Sparta is a 5 reel, 30 line slot machine from Playtech. As the name indicates it has a theme based on the ancient Greek state which was a dominant power during the Greco-Persian Wars. Of course nobody is looking for a history lesson at All Online Slots so lets get on with the game details.

The game comes in a good selection of coin sizes starting at 1c and going up to between 50c and $1 depending on where you play. Maximum bet is ten coins per line so if you are going to hit the max bet button you are looking at 300 coins per spin of $3 at the 1c coin size.

The soldier symbols appears only on the middle three reels but is one of the most important symbols. Any time you get a wild on the screen that wild expands to fill the whole reel. This makes getting big wins a little easier and can really make for some huge multi-line hits if you get all three wilds on the screen at the same time.

Obviously you cannot get five wilds but in a bit of a twist the biggest single winner is for the scatters which pay 200X your bet for five. At max bet this pays 60,000 coins which is not only a great win but it also means you have won the free spins bonus - more on that later.

The top line win of 4,000 coins is won by getting five of the ship symbols on any active line. This jackpot might seem a bit low but you can hit it on several lines. For example if you get a ship on the middle position on reels one and five and the three wilds you win the top prize of 4,000 coins on 10 different lines.

At max bet all wins are multiplied by 10 so in the example above you would win 4,000 coins X 10 Lines X 10 coins or a huge 400,000 coins! Even at the lowest 1c coin size this pays a very nice $4000. At the 50c coin size this jackpot comes in at a life changing $200,000!

Of course there are lots more line pays than just the top jackpot. In total there are 36 unique winning combinations on Sparta. The second highest line win is 2000 coins for the five weapons. This is followed by 750 coins for the five vases and then 500 coins for either five swords or shields.

The scattered army symbols are the key to the free spins. Get three or more and you win 25 free games with all wins doubled. To make the free spins a bit more exciting you are guaranteed to get at least one reel of wild symbols on every spin. This makes getting the big hits even easier on the free games.

If you want another way to win, Sparta offers the chance to gamble your wins with a video poker style double up feature. You can choose to do a full double or a half double and your aim is to pick a card higher than the one revealed.

Overall, Sparta is a top quality slot game from Playtech. In the past Playtech slot games have lagged behind some of the other software providers but we can now say that they are up there with the best of them.