Rise of Ra is a high quality online video slot produced by Novomatic. The theme of this slot is based on Ancient Egypt. Like many other Egyptian themed games, this slot features images all relating to the world of ancient Egypt including the Pharos, pyramids, Egyptian gods, scarab beetles, hieroglyphics and the like.
The backdrop to this game is a minimalistic temple like building which houses the larger than usual reel setup. The graphics in this game are extremely sharp, clear with rich bold colouring. The animation and sound effects are top-quality which makes this game stand out from myriad of Egyptian themed slots found online.
A 5 Reel Egyptian Themed Slot
The slot setup in Rise of Ra is based on Novomatic’s classic arrangement of 5 reels with 15 paylines. In order to make the game stand out, the slot manufactures have included a number of online features in the form of multiplying wild symbols, scatter symbols, free spins and a randomly triggered four tier progressive jackpot.
On the reels, players will find a host of Egyptian themed images including an Egyptian king, an Egyptian queen, the sphinx, the eye of Ra, hieroglyphics, an ornate vase and the ankh. For the lower paying symbols, the slot manufactures have continued on the Egyptian theme and included images of jewelled birds, Egyptian artefacts and a type sarcophagus.
Scarab Beetle Multiplying Wild
The wild symbol in Rise of Ra is the image of a jewelled scarab beetle. The scarab beetle wild symbol can be used to substitute for any of the other high or low paying symbol to create a winning combination.
The only symbol the scarab beetle cannot substitute for is the hieroglyphics scatter symbol. Like wilds in many iPhone pokies, the wild symbol also acts as a multiplier in this game. If the scarab beetle is used to complete a winning combination, the resultant win will automatically be double. The wild symbol also acts as the standard jackpot symbol. If players a lucky enough to land all five scarab beetle symbols across the reels, they will trigger the slot jackpot of 10 000 coins.
Free Spins with Multipliers
In Rise of Ra, the hieroglyphics symbol plays the role of the scatter symbol. In this game, the scatter symbol is the second highest paying symbol at 7500 coins for all five symbols. It is also the key to triggering the free spin bonus round. To activate the bonus round, players must land 3 or more scatter symbols anywhere on the reels. Once the bonus round is triggered, players will be awarded with 15 free spins with a 3x multiplier.
Progressive Jackpot Mystery Game
In Rise of Ra, at the end of every spin, players have the chance of randomly triggering the progressive slot jackpot bonus game. The progressive slot jackpot has four tiers each represented by a different card suit. In the jackpot card game players are presented with 12 cards facing down. Players then pick from the cards until 3 matching card suits are revealed. The bonus jackpot won will correspond to the matching suit picked. The first and lowest level is clubs, the second level is diamond, the third level is hearts and the fourth and highest paying progressive jackpot level is spades.