Rubies of Egypt Slot Machine: Review & Demo
The collaboration between Just For The Win and the platform now owned by Games Global (formerly Microgaming’s software) has been going on for years, and we’ve seen our fair share of very good slots come out of it. Rubies of Egypt might have some decent things to offer, feature-wise especially, but you will also find a boring Ancient Egypt theme. They definitely could’ve done better there.
Rubies of Egypt has 5 reels and a total of 30 paylines. The high volatility nature of the slot doesn’t bother us too much, as long as the RTP is set to 96.06% and you can claim a jackpot worth 5,000x the stake. The features that make things more interesting range from respins with extra wilds to free spins with multiplier wilds or regular wild symbols.
Betting and Prizes
The amount which will trigger the next round requires at least $0.20 and may go up to $50.
Rubies of Egypt can pay a fair top prize, but at 5,000x the stake, I wouldn’t say it’s as good as it could be. We’ve all seen slot machines pay much more than this, and those are also highly volatile. On the other hand, you can get it in an appropriate RTP of 96.06%, so I would still give it a shot.
Rubies of Egypt Slot Features
You can get assistance when forming new combinations via wild symbols that could show up on the middle three reels. These are the standard substitutes combined with regular symbols when placed in an appropriate position.
Through these wilds, you can sometimes get access to a Ruby Respin. The wild symbols on the reels become sticky, and then the following respin adds up to 9 wilds extra. You can form many new winning combinations in this respin, but there is no chance to trigger the free spins.
To get the free spins triggered, the requirement for most slots to have 3+ scatters in view is standard. Depending on the number of scatters, as many as 16 free spins could be awarded. Along the way, you collect the wild symbols to get them to apply higher multipliers (for every 10 wilds, a boost of 1x to the multiplier, going up to 5x). You do the same with the Pharaoh symbols, upgrading premium symbols until you’re left with only Pharaohs on the reels.
Theme & Design
The theme is nothing special, being inspired by the incredibly common Ancient Egypt. The symbols rely on images of Royals, along with the Pharaoh, scarabs, lotus flowers, the Eye of Ra, and the Ankh. It’s not a bad design, but it won’t win awards.
Conclusion
Rubies of Egypt slot game delivers enough features to be enjoyable, it’s not a standard Ancient Egypt release, but it’s not quite as interesting as I’d want it to be.
