Legacy of Egypt Slot Review

Legacy of Egypt Slot Overview

Legacy of Egypt is one of those Ancient Egypt slots I keep coming back to. It runs on 5 reels, 3 rows and 30 fixed paylines, with bets starting at 30p and going up to £90 per spin in most versions I have played. On the surface it looks like a classic video slot, yet the way Play'n GO has tied the features together makes it feel far more engaging.

Base game play in Legacy of Egypt is fairly straightforward, with the scarab wild doing most of the heavy lifting when it comes to bigger line hits. There are no random features firing off between spins, so the pace can feel calm until the pyramids line up. For me the whole slot revolves around chasing that Free Spins bonus, where the Wheel of Gods and the Pyramid Spins can really let the maths loose.

Graphics and Theme in Legacy of Egypt

From the moment I loaded Legacy of Egypt, the artwork grabbed me. The reels sit between huge pillars, with pyramids and dunes fading into a hazy horizon, and the soundtrack mixes flutes and distant chanting that fits the mood perfectly. Even the low card symbols have that ornate, carved look, while the gods, Pharaoh and Cleopatra look like they have stepped straight off the walls of a royal tomb.

Play'n GO have used the Egyptian theme many times, yet Legacy of Egypt feels richer than most. Animations on wins and during the bonus wheel are smooth without dragging the pace, and the whole interface works well on a laptop, tablet or mobile. I often switch to the faster spin mode here, and the game still holds that grand, comic-book style without becoming a blur of symbols.

How to Play Legacy of Egypt

When I sit down with Legacy of Egypt, I first set my stake using the row of bet buttons under the reels. The slot has 30 fixed paylines, so I am only choosing how much to risk per spin, not how many lines to activate. I tend to start around 60p or £1 and only edge upwards once I have had a feel for how the balance is moving.

The spin button sits on the bottom right of the screen, with an autoplay option beside it if I want the slot to handle a batch of spins for me. I rarely let it run unchecked, though, because Legacy of Egypt can burn through a bankroll when the bonus is stubborn. I prefer setting a stake that gives me at least fifty to a hundred spins, so the Free Spins round has a decent chance to drop.

Wins in Legacy of Egypt land when three or more matching symbols connect from the left across one of the paylines. Five-of-a-kind lines on the picture symbols can be strong even without multipliers, and the scarab wild can help complete gaps. I always check the paytable before a long session, so I know which god or ruler I really want to see stretching across the reels when the multipliers hit.

Symbols and Paytable in Legacy of Egypt

Legacy of Egypt uses two clear sets of symbols, and once I learned them the game felt very intuitive. The low-value group is the usual J, Q, K and A icons, but drawn with an ancient, stone-carved font. They pay up to around 1.6x the bet for five in a line. The premiums are the characters: Cleopatra, the Pharaoh and a selection of Egyptian gods like Ra, Anubis, Sobek and Sekhmet.

The symbol I always look for, though, is the golden winged scarab. It works as a wild, standing in for regular symbols and carrying the highest line win on the paytable. Hitting five wilds across a payline pays about 16.6x the stake, Cleopatra follows on 10x, then the Pharaoh on around 8.3x, Ra at 6.6x, Anubis at 4.1x and the remaining gods slightly lower.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Wild
	5	x16.6
	4	x3.33
	3	x1
	Scatter
	5	x5
	4	x5
	3	x5
	5	x10
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.66
	5	x8.3
	4	x1.6
	3	x0.5
	5	x6.6
	4	x1.3
	3	x0.5
	5	x4.16
	4	x0.83
	3	x0.33
	5	x3.33
	4	x0.83
	3	x0.33
	5	x3.33
	4	x0.83
	3	x0.33
	5	x1.66
	4	x0.66
	3	x0.16
	5	x1.66
	4	x0.66
	3	x0.16
	5	x1.66
	4	x0.66
	3	x0.16
	5	x1.66
	4	x0.66
	3	x0.16

Bonus Features and Free Spins in Legacy of Egypt

For me Legacy of Egypt only truly wakes up when the spinning pyramid scatters land. Three or more on the same spin pay a small win and launch the Wheel of Gods, which decides how many Free Spins you start with. I have had as few as three and as many as twenty from this wheel, so there is always that little jolt of tension as it slows and clicks to a stop.

Once the bonus begins, every Free Spin carries a random multiplier, usually 2x, 3x, 5x, 8x or 10x, and that is where the game can really pay. The pyramid symbol now counts as both scatter and wild, so it helps with line wins while still acting as the key to deeper features. Extra scatters can retrigger more Free Spins, and in practice I have had some long, swingy sessions inside a single bonus round.

The clever extra is Pyramid Spins, which trigger when two or more of those wild pyramids land during a Free Spin. The Wheel of Gods appears again and grants between three and eight extra spins, all played with the same multiplier that was active on the triggering spin. If you manage to hit three wild pyramids, the wheel values are doubled, so you can reach up to sixteen Pyramid Spins with a big multiplier locked in.

RTP, Volatility and Max Win in Legacy of Egypt

I always check the figures before I grind a slot, and Legacy of Egypt sits well on that front. The default RTP is usually around 96.5%, though some casinos run lower settings near 94.5%, so it pays to look in the game info. Volatility is high in my experience, with long dry spells and then sudden bursts of wins, and the max payout stands at 5,000x stake or about £450,000 on the highest bet.

My Verdict on Legacy of Egypt

After a lot of real play on Legacy of Egypt, I see it as a slot built around one big, volatile feature rather than a steady stream of small extras. The base game can feel bare, yet the Free Spins with multipliers and Pyramid Spins more than make up for that when they behave. If you enjoy Ancient Egypt themes, solid artwork and the chance to land chunky hits, this one is still worth spinning.

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