Charlie Chance and the Curse of Cleopatra Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Charlie Chance and the Curse of Cleopatra Review

The nervous and unfortunate Charlie Chance is back for yet another adventure, and this time he travels to ancient Egypt instead of hell. The cartoonish, Chaplinesque slapstick charm is still running strong though, and you get a booty-shaking Cleopatra by your side. Charlie Chance and the Curse of Cleopatra feels very alive because of all the animations and antics going on at all times, and different modifiers trigger on a very regular basis.

The retro visual presentation adds to the charm, and we also like how this series has evolved. Play’n Go could have easily made more of the same, but they’ve instead chosen to do something brand new for each installment. This is a full-blown grid slot experience, something this developer does well. Everything comes to a head in the bonus round, where each spin triggers the Cleo’s Columns modifier, and the non-resetting progressive multiplier can go as high as x10.

Charlie Chance and the Curse of Cleopatra Slot - Reels Screen

Charlie Chance and the Curse of Cleopatra Features

You win by landing 5 to 15+ matching symbols in a cluster anywhere on the grid, and all winning symbols are removed. New and/or existing symbols will drop down to fill the gaps, and this process goes on as long as you keep winning.

The premium hieroglyph symbols pay between 20x and 500x for 15+ in a cluster, and you have 3 modifiers to help you out.

Before we get to those however, we should mention that there is a win multiplier active in all stages of the game. It starts at x1, and the value is upgraded per 3 consecutive cascades. It thus goes from x1 to x2, and finally x3 at the most during base game play.

Flying Scarab Wilds may land across the grid at random times, and this feature awards 5 to 8 wilds whenever it triggers. The wilds step in for all regular pay symbols to help you complete winning combos, but they hold no value of their own.

The Serpent’s Trail feature can be initiated by Cleopatra herself at random times, but only after non-winning spins. You’ll then see a snake slither its way across several columns, and the affected symbols are either removed or transformed into the same symbol type.

A modifier you will see fairly often is Cleo’s Columns.

This synchronizes two columns, so they both show the same symbols initially. The Charlie Mega Symbol may appear initially when the feature triggers, or after cascades. The 2x2 symbol remains in place for the cascading sequence, and adjacent low value symbols are removed. New symbols drop down to fill the gaps, and the Charlie Mega Symbol turns wild in the end.

The Bonus Round is triggered when you land 3+ Cleopatra Scatters anywhere in the same cascading sequence. This awards 8 free spins, but you get +4 extra spins on top of that for every triggering scatter above the minimum of 3. The base game win multiplier is carried over into the feature, and it still increases by +1 per 3 consecutive cascades.

The big difference is that it now can go as high as x10, and it also does not reset between free spins. You trigger the Cleo’s Columns feature on every bonus round spin, but you don’t always get the Charlie Mega Symbol. You win +1 extra spin per scatter that lands during the feature, and up to 150 free spins are possible.

The 200 Spins Charlie Chance and the Curse of Cleopatra Experience

Features trigger fairly often in this game, and our 3:34-minute highlights video starts with a Cleo’s Column trigger.

The Serpent Trail feature follows right after, and the bonus round starts around the 1-minute mark. A bunch of mummies pop up to join Cleopatra in her bellydance, and you can see it all for yourself by hitting the play button below.

Review Summary

The evolution of the Charlie Chance range has been fascinating to follow, from a fruity 3-reeler, via the 5-reels and 20,000x potential follow-up, and into a fully fledged grid slot experience. Charlie Chance and the Curse of Cleopatra comes with the same 1930s slapstick antics and charm, and the pace of the gameplay is excellent with the turbo switched on.

Play’n Go knows how to construct solid cluster pays grid slots, and the intermashable features are both enjoyable and effective when things go your way. You will seldom go more than 5 spins between some kind of feature trigger, although the most frequent Cleo’s Column feature is not all that effective without the mega symbol. Overall, this is a solid installment with somewhat forgiving volatility and a decent 5,500x potential.

Pros

• Cascading wins multiplier up to x3 (x10 in FS)
• 3 randomly triggered modifiers
• FS w/ Cleo’s Columns modifier per spin
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• Win up to 5,500x your stake

Cons

• Beware of adjustable RTP ranges
• Max win chance is 1 in 500 million

If you love Charlie Chance and the Curse of Cleopatra you should also try:

Charlie Chance in Hell to Pay - is the first installment in the Play’n Go series, and it plays out on a fruit machine with 3 reels and 5 paylines. You can benefit from wild multipliers that can combine up to x27, and there is also a feature board with plenty of extras.

You can win up to 6,666x your stake in the bonus round.

Charlie Chance XReelz - is Play’n Go’s follow-up, and the retro slapstick appeal is still going strong for the unlucky chap. You get 5 reels and 243 win ways in this version, and the Xreelz multiplier kicks in whenever you win with a wild involved. The 3-tier roaming wild free spins round comes with a solid 20,000x potential.

Golden Glyph 2 - is an ancient Egypt-themed release from Quickspin, and it plays out on a 7x7 cluster pays grid. A power glyph symbol is generated after winning symbols are removed, and you get up to 4 of these roaming around in the bonus round. Each can reach a multiplier of x50, and this can lead to payouts up to 29,500x your stake.

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