One slot theme we’ll never tire of is one with an ancient Egyptian theme. Yes, we know they’re like a dime a dozen. Then again, who cares, we dig the theme, and we enjoy playing them.
That brings us to iSoftBet’s Cleopatra’s Megaways. Cleopatra is certainly one of history’s most colorful and checkered characters. The slot has 6 rows, 2-7 rows, and up to 117,649 paylines.
The jackpot is 10,000x the stake, if you play for a maximum of $20 you can win $200,000. Furthermore, the RTP of the slot comes in hot and heavy at 96%.
The volatility clocks an 8/10 on the Whizz’s slots scale, beware you’re dealing with Queen Cleo here.
Cleopatra Megaways has a betting range of 20 cents up to $20 per spin. We’re not complaining but that “cuts the slot off at the knees”. To the best of our knowledge, there aren’t any RTP ranges.
Graphics, Sound, and Symbols Cleopatra Megaways
We like the graphics, and the soundtrack is mesmerizing. Suffice it to say, it serves its purpose well by giving players that “far away look”. In typical Megaways fashion, the cascades remove the winning symbols from the grid.
New symbols replace them which makes it a case of rinse and repeat. The low-value card symbols from 9 to Ace pay around 1.75x the stake.
While the character of the high-value symbols pitches in with wins up to 50x the stake. Somewhere in between the Sahara and the Nile, there are Mini, Minor, Major, and Mega Jackpots.
The Eye of Horus is the Wild symbol which doubles payouts and subs symbols adjacent to it.
Cleopatra Megaways Slot Bonus Rewards
Cleopatra Modifiers
You can trigger any one of the four modifiers when a scatter lands:
Wild Add drops an extra 2 to 5 wilds at any position on the reels.
Mystery symbols transform any random symbol into a mystery symbol of the same type.
Max Megaways is the maximum number of ways you can play with.
Bonus Add enables you to initiate the Hold & Win Respins with a bunch of scatters.
Hold & Win Respins
You’ll pocket 3 respins when 5 scatters trigger the Hold & Win Respins feature. When the scatter pops up again it resets the respin counter it sticks to the reels.
Plus, there are the Mini, Minor, Major, and Grand Jackpots with prizes up to 2,000x your stake. You’ll also launch the Reel Multiplier feature when you fill a reel with symbols.
Essentially, it multiplies all the scatters for some insane wins. There’s a 2x multiplier that boosts cash prizes and it can store up to three lives.
Paytable
Paylines
What We Like and Don’t Like
We’re fans of the theme, period. The fine details about the megaways might be offputting for some. Ultimately, that doesn’t matter, because the slot has great potential.
Triggering the Hold & Win Respins is not easy, but we’re talking about a very volatile slot here. So, bear and grin it, anything worthwhile in this life doesn’t come easy.
Tips and Strategy
The best way to unlock the “secrets” of Cleopatra Megaways is to have a go in demo mode. Oh, and you can play the slot with a bonus, no deposit bonus, or some free spins.
Just be careful of those terms when you play with a no-deposit bonus they can be top-heavy.
How to Win Money Cleopatra Megaways
We did not beat around the bush when we played the slot with free credits. Going for the jugular of $20 per spin resulted in a magnificent $3,928 win with our $1,000 free credits.
What do those stats tell you? It pays to play high-variance slot machines for high stakes even the maximum. Payouts are infrequent but when they pop, it’s an explosion.
So, how did that big win occur? The beautiful Cleopatra announced the maximum megaways of 117,649 ways.
Any winning combination that appears on the grid goes off like a cracker, or shall we say a bomb. Moreover, we’ve won that amount all within 30 spins!
Verdict: Cleopatra Megaways Slot
Words we can’t get out of our heads now is Queen Cleo saying: “Twice as nice“. It was more than that for us when we played the slot. We managed to play with a mammoth 117,649 ways to win.
We got the Max Megaways Cleopatra Modifier. Incidentally, that’s also the first time for us playing a Megaways slot reaching the max ways. The payout we got was 196.4x the stake.
That’s our biggest win this week after a few disastrous outings. We’re talking to you Blade & Fangs, the slot whipped our buts good. Though nothing new Cleopatra Megaways is a great slot, therefore, we’ll play it again.
The payouts are mint thanks to those 1 of 4 Cleopatra Modifiers that can pitch on any random spin. We’ll conclude this review with, twice as nice!
Ready to take on Santa? If yes, give RealTime Gaming’s Sneaky Santa a go. The jackpot is 50,000x the stake, and the slot has a re-triggerable free spins feature with Morphing Symbols.
Otto Bergstrom is a veteran in the world of casinos and gambling with 20 years of extensive experience. Writing for Casino Whizz, he shares his deep understanding of game strategies and the latest casino trends.