Pharaoh Mysteries Slots

Pharoah Mysterious is yet another ancient Egyptian slot here to join the online casino industry. I would presume many slot developers have a 'if it's not broken, don't fix it' policy when it comes to picking slot themes at times. They know what kind of games the average gambler is looking for and Egyptian slots are about as cliche as it gets.

That being said, there's a reason Egypt itself is so fascinating. It's the sand, the gods, the pyramids and the statues - all of this combined creates an atmosphere unlike any other that inspires our imagination and fascinates so many of us. This game was also produced from one of the industry's oldest and most well known providers, Real Time Gaming. Back in the late 90s, the slot industry was new and there were only a few developers out there publishing online slots. Nowadays, there are so many competing casinos, it can get overwhelming! However, RTG games continue to be popular, and I look forward to every new release of theirs.

This game is played on five reels and features three rows of games. There are ten total pay lines, and it only costs $0.10 per spin to play. However if you want to increase your wager per spin, you can increase it all the way up to $25 per spin. Otherwise, this game is exceptional considering the mix of potent special features and large payouts. You can land up to 5,000x your stake or 50,000x the line bet. This game contains all of the ancient Egyptian symbolism you'd expect from a slot. There are pyramids and palm trees. The presence of the desert winds is palpable.

Symbols

The top paying regular symbol is the book, which pays out 2000 credits. The golden scarab pays out 1000 credits for five, and the Egyptian eye pays out 500 credits for a match of five. The crossed symbol also plays out 500 coins for five, and is the last of the high paying regular symbols. The low paying regular symbols are represented the K,J,Q,A, 9 and 10 which all pay 100 credits for a match of five. Interestingly these aren't the lowest paying symbols. Instead, the lowest paying symbols are the carved Nefertiti, the sphinx, the bird and the Ankh. This is a high volatility game with ten fixed pay lines.

Special Features

There is a gold scatter symbol and a coin scatter symbol. If you land three or more of the gold scatter, you'll trigger free games. Five scatters pay out 20 free games, while four scatters award fifteen free games and three scatters award 10 free games. During this feature every wild symbol will assume the value of any hieroglyph on the board, and all wild symbols are collected during the free spins and awarded at the end of the round. The feature is retriggered every 4th wild symbol you collect, and every time you trigger the feature your multiplier will increase. By your third retrigger, they'll award you 10x. After the third retrigger,you can no longer retrigger the feature.

Landing three coin scatters on the middle of the reel activates the Hold and Spin feature. When the feature begins the coin scatters are held in place while other symbols around them fade away. You'll receive three free spins, and the value of the scatters in the middle of the reel is added to the total wins. You'll be guaranteed a win of at least 20x your bet during this feature, and if you haven't reached this multiplier three more respins will be awarded.