Desert Treasure Slots

Desert-TreasureDesert Treasure is a game from Playtech, one of the two slot machines with this name that they offer. This is the first slot machine in the series, the theme being the desert and those living in it, plus the treasure topic, involving some kind of map with an X marking the spot where the riches can be found. Add to the decent design and theme choice a progressive jackpot, and you have a slot machine that you shouldn’t be missing out on.

This desert themed game gets you 5 reels and 20 bet lines. The features you will take advantage of inside will consist in bonus games, free spins, multipliers, wilds and scatter symbols. The prizes can get you either a progressive jackpot, or the game’s own $100,000.

Features of Desert Treasure

The features that the game offers are all typical for slot machines, giving you wild symbols, a scatter, free spins and multipliers, plus a bonus game where you can find the treasure promised in the title.

The Gold Cobra wild has two roles, both fairly typical for it. First of all, it acts as a substitute, in the same way a Joker symbol is used in some games of cards. When its position is on a payline where a few matching symbols are located, it takes the same role as them, so that a new combo can be formed or improved. The second role is that of a trigger for prizes of its own, the top jackpot of 10,000x being won with its assistance. A wild symbol will not substitute for a bonus or a scatter.

The scatter is the image with the beautiful brunette on it. It’s the symbol that you can get in any random position, and which still gives you its prizes. The only requirement is for a minimum number of symbols of this type to be present. At least two of them are needed to give you a prize, the range being 2x to 500x the bet.

Free Games Feature

3+ scatter symbols will trigger this feature, offering you 10 spins and multipliers of x3. The multiplier doesn’t apply to the wins from the bonus game, but it triples all other prizes, even the top jackpot offered by the wild. You can retrigger this feature, by getting the same 3+ scatter symbols on the reels again.

Bonus Game

A bonus game is also offered, triggered by the symbol with the treasure map on it. You need to form a combination of 3+ Treasure Maps to get the bonus game. It will take you to a hidden oasis, where various chests and vessels are placed on the sand. You pick three items and you get the prizes that are hidden inside.

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Betting options and jackpots

Your bets can be as low as $0.01 per line, or they can be as big as $10 per line. The total bets can reach values of $200. The line bets are composed of up to 10 coins, denominations being $1 at most.

The wild symbol can give away prizes of up to 10,000x, taking into consideration the line bet. It means a jackpot of up to $100,000 if the game gets involved, while the progressive jackpot is given away through the Dollar Ball Feature.

Design and symbols

For a game that is themed around the desert, this slot is not that bad, managing to combine the various color shades that are sand based in a way that doesn’t make it too boring. Each playing card has some sort of insect or reptile next to it, so it doesn’t get too boring. You also have the usual themed symbols, designed in a style that is at least average.

Symbols: King Cobra (wild, 10,000x), Arabian Girl (scatter, 500x the bet), Treasure Map (bonus), Oasis (500x), Camel (400x), Bedouin (200x), Ace (150x), King (125x), Queen (100x), Jack (75x) and Ten (50x).

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Is It Worth Playing?

Prize wise, the game does OK, with a progressive jackpot or a $100,000 alternative being on the line. The design is above average, but far from impressive or modern, so overall it’s a game you should give a chance to.

This Desert Treasure slot is offered by all online casinos with Playtech software, playable either in practice or in real money mode.