by Pragmatic PlayReleased Feb 20, 2024
Gates of Olympus 1000 reskinned with an African safari theme - same 1,000x multipliers and 15,000x cap, different wallpaper.

Game Type
RTP
96.5%
Volatility
High
Max Win
15,000x
Grid
6x5
Reels
6
Rows
5
Paylines
Scatter Pays (symbols pay anywhere)
Min Bet
$0.2
Max Bet
$100

Animal Magic 1000 is Gates of Olympus 1000 with the Greek mythology stripped out and African wildlife pasted over it. Same 6x5 scatter pays grid. Same tumble mechanic. Same multiplier symbols ranging from 2x to 1,000x. Same 15,000x maximum win. The RTP stays at 96.50%. Nothing in the math model changed.
You get lions, elephants, leopards, gorillas, and rhinos instead of rings, chalices, and hourglasses. Colored gems replace the card symbols. The savanna background with acacia trees replaces the marble columns and cloudy Olympus backdrop. That's the extent of the difference.
If you've played the original Gates of Olympus, the "1000" version doubles down on the multiplier system. Standard GoO caps multiplier symbols at 500x. This one pushes to 1,000x. That single change reshapes the entire win ceiling - from 5,000x in the original to 15,000x here.
Multiplier symbols drop randomly during base game spins and tumbles. When the tumble sequence ends, all visible multiplier values get added together and applied to the total win. Land a 500x and a 250x in the same chain with a decent hit underneath, and numbers escalate quickly. The 1,000x value rarely appears, but when it does alongside other multipliers, the combined total can push a mediocre base win into serious territory.
Four scatters trigger 15 free spins. The key difference from the base game: multiplier values accumulate into a running total that never resets until the round ends. Every multiplier symbol that lands adds to this total, and every win gets multiplied by whatever that total has reached.
By spin 10, a decent session might have a combined multiplier of 50x or 80x. A mediocre session sits around 15x to 25x. A great one with 250x or 500x symbols hitting early pushes past 200x, and then any win on the remaining spins becomes significant. Three or more scatters during the round retrigger with 5 extra spins, giving the accumulated multiplier more room to grow.
Ante bet mode at 25x (25% extra cost) doubles your scatter frequency. Buy feature costs 100x your bet for instant access. Both maintain 96.50% RTP.
Pragmatic Play releases region-specific reskins frequently. Animal Magic 1000 exists as a separate title in certain markets, offering the same product under a different brand. For players, the calculus is simple: do you prefer looking at African animals or Greek gods while the same math plays out behind the curtain?
The 15,000x cap is strong by any standard. The 1,000x multiplier ceiling creates genuine big-win potential that the original GoO can't match. If your casino carries Animal Magic 1000 but not Gates of Olympus 1000, you're not missing anything by playing this version. The engine underneath is identical. If both are available, pick whichever theme you'd rather stare at for a hundred spins.