Le Pharaoh was the first follow-up to Le Bandit, released by Hacksaw Gaming on 26 September 2024. Smokey moves to Egypt, the grid changes from clusters to 19 fixed paylines, and the bonus gets something new for the series: a choice between free spins and a lives-based round. Volatility stays at 3 out of 5.
Key facts
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | Hacksaw Gaming |
| Release | 26 September 2024 |
| Grid and lines | 6×5, 19 fixed paylines (left to right) |
| RTP versions | 96.18% / 94.33% / 92.26% (88.24% also listed) |
| Volatility | 3 out of 5 |
| Max win | 15,000x (most sources; one lists 10,000x) |
| Hit frequency | 29.21% |
| Bet range | €0.10 – €100 (casino-dependent) |
Hacksaw’s game page describes the features but publishes no RTP or max win. OLBG, Gambling.com, Bigwinboard and PokerListings list 15,000x; SlotCatalog lists 10,000x. The 88.24% version is listed by SlotCatalog and Bigwinboard.
Sticky Re-drops and Golden Squares
When a winning combination lands, it sticks and the rest of the grid re-drops. The re-drops continue as long as wins extend or new wins form. Every position of a paying symbol leaves a Golden Square behind. Rainbow and scatter symbols that land alongside a sticky win also stick, but leave no Golden Square.
Golden Riches
If a Rainbow is on the grid when the re-drops end, Golden Riches starts and each Golden Square reveals a prize or special symbol:
| Reveal | Value or effect |
|---|---|
| Bronze coin | 0.2x to 4x |
| Silver coin | 5x to 20x |
| Gold coin | 25x to 500x |
| Green clover | Multiplies adjacent prizes by x2 to x20 |
| Golden clover | Same multipliers, applied to all prizes on the grid |
| Pot of Gold | Collects all coins and other pots after the clovers |
The reveal table follows Le Bandit closely. The main differences are wins on lines rather than clusters, clovers that reach x20 instead of x10, and the re-drop sequence that decides how many Golden Squares are on the grid when the Rainbow arrives.
The bonus choice
Three scatters let you pick one of two rounds:
- Luck of the Pharaoh – 10 free spins in which Golden Squares stay on the grid for the whole feature.
- Lost Treasures – a lives-based round with three refilling lives and no paying symbols. Coins and pots stick; Adding stone tablets add 1x–500x to a random coin and Multiplying tablets apply x2–x20. The round ends on a full grid or after three spins without a new symbol.
Four scatters offer the Super versions: Super Luck of the Pharaoh with 12 free spins, better coin and pot odds and a guaranteed clover in each Golden Riches, or Super Lost Treasures with a guaranteed Adding tablet on the first spin.
Five scatters start Rainbow Over the Pyramids, Hacksaw’s “Epic Bonus”: 12 free spins with a guaranteed Rainbow on every spin. It cannot be bought. In the free spins rounds, 2 scatters add 2 spins and 3 add 4; scatters do not appear in Lost Treasures.
Bonus buys
| Option | Price | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| BonusHunt FeatureSpins | 3x per spin | 5x the chance of triggering a bonus |
| Rainbow FeatureSpins | 60x per spin | A guaranteed Rainbow with a win |
| “You Must Choose…” | 100x | Luck of the Pharaoh or Lost Treasures |
| “…But Choose Wisely” | 250x | The Super versions |
Buys are not available in the UK, and per-buy RTPs are not published. Two sources put the overall RTP at 96.18–96.21% depending on which bonus is chosen, so the choice between rounds is mainly about style: steady free spins with persistent squares, or a hold-and-respin round that builds coins.
Pros and cons
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Who it suits
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Verdict
Le Pharaoh keeps what worked in Le Bandit – Golden Squares, Rainbows, coins and clovers – and adds two genuine changes: sticky re-drops on 19 lines and a choice between free spins and Lost Treasures. With medium volatility and a 29.21% hit frequency, it sits in the middle of the Le series.
Frequently asked questions
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