Lord of the Ocean is a Novomatic slot from 2008 that takes the Book of Ra formula under the sea. Poseidon is the top symbol, and his golden gate works as both wild and scatter. The free spins use a randomly chosen expanding symbol, just like the book games. It suits players who like that classic expanding symbol bonus and prefer an ocean theme to Egyptian tombs.
How does Lord of the Ocean work?
The game has five reels, three rows and 10 paylines. Wins pay from left to right. Poseidon, the mermaid and treasure symbols are the higher pays, while card royals are the lower pays.
Poseidon's Gate is the key symbol. It substitutes for other symbols as a wild, and it also pays as a scatter anywhere on the reels. Three or more gates start the free games. After a win you can usually try the gamble feature to double the prize.
What are the Lord of the Ocean bonus features?
Three or more gates award 10 free spins. Before they start, one symbol is chosen at random to be the special expanding symbol for the round.
During the free spins, whenever that symbol lands on enough reels to form a win, it expands to fill each reel it is on and pays across all lines. The positions do not need to be next to each other. If Poseidon is chosen and fills the screen, you reach the top payout.
Three more gates during the round add another 10 spins with the same special symbol. There is no limit on retriggers in the versions we checked.
Is Lord of the Ocean worth playing? RTP and volatility explained
OLBG and SlotCatalog both list the RTP at 95.1%, slightly below the online average. SlotCatalog notes that the game has RTP ranges and at least one casino shows a lower figure, so check the info screen before playing.
Volatility is rated very high by OLBG and high by SlotCatalog. The maximum win is less clear: OLBG lists 5,000x, while SlotCatalog lists about 10,044x. Around 30% of spins return a win, but most are small, and the bonus decides how a session goes.
Tips before you play Lord of the Ocean
- Check the RTP in the game rules, since lower settings exist at some casinos.
- Hope for a high paying expanding symbol, but plan your budget for the times a low symbol is picked.
- Avoid the gamble feature if you want to limit variance.
- Use the demo to get a feel for how often the gates appear before staking real money.
- If you already know Book of Ra Deluxe, expect the same rhythm here: long quiet spells, then a bonus that decides the session.