Rome: The Golden Age (NetEnt) – Review & Demo Play

Rome: The Golden Age - Slot Outlook

I’m dropped onto a marble balcony overlooking the arena, with a unique 3-4-5-4-3 grid and 20 bet ways. Rome: The Golden Age mixes a sandals-and-swords theme with modern slot twists. The statues, columns, and pounding soundtrack sit well with the gladiatorial vibe, and it runs smoothly on mobile. The set-up looks unorthodox at first, yet it soon clicks; the layout supports the framing mechanic that sits at the heart of the game’s loop.

Stakes range from 0.10 to 50 per spin. The default RTP sits at 96.06%, though some sites run 95.05%, 93.05%, or 91.05%, so I always check the info panel. Volatility is medium to high, the hit rate is 17.6%, and the headline potential is a massive 100,000x. On paper that looks tasty, yet the base game can feel light on rewards, so pacing your session around the feature build is the sensible way to play.

Rome: The Golden Age Paytable

The symbol collection carries 10 regulars. Low pays are the classic A–10 royals. Premiums climb through crossed swords, helmets, signet rings, eagles, and the tiger. Five-of-a-kind low wins pay 0.4x to 0.9x, while premiums land 1.2x to 5x. The Wild substitutes for any regular and shares the same value as the top-paying premium, so full lines can be tidy. It’s a modest paytable by design, with the heavy lifting handed to features and multipliers.

Rome: The Golden Age Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Wild
	5	x5
	5	x5
	4	x2.5
	3	x1
	5	x2.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x2.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x1.2
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.4
	5	x1.2
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.4
	5	x0.9
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.3
	5	x0.9
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.3
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	Scatter

Rome: The Golden Age Features

Golden Age symbols do two things. They lock frames into position for subsequent rounds and feed a progress bar with up to four points per hit. After 200 points, the Free Spins multiplier climbs a ladder through 2x, 3x, 5x, 7x, 10x, 12x, 15x, 20x, 30x, 40x, 50x, 75x, 100x, 200x, 300x, 500x, 750x, and 1,000x. That multiplier applies after the feature ends, so I like staying in the base game long enough to nudge the meter upwards.

Any framed position may transform into a Rome symbol. When it lands, it becomes Wild and converts adjacent framed spots into Wilds too. On the following spins, the spread repeats, turning the next layer of framed positions Wild, up to five times in total. Each framed position is consumed once. It’s a neat cascade of Wilds that can stitch together strong lines, and when it hits alongside premiums, the screen can pop.

The Wild itself pays as high as the tiger, so the Active Frame chain has clear value even outside the bonus round. Frames persist through spins until used, and they tie the whole balcony set-piece together with the arena below. Between meter points and frame work, the base game becomes a build-and-burst affair, setting up the Hold and Win round with a multiplier banked for the tally. That rhythm kept me engaged across stretches.

Rome: The Golden Age - Bonus Features

Three Scatters on reels 2, 3, and 4 trigger the Hold and Win Free Spins. You start with three spins, and any highlighted positions from the trigger spin turn into coins worth 0.5x to 50x. Only Rome coin symbols land. Each new coin locks and resets spins to three. The feature ends when you run out or fill the grid. Values then add up, and if every position holds a coin, all coin values are doubled before the post-feature multiplier is applied.

Rome: The Golden Age - Slot Verdict

Rome: The Golden Age is impeccably themed and demands attention with sky-high multipliers, yet it plays best as a patient grind. The volatility feels fair for thrill seekers, though the low symbol values keep regular line hits on the modest side. I rate the balcony build, the active frames, and the suspense of carrying a multiplier into the count-up. Mobile play is solid and the soundtrack adds bite for me.

For me, the draw is the top-end potential and the way the meter teases bigger finals, but landing the very top prize is incredibly rare. I’m happy targeting feature rounds with a meaningful multiplier rather than chasing miracles. If you like historical slots with a sandals-and-swords edge and a proper Hold and Win, this one sits nicely in the rotation. Do check site RTP variants and set stake sizes with that in mind.