Gears of Horus

If you were thinking that the Gears of Horus from Pragmatic Play was just another Ancient-Egyptian themed game, then think again, as this slot has a different take on the genre.

This is steampunk meets the desert and the pyramids.

The play takes place on a grid but with a difference. All the sides can unlock an extra row or column, and your reels expand on each tumble (or avalanche) win until it grows to an 8×8 play-grid. This sets off a 16 wilds cluster which is pretty useful for making up wins. We love these kinds of games with variable reel-sets. The Galactic Invaders slot is another example where the rows and reels vary.

A multiplier nudges up on every tumble in the bonus.

On top of all that, this game has a tasty 10,000x max win. This is a highly volatile game.

Look and Feel

The design is well done, with splashes of colour from the gems that make up the low payers. The golden symbols are the high payers. You will see the Pyramids of Giza to the right of the reels, and you will enter an Egyptian treasure chamber in the bonus.

Gameplay

The action begins on a 6×6 grid with a cluster pays mechanic. You need to land five or more matching symbols vertically and/or horizontally. They can be in a straight line or in the shape of a cross, for example.

The Wild symbols can land anywhere and pay the same as the top-tier Horus if you make up a win with Wilds. The Wild is the golden “W”.

If you land a winning cluster of eight or more symbols, the grid expands by one row or column, reaching a maximum size of 8×8 if you manage to land four tumble wins in a row. The order that the grid expands is as follows: bottom row, top row, right reel and left reel.

Winning combos disappear from the grid and are replaced with new ones dropping from above.

Free Spins

The Golden Scarab is the scatter.

Three, four or five Scatters will set off the free spins bonus, and you will get eight, twelve or twenty free games.
As the game grid expands during the bonus round, you may see Win Multipliers of up to 3x your stake. You may also see Random Wilds on any turn, helping you to cluster wins in the bonus and the base game.

Buy Bonus

In some jurisdictions (not the UK), you can buy the bonus. This will cost you 100 times your current stake.

Summary

The Gears of Horus slot is another popular release from Pragmatic Play. We particularly like the expanding game grid.