Secret of the Pharaoh's Chamber Slot Machine
Gamesys adds yet another title to the long list of Egypt-themed games that invite players to put themselves in the shoes of an archaeologist about to unearth long-forgotten treasures.
Secret of the Pharaoh's Chamber is a video slot game that adds a little cartoon fun to Ancient Egyptian history and takes players on an adventure deep in the tomb of a rich pharaoh. You can expect traps to avoid and riddles to solve before you can put your hands on the king’s treasures. Fortunately, we are here to guide you through your endeavour.
Read our complete review of Secret of the Pharaoh's Chamber and you will be ready to take on the challenge and bring home the pharaoh’s gold.
Enter the King’s Final Resting Place
Secret of the Pharaoh's Chamber takes place underground, deep inside a pharaoh’s tomb where riches and dangers abound.
The background of the game is clearly visible through the semi-transparent reels. You are facing an elaborately decorated wall, covered in golden hieroglyphs that stretch from the floor to the ceiling. The command buttons are located at the bottom of the game screen, thus leaving the view open.
Secret of the Pharaoh's Chamber has beautiful yet simple graphics, plenty of details to look at but no real depth as in other slot games with animated background for instance. The game does not really stand out from other Egypt-themed creations so far, but let’s take a look at the gameplay to see if we can spot something a little different there.
Some Basic Rules to Get You Started
Secret of the Pharaoh's Chamber is an easy game to play, so easy that even beginner players should have no difficulty getting started on the reels.
The game matrix features 5 spinning reels with three symbol positions on each of them, plus 25 paylines available in total, running across the screen in all directions. To trigger some cash rewards, you need to line up combinations of symbols on activated paylines. Thanks to the command bar located below the reels, you can adjust the size of your wager and activate as many paylines as you wish to bet on. The (+) and (-) buttons as well as the bet one shortcut are there to help you do that. Hit spin when you are ready and the reels will start spinning immediately.
Luck is of course an important factor here, but you can influence the outcome of your next spin by increase the size of your wager. Taking such a calculated risk allows you to increase the size of your future winnings - plus it adds an extra thrill to the whole process.
Aim for the Jackpot
The paytable of Secret of the Pharaoh's Chamber contains 10 different reel symbols in total, which we can put into two different groups in the following manner.
The first group is made up of the classic card icons, ranging from number 9 to the Ace. No real surprises here, even the design of the symbols is standard. They are the most common on the reels of the game, but also the least valuable of all so you will need to score many combinations with them to amount to decent prizes.
The last four symbols represent different characters: gods, princesses, pharaoh’s, they might be a little difficult to tell apart, but their value clearly makes them stand out. A five-of-a-kind combination with the most valuable character is worth no less than 2500 times your initial wager.
Decipher the Hieroglyphs for Extra Big Wins
Secret of the Pharaoh's Chamber contains two more symbols that we have not talked about yet, as they bring about some special bonuses that give them the right to have their dedicated section in this review.
The wild symbol represents the pharaoh’s treasure and can replace any basic symbol listed previously. Use it to help you score extra winning combinations, and keep an eye out for this enormous treasure as it can also double the value of any combination it helps complete.
The game logo is a scatter symbol that can appear on reels 1, 3 and 5 only and pays regardless of alignment. Scoring three of them at the same time triggers the treasure hunt free spin feature. Click on the treasures that appear on the screen to reveal how many free games, and what kind of multiplier, you win.
Standard Secrets
Secret of the Pharaoh's Chamber does not really bring anything new to the ultra popular slot game sub-genre it belongs to, but it is still a decent game that can award big wins if your know where to look.
The symbols might be confusing at times given how similar they look, so stay focused and try to trigger the treasure hunt feature to get some free spins.
