Crypts of Fortune

Crypts of Fortune Overview

True Lab is an iGaming studio with a unique style that focuses on characters and high-quality graphics to draw players in and then relies on the chance of exciting top payouts to get them to stay. This latest creation from the studio takes us to the mysterious world of ancient Egypt.

Here a rugged Indiana Jones type is exploring some of the ancient tombs of the pharaohs in search of precious artefacts and interesting historical evidence. It is a narrative that has been used many times over by designers but one that never seems to fade when it comes to popularity.

The features for this game are split into two exciting bonuses. The first bonus here is the Akhenaten free spins, triggered by collecting 14 of the Akhenaten symbols. This round will give you ten free spins. During this feature, you can choose one regular symbol to become an expanding symbol for the duration of the round. The other bonus is the Nefertiti free spins round, triggered when players land 14 of the Nefertiti symbols. Like the previous round, you are given ten free spins and an expanding symbol that covers the entire reel when it lands.

Theme and Symbols

The theme for this slot game is the fascinating and mysterious world of ancient Egypt. The tone for this specific Egyptian theme is quite dark. There is a feeling that something scary or intriguing might pop out from the reels at any time. It is similar to the feeling you get when watching The Mummy, the classic Hollywood film. The board and background are full of swirling magic and strange objects that seem to have all sorts of nefarious purposes. We guess that isn’t so surprising, though, as the main character is inferred to be digging around the crypts of ancient Pharaohs.

The background for Crypts of Fortune is a depiction of the expansive desert on the edges of Cairo. To the right and left of the board, players can see the famous pyramids of Giza, which always helps orientate an Egyptian themed slot. The background is tempestuous, though, with swirling winds and sand creating a dark and fluctuating environment.

This is definitely not the tourist-infested Egypt of the modern era. It is instead the mysterious and undiscovered Egypt known only to the local people.
The playing window looks like the entrance to an ancient temple, with giant statues of pharaohs guarding either side of the gate. The detail of the board is really very impressive.

The symbols for this slot are split into low-paying, high-paying and special symbols. The low-paying symbols are the 10-A in card royals. The top combination of which will bring you anywhere between 6x and 10x the stake. On the other hand, the higher value symbols are the scarab, the necklace, the blue dagger and the scroll, and finally, the Indiana Jones-like adventurer. The adventurer is the most valuable, paying out 500x the stake for the top combination. The specials are the wild and the scatter. The wild is the Akhenaten Pharoah (the male), and Nefertiti is the scatter (the female). Both are used to trigger different free spin rounds. However, the wild also substitutes for regular symbols to help form more wins.

Game Play

Crypts of Fortune is played on a 5-reel, 3-row machine with ten 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 Crypts of Fortune is 10p to £100 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 centre of the screen.

Volatility for this slot is rated in the medium range. The return to player percentage for Crypts of Fortune is 96.01%, which is above average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 10,000x your stake.

Features

The features in this game are comprised of two special free spins rounds. The first one is called the Akhenaten Free Spins. These are triggered by collecting Akhenaten symbols in the appropriate meter on the left-hand side of the screen. Collect 14 of these, and you will fill the meter and trigger the feature. This bonus grants you ten free spins. You can retrigger the feature by landing an additional three scatters within the round.

During the feature, you will be given the choice of a regular symbol to become a special expanding symbol for the bonus duration. If it lands as part of a win, it will expand to cover the entire reel on which it lands.
The other free spins round is called the Nefertiti free spins and is triggered by collecting 14 of the Nefertiti scatters. These again will be collected in the appropriate meter, and when you have ascertained 14, you will trigger the feature. This gives you ten free spins.

To retrigger the feature, you must land three of the Nefertiti symbols within the free spins game. A symbol is randomly chosen at the beginning of the round to become the expanding scatter pay symbol. If you retrigger, a new symbol will be chosen.

Conclusion

As slots go, this hits the mark for most categories – it has a decent RTP, a good top payout, relatively calm variance and a theme that has been tried and tested for many years. Crypts of Fortune is a solid creation from the True Lab team and one that will no doubt bring plenty of hours of gaming joy to the playing public.