Ben Hur is a part quasi-religious, part historical June 2022 slot game adaptation of the civil war-era American governor-and-military officer Lew Wallace’s 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of The Christ.

Also modeled on the remade 2016 film Ben-Hur; its developer Ainsworth’s similar games include Norse Legend (April 2022), Roma Invicta, Thunder of Asgard, and Viking Reign (July 2020). Themes: classical architecture, Roman military crusade, capital punishment, Christianity, sword fighting, charioteering, martyrdom, and ancient warfare.

Ben Hur has: fifteen symbols; eleven total bets; two scatters; 20 nonadjustable and rightward win lines; and reactivating six-option free games, potentially with up to betX100 mystery wins.

Thirteen symbols (“wild” shield, coin, Ben Hur, chariot, ship, crisscrossing swords, helmet, A, K, Q, J, 9, and 10) pay from X0.50 to X50 for a three to five-of-a-kind.

Ben Hur Game Characteristics

The eight-part book Ben-Hur: A Tale of The Christ’s storyline: Judah Ben-Hur, a disgraced Jew whose father Ithamar ruled Jerusalem, is falsely jailed for allegedly nearly killing Valerius Gratus, the then Roman governor of Judaea.

The one-time unlawfully jailed Ben-Hur endures his royal family’s humiliating dispossession, friend’s betrayal, and survives slavery; after witnessing the relatable Judas-led Jesus Christ’s crucification, the hitherto vengeful Ben-Hur assists oppressed Romanian Christians instead.

The Ben Hur’s 5X3 grid features scaled and partitioned brown reels in a fancy off-white frame. The ionic column-inspired grid is set among dusty gladiatorial statues in the arid Province of Judaea.

Ben Hur’s coins: $0.05, $0.10, $0.15, $0.20, $0.25, $0.50, $0.75, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, and $2.50. Total bets: $1.00 (minimum), $2.00, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00, $10.00, $15.00, $20.00, $30.00, $40.00, $50.00 (maximum).

Ben Hur’s has four special and eleven ordinary symbols. Special: substituting brown-and-golden “wild” shield; free spins-offering chariot-embossed golden coin (scatter); mystery win-awarding gold-filled brown gunnysack (scatter); and free spins-randomizing golden wheat ear.

Ordinaries: red-draped Jewish swordfighter Judah Ben-Hur; two-horse chariot; double red-masted Romanian longship; crisscrossing swords/dipylon shield; red-plumed golden gladiatorial helmet; purple A; orange K; golden Q; blue J; red 10 and green 9.

Ben Hur’s payouts are as follows:
The $1.00 bet: wilds pay $3.00, $5.00 and $6.25; coins pay $2.00, $5.00 and $50.00; Ben Hur pays $2.50, $3.00 and $4.00; chariots pay $2.25, $2.75 and $3.50; ships pay $2.00, $2.50 and $3.25; crisscrossing swords pay $1.75, $2.25 and $3.00; helmets pay $1.50, $2.00 and $2.75; A/K pay $1.00, $1.50 and $2.25; Q/J pay $0.75, $1.25 and $1.75; and 10/9 pay $0.50, $0.75 and $1.25.

The $2.00 bet: wilds pay $6.00, $10.00 and $12.50; coins pay $4.00, $10.00 and $100.00; Ben Hur pays $5.00, $6.00 and $8.00; chariots pay $4.50, $5.50 and $7.00; ships pay $4.00, $5.00 and $6.50; crisscrossing swords pay $3.50, $4.50 and $6.00; helmets pay $3.00, $4.00 and $5.50; A/K pay $2.00, $3.00 and $4.50; Q/J pay $1.50, $2.50 and $3.50; and 10/9 pay $1.00, $1.50 and $2.50.

The $3.00 bet: wilds pay $9.00, $15.00 and $18.75; coins pay $6.00, $15.00 and $150.00; Ben Hur pays $7.50, $9.00 and $12.00; chariots pay $6.75, $8.25 and $10.50; ships pay $6.00, $7.50 and $9.75; crisscrossing swords pay $5.25, $6.75 and $9.00; helmets pay $4.50, $6.00 and $8.25; A/K pay $3.00, $4.50 and $6.75; Q/J pay $2.25, $3.75 and $5.25; and 10/9 pay $1.50, $2.25 and $3.75.

The $4.00 bet: wilds pay $12.00, $20.00 and $25.00; coins pay $8.00, $20.00 and $200.00; Ben Hur pays $10.00, $12.00 and $16.00; chariots pay $9.00, $11.00 and $14.00; ships pay $8.00, $10.00 and $13.00; crisscrossing swords pay $7.00, $9.00 and $12.00; helmets pay $6.00, $8.00 and $11.00; A/K pay $4.00, $6.00 and $9.00; Q/J pay $3.00, $5.00 and $7.00; and 10/9 pay $2.00, $3.00 and $5.00.

The $5.00 bet: wilds pay $15.00, $25.00 and $31.25; coins pay $10.00, $25.00 and $250.00; Ben Hur pays $12.50, $15.00 and $20.00; chariots pay $11.25, $13.75 and $17.50; ships pay $10.00, $12.50 and $16.25; crisscrossing swords pay $8.75, $11.25 and $15.00; helmets pay $7.50, $10.00 and $13.75; A/K pay $5.00, $7.50 and $11.25; Q/J pay $3.75, $6.25 and $8.75; and 10/9 pay $2.50, $3.75 and $6.25.

The $10.00 bet: wilds pay $30.00, $50.00 and $62.50; coins pay $20.00, $50.00 and $500.00; Ben Hur pays $25.00, $30.00 and $40.00; chariots pay $22.50, $27.50 and $35.00; ships pay $20.00, $25.00 and $32.50; crisscrossing swords pay $17.50, $22.50 and $30.00; helmets pay $15.00, $20.00 and $27.50; A/K pay $10.00, $15.00 and $22.50; Q/J pay $7.50, $12.50 and $17.50; and 10/9 pay $5.00, $7.50 and $12.50.

The $15.00 bet: wilds pay $45.00, $75.00 and $93.75; coins pay $30.00, $75.00 and $750.00; Ben Hur pays $37.50, $45.00 and $60.00; chariots pay $33.75, $41.25 and $52.50; ships pay $30.00, $37.50 and $48.75; crisscrossing swords pay $26.25, $33.75 and $45.00; helmets pay $22.50, $30.00 and $41.25; A/K pay $15.00, $22.50 and $33.75; Q/J pay $11.25, $18.75 and $26.25; and 10/9 pay $7.50, $11.25 and $18.75.

The $20.00 bet: wilds pay $60.00, $100.00 and $125.00; coins pay $40.00, $100.00 and $1000.00; Ben Hur pays $50.00, $60.00 and $80.00; chariots pay $45.00, $55.00 and $70.00; ships pay $40.00, $50.00 and $65.00; crisscrossing swords pay $35.00, $45.00 and $60.00; helmets pay $30.00, $40.00 and $55.00; A/K pay $20.00, $30.00 and $45.00; Q/J pay $15.00, $25.00 and $35.00; and 10/9 pay $10.00, $15.00 and $25.00.

The $30.00 bet: wilds pay $90.00, $150.00 and $187.50; coins pay $60.00, $150.00 and $1500.00; Ben Hur pays $75.00, $90.00 and $120.00; chariots pay $67.50, $82.50 and $105.00; ships pay $60.00, $75.00 and $97.50; crisscrossing swords pay $52.50, $67.50 and $90.00; helmets pay $45.00, $60.00 and $82.50; A/K pay $30.00, $45.00 and $67.50; Q/J pay $22.50, $37.50 and $52.50; and 10/9 pay $15.00, $22.50 and $37.50.

The $40.00 bet: wilds pay $120.00, $200.00 and $250.00; coins pay $80.00, $200.00 and $2000.00; Ben Hur pays $100.00, $120.00 and $160.00; chariots pay $90.00, $110.00 and $140.00; ships pay $80.00, $100.00 and $130.00; crisscrossing swords pay $70.00, $90.00 and $120.00; helmets pay $60.00, $80.00 and $110.00; A/K pay $40.00, $60.00 and $90.00; Q/J pay $30.00, $50.00 and $70.00; and 10/9 pay $20.00, $30.00 and $50.00.

The $50.00 bet: wilds pay $150.00, $250.00 and $312.50; coins pay $100.00, $250.00 and $2500.00; Ben Hur pays $125.00, $150.00 and $200.00; chariots pay $112.50, $137.50 and $175.00; ships pay $100.00, $125.00 and $162.50; crisscrossing swords pay $87.50, $112.50 and $150.00; helmets pay $75.00, $100.00 and $137.50; A/K pay $50.00, $75.00 and $112.50; Q/J pay $37.50, $62.50 and $87.50; and 10/9 pay $15.00, $37.50 and $62.50.

3+coins prompt nightly free spins (and potentially drawn “+1/+2/+3 free games” shields; in a fire-lit arena): players select one of the six batches set atop doric columns, below their respective stacked symbols.

Free mode’s selections: helmet-stacking 14 free spins; crisscrossing swords-stacking 13 free spins; ships-stacking 12 free spins; chariots-stacking 11 free spins; Ben Hur-stacking 10 free spins; or randomized five to 19 free spins embedded on a “?” wheat ear.

On selecting a wheat ear, the “?” may display: Ben Hur who offers 5, 10, or 15 free rounds; a chariot that offers 6, 11, or 16 free rounds; ship that offers 7, 12, or 17 free rounds; crisscrossing swords that offer 8, 13, or 18 free rounds; or, helmet that offers 9, 14, or 19 free rounds.

The gold-filled gunnysacks offer randomized mystery prizes, ranging from betX4 to betX100 (from $4.00 to $5000.00 non-progressive jackpot). The HTML5 game Ben Hur has: playing history; desktop/mobile versions; and 5/10/15/20/25 auto mode.

Sounds: ambient bagpipe music; and retro, drumming, chinking, applause, jeering, jingling, clanging, and electric hum effects. Animated 3D graphics: electric charge, thunderstorm, bobbing ship, shaky grid, flipping, spinning, dolly zooming, gushing and overflowing coins, horse-riding Ben Hur, embers, and galloping horses.

Luck in the Ben Hur

Ben Hur is a game of chance whose RTP rate is 96.34%. The house edge is 3.66%.