When it comes to slot games, ancient Egypt is a commonly used theme with almost every slot developer housing some sort of Egyptian themed game in their catalogue. Leander Games have joined the fun with their release of Khepri – The Eternal God online slot. This game is based on the Ancient Egyptian God Khepri who is the god of rebirth and sunrise. He is usually depicted as a scarab beetle or a man with a scarab head. The game incorporates imagery of the god himself as well as symbols representing his functions on earth. The backdrop to the game is an ancient Egyptian temple where the reels are set against a stone tablet marked with hieroglyphics.
A 5 Reel Egyptian Themed Slot
The Khepri online slot game features some remarkable graphics and animation. Combined with the authentic sounding background music, all the elements come together to produce a game that looks and feels impressive. The slot machine in this games is based on the highly popular setup of 5 spinning reels with 243 ways to win. This type of setup has proven extremely popular with all players and adds to the overall grand nature of the game itself. On the reels, players will find a host of images that all relate to Ancient Egypt and the God of Rebirth.
High Paying Symbols
The highest paying symbols in Khepri – The Eternal God are the wild symbol scarab beetle, the sun symbol, the Eye or Ra, the Ankh and the owl symbol. As in various iPhone pokies NZ from different developer, to complete the lower paying symbols, Leander has employed the use of the standard set of high card symbols from 10 to Ace. Players can use any the reel symbols to create a winning combination across the paylines. The game also includes a number of bonus features in the form of a wild symbol, wondering wilds, re-spins and multipliers.
Scarab Beetle Wild Symbol
In the Khepri online slot game, the scarab beetle wild symbol plays a major role and basically forms the basis for all of the bonus features. For starters the wild symbol is the highest paying symbol in the game. It can also be used to substitute for any of the other reel symbols in order to form a winning combination. The wild symbol also activates the Wondering Wild bonus feature which can turn out to be very lucrative. If two or more wild symbols stop on the same positon at the same time, each wild symbol will get a multiplier that multiplies the win on that particular reel.
Khepri Wondering Wild Feature
In Khepri, the Wondering Wild bonus feature is activated every time a wild symbol stops on the reels. At this point the scarab beetle will detach from the reels and fly above the screen while the reels start spinning again. The scarab beetle will then hover over the reels and slide across to randomly land on one of the five reels. If the scarab wild symbol completes another line win, the process will get repeated with the scarab beetle flying off and landing somewhere else. This will continue until the beetle flies off the reels.
