Time Machine Slot
Time travel has long held a fascination and pops up regularly in TV programmes, films, books and stories. Well now’s your chance to be the Dr Who of your own adventure as you step into time travelling-themed slot Time Machine and try your luck to return to the lands of the Romans.
In their day they were of course the big super power, with a growing empire and leaders in the advancements of civilisation. They built aqueducts, viaducts, amphitheatres, temples and roads and they held many nations under fear and control. It’s therefore debatable whether this is actually the most pleasant period of history to return to, but it’s certainly rich in recognisable symbolism and so makes for an enjoyable and enticing slot.
Standard Layout
Time Machine by PAF has a standard 5 x 3 layout with 15 paylines, between 5 and 25 free spins on offer and a 1-5x multiplier available. The Roman theme is denoted in the symbols which include a coin featuring the head of Caesar Augustus. Amphoras, a soldier’s helmet, a gyroscopic globe and some seemingly incongruous, modern pieces of technology also crop up. Interestingly it’s these three (which appear to be a sat nav, a smartphone and a digital camera) that hold the highest value on the board - the latter can be worth anything up to 40,000. Although whether a GPS would actually fetch more than an original Roman helmet at an auction is arguable.
Roaming Roman Times
If you want to get to the Roman Age you must first collect enough coins and bonuses to activate the machine of time travel; you can bet anything from 0.15 coins up to a max bet of 30 coins. The number of free spins you can achieve depends on how many of the scatter symbols you land on a payline, but there’s between 5 and 25 free spins on offer, as well as anything up to a 5x multiplier on your wins. Landing two or more of the vortex symbols on a payline activates the time travel device. From here you can end up in three different locations, so fasten your seatbelt for a journey through time and space.
Space Raiding
The first location you may end up in is the setting of a Renaissance painting in action, where you must fit together a puzzle Da Vinci Code style to complete said painting (although that’s probably not how Da Vinci did it). The second is less convivial - an amphitheatre, the type where the Romans used to throw Christians to lions. Open the doors and catch your reward whilst keeping an eye out for prowling big cats. The last location is in a totally different vein, taking you on an intergalactic journey to another planet. Yes, another planet.
Presumably this is a nod to time travelling forward in time to a future where we are better able to explore deep space, but it does seem oddly out of context here. This is a slot game though, not a narrative masterpiece, so if you don’t think too hard about it it’s all very entertaining. Instead, focus on the creatures you’ll find on this planet, because these creatures conceal prizes. Who knows, maybe the space exploration of the future will include hidden treasure among the indigenous life forms we’ll find there.
Other PAF Creations
If you enjoyed this game, you could try more of PAF’s creations like I’m a Celebrity Get Me Outta Here. Or if you would rather play something from another developer, try Snow Honeys by the software giant Microgaming. It has 20 paylines, a medium level of volatility and an RTP of just under 96%.
If it’s time travel that you’re after, your options are fairly limited, but you might be pleased to discover that the theme isn’t exclusive to PAF. Cryptologic have their own version of Time Machine, a 20 payline, 5 x 3 slot that covers different periods of history. There’s no free spins or multipliers on offer with this one though, so you might prefer to stick with the PAF take on Time Machine.
Fun and Quirky
The time travel aspect of the Time Machine video slot is really fun and quite quirky. While it might take some patience to activate, the feature rounds offer a good deal of challenge and something a little bit different to other slots. Your play is accompanied by rousing music that adds to the already well-formed atmosphere and excitement of the game. The historical edge to it is really nice too, with plenty of throwbacks to actual occurrences in the recesses of time which give that extra bit of finesse to a satisfying and high quality game.
