Tomb of Gold

Theme and Design

Superbly Rich and Detailed Visuals In A Classic Slot Theme

Play n Go, as the artists behind Book of Dead and the very many iterations of that popular slot, know a thing or two about games with Ancient Egyptian themes. And they bring their experience to the table here with rich and striking visuals. Of course we are in the tomb of some late Phraraoh, stone walls and pillars surrounding an impressive reel set with beautifully illustrated symbols. There are fire pits flanking the walls and golden sphinxes either side of the reel set. It looks regal and there is a suitably grand orchestral soundtrack to complete the scene. Basically, bang on what you want from this style of game!

RTP and Variance

Tomb of Gold has the standard FIVE RTP rates for operators to pick from – 96.29%, 94.29%, 91.28%, 87.27% and 84.26%. You want to avoid any casino that runs this game at the lower settings as it diminishes your chances of coming away cash positive. The optimum rate of 96.29% is healthy enough and I recommend playing at MrQ from Lindar Media which consistently runs games at their highest RTP rates.

You can see which RTP rate the game is set to at your casino by hitting the ? button under the reels once the game has loaded. Then scroll down the page until you see Return to Player. Try to avoid sites that run any less than 94.29%.

This is another high variance game so it will be a volatile play with uneven win distribution but it has a reasonably high potential and can kick out some nice win sequences if you are patient and get lucky!

Maximum Win

Onto the top win and it maxes out at 7,000x in Tomb of Gold. That is much lower than Play n Go’s highest potential slots like Kiss Reels of Rock (50,000x) for example. However, it’s not always all about that big headline number and there are plenty of other reasons to give Tomb of Gold a spin.

Symbols and Paytable

This is a classic 4,096 win ways game. It plays on 6 reels with 4 rows on each with a win ways mechanic driving the payouts. That means you need to land identical symbols on adjacent reels from left to right, regardless of their row position, starting at the left most reel. The calculation for win ways is therefore 4x4x4x4x4x4 (= 4,096).

Paytable values are pretty average but with 4,096 win ways in play that doesn’t matter so much. The low payers are the cards, 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace. These are valued at from 0.2x for 3 10s up to 1.4x for 6 Aces.  The premiums are the 4 Egyptian symbols – cross, scarab beetle, cat and human face. These are valued at from 0.7x for 3 crosses up to 5x for 6 human faces.

There is also a Wild, represented by the snake. This is valued at 6x when 6 land on a win way and it substitutes for all pay symbols to create win ways too.

Features and Gameplay

There are TWO types of scatter symbol in Tomb of Gold – coins and sphinxes. Each triggers a different feature. They work as follows:

Six Coin Scatters Triggers Lock n Gold

You need SIX of the coin scatters to set up the Lock n Gold feature. If you land just 4 or 5 then they will each lock in place whilst reels without coin scatters will re-spin to see if you can earn those extras to launch the feature.

Lock n Gold is a mini ‘Hold and Win’ game. You get 3 spins to start and now only coins and blanks will land. Coins lock in place when they land and each time this happens your spin count re-sets to 3. Lock n Hold continues until the reels are filled with coins OR you run out of spins.

When the round ends, every coin spins round to reveal a multiplier value of between 1x and 100x. They are all added up and the total is applied to your stake for the final pay out.

Free Spins With Progressive Multiplier

The free spins round is a classic progressive multiplier one. You need to land 3 or more sphinx scatters to trigger it. They can land ANYWHERE on the reels. And if you hit 4, 5 or 6 you’ll also get an instant prize before the round starts like this:

• 4 Sphinx Scatters: 5x prize
• 5 Sphinx Scatters: 10x prize
• 6 Sphinx Scatters: 20x prize

The number of free spins awarded is determined by the spin of a giant wheel. It also reveals the starting multiplier value for the round. You’ll get between 10 and 30 spins and a multiplier of between 1x and 5x.

During the round each Sphinx scatter that lands will extend the round by 1 spin and every Wild that lands will increase your multiplier by 1x.

According to game rules, free spins are capped at 65, though it seems extraordinarily unlikely that you would ever see that many in one round!