Lord of the Ocean Slot (Novomatic)

The Lord of the Ocean slot has 5 reels, 3 rows and 10 paylines. 3 or more matching symbols across any of the 10 paylines will form a winning combination. The matching symbols need to start from the leftmost reel too. For the highest-value symbols, 2 or more are required.

You can spin away from 10p to £100 a spin with the maximum bet limited at some slot sites in the UK to £10 or even £5 per spin. To change your bet on a laptop or PC, click the Total Bet box and choose from the available options. On tablets and mobiles, press the Total Bet box for all options. Outside the UK, there is an Autoplay function which offers up to 100 auto spins with win and loss limits when you enable the toggle.  

The Lord of the Ocean RTP rate is 95.1%. Lower than the average 96% found for UK slot games, at least it’s the only RTP version available in the UK. Very high on the volatility front, the hit frequency rate is 30% (a win every 3.33 spins on average).

Lastly, the Lord of the Ocean slot comes with 5,000 times bet max wins. Whilst this can be won on any spin, including the base game, your chances are much higher during the free spins due to the presence of a special expanding symbol. There is no max win probability information.

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With a Greek mythology theme, the Lord of the Ocean slot sees you join Poseidon in his underwater realm. Based on the ancient Greek God of the sea who was the protector of seafarers, this land-based favourite is very popular in Las Vegas casinos.

It uses the same soundtrack as in the land-based version which is a series of bleeps and bangs. If you’re not a lover of classic slot games, you might want to reach for the mute button. Set underwater, you’ll notice the sounds are the same in many Novomatic slot games.

On the reels, there are A, K, Q, J and 10 royals as the low-value symbols. Higher-value symbols include statues, treasure chests, mermaids and Poseidon himself. Poseidon is the best-paying symbol awarding 500 times your total bet for 5 across any payline. A screen full of Poseidon symbols will award the game’s max win: 5,000 x bet.

Lord of the Ocean also comes with a Poseidon’s Gate Wild/Scatter symbol. Substituting for all symbols above, it’s the key to triggering the game’s only bonus feature (more on this below). Below is a list of all symbol payouts and functions:

• Q/J/10: 3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 2.5 or 10 x bet
• A/K: 3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 4 or 15 x bet
• Treasure Chest/Statue: 3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.5, 3, 10 or 75 x bet
• Mermaid: 2, 3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 4, 40 or 200 x bet
• Poseidon: 2, 3, 4 or 5 = 1, 10, 100 or 500 x bet
• Poseidon’s Gate Wild/Scatter: Substitutes + 3+ triggers free spins

Lord of the Ocean Mobile

Despite being an older game, Lord of the Ocean has been remastered using HTML5 technology. Still staying true to the land-based version, it’s available to play on desktop, mobile and tablet devices. There is a Portrait Mode available when playing on an iOS and Android smartphone.

The Lord of the Ocean slot game comes with just 1 bonus feature. It’s a free spins game which benefits from a special expanding symbol. When it appears, it fills entire reels for bigger payouts.

Free Games feature

The Free Games feature is triggered by landing 3 or more Poseidon’s Gate Wild/Scatter symbols. As well as substituting for all other symbols, 3 or more will trigger the feature as it’s a scatter. 3, 4 or 5 of them will also see you win 2, 20 or 200 times your total bet.

With 10 free spins awarded, 1 symbol will be randomly chosen to act as the special expanding symbol. This happens before the free spins begin. When the special expanding symbol lands, it expands to occupy the entire reel if it leads to a winning combination.

Paying scatter style (i.e. not on paylines), a win with a special expanding symbol on reels 1, 4 and 5 will award a payout. The more valuable the special expanding symbol, the higher the potential for a bigger payout or win.

Below is a graphic that highlights the max win if you were to fill all 5 reels with the same special expanding symbol. A screen full of Q, J or 10 royals will result in a 100 times bet payout whilst a screen full of Poseidon symbols will award 5,000 times your total bet:

Look out for 3 or more Poseidon’s Gate Wild/Scatter symbols appearing on the same free spin as this will award a retrigger. With 10 additional free spins awarded each time, you can retrigger indefinitely for unlimited free spins.

The Lord of the Ocean slot is a very popular land-based casino game which follows in the footsteps of Book of Ra Deluxe and countless others using the same bonus feature. Compared to its predecessor, it has the same soundtrack, bonus feature, RTP rate and win potential.

The main difference is the theme: Greek mythology is a popular hunting ground for slot developers. It all comes to down whether you prefer the ancient Greek god of the sea or an ancient Egyptian adventure.

With 5,000 times bet max wins, the key to bigger wins is to fill all reel positions with the Poseidon symbol. Whilst this can be achieved in the base game, it’s much more likely in the Free Games feature is Poseidon is chosen as the special expanding symbol. With the Mermaid symbol, up to 2,000 times your total bet can be won.

In summary, the Lord of the Ocean slot is another ‘Book of’ slot game which is as popular in brick-and-mortar casinos as it is online. It doesn’t offer anything we haven’t seen countless times since but it’s a classic amongst classics.

If you like free spins with expanding symbols, check out our list of the best ‘Book of’ slots which include Book of Ra Deluxe and many others. Play ‘n GO’s Book of Dead is still the top dog as many casino sites offer free spins offers as part of their welcome packages.

If the RTP rate is important to you, Relax Gaming’s Book of 99 slot has a 99% RTP rate as well as 5,000 times bet max wins. My personal favourite is Nolimit City’s Book of Shadows as you get to play with 10, 15 or 20 paylines for up to 30,338 times bet max wins.

The Lord of the Ocean slot review was written by Chris Taylor from our OLBG Expert team who has written over 10,000 slot game reviews in an iGaming career spanning over 2 decades. It was then verified/checked by Jenny Mason, our prime Slot reviewer who has 17+ years working in online gambling, top UK brands. 

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