Play Desert Queen for Free

Let’s jump right to it and talk about the gamble option, for it’s one of the easiest features to unlock, and yes that does mean that wins are easy to come by as well. The double or nothing has two images of a serene looking haven of green and blue, shimmering in front of you in the distance. But one is real and the other is fake, and with the fake one you get left strapped for cash and thirsty, and so you want to hope your decision leads you to the x2 multiplier.

Roundstone International always offer up a x2 each time a win is made during this mini level, but there doesn’t appear to be any limit on how many times you can guess correctly – we once went for five rounds. Then we got too cocky and forgot to cash out, and what do you know, we lost our winnings. There’s a lesson in there, folks: make sure to play it smart and cash out if the going is getting tough.

Scarab beetles have an interesting reputation when it comes to all things Egyptian, which probably has something to do with the popular 1990s films from The Mummy franchise. Seeing those critters burrow into flesh had us weary every time we saw a black bug, even though we knew it was impossible for a scarab beetle to be in our homes. Fortunately, Roundstone have a remedy for that phobia: the bonus round.

When the round loads, a series of bugs will be wiggling their legs, waiting for you to pick one of them, some of them have cash prizes, but some will take you to the next level. Sadly, one will also have you exiting this level, though that didn’t happen to us. Once you’ve secured the bonus bug, you’ll be prompted to select one of three stone doors.

Behind each of these is a multiplier, with the highest win being worth x5 of your winnings and the lowest being x1. It’s not the grandest of features, but it makes a nice change to not having one, and even more so to actually activate it.

Who doesn’t love a freebie? At any age we know that free is the holy grail of successes, and so the bonus spin available from the scorpion tile is an extra we can’t refuse. It’ll activate when three of the tiles match, and will gift you a spin and 5 credits alongside it.

Some of you will probably feel that this is very lacklustre given that numerous games often deliver a selection of spins rather than just one, but the one adds to the uniqueness of this title and its gameplay. We appreciate it for what it is.

Desert Queen is the slot machine for all, offering a low variance matrix with a low to medium volatility. The prizes can be outstanding, but they can also be disappointing, but we like that sense of not knowing - that’s why we play slot machines after all.