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Desert Riches Review
The Hold & Win concept has become very popular recently, with many developers creating similar games using different names for the same feature. This game comes with a classic ancient Egypt theme.
There are already several releases in this series, and we expect more to come. The base game can provide decent payouts with the high value x2 multiplier wild, but there isn't much else happening. The Hold ‘N’ Link feature has 3 modifier symbols that can sometimes help, and filling the grid awards the 1,000x Grand Jackpot. The 4,750x potential is also quite good, but overall this is standard.
Desert Riches Slot Features
The 5 premium symbols pay between 25 and 75 x your stake for 5-symbol wins, with the top-tier symbols paying the same. The snake Wild pays 1, 25, 250 or 900 x your stake for 2, 3, 4 or 5 of a kind, respectively, and it also substitutes for regular symbols to create winning combinations. When part of a win with regular symbols, the wild doubles the total line win.
The Hold ‘N’ Link feature is triggered by landing 6+ ‘Cash Spheres’ anywhere on the screen. These are golden cash symbols with values between 0.5 and 25 x your stake. You can also land Mini and Minor Cashpot Sphere symbols in the base game, awarding 20x or 100x your stake, respectively, but only if they help activate the Hold ‘N’ Link bonus round.
All triggering Cash Sphere symbols stay in place as the Hold ‘N’ Link feature begins. Only blanks, Cash Spheres, Cashpot Spheres, or special Modifier Spheres can land during the feature. You start with 3 respins, and the respin count resets each time a new Sphere lands. The 3 modifier spheres function as follows:
- Collect Sphere - gathers the value from all existing Spheres.
- Payer Sphere - adds its own random value to all existing Spheres (except Cashpot and Last Chance Spheres).
- Last Chance Sphere - activates only when the respin count reaches zero, giving you 1 final spin as it disappears.
The Hold ‘N’ Link bonus round ends when you run out of respins or fill all 15 positions with any type of Sphere. This awards the 1,000x Grand Cashpot in addition to all other accumulated winnings.
The 200 Spins Desert Riches Slot Experience
We played the base game for a while, with mostly smaller wins and non-winning spins, until we got a decent win thanks to the wild. Shortly after, around the 2-minute mark, we finally triggered the Hold ‘N’ Link feature. We managed to land 2 Collect symbols at the same time, which was interesting.
Review Summary
The hold-and-win style games are becoming very common, and this game has its own version of this feature. The ancient Egypt theme is well done, but it feels a bit old. The base game is also pretty standard. However, there is a high value wild symbol that doubles any line win it is part of.
The Hold ‘N’ Link round isn't particularly unique, but it includes 3 modifier spheres. The overall 4,750x potential is good, providing plenty of opportunity even if the 1,000 Grand Jackpot is won. This game isn't the worst streak respins style slot, but it's not particularly memorable.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| High value wild with x2 multiplier | Beware of adjustable RTP ranges |
| Hold ‘N’ Link feature with 3 special symbols | Very little new to see here |
| Fill-the-grid Grand Jackpot worth 1,000x | |
| Win up to 4,750x your stake |
If you appreciate Desert Riches Slot you should also try:
Phoenix Queen - is a installment that plays out on 5x3 reels with 30 paylines. A free spins round follows right after the Hold ‘N’ Link feature, and you get the number of spins you racked up from sticky free spin symbols. Enough of these can land you a Cashpots up to 500x as well.
Sun of Egypt 2 - you can look forward to a bonus round where only premium symbols land. The Hold & Win Respins round can land you 4 different jackpots, and the overall max win is 5,000x your stake.
Queen of Alexandria WowPot - comes with 10 win-both-ways betlines. Expanding wild respins will keep you busy in the base game, while you also collect diamond icons that eventually lead to the progressive jackpot wheel. The WowPot starts at €2 million, and it keeps growing until it drops.
