Queen of Alexandria WowPot

Theme and Design

The Ancient Egyptian theme is certainly nothing too out there or unique, but it is a firm favourite amongst many of us slots players, so no points deducted there. This one focuses on the Queen of Alexandria (who to most of us, is Cleopatra). Expect palm trees, sandstone pillars, pyramids in the background, the whole shebang. 

The symbols are all beautifully illustrated and stick to the Egyptian theme. Think sphinxes, hieroglyphics, treasure, that kind of thing. To the left of the reels you’ll see the real time amounts of the four different jackpot levels on jewel-coloured slabs. It’s a really coherent theme, that’s crisp and clean, but nothing that we’ve not seen before.

RTP and Variance

Queen of Alexandria Wowpot has an RTP of 92.5% which is well below what you’d ideally like to be playing at. However, it’s important to remember that this slot is a progressive jackpot, which takes 5.3% of the stake to go straight to the prize pool. Sure, the RTP still isn’t great, but with millions on offer, it’s forgivable. Combine this with medium volatility and it’s not looking too bad.

Maximum Win

Let’s cut to the chase, nobody is playing this game for the non-progressive max win of 500x the bet. If you are though, then play the original! You’ll benefit from a much better RTP. With that out of the way, let’s get onto the good bit, the progressive jackpot. The Wowpot! Is seeded at €2,000,000

Symbols and Paytable

The Queen of Alexandria Wowpot! slot features a 5-reel, 3-row structure with 10 paylines that run in both directions, thanks to the win both ways feature. This setup allows for winning combinations from left to right and right to left, effectively doubling the payout. Wins are achieved by landing three to five matching symbols on a payline, starting from either the leftmost or rightmost reel.

The paytable is divided into lower-value gemstones and higher-value symbols. The lower-paying symbols are glowing crystals with Egyptian icons which pay up to 2.5x the bet for a line of five. The higher-paying symbols include lucky 7s and a golden cat with the word ‘BAR’ written on it, paying up to 25x the stake for a line of five. Remember, because the game pays in both directions, full lines can effectively double these payouts.

Features and Gameplay

The gameplay is almost identical to Starburst, so it’s not the most original, but Neon Valley Studios have at least picked one of the most successful games of all time to copy! Let’s take a look at how it all works.

Expanding Wilds and Re-Spins

Cleopatra herself is the wild symbol and she can land on reels 2, 3, or 4 only. Every wild that you land on these reels will expand to cover the full reel. Normal or expanded, wilds can substitute for all regular pay symbols. They can also trigger a respin when they land.

If a wild triggers a respin then all wilds on the grid become sticky and the remainder of the reels spin again. Any additional wilds that you land on the respin also become sticky and you get another respin.

You can get a maximum of 3 respins in a row. 

WowPot Jackpots

The Wowpot Jackpot wheel feature is triggered at random, but the likelihood increases the more progressive diamond symbols you collect. These are the tiny diamonds attached to normal pay symbols on the middle three reels only. 

If you do trigger the jackpot round then the Jackpot Wheel appears and you are guaranteed to win one of the four progressive jackpots. Just spin the wheel to see which you win!

The seed values for these are shown below:

• Mini starts at €10
• Minor starts at €100
• Major starts at €50,000
• Wowpot! starts at €2,000,000