Fortunes of Egypt

Fortunes of Egypt is a 5 reel, 25 line slot from Bossmedia. It has several bonus features including free spins, a pick a box bonus and a three tier progressive jackpot link. As you would expect the game has an Egyptian theme which makes use of sounds, graphics and great animations on the features.

The game comes in four coin sizes which are 1c, 5c, 25c and $1. Max bet is 10 coins per line or 250 coins total. If you want to have a shot at one of the three jackpots you need to play max bet. Each coin size has a different jackpot level with the biggest jackpots found at the $1 coin size with the major catch that you must play a huge $250 per spin to win.

Moos of us will be happy with the 1c or 5c coin size which makes max bet a little more affordable at $2.50 and $12.50. While you could play less than max we still recommend that you play max bet as you then have a shot at one of the jackpots. If you play less than max bet you cannot win them.

The King symbol is wild and substitutes for everything but the scattered bugs and the jackpot symbols. There is no specific payout for five wilds so the next highest line pay is 5000 coins for five Queens. This means that there are two ways to hit for 5000 with either the five wilds or Queens.

The game has some great mid level pays with five pyramids or five crosses paying 2000 coins. Other good pays include 600 coins for five sphinx or eyes and 1000 coins for four wilds or four Queens. In total there are 25 unique winning combinations.

The scattered bug symbols are the key to the free spins. Get three, four or five and you win 8, 20 or 100 free spins respectively. During the free games all wins are doubled so the top jackpot grows to 10,000 coins. During the free games you can get a shot at the jackpot and the bonus round.

Speaking of bonus rounds a treasure chest appears on reel 5 only. Every time you get a treasure chest your bet is added to the bonus board. You need to get 1000 points to activate the bonus. This can be achieved with just four symbols if your are betting 250 coins per spin.

Once you collect 1000 points you move on to the pick a box style bonus stage. Here you have an animated stage where you are entering the tomb. Each step forward awards a higher win up to 50,000 coins for making it all the way. It's a simple case of clicking and hoping for the best (View Screenshot).

Back to the jackpot link. To get a shot at the jackpot you need to get three, four or five jackpot symbols on an active pay line. You then move on to a second screen stage where you have three sarcophagi. Pick one to reveal your jackpot which is either the Jackpot, Super Jackpot or Grand Jackpot.

Fortunes of Egypt is an interesting game. The base game seems to have quite a high hit rate although the game has quite a low variance. The bonus stage offers a shot at a nice win and the jackpot link can offer some really big jackpots depending on which coin size you choose to play in.