To add to Iron Dog's collection of mythological-themed games, Forge of the Gods transports us to the company of Greek gods in their pursuit of payouts fit for gods.
This article focuses on Hephaestus, the Greek god of metallurgy, fire, volcanoes, carpenters, artisans, blacksmiths, and craftsmen. When the game loads, you are transported to his enchanted forge, which is situated at the opening of a flaming volcano. There, you will also find the 5x3 reels with their ten fixed win lines. Hephaestus is undoubtedly the best symbol in this game since he can substitute for other symbols in winning combinations, operates as a wild sign, and pays 500 times the wager for five of a kind. His value is equivalent to that of the highest paying regular symbol.
When two identical symbols, starting from the leftmost reel, appear next to each other on the reels, winning combos are created by wilds and high-paying symbols. In the meantime, a win needs to be granted with at least three low symbols. In total, there are nine pay symbols. Classic A-10 royals make up the lower lot, and premiums include Hammers, Aphrodite, Hera, and Zeus in progressive order. Combinations of five premium symbol wins are between 40x to 500x your wager, and matching five of the lower symbols pays off between 6 and 10 times your bet.
Forge of the Gods includes a few gimmicks of its own, although it mostly uses the well-known "book" principles. The expanding symbols appear in both Respins and Free Spins, which are initiated by the same Scatter symbols.
A Bonus Respin was triggered by landing two Scatters anywhere on the reels. A random selection of three to nine symbols is made, and they are added to the unique Collection Panel located to the left of the reels. If a win is achievable during the respin, the chosen symbols will enlarge to fill the reels. Expanding symbols have historically paid in any position and don't always need to land next to one other.