Mega Cash Collect: Queen of the Pyramids

Mega Cash Collect: Queen of the Pyramids Review

Developer Playtech Origins expands its collection of Cash Collect games with a new Egyptian-themed title called Queen of the Pyramids. Players here are taken back to the times of Cleopatra to explore the ancient civilization in search of riches.

The design has always been among Playtech’s strengths, and expectedly, Mega Cash Collect: Queen of the Pyramid is superb on the outside, featuring high-end graphics and a plethora of smooth lively animations. The studio has managed to convey the essential ancient Egyptian atmosphere, and players will be instantly immersed into the action once they load in.

Mathematically-wise, the Mega Cash Collect: Queen of the Pyramid slot holds no surprises. The betting range, true to Playtech’s style, is rather wide, allowing bets from as little as £0.1 up to a maximum of £500 per spin. The default RTP is lower than the average level at 95.41%, but you can come across an even lower value due to the game being supplied in several different settings.

The game plays out across an unorthodox 3-4-4-4-3 reel setup, where 3+ matching symbols create winning combinations from left to right along 30 fixed win lines. The paytable consists of four lower-paying A - J card ranks as well as five different premiums, which in ascending order are Horus eyes, ankhs, snakes, scarabs, and cats.

Five-of-a-kind low symbol wins are worth 1.5x the stake, while the premiums pay from 2.5x to 5x the stake for combinations of five. Helping you to achieve those payouts are Wild symbols, which substitute for any of the regulars. They can land on any of the reels, and they always appear stacked, either fully or partially visible.

Queen of the Pyramids Mega Cash Collect Slot Features

True to the title, Mega Cash Collect mechanics are the game’s main attraction, and here’s how they operate. There are special Cash Collect symbols that are available only on reels 1 and 5 during the base game, and when one or more lands along with any bonus symbol, it collects the prize shown on the bonus symbol. There are different types of bonus symbols, as follows:

• Cash Prize - displays a random bet multiplier value from 0.5x to 15x the stake
• Diamond - awards either a Mini, Minor, Major, or Grand jackpot prize worth 20x, 50x, 200x, or 500x the bet.
• Free Games - display +2, +3, +4, +5, +7, +10 free spins.

If there are two Cash Collect symbols, the prizes on the reels are collected separately for each of them. If the Cash Collect symbol appears simultaneously with a Free Games symbol, players proceed to the bonus with the number of initial spins equal to the number shown on the collected bonus symbols. Keep in mind that multiple Cash Collect symbols collect Free Games values multiple times as well.

As the feature kicks off, players are taken to a special expanded grid, with additional locked rows added above main reels. Here, Cash Collect symbols are available on any of the reels, and whenever one lands, it sticks to the reels for the next three spins. Meanwhile, those that land on the 4th row stick for 5 spins instead of 3, and Cash Collect symbols that land on the 5th row get held for the rest of the free games.

New Key symbols come into play. When such a symbol appears on the same spin as Cash Collect symbols, one lock is removed. When all locks are removed, the row unlocks. Additionally, three different special symbols can appear on the extra unlocked reels which trigger their special perks when collected, as follows:

• Special Wild - triggers the Dropping Wilds feature. A stack of Wild symbols drops on the main reels directly below the Special Wild. If there is already a Wild symbol on that reel, the position with it will gain a multiplier. If there are 2 or more Cash Collect symbols activating a Special Wild symbol, each of them will increase stacked Wild multipliers values by +1, up to a maximum of 3x.
• Pharaoh Staff - triggers the Cash Spreader feature. Adds up to 5 coins to random positions on extra reels and then turns into a random coin itself.
• Sticky Cash - gets held on the reels until it turns into a Diamond. It has a starting value of 1x, which doubles on every spin when 1 or more Cash Collect symbols are present on the reels. When it reaches a 16x value, the symbol will turn into a jackpot Diamond on the next spin. Once the jackpot is collected, it will unfreeze and disappear from the reels.

Review Summary

At the end of the day, Mega Cash Collect: Queen of the Pyramid is an enjoyable slot game, with a top-notch design, action-packed gameplay, and huge rewards on offer. Thus, it’s certainly worth taking your time and will provide a delightful gaming experience.