Golden Wheels of Egypt

Golden Wheels of Egypt: Slot Overview

Ancient Egypt had a lot of cool stuff, but did it have such a thing as golden wheels? Since we're unable to embark upon an extensive archaeological dig, a Google search had to suffice instead, where mention was made of a golden chariot found in the tomb of Tutankhamun. Perhaps that's what NetEnt was getting at? Whatever the case may be, gamblers are about to find themselves whisked away to the hot, sunny land of the pharaohs for the veteran studio's online slot Golden Wheels of Egypt.

Ancient Egypt must have looked magnificent back in the day before the monumental structures began crumbling beneath the weight of time. At least, it must have if online slots are any guide to go by. Golden Wheels of Egypt is another game that presents a romantic vision of the distant past, where pyramids sit alongside other grand structures in a bright vista of palms, river, and sunlight. The gaming grid is equally attention-grabbing due to the chunkily oversized symbols it holds. Pleasantly intrigued was one of the emotions triggered when first taking a look at Golden Wheels of Egypt.

A broad range of stakes are on offer, catering to wide gambling preferences, going as low as 20 c per spin and as high as $/€1000 depending on operator settings. Statistics-wise, Golden Wheels of Egypt functions with a medium-high volatile math model, where of the three available RTP options, 96.05% being the default value. On its 5x3 grid matrix, 20 paylines have been built in for evaluating winning combinations.

On the paytable, we find J, Q, K, and A as the lower paying symbols, while the higher value pays are five classic slot symbols of Ancient Egypt, which have been attractively designed. Helping connect winning lines, Golden Wheels of Egypt's wilds are able to substitute for any regular pay symbol.

Golden Wheels of Egypt: Slot Features

In Golden Wheels of Egypt's main game, it is possible to trigger a mini free spins bonus round as well as a regular free spins bonus round. The feature buy also comes with two separate options.

Mini Free Spins

Golden Wheel scatters appear on the three middle reels. Hitting 2 Golden Wheel scatters in the main game triggers the mini free spins feature. Once triggered, 4 free spins are awarded on a 3x3 gaming area. Before mini free spins start, 2 special reels appear to award 2 random features:

Random Features

The random features available in mini free spins and regular free spins are these:

• Sticky Wild - 1 appears in the middle position of the reels and remains there until the end of the feature.
• Walking Wild - 1 appears randomly on the grid and moves to an adjacent position with each following spin until the end of free spins. Walking wilds cannot appear on a position where there is already a sticky wild or another walking wild.
• Symbol Transform - a random high win symbol always appears on the reels as a wild.
• Super Stack - a random high win symbol appears on the reels as stacked symbols. If the Super Stack and the Symbol Transform affect the same symbol, wild symbols appearing on the reels due to the Symbol Transform also appear stacked.
• Global Multiplier - each win is multiplied by an x2 multiplier.

Free Spins

When 3 Golden Wheel scatters, they award 10 free spins. These free spins are played on a 5x3 area. Before they start, 3 special reels appear to award 3 random features. Two of the features may be the same, except for the Super Stack.

Feature Buy

From the feature buy, users may get 10 free spins with 3 random features for 100x the bet or 6 free spins with 2 random features and 6 stacked sticky wilds for 150x the bet.

Golden Wheels of Egypt: Slot Verdict

Archaeologists and tomb raiders have combed the land of Egypt for so long, so extensively, it's amazing to think new discoveries can or might still be made. The same goes for Ancient Egyptian slots. So many have poured forth over the years, from the 'Ra's' to the 'Book ofs', and so on, it can be hard to comprehend how new Egyptian slots could possibly have the power to entertain. But somehow, they often manage to pull it off, and Golden Wheels of Egypt possesses one or two merits. It might not revolutionise the space, yet this is not a slot without a certain charm.

Going bold and chunky means Golden Wheels of Egypt has a visual presence, which helps draw attention, as did the specific rules attached to the two bonus rounds. Two scatter secondary prizes aren't a hugely frequent occurrence in slots, generally, yet they do pop up from time to time. Rarely are they as extensive as they are in Golden Wheels of Egypt, though, where gamblers get a fully formed, if diminished, bonus round to play through rather than some rinky-dink consolation prize to wipe the frown off their faces. Obviously, the three-scatter round played on the 5x3 grid is really what you want, but the 3x3 bolt-on is a nice touch. For this reason, Golden Wheels of Egypt brought to mind Play'n GO's slot Chambers of Ancients, as the latter slot has 3x3 bonus features, too.

Trudge to the top of this pyramid, and rewards of up to 5,000x the bet lie in wait. A respectable amount, but one can't help wondering if that figure might have been boosted if, say, the global multiplier had a progressive element to it. Never mind, as it is, Golden Wheels of Egypt is a respectable game of its type, which has goodies to offer players that happen to be in its scope.