- 10 win lines, a £100 jackpot and stakes up to £1
- The Big Money Bonus gives unlimited Free Spins until the Chaser catches the Collector
- Eight mystery choices can reveal up to six upgrades before the bonus starts
Pharaoh’s Bigger Big Money is a Cat C slot from Inspired Entertainment, played on 10 win lines with stakes up to £1 and a £100 jackpot. Built around a pharaoh theme, it combines reel modifiers, Fortune Spins and the Big Money Bonus, where a Collector races ahead of a Chaser along a multiplier trail. The £500 version is a separate game, covered in our Pharaoh’s Bigger Big Money review.
The chase decides how long the bonus lasts. Free Spins continue until the Chaser catches the Collector, and that moment leads to Your Sarcophagus Awaits, which can end the feature or keep it going.
Symbols to Look Out For
Cash symbols are mixed pays and award wins when they land in any combination. The Wild substitutes for all symbols except the Bonus symbol, also acts as a Collector, and can appear in the base game, Fortune Spins and the Big Money Bonus. The Chaser symbol is also Wild and appears in the Big Money Bonus only.
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Big Money Bonus Entry
Landing 3 or more Bonus symbols anywhere on the reels triggers the bonus. Three award the Big Money Bonus with a 1x starting multiplier, four award Super Big Money with 2x, and five award the Mega Big Money bonus with 3x.
All symbol values are shown as multiples of the game stake, and Cash symbols range from x1, x2, x5, x10, x25 and x50 up to x100. Each Collector symbol that lands collects the values from all visible Cash symbols, and Free Spins are unlimited until the Collector is caught by the Chaser.
A progressive trail above the reels steps up every 3 positions, through multipliers of 2x, 3x, 4x, 6x, 8x and 10x. Collector symbols move the Collector along it, while Chaser symbols move the Chaser, with each symbol that lands moving its figure one position. Both symbols act as wilds, and the feature ends when the Chaser catches the Collector.
Your Sarcophagus Awaits…
When the Collector is caught, the bonus moves to this feature, named after the sarcophagus, a stone coffin. Three characters appear and are highlighted in turn until the spotlight stops on one. The outcome is Bonus Over, which awards the accumulated winnings and ends the bonus; Push Back, which moves the Chaser back 2 positions; or Walk On, which sends the Collector ahead to the next multiplier on the trail. The bonus continues after a Push Back or Walk On.
Big Money Bonus Upgrade Modifiers
Once the bonus is triggered, 8 mystery choices appear, each hiding a potential upgrade. Each upgrade revealed is added to the upgrade panel, and selections continue until all 6 upgrades are uncovered or the start bonus is revealed. The upgrades are:
- Chaser Freeze, which temporarily stops the Chaser moving along the trail
- Golden Collectors, special Collector symbols that step down one position on each spin after landing until they leave view
- Extra Cash, which adds more Cash symbols to the reels
- Extra Collectors, which adds more Collector symbols
- Increased Cash, which boosts the values of coloured Cash symbols
- Multipliers Upgrade, which raises every multiplier on the trail, up to 20x, with a starting multiplier of 2x
Big Money Bonus Reel Modifiers
During the bonus and Fortune Spins, a reel modifier can appear and reveal new Cash or Collector symbols, triggering a cash collection. If the Collector is caught, a modifier may also activate to prevent Your Sarcophagus Awaits, letting the Collector carry on along the trail and drop onto the next multiplier position.
Fortune Spins
Fortune Spins use only Cash, Bonus and Collector symbols, and every Collector that appears awards the values of all Cash symbols that land. If the bonus is triggered, all symbols return for the Big Money Bonus.
Dual Wheel Gamble
Two wheels are presented, although in some cases only the left wheel is available. The left offers win multipliers of 1.5x, 2x, 3x, 5x or 10x, and the right offers a gamble for the Big Money, Super Big Money or Mega Big Money bonus. Spinning either wheel activates the pointer, and after a bonus gamble is won, further gambles are limited to cash only.
Overall
The Big Money Bonus runs on the race between Collector and Chaser, with the trail multipliers, the six upgrades and Your Sarcophagus Awaits all shaping how far the Collector gets. Four or five Bonus symbols start the chase at a higher multiplier.