Treasures of Ra

If there’s one thing slot players love, it’s a game with expanding symbols and an Egyptian theme. One team known to make good use of both of these elements are Stakelogic, and now they’re back again with Treasures of Ra. After the team’s recent success in releases like Origins, Santa Express, and Outlaws Hunter, we’re heading to sandy plains in search of Countdown Wilds and a Mystery Feature. With RTP options up to 96.10%, this highly (5/5) volatile release can produce wins up to 20,000x bet.

treasures Of Ra Base Game

It’s all very stereotypically Egyptian in Treasures of Ra, which isn’t surprising. Most of these releases all look similar, which seems to be the actual draw for players. There’s no need for originality when aesthetics have been so heavily cemented in the industry as a favourite – with Book of Dead serving as the obvious example. Nonetheless, things are still slick with golden effects (or plain brick without Super Stake activated, which is a nice but established touch from the team), statues, and expectedly Egyptian Gods and symbolism, and of course a token explorer character. All in all though, it makes a nice picture, with the exact soundtrack you’d expect to tie it all together.

treasures Of Ra Offers Players 10 Fixed Win Lines

Treasures of Ra Base Features

Taking place across 5 reels, wins are formed on Treasures of Ra by matching at least 3 symbols on adjacent reels, beginning with the leftmost reel, across 1 of 10 fixed win lines. Symbols available begin with non premiums, with 10s, Js, Qs, Ks, and As, awarding wins between 0.40 and 0.50x bet, increasing to values between 10 and 15x bet for 5 of a kind matches. At the premium end it’s the usual suspects, with Bastet, Anubis, a Pharaoh, and an explorer. Land 3 of a kind of any premium to see wins between 1 and 5x bet, increasing to values between 30 and 100x bet for 5 of a kind matches. Finally, Countdown Wilds are available, substituting for all symbols except Scatter symbols.

countdown Wild Symbols Are Sticky for 1, 2, Or 3 Spins

So the first thing to cover in Treasures of Ra is the Super Stake feature – a repeated offering from Stakelogic. For a cost of 2x bet, players can double their chance of triggering Free Spins. RTP and Symbol values are unaffected.

The other thing to cover are Countdown Wild symbols, which can land on any reel. As mentioned above, Countdown Wilds substitute for all symbols except Scatter symbols. When a Countdown Wild symbol lands on the reels, it will have a number attached to it, between 1 and 3. The number indicates the number of game rounds (or spins) that the Countdown Wild will remain sticky on the reels for. With each subsequent spin, the number on the Countdown Wild will decrease by 1. When it reaches 0, the Countdown Wild will be removed from the reels. Landing 3, 4, or 5 Countdown Wilds will produce wins of 5, 30, or 100x bet, respectively.

countdown Wilds Can Occur During Free Spins

Treasures of Ra Bonus

Land 3, 4, or 5 Scatter symbols to trigger 10, 15, or 20 Free Spins, with 2, 3, or 4 Countdown Wilds, respectively. Countdown Wilds will be placed randomly on the reels. During Free Spins, Countdown Wilds have multipliers attached. Possible multiplier values are – x2, x3, x4, x5, x6, x8, x10, x12, x15, x20, x25, x50, or x100. If more than one Countdown Wild is used in a winning combination, their multipliers are added together before being applied.

There is a new symbol added to the reels during Free Spins –  the Mystery symbol, which triggers the Mystery Feature. When this symbol lands in view, one of the 9 available pay symbols will be chosen at random. All symbols on every reel up to and including the reel the Mystery symbol landed upon will then be transformed into the revealed symbol. The Mystery symbol can land on any reel.

It is not possible to land Scatter symbols during Free Spins.

treasures Of Ra Mystery Feature

Players in appropriate regions can take advantage of the following Buy Bonus options:

• 10 Free Spins with 2 Countdown Wilds – 100x bet
• 15 Free Spins with 3 Countdown Wilds – 200x bet
• 20 Free Spins with 4 Countdown Wilds – 400x bet
• Mystery (70% 10 Free Spins, 20% 15 Free Spins, 10% 20 Free Spins) – 150x bet

The maximum win available in Treasures of Ra is 20,000x bet. If the sum of a single game round exceeds this, the game round will end and 20,000x bet will be awarded.

treasures Of Ra Free Spins

First Impression

Treasures of Ra is never going to turn out to be an unpopular release, and we’ve already covered the reasons why. From artwork to music to the mechanics involved, it’s everything players love – Wild symbols, multipliers, and expanding symbols. That isn’t to say there’s anything inherently boring in the gameplay, just a kind of predictability that offers many players comfort in this ever changing market.

Countdown Wilds offer a fair level of excitement in the base game, along with Super Stake allowing players to double their chance of triggering Free Spins (for double the cost, of course). It’s in Free Spins that things pick up a decent amount with Countdown Wilds capable of applying multipliers up to x100, and a new Mystery symbol to provide symbol expansion. The symbol expansion itself is a nice twist on an old idea, with expansion happening from left to right in the direction of the reveal, rather than symbols expanding per reel. When the right combinations land, wins are possible up to 20,000x bet.

Finally, maths is highly (5/5) volatile and RTP options are available up to 96.10%, so as always it’s worth checking this. If you’re a player who likes simple, classic, Egyptian releases, Treasures of Ra can offer you a new twist on what you know and love.

*The screenshots taken of games reviewed on this site are taken from Demo Play, as reviews are often written before games are released for real play.