Pharaoh's Fortune Slot 

An Ancient Egyptian staple of IGT’s impressive game catalogue, the Pharaoh's Fortune slot was originally released all the way back in 2006. Despite being one of the older entries in this historical-inspired genre of online casino slots, this title still impresses, both in terms of its visuals and refined gameplay blueprint. With detailed game symbols inspired by hieroglyphics, pick ‘em features, and multipliers in the main free spins round, the Pharaoh's Fortune slot has a number of elements which have made it such a longstanding addition to the Egyptian game category. 

The playtable in the Pharaoh's Fortune slot features the same layout as many other Egyptian-themed titles nowadays, presenting a 5-reel, 3-row set of reels backed by ancient rolls of parchment. A modest 15 paylines work from left to right, their paths being overlaid on the playgrid if users hover over the coloured gemstones fixed to the golden pillars on either side of the playgrid. The pillars in question have various hieroglyphs displayed upon them, a detail that would later be replicated in titles such as Eye of Horus Megaways and Legacy of Dead.

Sitting directly above the main basis of play is the Pharaoh's Fortune slot, with this being broken up by the golden statue of a mummy. The rest of the backdrop positions the reels within an ancient tomb, with the dark stone brickwork filling most of the playscreen. Although simple in nature, it is a detail that would inspire many other Egyptian releases that would follow over the years.

None of the symbols in the Pharaoh's Fortune slot have been borrowed from live casino games; instead, they feature various hieroglyphs. This embodies the Egyptian concept fully, matching the weathered parchment reels on which they may land during play of Pharaoh's Fortune. Additionally, these are designed using different colours, adding more vibrancy to the somewhat monotonal, sandy colour palette seen across the tomb backdrop.

Lower Value Symbols:

Owl Hieroglyph

Dog Hieroglyph

Snake Hieroglyph

Horus Eye Hieroglyph

Medium Value Symbols:

Worshipper Hieroglyph

Anubis Hieroglyph

Chariot Hieroglyph

Higher Value Symbols:

Pharoah Hieroglyph

Falcon Hieroglyph

During base gameplay, there are an additional 2 types of bonus symbols which could potentially land in the Pharaoh's Fortune slot. These include the game’s pyramid-backed logo wild, as well as a golden scarab beetle scatter. In the main bonus round, there is an additional set of symbols introduced to play, with the regular playgrid being completely replaced, something which we will detail later.

Being a wild, the Pharaoh's Fortune logo is able to substitute in place of any base game hieroglyph symbols if it is landed on reels 2, 3, 4, or 5. In doing so, this may assume their value, potentially filling in gaps across one of the game’s 15 individual paylines.

The only symbol that the game logo wild cannot take the place of, though, is the golden scarab beetle scatter. If 3 of these land at the same time, this could trigger 3 free spins in the Pharaoh's Fortune slot, with this bonus round beginning with a multiplier worth 1x. At the start of this free spins feature, players are presented with a series of sandstone panels from which they can select, a mechanic similar to one seen in Hot Fiesta. These could either reveal additional free spins, multiplier values, which are added to the counter on screen, or the golden scarab that triggers bonus gameplay.

As we have mentioned previously, the paytable is completely transformed in this Pharaoh's Fortune bonus round. The new symbols, and their upgraded values, in the free spins round are as follows, increasing in this same order:

Handstanding Figure Hieroglyph

Bending Figure Hieroglyph

Clapping Figure Hieroglyph

Kicking Figure Hieroglyph

Dancing Figure Hieroglyph

Builder Hieroglyph

Fan Bearer Hieroglyph

Anubis Hieroglyph

Pharoah Hieroglyph

Golden Mummy Wild

Even though the Pharaoh's Fortune slot originally debuted back in 2006, it is just as compatible as all other UK online casino games IGT have produced since then. Optimised by HTML5 software, the game is able to resize to tablets, computers, and smartphones seamlessly, keeping the level of quality consistent as long as one of the mentioned play methods is connected to the internet.

Everything considered, it is no surprise that the Pharaoh's Fortune slot has become such a popular addition to both IGT’s library and the Egyptian category as a whole. The timeless visuals and multilayered gameplay still hold up impressively today, despite it being much older than many other notable entrants in the same genre.

Titles such as Pyramid King and Queen of Alexandria WowPot are other staples of the Ancient Egyptian casino genre, if the style of artwork is something you enjoy in this Pharaoh's Fortune slot.

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