Egyptian Rebirth II The Mummys Return Slot Review
Down in the purple half-light of a sealed stone chamber, the only open view is a sliver of desert dune at the corner of the frame. Egyptian Rebirth II The Mummys Return keeps the tomb shut and puts a single bonus round in charge of everything. That’s a thin build on paper – a 5×4 grid, 10 fixed paylines and a 96.4% RTP with no other features anywhere in sight – but the scatter ladder behind that round is steep enough to carry the whole game, and it’s the argument for playing this rather than a louder Egypt slot.
Spinomenal have built a deliberately old-fashioned game here, sitting in their catalogue alongside Mega Mummy – Hold & Hit 3×3 and Majestic King. Fewer moving parts than either of those, but a scatter ladder that starts at three symbols and climbs steeply.
Pharaohs, Cobras and the Skeleton Wild
The premium end of the paytable is pure dynasty. A red-robed Pharaoh and Cleopatra lead it, with the cobra and the cat goddess Bastet just behind, and the card royals filling the low end.
The values below are per line, for three, four and five of a kind. They’re multiples of the bet per line rather than the total stake, so on a ten-line game the headline numbers land at a tenth of their per-line value when spread across every line.
- Pharaoh: 70 / 300 / 1,000
- Cleopatra: 60 / 200 / 600
- Cobra: 20 / 40 / 120
- Cat (Bastet): 20 / 40 / 120
- A: 15 / 20 / 40
- K: 15 / 20 / 40
- Q: 15 (four of a kind) / 20 (five of a kind)
- J: 10 / 15 / 20
There’s a clear break between the royal couple and everything below them. The Pharaoh and Cleopatra pay 1,000 and 600 for five of a kind, while the cobra and Bastet sit at 120. That’s a steep drop, and it repeats in miniature further down: the cobra’s 120 for five becomes the A’s 40.
The low end is thin by modern standards. Queen and Jack both need four of a kind before they pay anything worth noticing, and even then the returns are small multiples of the line bet. The royals exist to keep the win meter ticking between the symbols that actually matter.
The Pharaoh, Cleopatra and the wild carry nearly all of the game’s real paying power, and the wild is the richer of the three by some distance. It’s a skeleton warrior, it counts as any symbol except the Free Spins scatter, and a full line of five wilds pays bet per line x3,000, three times what five Pharaohs return.
Wilds also land stacked on the reels in the base game, which on a ten-line game turns any stack into several simultaneous line wins. Where a stack sits matters as much as whether it arrives, since a wild stack covering a full reel can stand in for symbols on several of the game’s lines at once.
Free Spins and the Stacked Wild
Three or more scattered Free Spins symbols trigger the round, and the award ladder is steep for a game of this size. It’s the one place Egyptian Rebirth II shows its teeth.
- 3 scattered Free Spins symbols: 10 free spins
- 4 scattered Free Spins symbols: 25 free spins
- 5 or more scattered Free Spins symbols: 100 free spins
Look at the shape of that ladder. The jump from three scatters to four more than doubles the award, and the jump from four to five quadruples it again, from 25 spins to a hundred. Most games scale their free spins awards in gentle increments; this one treats every extra scatter as a genuinely different round, which makes the difference between a modest bonus and a marathon one.
The trigger works in the base game only. Bet per line and the number of lines carry over unchanged from the spin that set the round off, so there’s no re-betting into the bonus. Five scatters on a maximum-line spin is the scenario the ladder is built around, and it’s the only route to the full hundred.
Inside the round, a stacked wild sits on one random reel on every spin. On a 5×4 grid that means a fully wild reel can appear anywhere, and with ten lines feeding through a four-row reel, a well-placed stack connects with a lot of them.
It’s a simple mechanic, and it’s the entire engine of the bonus. Every spin carries a guaranteed wild stack somewhere on the grid, so the difference between a quiet spin and a big one comes down to where the stack lands and what sits either side of it. A stack on the first or last reel reaches fewer lines than one in the middle.
A BUY button sits in the interface, so the free spins round can be purchased directly rather than waited for. Beyond the bonus there are no other features: no gamble, no second-screen round, no line of collected symbols working towards anything. Ten lines, a stacked wild and a scatter ladder are the whole game.
That spareness is the point. Everything the game pays runs through three symbols – the scatter that opens the round, the wild that fills it, and the Pharaoh that tops the table – and the tomb around them is dressed to make that single loop feel like an occasion. It mostly works, though a loop this small needs its ladder to deliver, and how far up the scatter ladder a trigger climbs.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.1/10
This is a game about waiting inside a very well-decorated tomb. The base game runs clean and quiet, and the scatter ladder is the one reason to choose it: three scatters for ten spins, five for a hundred, with a guaranteed wild stack somewhere on the grid during every one of them.
The strength is that ladder. Each extra scatter doesn’t nudge the award, it changes the round entirely, and the moving stack keeps even a short run interesting. The weakness is everything outside the bonus: with no modifiers at all, the base game rests on stacked wilds arriving unannounced, and the quiet stretches between them are part of the design, not bad luck.
It’s a good fit for anyone who likes a classic ten-line build with one big swing in it and the patience to sit still for it. Anyone after constant features won’t find them here. The mummy came back with less luggage than most, and the tomb still pays well for the wait.
Egyptian Rebirth II The Mummys Return FAQs
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How do you trigger free spins in Egyptian Rebirth II The Mummys Return?
Three or more scattered Free Spins symbols trigger the free spins round. Three scatters award 10 free spins, four award 25, and five or more award 100. -
What does the wild symbol do in Egyptian Rebirth II The Mummys Return?
The skeleton warrior wild counts as any symbol except the Free Spins scatter. Five wilds on a winning line pays bet per line x3,000, and wilds can also land stacked on the reels. -
Is there a stacked wild during free spins?
Yes. During free spins, a stacked wild is located on one random reel on every spin, so a fully wild reel can appear anywhere on the 5×4 grid. -
What is the RTP of Egyptian Rebirth II The Mummys Return?
The RTP is 96.4%. -
How many paylines does Egyptian Rebirth II The Mummys Return have?
The game has 10 paylines on a 5×4 grid. -
Can you buy the bonus on Egyptian Rebirth II The Mummys Return?
Yes, the round can be bought rather than triggered, via a BUY button in the game’s interface. -
Who makes Egyptian Rebirth II The Mummys Return?
Spinomenal. -
When is Egyptian Rebirth II The Mummys Return released?
Egyptian Rebirth II The Mummys Return’s release date is 13 March 2023.
