Pyramid Pays

Pyramid Pays Overview

iSoftBet are excited to transport players to ancient Egypt, where great fortunes and alluring mysteries await in the tombs of Pharaohs. As any keen ancient Egypt enthusiast will know, Pharaohs and people of nobility were buried with many of their most prized earthly possessions, tempting thieves and archaeologists for centuries. It is these riches that players could conceivably win if they play their spins right in this exciting new title. With some tidy features, a decent top payout and fun gaming mechanics, players are sure to have a great time playing this slot.

The features for this game include the Multiplier Wilds feature, which concerns the Cleopatra wild symbol, which, when part of a winning combination, boost that win by 2x. This game also has a free spins feature, triggered by landing multiple scatters on the reels simultaneously. Finally, there is also what the game calls the Pyramid Pays feature (only available in the free spins round) and the Ultra Bet feature, which allows you to turbocharge your bet. All bonuses will be explained in more depth later in this review.

Theme and Symbols

The theme for this game is about as classic as they come. There are more Egyptian themed free slot games online than stones making up the Pyramids of Giza at this point, so one more feels a bit like a cop-out in picking the aesthetic for a new game. However, designers keep going back to it for whatever reason, so it must still be popular in some circles. Yet, in reality, this game looks like any other slot with this theme, hieroglyphs, scarabs and mummies making up the bulk of the visuals.

The background for this game, as is usually the form, is a depiction of one side of the pyramids with a strip of water running through the middle, which represents the Nile. To the left and right of the playing board, you will notice two golden sarcophaguses, each looking calm and serene with their arms crossed, holding onto a tool of some kind. The detail in this slot is not all that impressive, and the background is no different.

The playing board is relatively standard, too, with a gold set of reels split by thin strips of gold leaf. What is vaguely interesting is that the background for the playing board is white, which makes the symbols pop nicely off the board.

The symbols for this game are split into low-paying, high paying and special symbols. The low-paying symbols are the A to 9 in card royals, depicted in a style that is supposed to make them look more authentically Egyptian. On the other hand, the more valuable symbols are the Ankh, the scarab beetle, the eye of Ra, the cat god Bastet, and the Pharoah's burial mask. The mask is the most valuable symbol in the game, paying 15x your stake for the top combination. The specials finally comprise the Egyptian Queen bonus wild, and the bonus scatter symbol represented by the pyramids.

Game Play

Pyramid Pays is played on a 5-reel, 3-row playing board with 243 pay lines available. To create winners in this game, players must match 3 or more symbols in combination from left to right on the reels.

The betting range for Pyramid Pays is 30p to as much as £30 per spin. To change your betting level per spin, use the bet adjuster tool located at the bottom of the playing window.

Further information regarding the slot, including a display of the paytable, can be accessed by clicking on the settings menu. The spin button is located to the bottom right of the reels. You can set up auto spins in the game's menu.
The volatility for this slot is rated in the medium end of the spectrum. The return to player percentage for Pyramid Pays is 96%, which is perfectly average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 3,840x your total stake.

Features

The first feature in this game is the multiplier wilds bonus. This feature is activated when the special Egyptian Queen Wild becomes part of a winning combination. The payout from this combination is doubled in value thanks to a 2x multiplier attached to the wild.

The second feature in this game is the free spins feature, which is triggered by landing the Pyramid scatter on reels 1, 3 and 5 simultaneously on the same spin. The game will then give you 15 free spins.

You may be lucky enough to trigger the Pyramid Pays feature by landing an additional 3 scatters on the reels during this feature. Once activated, a pyramid finds its way onto the screen. This Pyramid is composed of 9 different sections. Within each section is a prize. Choose a section, and you will win that prize. If you manage to uncover what is called the highlighted section, all Pyramid prizes are doubled in value. The Pyramid Pays feature can be triggered multiple times per free spins feature.
If you land 2 normal scatters next to a booster scatter on reel 5, this will also double the value of all Pyramid Prizes for the duration of the feature and an extra spin will also be added to your tally.

Finally, there is the Ultra Bet feature. Activating this feature gives you 50 turbo spins costing you 50x your total stake. In this round, you will collect stars to win extra bonus prizes. Collecting 5 stars and you will get a 5x stake payout. Collect 15, and you will go home with the 1,000x stake prize. This feature can also be elected during the free spins; however, this feature is not available in the UK.

Conclusion

This game feels like just another Egyptian slot to add to the pile. However, there is some merit in playing this game because of its features and the relatively good strike rate and payouts. From the point of view of fun though, this might not be the most exciting slot you have ever played. It's a solid 5 out of 10 for Pyramid Pays.