Pyramid: Quest for Immortality Slot Game

Ancient Egypt is one of the most popular themes in the slot gaming world. Since slot games moved away from simple fruit and bell symbols, Egyptian themes have proved incredibly popular. Withearly video slot games like Book of Ra and Cleopatra setting the bar very high, many others have followed with their examples of the genre.

NetEnt’s 2015 release is another attempt to strike gold in the land of Pharaohs and Temples. At first glance the appearance certainly sets it apart from the crowd. That is because it uses a x3,x4, x5, x4, x3 layout in homage to the ancient pyramids. What lies beneath the surface of this pyramid-inspired game?

• Date: Oct 2015
• Provider: NetEnt
• Genre: Ancient Egypt
• Paylines: 720
• Max Coins Win: 3,600,000
• RTP: 96.4
• Variance: Medium/High

The high value symbols here are the traditional golden masks, scarabs and staffs that you would expect from an ancient Egyptian theme. The remainder are made up of the 9s, 10s, Js and so on thatdate back to the dawn of slots. The Wild is an Ankh symbol which stands in for all other symbols on the reels.

The absence of Scatters or bonus rounds may make this seem like a tedious game, but there are other compensations. Wins are paid from left to right, when symbols appear anywhere on adjacentreels. This flexibility means there are an impressive 720 ways to win.

The mechanics of Pyramid: Quest for Immortality are what make it stand out from the hundreds of Egypt-themed slots. The game uses the avalanche feature, so that when a winning line is produced,new symbols drop in to replace the old.

When this happens, a light to the right of screen switches on, and three consecutive win unlocks a x2 multiplier. Three more consecutive avalanche wins and you go to x3, and so on all the way upto a x10 Multiplier. It may seem impossible to keep winning consecutive spins, but there is help at hand. If there is a winning symbol on top of any of reels 2, 3 or 4 this transforms into a wild(or wilds).  Naturally this boosts your chance for the next avalanche, and hopefully boosts your multiplier.

Although it is unusual to find a modern video slot game without a bonus feature, the mechanics of this game make up for it. The designers of the ancient pyramids were particularly ingenious, andthat goes for the designers at NetEnt too. The avalanche feature has been a proven winner in a variety of slots, and it hits the mark here too.

The addition of the bonus wilds and the 720 ways to win adds to the entertainment. The RTP of 96.34% may be fairly average, but nothing else about this game is. Especially the potential max winof 3.6 million coins! It is easy for a game to get lost among so many similarly themed games, but Pyramid: Quest for Immortality is a rare and unique game.