Golden Egypt Slots

One of the classic slots themes that developers come back to time and time again is that of Ancient Egypt. Yes, slots creators and software providers simply can’t resist a game built around pyramids, deserts, and hieroglyphics. It’s probably due to the fact that these ancient icons are exotic enough to feel interesting and unique, but still familiar enough that almost anyone in the world will recognize them immediately and know what they’re getting into.

One of the latest entries into this genre is Golden Egypt by IGT, a new online slot machine that is currently in development. Based on a live machine of the same name, this has all the hallmarks of a machine that is centered on the Egyptian empires of the distant past. But there are some innovative ideas at play here as well, including a feature that’s designed to provide incentive to play just a few more spins in the hopes of triggering another bonus.

Golden Sands

The Golden Egypt video slot is a popular live machine that will soon be coming to online casinos that utilise software by IGT. The brick-and-mortar version featured a gorgeous, colorful display that used bold purple reels to really stand out from the more natural-looking background. The lush area around the Nile River serves as the setting for the game, but the background is fairly subtle, and the screen is pretty clean and easy to view overall.

Since IGT will be developing this for online play, we assume that they will offer a mobile-optimized version that you’ll be able to enjoy on your iPhone or Android device. In the live version, players are able to enjoy this game in a penny slots mode, which allows for low limit play while also providing some options for those gamblers who want to spend more. We’re hoping for a free online slots version when this game comes to the internet as well, since you can only play this title for real money at the moment.

Home of the Pharaohs

The Golden Egypt video slot is a five reel machine that uses an expanded 4x5 layout to deliver 75 active paylines to players on every spin. The object of the game is still the standard one, however: you’re looking to match identical symbols from left to right across all those lines in order to collect prizes. In nearly all cases, you’ll need to hit at least three in a row in order to collect any winnings.

Even the low-paying icons are thematic on this machine, with a collection of Egyptian jewelry and baubles like scarabs and ankhs providing small payouts. The middle of the pay table includes depictions of gods, as well as the Sphinx and a boat sailing down the Nile. Bigger rewards can be earned by matching priests and priestesses, while a pharaoh’s mask offers the largest prizes, with this high-paying icon awarding 300 coins if you manage to connect with five in a row.

Collect and Win

There are no “normal” wild symbols that appear on the reels during the main gameplay portion of this machine. However, there are special coins that you can collect on the reels. Each time one appears, it will be added to a small meter above that particular reel, where it will stay between spins. Once you collect two on the same reel, you’ll get that entire reel turned wild for the next two spin, giving you a huge leg up – especially if you can manage to trigger multiple wild reels at the same time.

Should you hit three or more scattered bonus symbols on the screen at the same time, you’ll be taken into the Player’s Choice Free Games Bonus. This is a free spins round where you’ll have the option of taking three different versions of the feature: 30 free spins with a single random wild reel, 15 spins with two wild reels, or just five free games with three random wild reels. If you trigger this feature with four scatters, the number of spins will be doubled, while triggering it with the maximum of five will triple the number of free games. You can even retrigger the feature up to four times.

All the Riches of Egypt

While the theme may be a classic, the gameplay style at play here definitely gives Golden Egypt its own unique feel. We’re suckers for features that encourage you to play to unlock benefits, and the nice thing about this particular one is that it never takes long to get that second coin and take advantage of a wild reel, so it all happens fast enough that it doesn’t feel exploitative. Throw in the fun free spins game with lots of options for players to choose from, and this is one machine we’ll definitely be trying out when it comes to online casinos.