Secrets of Cleopatra Slot Review

Secrets of Cleopatra makes reel growth central to ordinary play and its bonus decision. The four-row game starts with three reels, then can add one when the rightmost column improves a win. In free spins, growth raises a multiplier; an optional wheel gamble offers larger increments at the risk of ending the feature.

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Secrets of Cleopatra at a glance

Provider	PG Soft
Genre / theme	Ancient Egypt
Game type	Video slot
Reels / grid	3 or more reels; 4 rows
Reference RTP	96.74%
Volatility	High
Payout mechanic	Infinity Reels; no fixed paylines stated
Maximum win	100000x the bet
Release date	5 October 2020
Main features	Right-edge wins add reels and raise the multiplier; 3 Scatters give 10 free spins, extra Scatters add 2; a wheel can increase the bonus increment or end the feature.

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.

What makes an Infinity Reels spin grow

The official paytable starts each spin with three reels. It requires five or more matching symbols, excluding Scatters, from the leftmost reel for a winning combination. If the current rightmost reel improves any win, another reel is added to the right. The game then evaluates the enlarged grid again. This is why the reel count is expressed as three or more rather than a fixed five: the right edge is a condition for expansion, not simply a decorative animation. Wins are paid according to the symbol paytable. Wilds substitute for ordinary symbols but not Scatters and, according to the rules, appear on reels two through five rather than on the first reel.

The main-game multiplier begins at x1 each spin and rises by one for every extra reel. Wins are multiplied and paid once growth stops. If two reels are added, the multiplier advances to x3; that illustrates the rule, not a predicted award. When the right edge fails to improve a win, no further increment is earned. The variable grid has no stated fixed payline count, so describing it as a 20-line slot would misstate the format.

The wheel can end a free-spin round

Three Scatters anywhere grant ten free spins; each additional Scatter adds two. Before the round begins, the player can accept a +1 multiplier increment for every added reel or gamble for +2, +3 or +4. The gamble uses a wheel: landing in the green area raises the increment by one, while failure ends the Free Spins Feature. Choosing the safer +1 route preserves the awarded spins. Seeking +4 requires successful steps and exposes the whole feature to the wheel’s stopping rule. The rules do not give wheel probabilities, so the larger number cannot be translated into an expected advantage.

Free spins begin at x1. When a reel is added during one of those spins, the multiplier rises by the selected increment rather than by the main game’s fixed +1. That makes the choice useful only if spins actually grow: an accepted +4 increment has no effect on a spin that adds no reel. Free spins may retrigger, but a failed gamble can end the round before any such opportunities arise. The feature-buy button described in the rules can open a priced purchase menu; its availability and displayed price should be checked in the live game, not assumed from the PDF’s generic control description.

High variance, a large ceiling and a clear risk

The English information sheet gives 96.74% theoretical overall RTP, high session volatility and a 100,000x advertised maximum for this exact title. Those figures do not make the gamble favorable, and the maximum is not a typical result. PG Soft’s summary lists a 22.37% overall hit rate and 0.50% free-spin-feature hit rate in its model, useful context for how different a growing bonus can feel from an ordinary paid spin. A casino’s live rules remain the place to confirm the configuration actually offered.

Compare Queen Cleopatra for another Egyptian setting. Secrets of Cleopatra is distinguished by a growing grid and an optional wheel gamble that can terminate awarded free spins.

Strengths and weak points

Strengths

Grid expansion has a mechanical consequence, raising the multiplier as extra reels arrive; the player can retain the awarded free spins by accepting the +1 increment.

Weaknesses

A failed wheel gamble ends the Free Spins Feature, and higher increments do nothing when a spin adds no reel. The rules supply no wheel odds for comparing choices.

Our Editor’s View

The Egyptian setting gives Secrets of Cleopatra its look, but the review turns on reel growth and the decision to risk awarded free spins for stronger increments. A successful wheel result pays nothing by itself; the grid must still add reels. Accepting +1 keeps the feature intact and establishes a readable baseline. The gamble makes its dramatic version genuinely risky, with failure ending the round. This is a compelling structure for readers who want a changing grid and a consequential bonus choice, though the rules give no basis for calling the aggressive choice mathematically preferable.