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Lisa Michaels
The mysticism of Ancient Egypt is the subject of Microgaming and Slingshot Studios’ new 5x4 reel, 40 payline title, Links of Ra Online Slot. This highly volatile title focuses on the powerful deities linked to the land of pyramids and they are presented with flourish in striking depictions that acts as symbols on the gold-framed reels with the iconic monument-strewn desert in the background. The game’s bonus features include free spins and multipliers and you can rest assured that this title is compatible across all platforms.
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Links of Ra delivers a trio of bonus features that you’re probably familiar with.
Power Stacks
The game got interesting for me as soon as I fired it up thanks to the Power Stacks indicator that displays a random symbol that could land as super stacks on any reel, greatly increasing my winning chances. This excludes wilds and scatters.
Free Spins
3 scatters were what it took to launch this feature, giving me a starting balance of 15 free spins. I didn’t note any major differences from the base game gameplay except for the 2x multiplier that applies to all wins in the bonus round and wild symbols that can land as stacks, sending your winning potential through the roof.
Link & Win
This now-ubiquitous feature activated when I landed at least 6 coin symbols on the reels, clearing all other reel positions while leaving the triggering symbols locked in place. I got 3 respins where the appearance of any further coins, or special jackpot symbols, reset my respin tally to 3 with the symbols also becoming sticky. The coin symbols are valued at 1 to 15x your stake and the Mini, Minor, and Major jackpots pay 20x, 100x, and 500x your stake, respectively.
Running out of respins or filling the grid with symbols brings the feature to an end. When I ran out of respins the combined value of the symbols in view was paid out to me, had I managed to fill the entire grid with symbols, I would have claimed the grand jackpot worth 2500x my stake. The great part for me was realising that all these amounts are doubled during free spins, bringing your maximum winning potential for this feature to 5000x the stake.
I don’t think the gods of Ancient Egypt have ever seemed as imposing as in Links of Ra slot and the immersive sci-fi-tinged theme is backed up by powerful features. The Power Stack feature was a stand-out for me as it enriched my gameplay experience with constant winning opportunities. While the features are tried, tested, and effective, I was looking for something different in the gameplay, but there wasn’t anything, aside from the theme. With all that being said, the top potential prize of $500 000 is probably reason enough to take this slot for a spin.
Lisa started off as a croupier at her local casino. However she found her niche in writing and has subsequently used her real-world gambling experiences to help produce and review the many online slots that are released monthly. Lisa also contributes to keeping you up to date with Canadian newsworthy stories.
