Like most slot games in the Net Entertainment catalogue, Coins of Egypt looks and sounds impressive. The symbols appear on stone blocks with the reels guarded over by a pair of muscular animal gods. On those reels you’ll see 5 lower value gem-encrusted insect symbols.
More lucrative are the 5 animal god and pharaoh symbols. The best of the standard symbols pays 75 times your stake if you land 5 on a payline. You can double that if you find 5 wilds in combination. Coins of Egypt comes with a pair of bonus features:
Pharaoh Coins Win feature - symbols on reels 1, 2 and 3 can appear with a special coin attached showing a value. If you land a collect on reel 5, all of the extra coins are added together and paid out. This is extra to any standard payout you might receive. Each coin awards between 2 and 15 times your stake.
Free Spins feature - land the scatter on reels 1, 3 and 5 on the same spin to trigger this round. The special coins are in play here too. Whenever they land, they’re collected in 1 of 3 chests.
Rather than the collect on reel 5, you’ll see a trio of seals – the Ruby Eagle Seal, the Emerald Snake Seal and the Golden Cat Seal. These are linked with 1 of the 3 chests where the coins are collected. Land 3 of the same seal symbol in total on reel 5 and you’ll win the associated coin amount locked in the chest. The Free Spins feature also ends.
The feature round here is a little unusual. At first glance, it looks more complicated than it really is. Just keep on collecting coins, land 3 seals then open sesame top open up the vault with all the extra gold.
The desert road to Egypt is an extremely well-trodden on - NetEnt has created something a little unusual here, both in the way it looks and plays. There’s a dark, slightly oppressive feel to the imagery which works rather well. Likewise, the classic soundtrack.
The coin collecting elements also offer something a bit different. The ancient theme remains enduringly popular. Coins of Egypt shows that you can still create something fresh from an age-old genre. Variance wise, it’s low to medium with top wins of 275 times your stake on each spin – if you want something more volatile, Book of Dead by Play ‘N Go should do the trick.