Blaze of Ra slot review (Push Gaming)

Blaze of Ra is an excellent slot by Push Gaming, a slots provider we genuinely love

If you are expecting a Book of Ra clone, such as Book of Dead, you are dead wrong.

Besides the Egyptian mythology theme, Blaze of Ra has nothing in common with the Book of Ra slot. That is no reason to ignore this slot, though, on the contrary.

Blaze of Ra looks cool, has a very lucrative free spin bonus and a fun nudging wild feature.

And let’s inform you right now about the theoretical payout rate of 96.3%, which is decent enough.

How does the Blaze of Ra slot work?

The playing field consists of 5 reels with 4 symbols per reel. This is a format that Push Gaming often uses, for example, in slots like Fat Rabbit and Tiki Tumble.

There are 40 fixed paylines, and you play with a minimum bet of $€ 0.20 and a maximum of $€ 100 per spin.

Symbols and payouts

The Egyptian mythology theme is exceptionally well integrated into the gameplay. The God Ra rules on the left-hand side of your screen and determines, much like in the old days, exactly what happens.

The symbols are a mix of Egyptian gods and signs, as well as card symbols.

The gods have the highest value: the Ra symbol is wild and pays out 50 x the total bet. The Bast symbol is good for 20 x the total bet with a 5-of-a-kind, and the Anubis symbol will give you 15 x the total bet.

The medium value symbols have a return of anywhere between 2.5 x and 10 x the bet.

The low-value symbols (cards) J, Q, K and A will see 1 x to 1.25 x payout.

Nudging Wilds

As soon as a (stacked) wild symbol appears on the screen, the nudging wilds feature is activated.

The wilds on the screen will remain on the screen for the next turn, but they drop 1 or 2 spots on the reels.

As long as there is a minimum of 1 wild on the reels, the feature will remain active.

To be clear, these are not free respins. You have to pay the full fare with every spin.

Free spin bonus with sticky stacked wilds

Push Gaming or more scattered flying scarabs activate the free spin bonus. Every scarab is worth 1 or 2 free spins, so you start with a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 10 free spins.

During this bonus round, reels 1, 3 and 5 turn wild, and they will remain like that during all the free spins. So, no matter what, you have 40 winning combinations with every turn (there are 40 paylines). The question is only if you will have a 3- or 5-of-a-kind as a winning combination.

For every scarab that drops down during the free spin bonus, you will receive another 1 or 2 extra free spins.

This free spin bonus is really enjoyable as you are guaranteed a nice payout every time. And sometimes a whole lot more than ‘nice’!

Our verdict on the Blaze of Ra video slot

Push Gaming has released a fabulous video slot with Blaze of Ra. Of course, the Egyptian mythology theme has been done hundreds of times before, but that makes it even more of an achievement to end up with such an original slot.

The free spin bonus is nerve-wracking, and the graphics are stunning. The theoretical Return to Player of 96.3 % is also decent enough to please most slot players.

All in all, Blaze of Ra is a fantastic high variance slot with a cool bonus feature.

4 out of 5 stars

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