Mysteries of Egypt Slot Machine
Head to the heart of the Egyptian dessert where there are tombs and pyramids that are hiding a secret fortune. This ancient Egyptian themed online slot machine features a stunning design, free spins, wilds, multipliers, scatters and a non-progressive jackpot worth 2,000x your stake.
The creators of this slot machine are Red Rake Gaming – a company who have released a selection of over 70 different slot titles with different styles. Mysteries of Egypt slot isn’t the only slot machine with a heritage theme, because Red Rake Gaming have also released a previous slot titled Rome.
Whilst both slot machines offer a similar theme, they both offer very different features. Mysteries of Egypt slot game was released in the early half of 2016 and despite its ancient theme, it offers many modern features that can reward you greatly.
Mysteries of Egypt has 5 reels and 25 paylines allowing you to play from 0.10 a spin up to a maximum of 100.00 a spin – which isn’t a huge amount when it comes to high rollers.
Ancient Design
The design of this slot machine is superb, your whole screen is made to look like you are in the hot sandy Egyptian desert with an eerie looking sky. Your reels are set in stone and to the left and right of the reels are various statues, pyramids and flickering torches. The paylines are highlighted either side of the reels and you will find betting options and your paytable to the lower of your reels.
All of the symbols on the reels are made to look like they have been carved into stone – exactly how Hieroglyphics look. The symbols that are featured within this slot game are; Ankh, pyramids, scarab, Tutankhamun, Anubis, Eye of Horus, Nefertiti, Mau (black cat) and four other Egyptian symbols etched into stone.
Hot Wins
The maximum that can be won from the slot game is the non-progressive jackpot of 2,00x your stake. This will be awarded to your balance when you spin in five of a kind of the pyramid wild symbols.
Mau and the Eye of Horus symbols offer the second highest pay at 500x your stake.
Nefertiti and Anubis offer a 250x multiplier when you spin in five on your active payline.
Ancient Bonuses
Mysteries of Egypt slot machine offers plenty of features that can reward players with differing amounts of cash, so it’s best to know what to look out for. There are many special symbols that hold different features, which are:
- Wild: there are two versions of wilds to this game, a wild multiplier (scarab) will award either a 2x, 3x or 4x multiplier for triggering either 2, 3 or 4 on your reels. The amount awarded will either award the multiplier or if it falls on the reels with other wins, the multiplier will also be applied to those win too. The normal wild symbols are the pyramid symbols – these not only award the non-progressive jackpot, but they will substitute for all other symbols that can be found on the reels (bar the scatters) to complete winning paylines.
- Scatters: Tutankhamun will award 7 free spins when three symbols appear on your reels. You are in control of your free spins and will play them out manually.
- Free spins: During your 7 free spins, collect as many scatter symbols as you can, to receive additional free spins and to turn other characters on the reels into wilds. Nefertiti, Mau and Eye of Horus are the scatter symbols that can award up to 2 additional free spins.
Mystery Verdict
Statistically speaking, Mystery of Egypt slot machine is a low to medium variance slot machine with a return to player (RTP) percentage of 95.49%. The design of this slot game is great as it allows you to win low amounts on a regular basis – this would make it a low volatile slot machine, one that will suit all slot budgets, especially players who love to bet low stakes.
There is a big potential jackpot on offer – especially when you are playing maximum stakes, but the vast majority of wins will come during the base game as there as so many ways to win – thanks to all of the different symbols on the reels.
When we played the game, we managed to trigger wins in almost every spin and the amount of wilds that are featured can boost your balance drastically.
