Pragmatic Play · 2023
Nile Fortune is a high volatility video slot from Pragmatic Play, set in Egypt with 20 fixed paylines. This page covers how it pays and plays.
The demo is free. The real game needs an account and players must be 18+.
Know before you spin
Unsure what RTP and maximum win mean in money? Each figure below is explained in plain terms.
| What it means | Stated value |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| RTP (return to player) | 96.01% / 96.03% / 96.06% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid | 5x3 |
| Maximum win multiple | x2,500 |
| Max win at top bet | A$600,000 |
| Release date | 13/11/2023 |
Five reels and three rows set an Egyptian treasure scene with mythology motifs. The game runs 20 fixed paylines, and a win needs at least three matching symbols landing side by side from the leftmost reel. Each line pays only its highest win, and wins on several lines add together. Symbols run from the golden cat goddess (Bastet) and golden falcon-headed god (Horus) down to A, K, Q and J.
Green Mystery Modifier orbs appear on reels 2 and 4 and each one triggers a free respin with one of three modifiers: random wilds, expanding reels or multiplier wilds. Expanding reels switch that respin to a 5x6 grid with 50 paylines. Three, four or five scatters start Free Spins with 8, 12 or 20 spins, and scatters landing during the round add more.
The Buy Free Spins price is 80 times the current total bet, which comes to A$32 at the A$0.40 top bet.
| Option | Price tag | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Free Spins at 80x | x80 · A$32 | – |
Return to player is the share of each A$100 staked paid back as wins over a long run. It is an average, not a result for any session. The version running here is shown in the game rules.
| RTP mode | RTP | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.06% | Unavailable |
| Variant 2 | 96.03% | Included |
| Variant 3 | 96.01% | Unavailable |
Ten icons, ranked
The payouts below are in A$ at the A$0.20 example bet, and a win with more matching symbols pays more.
| Pays A$ | 3+ | 4+ | 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
 WildWild | A$0.20 | A$0.80 | A$2 |
 ScatterScatter | A$1.60 | A$2.40 | A$4 |
 Golden cat Bastet | A$0.20 | A$0.80 | A$2 |
 Falcon god Horus | A$0.15 | A$0.60 | A$1.50 |
 Eye of Horus | A$0.10 | A$0.40 | A$1 |
 Blue lotus | A$0.10 | A$0.30 | A$1 |
 Ace | A$0.05 | A$0.10 | A$0.20 |
 King | A$0.05 | A$0.10 | A$0.20 |
 Queen | A$0.05 | A$0.10 | A$0.20 |
 Jack | A$0.05 | A$0.10 | A$0.20 |
Four bonus paths
This settles how each bonus starts, what it awards and what the paid options cost.
Green Mystery Modifier orbs appear on reels 2 and 4 in the base game, and on reels 2, 3 and 4 during Free Spins. Each hit transforms into one of three random modifiers and triggers a free respin with that modifier active.
Base game spinModifier respins
3, 4 or 5 SCATTER symbols anywhere on the reels start Free Spins, awarding 8, 12 or 20 free spins. During the feature, 3, 4 or 5 scatters retrigger and award 8, 12 or 20 additional free spins. The Mystery Modifier stays active on reels 2, 3 and 4.
Base game reelsFree spin round
Ante Bet is a toggle in the side panel labelled HIGHER CHANCE TO WIN FEATURE. Turning it on sets the bet multiplier to 25x instead of 20x, which raises the natural chance of Free Spins through more BONUS and scatter symbols on the reels. It disables Buy Free Spins.
Base game betHigher trigger chance
Buy Free Spins triggers the Free Spins round from the base game for 80x the current total bet. The triggering spin can land 3, 4 or 5 BONUS symbols randomly. At the A$0.40 example bet, that costs A$32. Only normal 20x play allows it; Ante Bet switches it off.
Normal 20x betInstant Free Spins
Visual guide
After this gallery, you will have seen the bonus and both free spins screens.
Spin walkthrough
Settles the order of play, from choosing a bet to setting a limit before the first spin.
Each spin starts with the bet you set, anywhere from A$0.20 up to A$240. Line wins grow in step with that stake, so the A$0.20 paytable figures scale up at A$0.40.
Wins start on the leftmost reel and run right across adjacent reels on 20 fixed paylines. Only the highest win per line pays, and wins on several lines add up.
Mystery Modifier orbs land on reels 2 and 4. Each hit triggers a free respin with one of three modifiers: random wilds, expanding reels or multiplier wilds.
Three to five SCATTER symbols start Free Spins, with 8, 12 or 20 spins. Scatters during play add 8, 12 or 20 more spins, matching 3, 4 or 5 symbols.
Every base game spin takes the full bet, so a limit set before the first spin matters from the start. At A$240, that means A$240 per spin.
Two ways to play
Crownplay Casino lets you test every feature before any real money is staked.
The reels spin in the demo with play money and pay nothing. The real game needs a Crownplay Casino account and players aged 18+.
Play for moneyScatter symbols land at random on the reels, so no spin shows when Free Spins will start. The bonus can arrive early in a session or not at all. The result of one session is random too, and the RTP version does not change that for a single visit.
Every spin on the reels follows one of the RTP versions of Nile Fortune, and each one sets a different long-run return. Which version runs on Crownplay is shown only in the game rules. Read those rules before your first session, since the version decides how much of each stake returns over time.
Wins on the reels can climb to 2,500 times the bet on Nile Fortune, and that multiple is a ceiling, not a target. Players reach it very rarely, so the maximum win should be read as the upper limit of what the game can pay. Nothing on the reels shows when, or whether, a spin will get there.
Players must be 18+ to play Nile Fortune. Get help from the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or register with BetStop to self-exclude.
Set a budget in Australian dollars before you open Nile Fortune, and treat it as the most you are willing to lose.
Choose your stopping point before the session starts, and keep to it even after a win on Nile Fortune.
Use the deposit and loss limits in your account settings before you play, and lower them if losses start to pile up.
When Nile Fortune stops being fun, take a break, and self-exclude through BetStop if breaks do not help.
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Know what to expect
Most players first want the bet range, the volatility and the top win.
The smallest bet on Nile Fortune is A$0.20 and the largest is A$240. Examples on this page use A$0.20 and A$0.40, but they are not the limits. Every win pays as a multiple of the stake, so the amounts grow with the bet you choose.
Nile Fortune has high volatility, so results swing more widely than in a low volatility game. Wins can be large, but nobody can know in advance how often a bonus or a big win will come.
The maximum win on Nile Fortune is 2,500 times the bet. At the top example bet of A$0.40 that is A$1,000, and at the highest bet of A$240 it reaches A$600,000. Whether a session reaches that figure cannot be known in advance.
Landing three, four or five SCATTER symbols anywhere on the reels starts the Free Spins round. Three scatters give 8 free spins, four give 12 and five give 20. During the round, scatters retrigger for more spins, and the Mystery Modifier stays active on reels 2, 3 and 4.
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