Chronos - Sands of Eternity (Pragmatic Play): giant symbols, a four-level bonus ladder and a 7,500x ceiling
Published 11 November 2026. Pragmatic Play released Chronos - Sands of Eternity on 9 November 2026, and it puts the god of time to work: the longer a bonus round lasts, the stronger it gets. Chronos stands at the side of the grid with his hourglass and scythe, while wilds and high symbols can land twice their normal size, carrying multipliers that add together. The base game is a plain 5x4 with 20 paylines. The bonus round is the whole point: four levels, bigger symbols at each step, and a finale where only money and collect symbols spin.
Images: official key art and game screenshots.
Key facts
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
|---|---|
| Release date | 9 November 2026 (Spain, Greece, Italy, Peru and Romania follow on 7 December 2026) |
| Layout | 5 reels, 4 rows, 20 paylines |
| RTP | 96.50% (also 95.50% and 94.50%) |
| Volatility | Medium |
| Max win | 7,500x the bet |
| Bets | From 0.20 to 240 per spin (up to 600 with ante bets) |
| Signature mechanic | Giant 2x2 and 3x3 symbols with multipliers up to 24x |
| Bonus | Levelled free spins with a money-collect finale |
Giant symbols carry the base game
Wilds and high-paying symbols can land as normal 1x1 symbols or as 2x2 blocks. The larger blocks carry a random multiplier from 1x to 12x, and when more than one multiplier lands in the same winning combination, the values are added together before they are applied to the payout. A 12x block on its own can turn a modest line win into the spin that carries a session, and two multiplied symbols in one line add up rather than multiplying each other.
The wild appears on all five reels and substitutes for everything except the scatter, and five wilds on a line pay 25x, the same as the top character symbol, the robed king. Below him the paytable runs through a dark-haired warrior at 10x for five, a woman at 6x, two armoured men at 5x and 4x, then the royals from 2x for five aces down to 1x for five tens or jacks. The scatter is a golden hourglass and it appears on all five reels, so every spin carries a small chance of opening the bonus round.
A bonus round that climbs four levels
Three, four or five scatters award 6, 8 or 10 free spins, and every scatter that lands during the round goes into a meter. Every third scatter collected adds six more free spins and moves the round up a level, through four levels in total. Level 1 guarantees at least one 2x2 high or wild symbol with a multiplier from 1x to 12x on every spin. Level 2 brings 3x3 symbols into play on reels 2, 3 and 4, with multipliers up to 24x, while the smaller symbols still top out at 12x. Level 3 raises the floor: the 3x3 symbols carry 12x to 24x, and every other multiplied symbol can reach 24x too.
After the fourth retrigger the round changes shape entirely: only money symbols, collect symbols and blanks spin. Each money symbol takes a random value drawn from the wins of the individual free spins played across the earlier levels, so a round that paid well feeds bigger values into its own finale, and every collect symbol that lands pays the sum of all money symbols on screen at once. The round cannot retrigger beyond this level, and the 7,500x cap ends the round on the spot when it is hit, with any remaining spins lost.
Ante bets and two bonus buys
Outside normal play there are two ways to change the odds, and they cannot be combined. Two ante bets raise the cost of each spin in exchange for a better chance of triggering the bonus naturally: the first multiplies the bet by 30 and doubles the trigger chance at 96.51% RTP, the second multiplies it by 50 and gives five times the trigger chance at 96.50% RTP. Normal play uses a 20x bet multiplier, which is why the cost per spin can reach 600 with an ante bet active even though the base range is 0.20 to 240.
The buy menu offers the standard free spins round for 100x the base bet at 96.52% RTP, and a super version for 200x at 96.53% RTP that sets a minimum multiplier of 6x on high and wild symbols in levels 1 and 2, and 12x in level 3. The super buy does not change the ladder; it raises the floor under the multipliers that drive it.
What to check before playing
Two details are worth a second look. The launch is staggered: Spain, Greece, Italy, Peru and Romania get the game on 7 December 2026, a month after the global release, so players in those markets will not find it in lobbies yet. And the provider page itself disagrees with itself on one number: its short summary says the bonus starts with 6 to 8 free spins, while the detailed text on the same page and the launch press release both say 6, 8 or 10 depending on the scatter count, so this article follows the detailed wording.
The headline RTP of 96.50% is also only one of three configurations, with 95.50% and 94.50% in circulation, so the setting at your casino is worth checking before a long session. The 7,500x max win is agreed everywhere, and so is the medium volatility rating.
Sources
- Chronos - Sands of Eternity - Pragmatic Play (official game page: wilds and high symbols land as 1x1 or 2x2 with multipliers up to 12x in the base game, multipliers add together, 3 to 5 scatters trigger 6, 8 or 10 free spins, every third scatter adds six spins and unlocks levels with 3x3 symbols and multipliers up to 24x, after the fourth retrigger only money and collect symbols land)
- Chronos: Sands of Eternity slot launched by Pragmatic Play - European Gaming (9 November 2026, release on 9 November in most markets, Spain, Greece, Italy, Peru and Romania on 7 December, RTP 96.50%, giant symbols and combined multipliers, bonus levels and collect phase)
- Chronos Sands of Eternity Slot Review - FruitySlots (5x4 grid, 20 paylines, RTP 96.50%, medium volatility, paytable values, level 1 to 4 rules, ante bets 30x and 50x with RTP 96.51% and 96.50%, bonus buys 100x and 200x with RTP 96.52% and 96.53%, super buy minimum multipliers, bets 0.20 to 600 with ante bets, game screenshots)
- Chronos - Sands of Eternity Slot Review - Casinos.com (release 9 November 2026, RTP 96.50%, medium volatility, 5 reels, 4 rows, 20 paylines, bets 0.20 to 240, max win 7,500x, 3, 4 or 5 scatters award 6, 8 or 10 free spins, bonus buys 100x and 200x)
- Chronos - Sands of Eternity Demo Slot - LiveBet (release 9 November 2026, RTP 96.50%, medium volatility, 5x4 layout, 20 paylines, max win 7,500x, money collect mechanic in the bonus)
- Pragmatic Play launches Chronos - Sands of Eternity with giant symbols and multipliers up to 24x - The Bet Press (9 November 2026, global release 9 November, Spain, Greece, Italy, Peru and Romania on 7 December, 2x2 symbols with multipliers up to 12x, bonus levels with 3x3 symbols and multipliers up to 24x)