Ancient Egypt slot review (Pragmatic Play)

Let’s get it out in the open immediately:  we are big fans of Pragmatic Play slots

And clearly, we are not alone: Pragmatic Play is one of the fastest-growing game providers, and every single day more fans are joining us.

Long gone are the days when Netent and Microgaming slots dominated the highlighted slots section of the casino.

So why are these slots by Pragmatic Play so much fun?

In summary:

• They always look great.
• The bonus games can pay out big time.
• The themes are engaging.
• The payout rate is excellent.

And there is another reason. Pragmatic Play is a very hard working company. They bring out a ton of new slots each year that are original and constantly of a high level.

Ancient Egypt: a brilliant slot

Ancient Egypt is one of the first releases of 2018 by Pragmatic Play and has a beautiful Egyptian theme.

The colours really jump off the screen, and the symbols are razor sharp. Cleopatra is gorgeous to look at, as are the Wilds (the Scarab) and the other Egyptian mythological symbols.

How does the Ancient Egypt slot work?

This online slot has a modest number of paylines: 10.

The minimum bet is only $€ 0.10, which goes all the way up to $€ 50 per spin.

The payout rate is an excellent 96.13%, and the variance is between medium and high.

Cleopatra is the highest value symbol: she is worth 500 x the bet. If playing with the maximum bet of $€ 50, that will amount to $€ 25,000. To clarify: In the base game, in the bonus round, that number goes up to a stunning $€ 250,000.

The other premium symbols pay out between 50 x and 200 x your bet. The card symbols 10, J, Q, K and A are the low-value symbols, and they are worth prizes between 10 x and 15 x the bet.

The Bonus Features

3 scattered Scarabs activate the bonus feature. Besides a money prize valued between 1 x and 50 x the total bet, you also win1 of 3 prizes. To determine which one, you have to pick one of the treasure chests. The rewards hidden within the three are:

• Low Award: win 1 x your bet
• High Award: win 10 x to 500 x your bet
• Free Spins: win 10 free spins with a special symbol

Of course, the Low Award is an absolute nightmare scenario; you want to avoid this at any cost. Fortunately, the other prizes are more interesting, but really you want to win the free spin bonus.

Before the start of the bonus, a special symbol is selected first. That symbol will function as an expanding scatter during the free spins, precisely like in the Book of Ra or the Book of Dead slots.

Do you succeed in spinning 5 scatters of the special symbol? Then you win a full house of symbols, which means at a minimum 150 x the bet (with 10, J and Q) up to an amazing 5,000 x your bet (with Cleopatra)

It is possible to retrigger the free spins and get another 10 extra free spins.

Our verdict on the Ancient Egypt video slot

Ancient Egypt is another super strong release by Pragmatic Play that will have its biggest appeal to the serious gambler. The only thing we did not like with this slot is the Low Award you can win. A payout of 1 x your bet is just an insult.

Luckily the Free Spins and the High Award seem to drop more frequently, relatively speaking.

Ancient Egypt is one of the better Book of Ra clones out there, and if you are a fan of the genre, you should definitely check it out.

4 out of 5 stars

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