Scarab Riches Slots
Well known gaming developers Booongo have once more embraced a well used Egyptian theme with the online video slot game that is Scarab Riches released in September 2019. Players can expect to see many familiar symbols of ancient hieroglyphics and characters residing on the reels and that contribute to the mythological storyline presented here.
The grid format is classical with 5 reels, 3 rows and 25 fixed paylines (ways to win) which are situated on top of a vast and hazy desert scorched landscape with stone temples and pyramids and the obligatory palm trees. The artwork bolsters the theme well with colourfully adorned visuals that provide engagement and the soundtrack whilst pleasant is pretty standard and generic. An effective animation is shown in the Scarab Wild Bonus game which brings a nice immersive touch.
The controls and gaming interface are intuitive making this a super easy game to understand and play. A quick glimpse of the paytable with relevant symbol payouts lets punters explore the bonus features along with gaming rules so as to help better inform their gaming strategy.
At Scarab Riches wagers can be set by adjusting the number of paylines you want to play and then setting the stakes per line. The minimum bet varies between $0.25 per spin and up to a maximum of $50.00 per spin. This decent spread makes the game ideal for both novice and beginner players and high rollers alike.
An Autoplay option is usefully provided where punters can pre automate the number of spins they wish to game with which can be useful for those who are conscious of maintaining particular gaming budget.
Scarab Riches presents a RTP of 95.20% which is a little under the average and the volatility is on the low to medium side which means that small sized wins will be plentiful along with the chance of more substantial cash prizes. There is a 700x top jackpot prize potential for the luckier players to claim.
Winning combinations are formed with at least three to five matching symbols on an active payline which pays from the leftmost reel to the right. The blue scarab wild is a symbol that can appear on any reel in the game and this substitutes for all other symbols except for the pyramid scatter. The wild also produces its own unique payouts with prizes of 1x, 4x and 16x total bet for 3, 4 or 5 of them.
The other gaming symbols offer icons that represent Egypt´s unique heritage. High paying symbols include the Pharaoh King which pays 12x for 5 symbols on a payline. The Queen and Horus both pay out 8x for 5 of a kind on an active payline and Anubis and Bastet pay out the same 6x for 5 with the lowest payouts coming from the generic playing cards valued from 9 to Ace bringing 3.2x for 5 symbols.
The scatter is the magic maker and the key to bigger wins. When three of these land anywhere on reels 1, 3 and 5 they trigger 10 free spins for players. Fortunately these free spins can be retriggered if three more scatters appear.
Furthermore, a mysterious and glowing portal seen above the reels can be randomly triggered and this brings in the Wild Scarab Bonus feature adding between 4 and 12 wild scarab symbols which fly and scramble onto the reels in a random way. This holds possibilities of generous wins both in the base and free spins game as more winning combinations means higher payouts.
Scarab Riches slot is fully mobile optimized providing seamless and instant gameplay on the go from either desktop or compatible devices such as iOS Apple, Android and Samsung.