- A fairly average release with an overused theme
- Respin feature that allows you to land more money symbols
- Build up a progressive multiplier during free spins
Rise of Pyramids slot is another Egyptian-themed game from developer Pragmatic Play with a collection feature and progressive multipliers in the free spins bonus. They’ve tried to make it stand out with a more modern twist to the slot, and it does look pretty good I have to admit. There’s an interesting reel layout with 7 reels in total and instead of usual pay lines you have cluster pays. That means you need a cluster of matching symbols to get a win which have been listed as follows:
- Purple Jewel
- Blue Jewel
- Green Jewel
- Amber Jewel
- Red Jewel
- Anubis
- Horus
- Goddess
- Sphynx
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Rise of Pyramids Slot Bonuses and Features
Tumbles. This game offers tumbles, meaning that whenever you get a win, those winning symbols will be removed from the reels to allow news ones to fall in from above and replace them. This can then create more wins, and potentially more tumbles, until there are no more wins, all within the same spin.
Wild Symbol. Shown as an ankh, this symbol can appear on all reels and will subtitle for others in a winning combination. When it forms a win, it explodes and takes all adjacent symbols with it that aren’t part of a win.
Respin Feature. A money symbol, shown as a chest, can appear with values from 0.5x all the way up to 1,000x your stake on it. Whenever you land 4 or more of these on a single spin, the respin feature is triggered where all money symbols stay in place and new ones are removed. Only more money symbols and blanks can appear now and you have 3 respins. Whenever a money symbol lands, the respins reset back to 3. At the end of the feature, all money symbols are added together and paid out.
Free Spins Bonus. To trigger this you need 4 or more scatter symbols, giving you 10 free spins plus 2 more for each scatter after 4. Here, a progressive multiplier is in place, starting at 1x and increasing by 1x for each tumble. You can also land more scatters for more free spins.
Bonus Buy. In some regions you can buy the bonus for 80x your stake, or the respin feature for 30x your stake.
Conclusion
Rise of Pyramids slot from Pragmatic Play is a relatively simple game with some familiar features, but with a more unique design thanks to the unusual reel layout. The base game offers tumbles, wilds and a respin feature where you collect money symbols like many other slots. The free spins bonus is also quite straightforward with a progressive multiplier that increases with tumbles. It’s not a bad slot by any means, but there really isn’t anything new here and it feels quite generic. Even the theme is a very overused one, although the design is a bit different to others in this genre. It’s hard to get too excited about it, and I’d recommend you check out our review on Gears of Horus slot from the same developer for something more exciting.
Decent Features But Nothing Exciting
Pros
- Progressive multipliers.
- Unique reel layout.
Cons
- Overused theme.
- Nothing exciting.