Scarab Link ᐈ Slot Review + Demo (RTP=96.25)

Scarab Link Review

With the sun setting behind the Pyramids of Giza, IGT sets the stage for yet another installment in the ancient Egypt genre. The base game centers around a feature that goes by the somewhat clumsy name ‘Wild Stays Charges Then Pays’. Other than that, you can look forward to a classic Streak Respins feature in this game, with a progressive jackpot starting at £5,000.

The Grand Jackpot can be won randomly on any spin also, adding an extra layer of excitement to the base game. The framed reel positions are sparkling, and there are some decent visual effects on display here. Still, the game looks a bit dated, but not as “brick and mortar” as their mega-hit, Cleopatra. There is no regular bonus round to look forward to, so this one is purely for fans of the “trendy” Hold & Respins feature.

Scarab Link Slot Reel Screen

Scarab Link Slot Features

The base game goes in cycles of 10 spins, and every Scarab symbol you land highlights the reel position with a frame. When the 10th spin comes around, all framed positions turn wild. All scarab frames are removed once the total payout has been summed up, and you cannot change your bet level “midstream” if you want to keep the currently accumulated scarab frames.

Land 3 Scarab Link symbols on reels 2, 3 and 4 to trigger the Hold & Respins bonus round. You start out with 3 respins, and you will get at least 6 cash symbols and/or jackpot symbols on the very first respin. These become sticky on the new reel set, where only blanks, cash symbols and jackpot symbols can land.

Each new symbol you land also becomes sticky, and this resets the respins tally to 3 again. You can win multiple jackpots by landing the corresponding jackpot symbols, and these are as follows:

• Mini Jackpot equals a 10x payout.
• Minor Jackpot equals a 20x payout.
• Major Jackpot equals a 40x payout.

The progressive Grand Jackpot seeds at £5,000, and is won by filling all reel positions with cash and/or jackpot symbols. The Streak Respins feature goes on until you run out of respins, or until you manage to fill the reels to win the Grand Jackpot. All wins are then summed up, and you return to the base game.

You can also win the Grand Jackpot at random times during base gameplay. Your chances of doing that is proportional to your total stake. As an example, if you play with £2 per spin, your chances of landing the Grand Jackpot randomly is twice of what £1 per spin will get you. Keep in mind, however, that your chances are not all that high to begin with.

The 200 Spins Scarab Link Slot Experience

We almost managed to completely fill the first 3 reels with scarab frames in our test session, but we missed the top position on reel 3. Still, it only yielded a 20x win, which was not all that impressive. The Streak Respins round is triggered at 1:04 into the 2-and-a-half-minute highlights video you can check out below.

Review Summary

With a timeless cult classic like Cleopatra under their belt, it’s no wonder IGT sometimes circle back to explore similar themes. With Scarab Link they’ve decided to jump on the Streak Respins bandwagon, something far too many developers have done already. Nothing much happens in the base game between the 10th spin wild releases, and many times the wilds you get are quite ineffective.

This leaves you with a semi-exciting Streak Respins feature, but the 3 fixed jackpots will hardly impress anyone. The Grand Jackpot starts at £5,000, and can probably build up to decent amounts, but who would bother chasing it when there are so many better alternatives out there. As a final nail in the coffin, you should know that the plentiful scarab symbols are completely useless except for framing reel positions. This means that they effectively block other winning opportunities on almost every spin.

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