We haven’t reviewed a slot with an ancient Egyptian theme in a while. When one like Gears of Horus finally comes along we get out our crayons and start taking notes. Especially, when it’s from a top producer like Pragmatic Play.
This Cluster Pays slot whisks you off to the windswept plains of ancient Egypt. The action tees off on a 6×6 grid that expands to 8×8. The Default RTP is 96.06%, knowing Pragmatic Play there will be RTP ranges.
The jackpot of 10,000x the stake is huge, and the volatility is high! Bets per spin start at 20 cents and up to $240.
During a winning combination the winning symbols disappear from the grid and new ones replace them. That makes repeat wins possible. The majestic pyramids of Gize and a pharaoh’s tomb serve as the backdrop for the reels.
The symbols on them are jewelry, and gems of different colors. The high-value symbols offer wins of 15+ in a cluster of up to 100x the stake. The Wild replaces symbols adjacent to it except the scatter. The Wild and the premium symbols have the same value.
You need a bunch of tumbles before the grid expands in all directions. You’ll play with a block of Wilds when you unlock a variety of symbols on a major tumble.
Now, each block can contain 2 up to a maximum of 16 wilds. The grid expands to 8×8 and upon conclusion of the spin it reverts to its original 6×6.
Free Spins
The free spins feature triggers 8, 12, or 20 free spins when 3, 4, or 5 scatters appear. The free spins feature starts with a 1x multiplier which increases by 1x with each Tumble up to 5x.
Once the Tumble ends after a free spin it resets to 1x again. Retriggers of up to 20 free spins are possible should another 3, 4, or 5 scatters land again.
Buy Option Free Spins
If you don’t want to wait for the free spins you can buy them for a price. It will cost you 100x your stake for random scatters of 3, 4, or 5.
In other words, you can win anything from 8, 12 to 20 free spins. Besides, you’re still playing with the same RTP of 96.02%.
Paytable
What We Like About Gears of Horus
Slot machines with Tumble Reels are a treat especially if they have multipliers of up to 5x. The graphics and the audio tracks pull you right into the slot as well.
Tips & Strategy
Yes, there is a demo version where you can play the slots for free. We’re big fans of testing a game before we risk our money. It would be foolish to play a slot “blind” that clocks a 10’er on the Whizz’s slots scale.
You can read our expert slot guide, it improves your chances of winning money when you play slots. Keep in mind, play the slot for at least 100 spins. The first batch of 50 spins plays it for the lowest stake of $0.20.
Thereafter, play it for at least $1 per spin. The more cash you spend the bigger your chances of catching a decent payout.
How to Win Money
We played the slot for $5.60 per spin for 50 spins or a bankroll of $250. We can tell you that it’s a volatile slot that will knock most bankrolls senseless.
The first 50 spins didn’t deliver much and we thought oh boy there goes our budget. We tested the buy option a few times and the payouts we got were lousy.
Can I play Gears of Egypt with a bonus? Yes, you can but be careful because it’s a high variance game.
Verdict: Gears of Horus Slot
Gears of Horus is a disappointing slot for us because we had high hopes for it. We haven’t played one in ages and we looked forward to playing and reviewing it.
Let’s start with the Tuble Reels engine and the multipliers. Pragmatic Play pulled a sneaky move because they seldom amount to much in both the base game and free spins.
Granted, the values of the multipliers can reach epic proportions but there is a catch. They only apply to that free spin which means they don’t accumulate throughout the feature.
The secret to the big wins also lies in the number of free spins. If you can snag the maximum 20 free spins you’ll be counting notes like an oil sheik. Other than that, the slot fizzles out pretty fast. It does merit a few spins but don’t overstay your welcome.
Play’n GO does a slightly better job with Cat Wilde and the Incan Quest. The jackpot is 5,000x the stake, and it offers free spins, respins, and cracking game art.
