Aureus

Aureus Review

As bizarre as it sounds, open and closed brackets are what will help you win in this release from Crazy Tooth Studios and Microgaming. That’s the brand-new pay mechanism that you’ll get to experience should you join the silver-bearded Jupiter’s realm.

Set in what looks like the legendary Mount Olympus, the game borrows its theme from Ancient Rome. Here, the cartoonish god of sky and thunder rules the 5×3 reels, bestowing coins as regular symbols and an abundance of reel modifiers to help you move across the slot’s phases. Originally, Aureus were worth 25 silver denarii in Ancient Rome; how much can you win on this slot?

SLOT FEATURES	CoinVerge Lightning, Aureus Respins, Win Multipliers, Symbol Upgrades
RELEASE DATE	4th March 2021
GAME PROVIDER	Crazy Tooth Studios/Microgaming
SLOT TYPE	Video Slot
THEME	Ancient Rome
REELS, ROWS, PAYLINES	5 Reels, 4 Rows, CoinVerge
BET LEVELS	£0.20 – £80
MAXIMUM WIN	2,431x Your Bet
SCATTER SYMBOL	No
WILD SYMBOL	No
BONUS GAME	Yes
FREE SPINS	No
RESPINS	Yes
MULTIPLIERS	Yes
JACKPOT	No
RETURN TO PLAYER	96.00%
VOLATILITY	Medium

Aureus Bonus Features

With Aureus, Crazy Tooth Studios has created something rather unusual and, so far, unique. The regular paylines have been replaced by the new CoinVerge mechanics, while wilds and scatters have been omitted altogether.

What you end up with here is an irregular 5×3 grid filled with cash coins and other special features like respins, win multipliers, coin upgrades and more. The classic free spins round is swapped for respins and there’s also another bonus game that triggers randomly. Despite extensive interchanges, the slot remains easy and enjoyable to play.

CoinVerge Feature

Invented by the developers, the CoinVerge mechanic replaces paylines in Aureus and pays based on the coin values in the ‘collection area’. When you spin the reels, you’ll see open and closed brackets sliding down both sides of the reels. If they align on the same row(s), then all the symbols within this collection area are summed up and paid out.

Alongside coins with values, you may also be lucky enough to collect special symbols and random reel modifiers. These can be anything from respins to coin multipliers to upgrade coins. Here’s what’s on offer:

• Multiplier Coin – multiplies your wins within the collection area from 2x up to 5x.
• Upgrade Coin – boosts all low and medium paying coins into high paying coins and awards an additional high-paying symbol.
• Collect Column Coin – collects all coins on the corresponding reel.
• Collect All Coin – collects all symbols available.
• Respins Coin – awards up to 5 respins.

Aureus Respins

Instead of free spins, Aureus offers plenty of respins to lucky players. During the feature, the triggering collection area stays sticky for the duration of the round affording you 2, 3 or 5 extra goes at winning a batch of Roman coins.

CoinVerge Lightning Feature

Closing and opening brackets won’t always fall together in the Aureus slot. But if a closing one appears on the grid and Jupiter is feeling extra generous, he’ll muster all his powers to strike the reels and summon the missing bracket to complete the collection area.

Aureus Jackpot

We didn’t spot any jackpots added to this game, only the 2,431x your stake max win potential. So much for the exciting new mechanics!

RTP and Volatility

For a god of sky and thunder, Jupiter is quite calm in the Aureus slot. To match the max potential, it has a medium volatility and an industry-approved RTP of 96%, so nothing too extreme here.

Where to Play Aureus

For the best gaming experience, play the Aureus slot at the top Microgaming/Crazy Tooth Studio casinos. We recommend Casimba but you can also have a sneak peek at our top casinos’ list for more fantastic options.

Aureus on Mobile

Collect ancient Roman coins on the go with the mobile version of Aureus. It’s fully mobile-optimised for you to have some fun on any device, from any location.