Pyramid Fortunes Slot Review: Wilds and Jackpot Pick

Pyramid Fortunes™ separates its Egyptian adventure into three distinct systems: all-pay wins across adjacent reels, Free Games that remove the lowest-paying symbols, and a pick feature that can begin when either Wild appears. The Red and Blue Wilds share substitution duties but do not behave identically: the Blue Wild doubles wins when it substitutes, while either Wild can open a twelve-coin jackpot choice. This gives the game more than a single bonus route, while making it important to distinguish the line-free base model from the Scatter-led Free Games and the separate jackpot gamble.

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Pyramid Fortunes 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	All-pay ways; no fixed win lines
Main features	Three or more left-to-right Pyramid Scatters award 10 Free Games with low symbols removed. Red and Blue Wilds substitute; Red doubles wins when substituting, Blue adds x2 to wins, and either may trigger a 12-coin jackpot pick.

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.

All-pay combinations and two different Wilds

The game has five reels and no defined win lines. A win forms when three or more matching symbols appear on adjacent reels from left to right, so the evaluation follows neighboring reels rather than a fixed path drawn across the screen. Both Wilds substitute for other symbols, but their positions differ: Blue appears on reels two and four, while Red is restricted to reel three. Red doubles a win when it substitutes; the Blue Wild’s additional role is a x2 multiplier applied to all winning combinations according to the feature description. The public rules do not explain whether those multipliers combine when both Wilds participate, so no combined example can be stated as a guaranteed calculation.

The Pyramid symbol is the Scatter. Three or more from left to right begin Free Games, while the Wilds can independently trigger the jackpot feature. That distinction makes a base spin potentially relevant to two systems: a left-to-right Pyramid sequence can open the free-game round, and a Wild can start the coin choice. The page does not supply a full paytable or ordinary symbol values, so the all-pay structure and special-symbol rules are clearer than the exact value of every base-game combination.

Free Games clear low symbols; Wilds open a pick

Three or more Pyramid Scatters award ten Free Games, played at the current bet. During the feature, the six lowest symbols—9, 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace—are removed from the reels, leaving picture symbols and special symbols in the symbol set. This is a concrete change in the available board rather than a multiplier alone: low symbols cannot appear during the feature, while picture symbols become the ordinary matches being pursued. Free Games can be won again during the feature, although the exact retrigger count is not separately quantified in the published rules.

The jackpot feature is separate. A Red or Blue Wild can trigger it, after which the player chooses among twelve coins. Each coin hides a gem, and three matching gems award the corresponding Mini, Minor, Major or Grand Jackpot. Winning a jackpot ends this feature. The description says three of the twelve coins contain matching Pyramid symbols corresponding to jackpot tiers, but it does not publish the full distribution or odds for each prize. Therefore the pick is a matching-symbol event, not a guaranteed award simply for seeing a Wild or entering the feature.

The relationship between the two Wilds is the game’s most layered interaction. Red has a stated win-doubling effect when substituting; Blue contributes a x2 multiplier to winning combinations; both may initiate the independent jackpot pick. Their placement restrictions affect where they can help form a combination, but neither rule changes the Free Games trigger, which remains three Pyramids from left to right. Keeping those conditions separate makes the feature sequence easier to follow and avoids assuming that the jackpot pick and symbol-clearing round must occur together.

Configuration and limits

The online game is listed as a five-reel all-pay slot, with volatility 5 in its key data. The page does not provide an RTP, maximum-win cap, release date or reel-row count. It names four jackpot tiers without giving their amounts, and the exact relationship between the Red Wild doubling and Blue Wild multiplier is not specified. These omissions matter because the feature names alone cannot establish the game’s return profile or a maximum payout. The supported description is mechanical: adjacent-reel matches, ten symbol-clearing Free Games, and a separate three-of-a-kind coin pick.

Strengths and weak points

Strengths

The feature roles are differentiated: Pyramids start symbol-clearing Free Games, while either Wild can open a twelve-coin pick; Red and Blue also have distinct win effects and reel positions.

Weaknesses

The pick odds and jackpot values are absent, and the rules do not explain whether Red’s doubling and Blue’s x2 multiplier combine when both affect a win.

Our Editor’s View

Pyramid Fortunes has a strong mechanical identity because its special symbols do different jobs instead of serving as interchangeable decoration. The all-pay base game needs adjacent matches, the Pyramid Scatter opens ten games with low symbols removed, and either Wild may lead to a distinct jackpot pick. Red’s conditional doubling and Blue’s stated x2 multiplier add another layer, although their combined arithmetic is not explained. The structure should appeal to players who like several clearly separated feature routes and a bonus board whose symbol mix changes. Its limitation is how much remains unquantified: there is no published RTP or maximum-win cap in the available game details, and the jackpot values and pick odds are not supplied. The rules explain what can happen, but not how often or at what expected value.