Bow of Artemis

Bow of Artemis: Slot Overview

In Ancient Greek belief, Artemis was the goddess of the hunt, wild animals, childbirth, vegetation, and chastity. She was the daughter of Zeus and the sister of Apollo. Back in the day, if you were looking for a safe childbirth or a successful hunt, then having Artemis on your side might have proven to be a major boon. There won't be any birthing around here, but software provider Pragmatic Play's online slot Bow of Artemis is heavy on the hunt. It might appeal to gamblers in the mood for a cluster pays slot, which collects winning symbols in order to trigger grid modifiers, culminating in a progressive bonus that also drops multipliers into the mix.

Like the hit slot Gates of Olympus 1000, Bow of Artemis prominently displays its deity on the right-hand side of the screen, overseeing the proceedings while looking divine in the process. From here, the two games completely divert, though, and one reason is the autumnal forest setting Bow of Artemis finds itself in, all reddy yellow leaves, held in a mystical reddy, yellow lighting. Bow of Artemis isn't a slot that really dives super deep into mythology, and the gaming grid isn't the most attractive ever seen, but it delves deep enough to be of interest.

About the game grid, it is a big one, made up of 8 columns, 8 rows, and creates wins when at least 5 identical symbols are connected in horizontal and/or vertical directions. This is a high volatility game, and its most desirable RTP value is 96.05% - the return is slightly lower when buying the main feature. The stake range is as wide as ever for a Prag slot, as players can pick stakes as low as 20 c or as high as $/€240.

Jack, Queen, King, and Ace are Bow of Artemis' low pay symbols; deer, wolves, and beers are the highs. A cluster containing 5 matching symbols will pay out 0.1 to 1 times the bet, all the way up to 50x to 1,000x for clusters containing 25+ identical symbols. The game's wild symbol substitutes for all other symbols. Wilds may appear as part of the Wild Pack or Lucky Wild features. The same wild can connect to create multiple winning combinations using different symbols.

Bow of Artemis: Slot Features

A tumble feature is one of Bow of Artemis' important extras as it links to many of the other features. The tumble mechanic removes winning symbols from the grid, allowing remaining symbols to drop down, and fills any gaps up top with new symbols tumbling in. If a new win is created after a tumble, the feature activates again.

Spin Features

In the base game, special coloured marks may appear behind regular symbols. When a win occurs on top of a marked position, it triggers a certain modifier depending on the mark's colour after all tumbles on the current spin have ended:

• Brown - awards The Chase Begins. The screen is cleared of all symbols, and new symbols
  come into the screen.
• Teal - awards the Wild Pack. All instances of one random symbol on the grid are transformed into wilds.
• Purple - awards Big Game Hunter. Random blocks of 2x2 of the same symbol are added to random positions on the grid.
• Red - awards Colossal Game. A random block of 3x3, 4x4, or 5x5 of the same symbol type is added to a random position on the grid.
• Blue - awards Lucky Wilds. From 5 to 15 wild symbols are added to the grid in random positions.
• Green - awards Power. Randomly, 10 to 30 instances of a pay symbol are added to the screen.

The Hunt Progressive Feature

Winning symbols are collected by The Hunt meter. When a certain number is collected, The Hunt feature triggers. The meter resets to zero when no more winning symbols explode as a result of a tumble. If 105 symbols are collected, The Hunt is triggered at Level 1. If 130, 155, or 185 points are collected on the triggering spin, the feature starts with a multiplier of x2, x3, or x5, respectively. The multiplier applies to all wins. During the feature, all spin modifiers are guaranteed to play once per level in order. Also, collecting enough winning symbols during the feature advances to the next level:

• Level 2 - collect 140 symbols during Level 1 to advance. This gives +1 to the multiplier. If 165, 190, or 220 winning symbols are collected during Level 1, the multiplier increases by +2, +3, or +5, respectively.
• Level 3 - collect 140 symbols during Level 2 to advance. This gives +1 to the multiplier. If 170, 190, or 220 winning symbols are collected during Level 1, the multiplier increases by +2, +3, or +5, respectively.
• Level 4 - collect 152 symbols during Level 3 to advance. This gives +1 to the multiplier. If 190, 200 or 220 winning symbols are collected during Level 1, the multiplier increases by +2, +3, or +5, respectively.
• Level 5 - collect 152 symbols during Level 4 to advance. This gives +1 to the multiplier. If 190, 200 or 220 winning symbols are collected during Level 1, the multiplier increases by +2, +3, or +5, respectively.

The feature ends when not enough symbols are collected to advance to the next level, or all spin features from Level 5 have been played.

Buy The Hunt

The Hunt feature can be triggered instantly from the base game for the cost of 100 times the bet. The maximum RTP value when buying the feature is 96.02%.

Bow of Artemis: Slot Verdict

In the spirit of growth, evolution, and digital matter coming together to spawn new creations in the future, you can see a few of the seeds that went into the formation of Bow of Artemis. One is the Reactoonz tradition of collecting winning symbols, triggering modifiers, in this instance activating a main feature at the end of the meter. That sort of thing. It is a formula which has produced winning results in the past, and one that works quite well in Bow of Artemis as well. You don't get a full-on set-aside number of free spins bonus round, as such. Still, the sheer size of Bow of Artemis' gaming grid provides a lot of room to land winning clusters, and each achieved level plays out each of the modifiers. Plus, you can level up, repeating the process, so The Hunt Progressive feature has the chance to be quite lengthy, hopefully piling on chunky wins along the way.

Another past contributor to Bow of Artemis' existence is Gems Bonanza, a 2020 slot that is very similar to this one in function. Pragmatic Play has rejigged some of the mechanics, though. The Green Mark Power modifier is a new addition, and the number of collected symbols required to trigger features and level-up has been altered. The way the win multiplier increases is also changed. Otherwise, the two play out pretty similarly while also sharing the same winning potential of up to 10,000x times the stake. It all means Bow of Artemis isn't an unmissable experience, but if Reactoonz-style games are of interest, or the thought of a Gems Bonanza revamp lights your fire, then Bow of Artemis could be one to set in your sights.