin. There is also an Ante Bet in some markets, where you pay 25 percent more per spin for roughly double the free spins hit rate, cutting it from around 1 in 433 spins to about 1 in 216.85. Personally, I only flip that on when I’m actively hunting bonuses.

RTP, Volatility & Max Win in Wisdom of Athena 1000

On the numbers side, Wisdom of Athena 1000 runs on several RTP settings: 96.00 percent, 95.03 percent, and 94.05 percent, depending on how the operator configures it. Long-session stats based on millions of simulated spins sit just under the top setting at around 95.9 percent, with a hit rate close to 26.5 percent and a bonus round triggering roughly once every 440 spins. Volatility is very high, reflected in some punchy drawdowns between highlights.

The headline figure many players, myself included, focus on is the 10,000x maximum win. That is double the ceiling of the original Wisdom of Athena and is tied closely to landing big wins with the 1,000x multiplier symbol during an already decent cascade. Official estimates put the max win odds at about 1 in 3.8 million spins, so you are playing a long game here, tailored more to risk-tolerant players than casual spinners.

How to Play Wisdom of Athena 1000

Getting started with Wisdom of Athena 1000 is straightforward. I set my stake, then focus on how the Scatter Pays and tumbles behave over a session rather than on individual spins. You’re aiming for eight or more matching symbols, then hoping the tumbles chain long enough to start opening the top row. In markets where Ante Bet is available, I treat it as a switch for bonus hunting rather than leaving it on permanently.

Our Verdict on Wisdom of Athena 1000

From my perspective, Wisdom of Athena 1000 takes a slot that was already fun for scatter pay fans and turns the dial up mainly through the higher multiplier ceiling and doubled max win. The core loop of tumbles, grid expansion, and multiplier symbols is unchanged, which suits me fine, because that structure already worked. The persistent top-row progress and non-resetting multiplier in free spins give the bonus round a nice sense of progression.

You do, however, need the temperament for high volatility swings. I’ve had sessions where a massive multiplier sits on the screen and nothing connects, followed by runs where every spin during free spins seems to land something meaningful. If I had to rate Wisdom of Athena 1000, I’d put it around 7 to 8 out of 10: a solid, harder-hitting alternative for fans of the original and for players who enjoy aggressive scatter-paying slots.

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