Heart of Cleopatra

We’re heading back to a staple location in the online slot world today – Egypt. There are too many Egyptian releases in this industry to even attempt to count, but it remains one of the most popular settings for a variety of online slots; most notably for book games like Dawn of Kings from Hacksaw Gaming or Book of Power from Relax Gaming, but even encompassing fishing games like 4 Fantastic Fish in Egypt from 4ThePlayer.

It’s time for Pragmatic Play to give us their interpretation on this location today, but it certainly isn’t the first time. This team have been to Egypt and back multiple times over in releases like Book of Fallen, Gods of Giza and Cleocatra, to name a few.

Now, we’re getting another look inside the pyramids as we leave behind the wild scenes of Release the Bison and say hello to Heart of Cleopatra.

With RTP options available up to 96.48% (96.50% feature buy), this highly (5/5) volatile release can produce wins up to 10,000x bet.

Heart Of Cleopatra Base Game

We find ourselves indoors in this release, probably inside some sort of sacred tomb if the intricate designs on the wall and large statues are anything to go by. To make us even more certain of this, the floor of this place is lined with gold coins, with small paths lit by fires to help you find your way.

That’s pretty much it for the background; the majority of our attention is given to the gold lined grid instead, which is filled with a variety of notable characters and symbols like Horus, Anubis, Bastet, scarabs and ankhs.

It’s all finished off with a suitably Egyptian theme. There’s nothing here that screams unique but if you’re a fan of this theme or setting you should enjoy this – plus the features on offer are significantly more distinct.

Land Clusters Of 5 Or More Symbols to Form Wins On Heart Of Cleopatra

Heart of Cleopatra Base Features

Taking place on a 7×7 grid, wins are formed on Heart of Cleopatra by matching clusters of 5 or more symbols touching horizontally or vertically. Symbols pay for 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1o, 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15+.

Symbols begin with non premiums – ankhs, some sort of fan or flower, and eyes of Horus. Land clusters of 5 non premiums to see wins between 0.20 and 0.30x bet, increasing to values between 20 and 30x bet for clusters of 15+.

At the premium end we have Anubis, Bastet and Horus symbols, awarding wins between 0.40 and 0.75x bet for clusters of 5, increasing to values between 40 and 100x bet for clusters of 15+.

The highest paying symbol is the scarab, which awards wins between 1 and 150x bet for clusters between 5 and 15+ in size. Finally, Cleopatras are Wild symbols which substitute for all symbols except Bonus symbols.

Winning Combinations Involving Wild Symbols Leave Behind A Random Number Of Money Spots

Tumbles

The first thing to cover in Heart of Cleopatra is tumbles.

On every spin, all symbols involved in winning clusters will be removed from the grid.

When this happens, all remaining symbols will drop down to the bottommost available position on their respective reels.

New symbols will then drop in from above to fill the remaining gaps, with tumbles continuing until no new wins are formed.

When Tumbles Have Finished Money Spots Get A Random Money Value Assigned to Them, Which Are Multiplied By the Money Spot Value Before Being Awarded

Money Spots

Working alongside tumbles is the Money Spots feature.

If a winning cluster involves a Wild symbol, Money Spots will be added to a random number of empty positions when the winning cluster is removed from the grid.

The Money Spots will all start with a x1 multiplier with the exception of the position that held the Wild symbol, which receives a x2 multiplier.

Each time additional winning symbols are removed from these positions during tumbles, these multipliers will double.

Multipliers can reach maximum values of x1,024.

When tumbles have ended, each marked Money Spot is assigned a random amount of money, and then the multiplier is applied to it.

Possible values that can be assigned to Money Spots are 0.10x, 0.20x, 0.25x, 0.50x, 1x, 1.50x, 2, 2.50x, 3x, 4x, 5x or 10x bet.

Money Spots are cleared when tumbles end.

During Free Spins Money Spots and Multipliers Are Sticky for the Duration Of Spins

Heart of Cleopatra Bonus

Land 3 or more Bonus symbols in view to trigger Free Spins:

• 3 Bonus symbols – 10 spins
• 4 Bonus symbols – 12 spins
• 5 Bonus symbols – 15 spins
• 6 Bonus symbols – 20 spins
• 7 Bonus symbols – 30 spins

During Free Spins any Money Spots that are added to the grid will remain in place for the duration of spins.

Additionally, their multipliers will not reset between spins and will instead be increased throughout Free Spins.

At the end of Free Spins all Money Spots are assigned a random amount of money, and then the multiplier of the spot is applied to it.

Possible values that can be assigned are the same as base game values: 0.10x, 0.20x, 0.25x, 0.50x, 1x, 1.50x, 2, 2.50x, 3x, 4x, 5x or 10x bet.

Landing Additional Winning Clusters On Top Of Money Spots Doubles the Multiplier Values Up to X1,024

Land 3 or more Bonus symbols during Free Spins to trigger additional spins:

• 3 Bonus symbols award an additional +10 spins
• 4 Bonus symbols award an additional +12 spins
• 5 Bonus symbols award an additional +15 spins
• 6 Bonus symbols award an additional +20 spins
• 7 Bonus symbols award an additional +30 spins

Buy Free Spins

Players in appropriate regions can use the Buy Free Spins option, wherein for a cost of 100x bet 3 or more Bonus symbols are guaranteed, triggering at least 10 Free Spins.

In the 96.48% setting, RTP increases to 96.50% when using Buy Free Spins.

The maximum win available in Heart of Cleopatra is 10,000x bet. If the sum of a single game round exceeds this, the game round will end and 10,000x bet will be awarded.

Heart Of Cleopatra Free Spins

First Impression

There’s a couple of different features coming together in Heart of Cleopatra. On the one hand, tumbles combined with increasing multipliers in certain grid positions is reminiscent of releases like Sugar Rush and its’ mechanics. On the other, we have some new features, mostly in how the Money Spots actually work and how values are added at the end.

In the base game, our experience was that wins involving Wild symbols aren’t overly common, so you aren’t going to be seeing Money Spots appearing on every spin. When they do land though, it’s easy to see what they can do with values up to 10x bet added and multipliers possible up to x1,024.

In Free Spins Wild symbols certainly feel more common, although there’s nothing official in the rules to confirm this. With Money Spot multipliers not resetting until the end of spins, there’s room here for some pretty potent results. When the right combinations land, wins are possible up to 10,000x bet.

Finally, maths is highly (5/5) volatile and RTP options are available up to 96.48% (96.50% feature buy) so as always it’s worth checking this. If you’re a fan of the mechanics Pragmatic Play have introduced until now, there’s plenty in Heart of Cleopatra to keep your interests piqued.

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