Introduction to Queen of the 3 Pyramids: Cash Collect
Queen of the 3 Pyramids: Cash Collect is a casino slot from Playtech set, unsurprisingly, in Egypt. Here, who we can presume is Cleopatra, shows us around the grand and wealthy kingdom of Ancient Egypt, and it all seems to stem from one thing, the Pyramids. While this sounds a bit skeptical, it isn’t the crazy story we’ve heard when it comes to slot themes, and we’re more than familiar with Ancient Egypt as our setting. When it comes to the game, Playtech delivers on a pretty standard Cash Collect release with a 3 Pot Free Spins bonus game, with the bonuses coming with Special Symbols such as the Link, which can award Respins, Max Collectors, and Boost Symbols. From its gameplay to its theme, there’s very little originality here, but that doesn’t mean that Queen of the 3 Pyramids: Cash Collect can’t deliver on some volatile spins every now and then, maybe even helping you hit the grand jackpot and max win of 1,000X the bet.
Playtech delivers a rather standard Cash Collect release, with familiar features and a gameplay loop we’ve seen before.
Theme, Gameplay, & Payouts
Queen of the 3 Pyramids: Cash Collect is a video slot from Playtech with 5 Reels, 3 Rows, and 25 Paylines. You can choose between making a Min.bet of 0.2 and a Max.bet of 20. Queen of the 3 Pyramids: Cash Collect comes with a lower-than-average RTP of 96.77%, medium volatility, and a low max win of 1,000X the bet.
As mentioned before, the game is set in Ancient Egypt, as seen with the backdrop of the game being the Sahara Desert, crowded with pyramids, sand dunes, and riches. On the reels, we’ll find the titular Queen, which we believe to be Cleopatra, alongside an unnamed pharaoh, who takes the role of a high-paying symbol. You can play the game on most notepads, mobiles, and desktops.
The lower-paying symbols are 10, J, Q, K, and A. Creating a win with 5 of the same symbols will pay out 1X the bet. The higher-paying symbols are ankh, eye of Horus, a scarab, and a pharaoh. Landing a win with 5 of the same symbols pays out 3X to 10X the bet. We also have a few Special Symbols, including Wilds, Scatters, Pyramid Coins, Cash Coins, Free Spins Coins, Diamond Coins, and Lucky Boxes, but more on these in the next section.
Special Features & Mechanics
What is the max win in the slot Queen of the 3 Pyramids: Cash Collect?
You can win up to 1,000X the bet.
What features are available in the slot Queen of the 3 Pyramids: Cash Collect?
The features are Wild Symbols, Cash Collect Free Spins, Super Spins, Lucky Box, Ante Bet, and Feature Buy.
Wild Symbols
Wild Symbols help form winning combinations by being able to substitute for all paying symbols except Scatter and Coin Symbols.
Cash Collect Free Spins
The Free Spins feature can be triggered in a handful of ways, be it from landing 3 Scatter Symbols, randomly triggering it from a Pyramid Coin Symbol, or unlocking it through a Lucky Box. The bonus game introduces new symbols in the form of Cash Coins, with prizes ranging from 0.1X to 5X the bet, Free Spins Coins, which award +1 to +5 extra spins, and Diamond Coins, which can allow you to award one of the game’s Jackpot Prizes. The Cash Collect Free Spins will be collected alongside one or more Pyramid Bonuses, and they are as follows:
Cash Collect Link = Introduces the Cash Collect Link Symbol. When the Link Symbol lands on the reels, it will go down one step per spin, and if a Coin Symbol lands, you will be awarded with 3 Link Respins, which reset each time a new Coin Symbol lands.
Cash Collect Max = Introduces a persistent Collect Symbol, which will collect the prizes of all Coin Symbols that land on the reels.
Cash Collect Boost = Introduces the Boost Symbol, which, when landing, will stay on the reels, moving one step to the left per spin until it has left the playing grid. Each spin can increase the value of Coin Symbols by 3 to 10 times.
Super Spins
Randomly, on any spin, the Queen can trigger the Super Spins, adding full stacks of Wild Symbols on reels 2, 3, and 4, before stopping the spin.
Lucky Box
Lucky Boxes can randomly appear on reel 5, which can award a range of prizes in the form of cards, with the higher tier of Lucky Box awarding more cards, ranging from 3 to 15. These cards can include prizes such as Cash Prizes, Cash Collect Prizes, Free Spins, Total Win Multipliers, and Super Spins.
Ante Bet
By turning on the Ante Bet, you increase your chances of triggering the Free Spins feature, but at the cost of increasing your current bet by 20%.
Feature Buy
By using the Feature Buy, you can purchase Lucky Boxes, with prizes depending on which tier of Lucky Box you want to open.
40X = Awards the Bronze Box, containing 3 - 6 cards.
75X = Awards the Silver Box, containing 4 - 8 cards.
100X = Awards the Gold Box, containing 6 - 12 cards.
200X = Awards the Diamond Box, containing 7 - 15 cards.
Final Thoughts on Queen of the 3 Pyramids: Cash Collect
Queen of the 3 Pyramids: Cash Collect feels like a drop in the nearly endless lake of slot games that you can experience, as there is very little to this game that really stands out. While we don’t want to say the game is unnecessary, it does feel like a very easily forgettable release, which may stem from its slightly outdated visuals, unoriginal theme and setting, or familiar gameplay loop. Even though we usually try to defend games, saying that they don’t need to be original or stand out to be interesting or a good piece of content, it can also, at times, feel like some games are more made to reach a quota than anything else.
When it comes to the aforementioned familiar gameplay loop, Queen of the 3 Pyramids: Cash Collect feels like other Cash Collect releases from Playtech, such as Buffalo Blitz 3 or Goal Goal Goal: Cash Collect. While this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, we do feel like 3 Pot-centric games are becoming a bit of an oversaturated trend, meaning that these sorts of releases just don’t interest us as much anymore. But, one thing that Queen of the 3 Pyramids: Cash Collect does a bit differently is its introduction of Special Cash Collect Symbols, which are part of the 3 Pyramid Bonuses, and the introduction of Lucky Boxes, being able to appear on any spin, but these mechanics don’t feel unique or engaging enough to really hook us in. While we sound negative, we don’t think Queen of the 3 Pyramids: Cash Collect is a completely awful game, but it does feel uninspired and not interesting enough, as we’ve seen it all before. However, the game might just click with fans of Playtech’s Cash Collect mechanics.
Queen of the 3 Pyramids: Cash Collect is a familiar slot release, as it takes the same mechanics and features seen in previous Cash Collect releases by Playtech, but does very little to keep it fresh and puts it into a rather old-school Ancient Egyptian setting.
