Bow of Artemis: Slot Overview

In Ancient Greek lore, Artemis was revered as the goddess of the hunt, wild animals, childbirth, vegetation, and chastity. As Zeus’ daughter and Apollo’s sister, she was the kind of deity people might have called upon for protection in childbirth or success in the wild. There’s no delivering babies here, but Pragmatic Play’s online slot Bow of Artemis leans heavily into the hunting theme. It should suit players who enjoy cluster pays gameplay, where winning symbols are gathered to activate grid modifiers, building toward a progressive bonus that also brings multipliers into play.

As with the popular Gates of Olympus 1000, Bow of Artemis places its godly figure prominently on the right side of the screen, watching over the action in suitably divine fashion. After that, the similarities largely end, not least because Bow of Artemis is set in an autumn forest filled with red-yellow leaves under a mystical, warm-toned glow. The game doesn’t go especially deep into mythology, and the grid design won’t win beauty contests, but it explores the theme enough to keep things engaging.

As for the grid, it’s a sizeable one, built from 8 columns and 8 rows, paying out when at least 5 identical symbols connect horizontally and/or vertically. This is a high volatility title, and its top RTP is 96.05% – though the return dips slightly when the main feature is purchased. Typical of a Prag slot, the betting span is broad, letting players choose stakes from 20 c or as high as $/€240.

Jack, Queen, King, and Ace make up Bow of Artemis’ lower-paying symbols, while deer, wolves, and beers sit at the top end. A cluster of 5 matching symbols pays 0.1 to 1 times the bet, rising to 50x to 1,000x for clusters of 25+ identical symbols. The game’s wild symbol replaces all other symbols. Wilds can show up through the Wild Pack or Lucky Wild features. The same wild can link in multiple ways, forming more than one winning combination with different symbols.

Bow of Artemis: Slot Features

A key addition in Bow of Artemis is the tumble feature, which ties into several other mechanics. With tumbling, winning symbols are removed from the grid, the remaining symbols fall into place, and fresh symbols drop in from above to fill the empty spaces. If another win forms after a tumble, the feature repeats.

Spin Features

During the base game, special coloured marks can appear behind standard symbols. When a win occurs on a marked position, it activates a specific modifier based on the mark’s colour once all tumbles for that spin have finished:

• Brown – awards The Chase Begins. The screen is cleared of all symbols, and new symbols
  come into the screen.
• Teal – awards the Wild Pack. All instances of one random symbol on the grid are transformed into wilds.
• Purple – awards Big Game Hunter. Random blocks of 2×2 of the same symbol are added to random positions on the grid.
• Red – awards Colossal Game. A random block of 3×3, 4×4, or 5×5 of the same symbol type is added to a random position on the grid.
• Blue – awards Lucky Wilds. From 5 to 15 wild symbols are added to the grid in random positions.
• Green – awards Power. Randomly, 10 to 30 instances of a pay symbol are added to the screen.

The Hunt Progressive Feature

Winning symbols are collected by The Hunt meter. Once a certain number has been gathered, The Hunt feature begins. The meter resets to zero if no further winning symbols explode due to a tumble. When 105 symbols are collected, The Hunt starts at Level 1. If 130, 155, or 185 points are collected on the triggering spin, the feature starts with a multiplier of x2, x3, or x5, respectively. This multiplier affects all wins. While the feature is active, all spin modifiers are guaranteed to play once per level in sequence. On top of that, collecting enough winning symbols during the feature moves you up to the next level:

• Level 2 – collect 140 symbols during Level 1 to advance. This gives +1 to the multiplier. If 165, 190, or 220 winning symbols are collected during Level 1, the multiplier increases by +2, +3, or +5, respectively.
• Level 3 – collect 140 symbols during Level 2 to advance. This gives +1 to the multiplier. If 170, 190, or 220 winning symbols are collected during Level 1, the multiplier increases by +2, +3, or +5, respectively.
• Level 4 – collect 152 symbols during Level 3 to advance. This gives +1 to the multiplier. If 190, 200 or 220 winning symbols are collected during Level 1, the multiplier increases by +2, +3, or +5, respectively.
• Level 5 – collect 152 symbols during Level 4 to advance. This gives +1 to the multiplier. If 190, 200 or 220 winning symbols are collected during Level 1, the multiplier increases by +2, +3, or +5, respectively.

The feature finishes if you don’t collect enough symbols to reach the next level, or once every spin feature from Level 5 has been played.

Buy The Hunt

The Hunt feature can be activated immediately from the base game for 100 times the bet. The maximum RTP value when buying the feature is 96.02%.

Bow of Artemis: Slot Verdict

Viewed through the lens of growth, iteration, and digital ideas combining into new forms, it’s easy to spot some of the influences that helped shape Bow of Artemis. One clear thread is the Reactoonz approach of collecting winning symbols to unlock modifiers, here building toward a main feature once the meter is filled. It’s a setup that has delivered before, and it fits Bow of Artemis well too. There isn’t a traditional, set number of free spins bonus round. Even so, the sheer scale of the grid gives plenty of space for clusters to land, and each level ensures every modifier gets its moment. Add the ability to level up and repeat the cycle, and The Hunt Progressive feature can run for a good while, ideally stacking up some hefty returns along the way.

Another obvious ancestor is Gems Bonanza, a 2020 release that operates in a very similar way. Pragmatic Play has adjusted parts of the formula, however. The Green Mark Power modifier is a fresh inclusion, and the symbol-collection requirements for triggering features and levelling up have been changed. The method for increasing the win multiplier has also been reworked. Beyond that, the experience is largely comparable, and both share the same top win potential of up to 10,000x times the stake. All told, Bow of Artemis may not be essential, but if you’re into Reactoonz-style gameplay, or the idea of a Gems Bonanza refresh sounds appealing, it’s a slot worth targeting.