Pharaoh’s Tomb Slot Review: Sarcophagus Symbol Upgrades

Pharaoh’s Tomb™ is an Egyptian-themed five-reel slot whose Free Games change the available picture symbols over time. Three Tomb Scatters award 12 Free Spins. During that feature, a Pharaoh’s Mask Wild on the middle reels expands into a sarcophagus and advances a symbol-upgrade sequence. The bonus is therefore not just a fixed spin count: each Mask can alter the set used by later spins.

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Pharaoh’s Tomb at a glance

Provider	NOVOMATIC
Genre / theme	Ancient Egypt
Game type	Video slot
Reels / grid	5 reels; row count not stated
Volatility	5
Payout mechanic	10 lines
Main features	Three Tomb scatters award 12 free spins. During free games, middle-reel Mask Wilds expand and remove the lowest picture symbol, replacing it with the next higher; Mask scatters can retrigger.

RTP and stake limits can vary by version and market. Check the information screen in the game you open. Maximum win is a ceiling, not an expected result.

Ten lines and a twelve-spin entrance

The game uses ten lines on five reels. Three Pharaoh’s Tomb Scatters trigger 12 Free Spins, carrying forward the bet and line count from the activating game. That preserves the chosen configuration while moving the feature onto a different reel strip.

The stated trigger is important because it distinguishes the entry condition from later Mask events. Tomb Scatters award the opening round. Once the bonus is running, Pharaoh’s Masks have a different job: they create the expanding Wild and can add more Free Spins under their own count rule.

Mask Wilds create a symbol-upgrade ladder

During Free Spins, a Pharaoh’s Mask Wild can appear only on reels two, three and four. It expands to cover the reel and becomes a sarcophagus. The sarcophagus reveals picture symbols in descending order; the lowest-value picture symbol is removed and replaced by the next higher symbol.

The upgrade repeats each time another Mask Wild is unlocked. The sequence runs through Wings, Water, Snake, Scarab, Bird and Ankh. Once all picture symbols have been replaced by Ankh, the sarcophagus remains closed. This is a genuine endpoint: later Mask events do not keep opening an unlimited symbol ladder after the top state is reached.

How Mask retriggers extend the feature

Scattered Pharaoh’s Masks can award additional Free Games during the bonus. Three Masks award five extra games, two award three, and one awards one. The feature may retrigger, so the original 12 spins are not necessarily its final length.

The extra-spin schedule makes the interaction concrete. A Mask event can both affect the reel through an expanding Wild and, when the stated scattered count is reached, extend the counter. Even so, no maximum total number of Free Games is given. Volatility is listed as 5, while RTP, maximum win and release date are not published for this version.

Strengths and weak points

Strengths

Each Mask Wild changes the later Free Games by expanding on a middle reel and advancing the picture-symbol ladder, while the 3/2/1 Mask schedule adds a clear extension rule.

Weaknesses

The feature can retrigger and has no published total-spin cap; reaching Ankh also closes the sarcophagus, so the upgrade ladder cannot continue indefinitely.

Our Editor’s View

Pharaoh’s Tomb™ has a stronger sense of progression than a standard fixed-spin bonus. It begins with 12 Free Spins, then uses middle-reel Mask Wilds to expand, remove the lowest picture symbol and advance the remaining set toward Ankh. The same feature can gain five, three or one additional spin from three, two or one scattered Masks. That creates a visible sequence with both growth and a real endpoint. Readers who enjoy watching later spins inherit a changed symbol set will find the bonus distinctive; those wanting a stated overall ceiling or a fixed final length will have less to work with.