Desert Riches Hold ‘N’ Link

Desert Riches Hold’ N’ Link is the latest slot from Stakelogic, this time produced in collaboration with Netgame Entertainment. The theme is one of the most common to be found in the world of online slots; ancient Egypt. 

Here you'll enter an ancient temple and encounter all the symbols you'd expect from an Egyptian themed slot. A soundtrack of adventure music adds to the atmosphere.

The graphics are nicely done, with a torch-lit temple in the background. At the top of the grid are three boxes that let you know how much each jackpot is worth. There are three of these, Mini, Minor and Grand.

The game grid consists of five reels and three rows with ten paylines. The Hold’n’Link bonus feature gives players the chance to land valuable cash prizes, with the Grand Cashpot offering the biggest rewards of all. There’s also a substantial maximum win available, making this slot a highly rewarding option for those chasing big prizes.

Card ranks from 9 to Ace act as the lower-paying symbols, with payouts increasing slightly as you move up through the sequence.

The higher-paying symbols include a Lotus, a ring, a Scarab, the Eye of Ra, and an Ankh, with the Snake Wild standing as the most valuable symbol in the game. Landing five wilds in a row delivers the top base game reward.

There are also Bonus Spheres, which can unlock instant cash prizes or trigger the Mini or Minor jackpot for added excitement.

There are two great features to Desert Riches. The first is the beady-eyed, vicious-looking Snake Wild. The other is the Hold'N'Link Bonus Game which will shower you with golden cash prizes.

Snake Wild Symbol

A big golden snake poised to strike is not something you’d want to see in the normal course of events. But when it appears on the reels of Desert Riches, that’s a different story.

This lustrous serpent acts as the wild and can replace all other symbols except the bonus spheres. Landing five wilds in a row delivers the highest prize available in the base game.

Hold ‘N’ Link Bonus Game

Landing 6 or more golden Bonus Spheres anywhere across the reels will trigger this Bonus round.

When a bonus sphere appears, it will either be a Cash Sphere or a Mini/Minor Cashpot Sphere. Cash Spheres can award instant prizes, while the Mini and Minor Cashpot Spheres offer even greater rewards. These prizes are only paid out if they form part of a combination that triggers the bonus round.

Once this happens, all the bonus symbols stick. The other positions are empty. Once the reels spin, they’ll either fill with more bonus spheres, or remain blank.

The round starts with three free spins on the counter, and this resets to three for every additional bonus sphere landing on the grid.

Once the bonus game starts, additional bonus spheres will start popping up. These are:

Collect Sphere = Takes the value of all the other bonus spheres on the grid and adds them to its own.

Payer Sphere = Increases the value of all bonus spheres except Cashpot and Last Chance Spheres.

Last Chance Sphere = This will give you one extra free spin once the round is done.

If all positions on the grid are filled with bonus spheres, the Grand Cashpot will be awarded. This prize comes on top of any other wins collected during the bonus game.

This is a classic five reel slot that uses a tried and true technique for its bonus game. That's not to say it is boring though, far from it. It's well done, and the possibility of a massive win from the Snake Wild adds an extra touch of excitement.