Nights of Egypt Expanded Edition

The pyramids and the legends of the mighty pharaohs have inspired plenty of video slots during the past few years. The game creators at Spinomenal are no exception, even though for the Night of Egypt Expanded Edition the inspiration seems to have been provided by their own previous games. 

In fact, the “Expanded Edition” is almost identical to the original game called Nights of Egypt, and that is something that Spinomenal have done with several other titles. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that this slot isn’t a good one. 

Theme

The action of the game takes place at night, with the desert and a couple of pyramids in the background. The darkness of the night adds a touch of mystery to the whole atmosphere, while the mythological symbols related to ancient Egypt add even more thrills. 

The music that accompanies the gameplay has a nice Oriental vibe, even though it’s the same tune that was employed in the original version of this game. The sound effects are pretty cool, though. 

Betting Options and Functions

This slot has 6 reels and 3 rows and that is the main, if not only difference between this title and Nights of Egypt, which only had 5 reels. There are 25 fixed paylines available, with winning combinations being formed only starting with the leftmost reel. 

The game was developed using HTML5 technology, so it should work just fine on any device, from your desktop computer to your smartphone. The theoretical return to player (RTP) of this title is just below industry average at 95.67%. 

Features

Nights in the Egyptian desert are full of mysteries and surprises, and that is the case in this game as well. There are several special symbols that will appear on the reels, it’s even quite difficult to keep track of them all. 

Firstly, there’s the extra spins symbol, which does what you would expect: grant an extra spins round. You need at least three such icons on screen to trigger the feature, which starts with a wheel of fortune that decides how many free rolls you get and which symbol will be doubled during the session. 

The Double Symbol occupies just one tile but counts as two icons, and that increases your chances of forming winning combinations. This feature can also trigger randomly during the base game, the main difference is that during the free spins round the chosen symbol will remain double throughout the session. 

There’s also a Bonus symbol in the game, which is responsible for triggering the Bonus Game feature. This brings about a new set of reels with different symbols, and can be retriggered quite often. 

The beautiful Cleopatra is the Wild in this game, and she can sometimes appear in her full splendor as Stacked Wild, covering an entire reel. That can also happen during a free spins round, which you can either wait to trigger naturally or get it instantly through the Buy Feature option. 

That’s right, you can buy yourself a free spins round at any time, it costs just 38 times the stake. Luck will play a big part, though, because you could get between 10 and 40 free rolls for that price. 

Conclusion

Nights of Egypt Expanded Edition is an entertaining video slot from Spinomenal, but if you have played the original, you will most likely be annoyed. The two games are almost identical, the only significant difference is the number of reels. 

However, if you are new to this title then you will surely have some fun thanks to the numerous features and nice-looking graphics.