Tales of Egypt
Tales of Egypt gives its Egyptian expedition an unusual combination of two Wild symbols and a Free Spins round that changes the behaviour of one regular premium symbol. Played across 5 reels, 3 rows and 20 fixed paylines, the game centres on the Great Pyramid, which performs the dual role of Wild and Scatter before opening the Raiding the Pyramid feature. Once inside the bonus, another symbol gains Scatter properties and can produce wins without relying on normal payline positioning. Regular wins follow the 20 fixed paylines, connecting matching symbols from the leftmost reel across consecutive reels. The Egyptian paytable includes sacred animals and figures such as the cat, falcon god, scarab and Anubis, followed by the familiar card ranks. The archaeologist sits above these regular symbols and has a much more important function than simply representing the game's explorer. The archaeologist is the primary Wild. She substitutes for regular paying symbols but cannot replace the Great Pyramid Scatter. The archaeologist also carries her own payouts, so several Wild symbols can form a direct winning combination rather than functioning exclusively as substitutes. The Great Pyramid is the second Wild, but its rules are different. It combines Wild and Scatter properties, allowing it to assist regular winning combinations while simultaneously being counted towards the trigger for Raiding the Pyramid. Scatter payouts are awarded for 3 or more Great Pyramids anywhere on the grid, with 3 paying 2x the total bet, 4 paying 20x and 5 paying 200x. Landing at least 3 Great Pyramid Scatters activates Raiding the Pyramid and awards 10 Free Spins. Before those spins begin, the game randomly selects one of the premium Egyptian symbols. That chosen symbol gains an additional role for the duration of the feature and begins behaving as a Scatter. The selected symbol no longer depends exclusively on the 20 paylines for its special bonus awards. Three or more matching instances can pay regardless of where they appear across the reels, using the symbol's corresponding paytable value. This is not an expanding symbol mechanic. The selected symbol remains in its normal positions and gains position independent Scatter evaluation instead. Only one symbol receives this additional Scatter behaviour when the feature begins. The game does not select a new premium symbol on every Free Spin, so the same chosen symbol remains relevant throughout the round. Its effectiveness therefore depends on how frequently multiple copies appear during those 10 spins. The Raiding the Pyramid feature can be retriggered. Landing at least 3 Great Pyramid Scatters during Free Spins awards another set of 10 Free Spins, and retriggers are not subject to a stated limit. The already selected special Scatter remains central to the active bonus rather than introducing a multiplier progression or a separate second level of Free Spins. Tales of Egypt does not offer a Bonus Buy or Ante Bet, and there is no progressive jackpot, respin feature or accumulating multiplier system. Its feature set instead revolves around symbol behaviour. The base game already has two different Wilds, one of which doubles as the bonus Scatter, before Raiding the Pyramid gives another Egyptian symbol Scatter properties for the duration of Free Spins. The commonly documented current configuration of Tales of Egypt has an RTP of 94.11 percent, stakes from 0.20 to 200 and a maximum win of 1000x the total bet. Older versions are documented with a maximum stake of 100 and an RTP of 91.93 percent, showing that more than one mathematical configuration has circulated. Hit frequency, maximum win probability and natural bonus frequency have not been reliably published. For such an early Pragmatic title, Tales of Egypt has a distinctive structure, particularly through the interaction between its two Wilds and a bonus that temporarily changes how one familiar premium symbol is evaluated.
Tales of Egypt gives its Egyptian expedition an unusual combination of two Wild symbols and a Free Spins round that changes the behaviour of one regular premium symbol. Played across 5 reels, 3 rows and 20 fixed paylines, the game centres on the Great Pyramid, which performs the dual role of Wild and Scatter before opening the Raiding the Pyramid feature. Once inside the bonus, another symbol gains Scatter properties and can produce wins without relying on normal payline positioning. Regular wins follow the 20 fixed paylines, connecting matching symbols from the leftmost reel across consecutive reels. The Egyptian paytable includes sacred animals and figures such as the cat, falcon god, scarab and Anubis, followed by the familiar card ranks. The archaeologist sits above these regular symbols and has a much more important function than simply representing the game's explorer. The archaeologist is the primary Wild. She substitutes for regular paying symbols but cannot replace the Great Pyramid Scatter. The archaeologist also carries her own payouts, so several Wild symbols can form a direct winning combination rather than functioning exclusively as substitutes. The Great Pyramid is the second Wild, but its rules are different. It combines Wild and Scatter properties, allowing it to assist regular winning combinations while simultaneously being counted towards the trigger for Raiding the Pyramid. Scatter payouts are awarded for 3 or more Great Pyramids anywhere on the grid, with 3 paying 2x the total bet, 4 paying 20x and 5 paying 200x. Landing at least 3 Great Pyramid Scatters activates Raiding the Pyramid and awards 10 Free Spins. Before those spins begin, the game randomly selects one of the premium Egyptian symbols. That chosen symbol gains an additional role for the duration of the feature and begins behaving as a Scatter. The selected symbol no longer depends exclusively on the 20 paylines for its special bonus awards. Three or more matching instances can pay regardless of where they appear across the reels, using the symbol's corresponding paytable value. This is not an expanding symbol mechanic. The selected symbol remains in its normal positions and gains position independent Scatter evaluation instead. Only one symbol receives this additional Scatter behaviour when the feature begins. The game does not select a new premium symbol on every Free Spin, so the same chosen symbol remains relevant throughout the round. Its effectiveness therefore depends on how frequently multiple copies appear during those 10 spins. The Raiding the Pyramid feature can be retriggered. Landing at least 3 Great Pyramid Scatters during Free Spins awards another set of 10 Free Spins, and retriggers are not subject to a stated limit. The already selected special Scatter remains central to the active bonus rather than introducing a multiplier progression or a separate second level of Free Spins. Tales of Egypt does not offer a Bonus Buy or Ante Bet, and there is no progressive jackpot, respin feature or accumulating multiplier system. Its feature set instead revolves around symbol behaviour. The base game already has two different Wilds, one of which doubles as the bonus Scatter, before Raiding the Pyramid gives another Egyptian symbol Scatter properties for the duration of Free Spins. The commonly documented current configuration of Tales of Egypt has an RTP of 94.11 percent, stakes from 0.20 to 200 and a maximum win of 1000x the total bet. Older versions are documented with a maximum stake of 100 and an RTP of 91.93 percent, showing that more than one mathematical configuration has circulated. Hit frequency, maximum win probability and natural bonus frequency have not been reliably published. For such an early Pragmatic title, Tales of Egypt has a distinctive structure, particularly through the interaction between its two Wilds and a bonus that temporarily changes how one familiar premium symbol is evaluated.