Gladiator Jackpot (NTC33): picking stones in the Coliseum Bonus

This page covers Gladiator Jackpot as it appears on NTC33. The title also turns up on other platforms, but these notes are for the NTC33 version. The characters will be familiar to anyone who has seen the famous arena film, and the bonus round is the most popular part of the game.

Setting off the Coliseum Bonus

The Coliseum Bonus is triggered by 3 to 5 scattered Coliseum bonus symbols. Instead of going straight to free spins, you are taken to the stadium wall and asked to pick stones. Each stone reveals something, and the row it sits in decides what kind of prize it is.

What each row of stones gives you

The wall is split into four rows:

• Row 1: the number of free games
• Row 2: the prize multiplier for those games
• Row 3: extra scatter symbols
• Row 4: extra wild symbols

The extra scatters and wilds from rows 3 and 4 are spread across the reels during your free games. More wilds on the reels means more lines completed, so a good pick on row 4 can matter as much as a high spin count.

Commodus in the free games

During the free games, keep an eye on the middle reel. Whenever Commodus lands on reel three, you receive three extra games. It can extend a round that looked short when the stones were picked.

The red or black gamble

Wins under a set limit can be taken to the Double-Your-Money gamble. You pick whether the next card will be red or black. Guess right and the win doubles; guess wrong and it is gone. It is a coin flip, so only gamble amounts you are happy to lose.

You can play Gladiator Jackpot on NTC33, and there are more NTC33 reel notes for the platform's other titles.