Queen of Gold

The Egyptian sub-genre of online slots is typically considered to be one of the largest sub-genres in the industry. It seems like every software provider has at least one or two games with this type of theme, and the Queen of Gold slot, available at Pragmatic Play casinos, is one of those. To stand out from what else is available in this sub-genre, the game has different features than you typically see, and they come together in a way that drives the regular gameplay quite a bit. Excitement is at the center of what the player will experience when playing this one, but the medium level of volatility keeps swings from getting out of hand.

Format and Layout

There are five reels and three rows that create the grid of symbols for this game. Across this grid are 25 paylines that run from left to right only. You cannot change the number of activated paylines while you are playing this slot. However, you can adjust how much you're betting in two ways, the first of which is to adjust the coin total. With up to ten coins on each line available, the overall coin total goes from 25 to 250 per turn. Furthermore, you can bet $0.01 to $0.50 for each coin, and that lends itself to a minimum bet of $0.25 with a maximum wager of $125.

Wild King Symbol

The golden king symbol appears on the reels in order to make it easier to get winning combos. It doesn't have any special features attached to it in this title, but it does help you to get payouts that you wouldn't have received without it. Increasing your number of wins is always important, but it's doubling important in this game because of how the sixth reel works, which we'll look at below.

The Sixth Reel

On the far right-hand side of the game board, you'll notice a sixth reel. This is the multiplier reel, and it has multipliers on it that go up to at least 8x based on our playing of the game. One spot on the sixth reel will be chosen at random after each spin, and the multiplier chosen is applied to every winning combination that you hit in that particular game. It's a fun way of mixing things up and adding value and excitement to the reels. There's also a joker that can appear on this reel during the regular play, but we'll explain that below.

Point Collection Feature

You can click on the reels to pick a spot for a golden frame to appear. If the queen appears in that frame, then you get a point. You have 25 spins at a time to try to accumulate five points. If you do, then you're taken to the progressive feature. Additionally, getting the joker on the sixth reel will activate the progressive feature right away.

Scatters and Free Spins

The blue bonus pyramid pays 1x for three of a kind. They show up on the first, third and fifth reels only, and they give you 10 free spins. During the free spins mode, no jokers appear on the sixth reel. This is a straightforward feature without any bells or whistles, and it's just a set of free chances to win.

Payouts and Wins

The following are multiplied by your total wager and by the multiplier chosen on the sixth reel, so don't be caught off guard if they seem a bit on the small side to begin with.

Five of the queen symbol earns you 16x, and you can pick up 12x for five of the bird symbol Ra. The jackal earns you 12x for five as well, and you can make it 8x for five of the black cat symbol on a payline. With the blue A symbol, a 3.2x win is yours for five of a kind, and five of the green K earns players 2.4x. Finally, you can make it 1.6x if you line up five of the red Q on a payline.

Overview

With the Queen of Gold slot, Pragmatic Play has ventured into the Egyptian sub-genre once again and brought out a title whose gameplay stands out because of the feature set. The graphics are somewhat generic considering the theme, but they aren't bad. With that having been said, what really stands out here is the feature set and the gameplay that results from it, especially with the multiplier reel and the point collecting aspect of the game.