King of Spear Slot by Pragmatic Play

Gates Formula With a Ladder

King of Spear runs on the same engine Pragmatic Play built for Gates of Olympus. Six reels, five rows, symbols paying anywhere on screen when you land five or more of a kind. Tumbling wins. Multiplier symbols that add together and multiply your total at the end of each cascade sequence. The template is identical.

The twist is a four-level progression system during free spins. Collect enough multiplier symbols and the minimum value those multipliers carry gets pushed higher. Level 1 starts at 2x minimum. After collecting 6 multiplier symbols, Level 2 locks in 8x as the floor. Five more (11 total) reaches Level 3 at 15x minimum. Four more (15 total) maxes out at Level 4 with a 50x floor.

At Level 4, every multiplier symbol that lands carries between 50x and 100x. Multiple multipliers in one cascade still add together. The floor guarantee changes the math of later free spins dramatically compared to the base Gates formula where low 2x and 3x multipliers dilute big moments.

Four Buy Tiers

The buy options map directly to the level system:

• 100x - Start at Level 1 (2x minimum)
• 200x - Start at Level 2 (8x minimum)
• 400x - Start at Level 3 (15x minimum)
• 500x - Start at Level 4 (50x minimum)

The 500x buy guarantees every multiplier in your bonus runs between 50x and 100x. That's a steep entry price, but it removes the grind of collecting 15 symbols just to reach the top tier. Whether the math justifies buying Level 4 directly versus grinding through from Level 1 depends on how many free spins each run produces.

Flat Paytable, One Exception

Something unusual: all regular symbols pay the same amount. Five of any symbol anywhere pays 100x base bet. Four pays 40x. Three pays 10x. The only exception is the highest symbol which also pays for two of a kind at 3x. In practice, this means the game doesn't care which symbols you match - only how many and what multiplier sits on the board when the cascade finishes.

It simplifies the feel. You're watching for multiplier symbols and scatter triggers, not hoping for specific premium symbol clusters. The game knows what it wants to be about and strips away distractions.

Southeast Asian Template

An Angkor Wat-inspired warrior king with spear and shield stands guard beside the grid. Gemstone symbols in various cuts and colors fill the positions - diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires. Golden temple architecture frames everything. It looks polished.

But the resemblance to Gates of Olympus and its many variants is hard to ignore. Swap the warrior king for Zeus, change the gems to Greek pottery, and the gameplay is nearly identical. The level-up system adds structure to the bonus round that the original Gates lacks, and the four-tier buy menu gives players more control over their entry point. Those are meaningful additions. They're just layered on top of a foundation the community has seen dozens of times by now.

Four progressive jackpots (Grand, Mega, Major, Minor) trigger randomly after base game spins. The Ante Bet at 1.25x stake is lighter than most Pragmatic ante options. The 5,000x cap matches the original Gates ceiling - no upgrade there despite the higher-tier mechanics.