Play Age of the Dogs

Age of the Dogs by Playtech takes a much lighter approach to mythology than most ancient themed slot games. Instead of warriors and gods, the entire world is built around animated dogs inspired by figures from Greek mythology, and the result feels far more playful than serious. Reels can grow larger, symbols can transform, and extra respins can suddenly extend a sequence longer than expected. The base game already feels busy because of the cluster system, but the Bonus Spins round pushes the mechanics even further once the larger reel setups begin appearing more regularly. 

The visual style leans fully into colourful fantasy styling with a floating temple, cloudy skies and a glowing torch with riches. Even though the setting is inspired by ancient mythology, the atmosphere stays very relaxed because the dogs themselves are designed with exaggerated cartoon expressions rather than realistic detail. 

Ares appears as a large red Doberman warrior dog, Hermes arrives as an Italian Greyhound carrying a staff, Artemis appears as an energetic pug hunter, and Poseidon takes the form of a cheerful Shiba Inu holding a trident. Every feature character comes with separate animations that make the reels feel more alive once the feature sequences start triggering together. 

The symbols themselves remain easy to read despite the amount of activity happening on the screen. Weapons, shields, gemstones, and crests fill most of the grid while the glowing Wild paw symbol and bone Scatter symbol stand out immediately whenever they appear. 

The payout values below are based on a 1 total bet. 

The Wild symbol substitutes for every regular symbol except the Scatter and Dog symbols. Scatter bone symbols trigger the Bonus Spins feature when 3 land during the same spin. 

Bonus Spins 

Landing 3 Scatter symbols awards the Bonus Spins feature. Before the round begins, 5 separate feature options appear, each offering a different starting amount of spins together with varying numbers of active dog symbols per spin. One mystery option can also randomly combine values from the other available choices. 

Additional Scatter symbols can retrigger extra Bonus Spins during the feature. 

Ares Feature 

Ares expands the grid by adding 1 extra row and 1 extra reel whenever he lands. Once the grid increases in size, Ares transforms into a Wild symbol. The maximum grid size can grow to 10x10, which changes the cluster potential quite heavily once larger symbol groups begin forming. 

Hermes Feature 

Hermes moves across the reels dropping random Wild symbols into different positions. After all Wilds have been placed, any winning symbols explode away from the grid if successful combinations are created. 

Artemis Feature 

Artemis selects up to 3 different symbol types and transforms them into matching symbols. This can suddenly create much larger clusters than the grid originally showed before the feature activated. 

Poseidon Feature 

Poseidon triggers a respin while all current winning clusters remain locked into place. Non-winning symbols are replaced during the respin, and if additional winning clusters appear, another respin is awarded immediately. 

Barking Bets 

The Barking Bets setting adds modified betting options that increase the chances of landing Dogs, triggering Bonus Spins, or activating both together. Different options apply different additional bet costs depending on the selected setting. 

Age of the Dogs uses a cluster pays system rather than paylines. Wins are formed by landing clusters of 5 or more matching symbols anywhere on the grid, and the payout increases depending on how large the cluster becomes. The game starts on a 6x6 setup, although the reels can grow significantly larger once the Ares feature begins expanding the layout. 

Winning clusters disappear after successful combinations, allowing new symbols to drop into place from above. Some spins become focused on reel expansion, others turn into transformation sequences, while Poseidon can suddenly chain several respins together during larger wins. 

The Bonus Spins round also feels noticeably less predictable because the selectable feature options create different reel behaviour depending on which setup is chosen before the feature starts. 

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• Dog Days also uses playful canine visuals together with colourful reel animations and lighter feature pacing. 

Age of the Dogs rarely stays static for very long because something on the reels is usually changing, whether that means symbols transforming, respins triggering, or the entire grid suddenly expanding outward. 

The expanding reel system probably stands out most because the larger layouts noticeably change the pace of the game. Once the reels grow larger, the cluster wins start feeling much more active and the feature combinations become harder to predict. 

Visually, the game also avoids taking itself too seriously, which we like as it helps separate it from the usual mythology themed slot games. The cartoon dogs, bright colours, and exaggerated animations give the game a much lighter personality overall. Playtech managed to keep the mechanics fairly busy without making the screen difficult to follow, which is not always easy in cluster based games with expanding grids.