Mask of Amun

A glowing gold Pharaoh mask fills the backdrop of Mask of Amun, Fortune Factory Studios' contribution to the crowded field of Egyptian-themed slots, released through Microgaming's platform. Rather than pyramids or desert dunes, the reels sit in front of that mask, giving the game a more jewellery-box shine than the genre's usual sun-bleached look.

Amun — worshipped in Egyptian tradition as a god of the sun — lends the game his name and imagery for a 6-reel, 4,096-ways-to-win layout. Stakes run from 0.20 up to 50 per spin, and wins form when matching symbols land on adjacent reels from the left.

Eleven symbols fill the paytable: 9 through A serve as the low pays, worth 1x to 1.5x the stake for six of a kind, while Ankhs, scarabs, the goddess Bastet, Horus and a Pharaoh figure sit at the top, paying 2x to 5x for six matching. A pyramid wild lands on reels 2 through 6 in the base game, narrowing to reels 3 and 4 during free spins, substituting for any regular pay symbol.

Sun collect symbols on reels 1 and 6 — in both the base game and the Gold Blitz bonus — pay out whatever jackpot or cash symbols are showing when they land, with the Minor, Major and Mega jackpots worth 25x, 250x and 2,500x the stake.

Three or more bonus symbols hand players a choice between Free Spins and Gold Blitz Spins, with the count scaling from 8 up to 30 free spins, or 2 up to 7 Gold Blitz spins, depending on how many bonus symbols landed. Inside free spins, every wild involved in a winning combination carries a random x2, x3 or x5 multiplier that applies to that win, and landing further scatters extends the round by anywhere from 5 to 30 additional spins. Gold Blitz strips the reels down to collect, cash and jackpot symbols only, guaranteeing at least one collect symbol — and therefore a win — on every spin of the round.

A direct route into either bonus is available for 75x, 120x or 150x the stake, guaranteeing 4, 5 or 6 bonus symbols before the player picks a side. RTP peaks at 96% in standard play (96.25% when buying in), though Mask of Amun carries multiple configurable rates down to 86.70%; volatility runs high, hit frequency lands at 30.51%, and the top win is capped at 5,000x the stake.