Cleopatra’s Gems Rockways

Cleopatra’s Gems Rockways Overview

Created by Mascot Gaming, this game takes us back to ancient Egypt when Cleopatra 7th, the co-regent of Egypt, ruled her North African land and built a dynasty of Macedonian rulers. However, Mascot Gaming probably isn’t that fussed on the historical significance of the titular character and more concerned with how interesting players find the game. With 46,656 pay lines and a fun reel set of stones and vibrant symbols, this game presents a captivating setup and plenty of opportunities to score wins.

The features for this game start with a wild bonus. The Cleopatra symbol is the wild for this game which can substitute for other regular symbols to help form more combinations. In addition, this game has a rockfall feature, similar to a cascade feature, triggered every time a win is registered. It will remove the winning symbols and replace them with a new set from above, giving players multiple chances to score wins from the same spin. Furthermore, there is a free spins game activated when players land five or more scatters on the reels simultaneously.
Finally, there is also a Risk ‘n Buy feature. All features will be explained in more detail later on in the review.

Theme and Symbols

If you haven’t seen an Ancient Egypt-themed slot game, you have probably been hanging out under a rock for the last 30 years, as it is still the most popular theme out there. This one focuses, as so many do, on the iconic Queen of the Nile - Cleopatra, who, while born in Egypt, her lineage traced her back to one of the generals of Alexander the Great, making her Greek. She was also much more than a beautiful woman. She was also fiercely smart, multilingual and even led warships into battle. Although not much of this is communicated through this slot, it is still interesting to know why she is one of the most famous rulers of Egypt.

The background for this game is a cartoon recreation of an Egyptian temple in its heyday with great columns erected and golden details covering the very top parts of certain areas of the construction. As Egyptian slot temples go, this isn’t one of the most detailed or impressive. Indeed, while other designers have gone to great lengths to include delicate hieroglyphics, this slot has managed to get away with just a few quick mud blocks and a decent logo. The only part of the image adding any dynamism is the bowls of flame on the right and left-hand sides of the reels
The playing board has been made to look like building blocks stacked high at the entrance of one of the great temples.

The symbols for this game are split into low-value, high-value and special symbols. The low-value symbols are the four card suits of clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades. These payout at a maximum of 0.8x the stake for the top combination. These symbols are followed by the eye of Horus, the Crown icon, the scepters, the cobra, and finally, the Cat God Bastet. Bastet is the most valuable of these symbols paying out at 20x the stake for the top combination. Finally, the special symbols are the scarab scatter and the Cleopatra wild.

Game Play

Cleopatra’s Gems Rockaways is played on a 6-reel, 6-row machine with 46,656 fixed pay lines. To win combinations, players must land three or more matching symbols on pay lines moving from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel.
The betting range for Cleopatra’s Gems Rockaways is 25p to £50 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stake up and down using the tool located at the bottom left-hand side of the screen.

Further information, including a short tutorial and a display of the paytable, can be found via the menu button in the right-hand corner of the screen. The spin and auto spin buttons are located in the screen centre.
Volatility for this slot is rated in the medium range. The return to player percentage for Cleopatra’s Gems Rockaways is 95.1%, which is below average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 450x your stake.

Features

The first feature included in this game is the wild bonus. The wild bonus icon in this game is the Cleopatra icon. She can appear on reels two, three, four, five and six. She can substitute for any other regular symbol to help score more wins.
The second feature in this game is the rockfall feature, which is known as the cascade in other games. This feature is triggered every time that you create a win. All of the winning symbols are removed from the board and replaced by a new set when you do.

This gives players multiple chances to score wins from the same spin. This mechanic will continue until there are no more wins. A win multiplier also grows with each consecutive rockfall, so the more you get in a row, the more your win will be boosted.
The next feature is the free spins game triggered by landing five or more of the scatter scarabs on the reels at the same time. Here you can expect a minimum of 25 free spins. Every scatter landed over the threshold of five to trigger the bonus will add another five free spins to your tally.

Finally, a Risk’ n Buy feature is offered after every spin. It gives you the option of ricking your current payout to activate a round of free spins. Win, and you’ll immediately enter the free spins round.

Conclusion

On the face of it, this slot looks like a good time. There is plenty of features, lots of pay lines and a decent theme that will keep most people entertained. However, when you dig into the specifics of the game, things are less promising. Take the poor RTP and top payout as examples. Both of these metrics suggest that you are unlikely to score big or frequently during this game.