Find Your Fortune in Centurion Big Money

While the Roman Empire may no longer exist, its history, culture, and language continue to influence us long after its demise. Centurion Big Money draws inspiration from their famous legions, mighty soldiers who turned Rome from a city into an unrivalled empire. Do you have what it takes to march alongside such mighty warriors?

Join us for a closer look at this exciting Inspired Gaming slot. We’ll walk you through its features, visuals, RTP, and payouts to determine if this title is worth your time.

Centurion Big Money Visuals & Sounds

The developer went with a retro style for this game. The backdrop depicts the grassy hills surrounding a Roman villa where our centurion lives. However, sharp-eyed players may notice he’s not watching the action from afar. Instead, he lies hidden in a bush, occasionally popping out when the associated bonus feature triggers.

Paying symbols consist of Roman coins, playing card royals, the game’s logo, chariots, helmets, and two swords crossed over a shield. Wilds include the word Wild atop a golden laurel crown, the centurion in armour, and lying in wait in a bush. Meanwhile, the centurion with the word bonus beneath him is the Scatter and is used to activate the Big Money bonus.

This Inspired Gaming slot only has music while you’re spinning the reels, which adds to the retro feel the studio is trying to capture. We also chuckled the first time we missed a bonus by one symbol, and the game played an audible ‘Aww’ sound effect. The Centurion Big Money slot also emulates the sound of reels spinning, although the music slightly drowns out the effect.

Centurion Big Money Gameplay & Features

The game uses a 5×3 grid with 10 fixed paylines. All wins pay left to right and require at least three matching symbols in adjacent positions following an active payline. The only exception to this is Wilds, which can win with just two icons.

Mixed Pay Coins

Unlike all other symbols on the paytable, Roman coins are the only ones that have mixed pays. That means that the colour of the coin doesn’t matter so long as you meet all other requirements.

Reel Modifiers

Every spin has a chance to trigger a Reel Modifier. The centurion will leave his hiding spot and activate one of the following features:

• Super Bonus Reels – extra bonus symbols are added to the reels, increasing your chances of getting the Big Money feature.
• Five-of-a-kind – pick between three shields. Each shield hides a multiplier, which corresponds with the number of five-of-a-kind wins that will be awarded.
• Big Win – the centurion announces a big win, guaranteeing a payout of 20x or better on the current round.

Big Money Bonus

Land at least three Scatters to get the Big Money bonus. The number of Scatters that activate the feature determines the starting multiplier.

• Three Scatters get you a 1x multiplier.
• Four Scatters unlock a 2x multiplier.
• Five Scatters award a 3x multiplier.

During the feature, a progressive trail appears above the reels. Marching along it will increase your multiplier, going up to 10x. The centurion and bush progress on the path separately. Your goal is to get the centurion as far along the path as possible without getting caught by the bush. The further he gets, the better the multiplier will be.

Coin symbols appear with attached cash prizes. The only way to collect them is for the centurion and coins to land on the reels simultaneously. The active multiplier increases the reward you get from collected coins.

Bush Pick Me

If the bush does catch up to the centurion, it’s not the end of the feature. Instead, the two will fight, and the Bush Pick Me bonus will activate. Players pick between three different bushes, which randomly reveal one of the following results:

• Bonus Over – the Big Money Bonus ends, with all earned cash prizes being added to your balance.
• Bush Back – the bush is pushed back two positions, and the Big Money feature continues.
• March On – the centurion marches to the next multiplier in the trail, and the Big Money bonus continues.

Fortune Spins

Toggling on Fortune Spins gives you a completely different base game. Instead of forming paylines on normal reels, you’re playing the Big Money bonus without the multipliers. The only icons that appear on the reels are coins, bonus symbols, and the centurion Wild. Landing Wilds and coins at the same time will collect cash prizes attached to coins.

Gamble

Players can choose to gamble their wins to try and get even more money. If the pointer stops in a green area, the improved cash prize or bonus is awarded. However, if it stops in red, players lose their winnings and exit to the base game.

Bonus Buy

You can skip the wait for Scatters and go directly into the Big Money Bonus using the Bonus Buy feature. However, this will cost you 100 times your bet every time you use it. Bonus Buy guarantees at least three Scatters will appear, but you can also get four or five.

Centurion Big Money RTP and Payouts

Centurion Big Money has an RTP of 94.50%. It’s not the biggest return to player we’ve ever seen, but it’s still quite good. The game’s top prize is 2,500x your total stake, which is also a decent amount.