Crypt of the Dead Slot Review

Crypt of the Dead Slot Details & Wager Limits

The Crypt of the Dead slot is played on 6 reels, 4 rows and 4,096 ways to win. To form a winning combination, you need to land 3 or more matching symbols or wilds on adjacent reels from left to right, starting from reel 1. The only exception is the treasure hunter. Just 2 of these on reels 1 and 2 will get you a winner (albeit a small one).

You can join this treasure hunt at stake levels of between 10p and £5 per spin. Click on the banknote to the right of the reels then choose from the selection of bet levels shown. To view the paytable, click on the 3 lines icon then choose the grid. Payout amounts are shown as a relation to total skate and are very easy to follow. Click on the ? and you’ll find a detail help section. As usual for a slot from Blueprint Gaming, the setup here is very user friendly.

The Crypt of the Dead RTP is 95.49% which is a little below average. If you take the opportunity to Buy the Bonus, the RTP increases slightly to 96%. The volatility here is in the medium to high range. The variance isn’t exactly red hot but it’s fiery enough to keep you on your toes. The max win is 40,960 x your total stake per spin or free spin.

Theme – enter the Pharaoh’s crypt

Blueprint Gaming are among the market leaders when it comes to the design of their game and the Crypt of the Dead slot is another treat for the senses. With an ancient Egyptian theme, the chamber of a pyramid, bathed in mysterious green light forms the backdrop to the action. The reels are watched over by a pair of statues of the cat god Bastet.

Complementing the impressive visuals is a haunting, Arabian-style backing track which is an ideal fit. There’s usually little to grouse about when it comes to the design of slots from the Blueprint Gaming catalogue and Crypt of the Dead is another impressive release on that score.

Symbols appear on what look like stone blocks that have been etched in hieroglyphs. You’ll see lower value A to 9 royals alongside the bird god Horus, the jackal god Anubis and a Pharaoh’s burial mask. The most rewarding symbol is the bearded treasure hunter. Land 6 of him in combination and you’ll win an award equal to 10 x your total stake. The Crypt of the Dead logo symbol serves a dual role. It’s both a wild and a scatter.

The classy design and simple gameplay are an ideal combination for play on a small screen device. This game has been fully optimised for play on tablets and smartphones as well as desktop computers.

Crypt of the Dead Bonus Features

Crypt of the Dead is definitely one of the Blueprint Gaming’s simpler slots as far as gameplay is concerned. With only 1 bonus feature, it’s all about the free spins. Boosting your winning chances there are special expanding symbols.

Free Spins feature

3 or more Crypt of the Dead logo symbols trigger the Free Spins feature as well as substituting for all the standard symbols when it makes up part of a winning combination. The more scatter/wilds, the more initial free spins. 3, 4, 5 or 6 Crypt of the Dead logos will give you 10, 15, 25 or 50 free spins respectively.

Before the free spins begin, 1 symbol is chosen at random to be the special expanding symbol for the duration of the feature. Each time this symbol appears, it will fill the whole of its reel. The more valuable the symbol, the easier it is to achieve big wins. Here’s what you can win by filling the reels with the following symbols:

Symbol(s)	Max Win
9, 10 + J	2,457.6 x stake
Q, K + A	4,096 x stake
Horus + Anubis	6,144 x stake
Pharaoh’s burial mask	12,288 x stake
Treasure hunter	40,960 x stake

You can retrigger the feature to give you 100 free spins in total. If you don’t want to wait for the scatter symbols to fall naturally, in some areas, you’ll have the option to buy your way into the Free Spins feature. This will set you back a fee equal to 100 x stake. This option isn’t available in the UK though.

Crypt of the Dead Review Summary – classic ‘Book of’ slot with much bigger payouts

The Crypt of the Dead slot won’t be winning any awards for originality. I’ve played plenty of slots with an ancient Egyptian setting that comes with free spins with expanding symbols. Think Book of Dead (Play ‘n GO) and Book of Ra Deluxe (Novomatic).

That simple combination remains very popular though and Blueprint Gaming has matched silky design and animations with that straightforward gameplay to playable effect. It all depends on which symbol expands during the free spins. A screen full of treasure hunter symbols will give you 40,960 x stake payouts. This is much higher than the 2 flagship slots mentioned above by some distance.

If you want a ‘Book of’ style slot with a twist, try Relax Gaming’s Book of 99 which comes with a 99% RTP rate. There are also 2 ways to trigger the free spins.