With pyramids and the River Nile flowing in the background, the reels include a typical assortment of Egyptian-themed symbols - you’ll see gemstones, an ankh cross, the eye of Horus and scarab beetle hieroglyphs as well as the Sphinx and the gods Ra and Anubis. The Pharaoh and his queen offer 4 times your stake if you land 5 on a payline. More rewarding is the Tutankhamun style burial mask - this can land 2 symbols high and offers payouts of up to 12 times your stake per payline.
Above each reel you’ll notice a meter - every time a gold coin symbol lands on that reel, 1 of the 2 meter positions is filled. When the meter is full, the reel will turn wild for the 2 spins that follow. This is known as the Wild Stays 2 Plays feature.
The other main extra on offer in Golden Egypt is the Free Spins Bonus feature which is triggered by landing 3 or more of the bonus symbol on the same spin. You’ll then be given a choice of free spin and wild reel combinations:
Trigger with 3 Bonus symbols
- 5 free spins with 3 random wild reels
- 15 free spins with 2 random wild reels
- 30 free spins with 1 random wild reel
Trigger with 4 Bonus symbols
- 10 free spins with 3 random wild reels
- 30 free spins with 2 random wild reels
- 60 free spins with 1 random wild reel
Trigger with 5 Bonus symbols
- 15 free spins with 3 random wild reels
- 45 free spins with 2 random wild reels
- 90 free spins with 1 random wild reel
There’s a seemingly endless conveyor belt of Egyptian-themed slot games that hit the online casino shelves. Doing something a little different can be tricky but IGT has managed that with Golden Egypt. The design here isn’t of the highest class but all the images relate to the Egyptian theme. The Arabian-style backing track is a nice fit too.
It’s the unusual extras that make this game playable. The stacked wilds can certainly help in the base game. It’s the free spins round where the most explosive action is potentially on offer. The stacked wilds can quickly work some magic here. I’d put the volatility on the high side though and 1 recommend you opt for 3 random wild reels per free spin as you have a higher chance of winning big.
Golden Egypt is one of the better trips to antiquity we’ve taken. It might not be the most beautiful slot game you’ll see but the unusual extras make it worth a look. I also suggest you take a look at Cleopatra (by IGT) as this a classic amongst classics and where it all started.