Thrones of Persia looks and sounds excellent. A sepia-tinged cityscape forms the backdrop to the reels here. You’ll see gold A to 9 royal values spinning around those reels. They’re joined by a series of animals and objects that look like mosaic tiles. Very nice they are too. You’ll see horses, lions, a chariot and a sailing ship. The best of these standard symbols is the trio of Babylonian warriors - land 5 of these and you’ll receive 25 times your stake.
The bearded figure of Cyrus the Great is the wild. As per usual, it substitutes for everything apart from the scatter. Land 5 of these in combination and you can look forward to a payout of 125 times your stake.
The Ziggurat of Babylon Bonus feature is the main attraction - it’s triggered by landing 3, 4 or 5 of the pyramid scatter on the same spin. You’ll then receive an award equal to 5, 20 or 50 times your total stake as well as at least 5 free spins.
Before they begin, you’ll get to pick from the pyramid. Behind the stones lie extra free spins and multipliers. If you land a level up, the number of free spins and extra multipliers on offer increases. The number of picks you get depends on the number of scatters that triggered the round.
Joining the action here is an extra wild symbol (Cyrus sitting on his throne). Whenever this forms part of a winning combination in the feature, the payout is doubled.
Thrones of Persia is another straightforward but enjoyable game from the Tom Horn Gaming stable. The visuals are well done and haunting soundtrack matches the ancient theme very well. The highlight of the gameplay is the feature. This is a volatile game and the variance here is high. The RTP stands at a very impressive 98.83% which stacks up with the best you’ll find anywhere.
If you’re a fan of the ancient theme and you’re after a well-designed, high variance slot game, then Thrones of Persia fits the bill very well indeed. If you like the theme, I suggest you try Almighty Reels – Realm of Poseidon from Novomatic which takes you to the legendary ancient underwater city of Atlantis.