Like many slot games in the IGT catalogue, King of Macedonia started life as a brick and mortar casino game. That’s not immediately obvious though and the design here is impressive. The visuals have a strong ancient Greek flavour and you’ll see an assortment of scrolls, lutes, pots, vases, jewellery boxes and horses spinning around the reels. The queen is the top paying standard symbol, awarding 200 coins if you land 5 on a payline.
Alexander is the game’s wild - looking like he’s just had a blow dry rather than stepping off the battlefield, he can land in a colossal formation and fill reels 2 and 3 or reels 4 and 5. This is known as the Gigantic Wilds feature.
The golden shield is the bonus symbols - land this on reel 1 without any Alexander wilds on show and you’ll receive a random multiplier of 2x, 3x, 5x or 10x. This is known as the Random Wild Multiplier feature.
Land the bonus symbol with an Alexander wild on the same spin and you’ll trigger the King Free Spins Bonus feature - here you’ll be awarded 8 free spins. The wild(s) from the triggering spin will be locked for the duration of your free spins. If you were to trigger the feature with the Alexander wild fully on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5, you would play your free spins with 4 fully wild reels!
King of Macedonia is a pretty simple game. The gameplay centres on the gigantic wilds which you will see at regular intervals. The number of free spins on offer in the King Free Spins Bonus feature might not be large but the presence of the locked colossal wild reels means it offers some very decent opportunities. It’s possible to land 2 colossal wilds on the same spin - even if they only partially hit, they can still deliver some excellent rewards.
The design here is good too. The classical visuals works were and the sweeping, orchestral score gives the game a suitably epic feel. If you enjoy the ancient theme but fancy a change from the endless Egyptian themed slot games then King of Macedonia is certainly worth a spin. I also recommend King of Atlantis, also by IGT, which has many similarities. However, if you like locked wild reels, you cannot go wrong with Black Knight II from WMS.