Treasure chests, cash tiles and one very cheeky mummy.That’s Inspired Gaming take on the Egyptian trope with Pharaoh’s Bigger Big Money. The headline is the Big Money Bonus, a kind of chase feature that stacks multipliers while wild collectors grab coin values. Between that and an optional Fortune Spins mode that strips the reels to cash and collectors, this game has clear hooks for fans of feature-first online slots.
Inspired Gaming goes for classic Egypt. The main “character” (if you could call him that) is the mummy, doubling as a standard wild and, in bonus play, a Wild Chaser that stalks a prize trail. Behind the reels is a sunlit desert, all mysterious. The effects are punchy and a little arcade, with coin showers and step sounds on the bonus trail.
Line wins pay left to right on 10 fixed lines. Values below are shown as potential multipliers of stake.
Symbol | Payouts for 3, 4, and 5 of a kind |
10 | 0.5x, 2.5x, 10x |
J | 0.5x, 2.5x, 10x |
Q | 0.5x, 2.5x, 10x |
K | 0.5x, 2.5x, 10x |
A | 0.5x, 2.5x, 10x |
Sarcophagus mask | 1x, 5x, 20x |
Green eye emblem | 2x, 10x, 50x |
Blue scarab emblem | 2x, 10x, 50x |
Pipes emblem | 3x, 15x, 100x |
Winged crest emblem | 5x, 20x, 200x |
Wilds set | 5x for 3, 20x for 4, 200x for 5; also pays 0.5x for 2 |
Trigger this feature by landing 3 or more Bonus chests anywhere. You start on a progressive trail with a Leader and a Chaser. The trail places multipliers at intervals; once you reach a multiplier, every subsequent cash symbol that is collected by a Wild Collector is multiplied by that value.
Wild Collector symbols advance the Leader and bank the visible cash values, while Wild Chaser symbols push the Chaser forward. If multiple Collectors or Chasers land together, the trail advances one step for each symbol. The round ends when the Chaser catches the Leader, at which point a Pick Me screen can end the feature, push the Chaser back two steps, or walk the Leader to the next multiplier so play continues.
Entry tier depends on the number of scatters: 3 awards Big Money with a 1x starting multiplier, 4 awards Super Big Money with 2x, and 5 awards Mega Big Money with 3x.
Before the bonus begins you pick from eight panels that can reveal up to six upgrades or start the feature immediately. Possible upgrades include a Chaser Freeze for the first two spins where Wild Chasers land, Golden Wild Collector symbols that drop and then step down each spin while collecting, Extra Cash Symbols, Extra Wild Collectors, Increased Cash Symbols that lift coin values up to 50x 100x and 200x, and a Multipliers Upgrade that improves trail multipliers up to 20x. Any revealed upgrade is active for the whole bonus.
You can switch to Fortune Spins as an alternative base mode. Only Cash, Bonus and Wild Collector symbols remain on the reels during this mode. The Wild Collector acts as both wild and collector, banking any cash value that lands with it. Coin values in this mode can be 1x 2x 5x 10x 25x 50x or 100x of stake. Fortune Spins can be entered or exited between spins.
At certain points in the Big Money Bonus or during Fortune Spins, a Fortune event can trigger after a non winning spin. It may nudge the Leader forward to the next multiplier or convert reel positions into extra Cash or Wild Collector symbols to create an immediate collection.
Pharaoh’s Bigger Big Money uses a 5 reel by 3 row layout and 10 fixed paylines. Wins start from the leftmost reel and pay on adjacent reels; only the highest potential line win pays per line, while potential wins on different lines are added together.
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Pharaoh’s Bigger Big Money is at its best in the bonus where upgrades stack and the trail creates momentum. The Pick Me safety valve also keeps endings from feeling abrupt. If we could tune it a little further, we’d add a light base game modifier to bridge the gap to features, but since the Fortune Spins option already gives constant cash and collector interplay, there’s really nothing to complain about with this one.