With the news that Manchester Museum will undergo a £15m transformation in 2023, the people of Manchester are due to get a first-hand look at some more ancient artefacts than ever before.
It’s true that museums draw people in and it’s that fascination with history that has made all things ancient a popular concept in slot games.
The theme is what distinguishes a particular slot from all the others available at an online casino.
The arsenal of slot games available at the top online casinos is staggering now.
Deadwood, Sweet as Candy Prize Lines, Mega Don and Merlin’s Grimoire are just a handful of titles that cover the themes of the Wild West, candy, aquatic adventures and wizard action.
Yet, there is one theme that you’ll probably see more than anything else when scrolling through the latest slots available.
Old gold
For those that develop slots for real money, inspiration appears to come most often from our past.
Ancient civilizations emerged as the favoured basis for creating slots and looking through the titles for play now is like viewing the greatest achievements of humanity over the past several centuries.
So, why not take an immersive and exciting history lesson by trying one of these popular examples?
Ancient Egypt
Players are drawn to these slots because of the ancient domain of Egypt’s mysterious, mystical, and frightening qualities.
For the developers, ancient Egypt is a goldmine for creating symbols to appear on the spinning reels with Cleopatra, sphinxes, hieroglyphics and spooky mummies.
Slots with an ancient Egyptian theme are innumerable, but they tend to be titled ‘Book of the…’.
There are also a couple of Indiana Jones-style adventurers that tend to pop up in this time period with Rich Wilde and John Hunter two names that will be familiar to slot enthusiasts.
An acclaimed game for those looking to try the ancient Egypt theme is the recently released John Hunter and the Book of Tut Respin, but there are plenty to choose from.
By game developer Pragmatic Play, this adventure slot has a 94.47% RTP.
Ancient Greece
Similar to ancient Egypt, ancient Greece provides plenty of familiar symbols to place on the reels with Greek gods a particular favourite.
Father of all gods Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Apollo and others all achieve the desirable goal of being immortalized in their own slot game.
A recommended game in the theme is Gods of Troy, which features the symbols of a horn, a vase, a chariot, a warrior, golden shields and the famed beauty, Helen of Troy.
By developer Red Tiger, this slot has a 92.73% RTP.
Ancient Vikings
From the ninth to the eleventh centuries, the Vikings were pirates, raiders, traders, explorers, and colonisers.
From Scandinavia, they frequently travelled by water and seized control of regions of Europe and beyond.
It’s a theme that has been on the rise recently, probably in no small part to the success of shows like Vikings and The Last Kingdom.
Norse mythology can be a large feature of these slots with Odin, Thor and Loki popular characters to encounter.
Vikings of Fortune is a prime example of this theme with a wild lightning sword that could give you 10,000x your bet.
Blueprint Gaming developed Vikings of Fortune and it has a 95.31% RTP.
History buffs and enthusiasts in Manchester might enjoy checking out all these games and more while we wait on the Museum’s upcoming overhaul.
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