Bet365 Game Review: The 100,000 Pyramid

Alongside the Jeopardy! Slot, which we reviewed a little while back, the second most successful and popular game show in the United States is the 9-time Daytime Emmy Award winning The 100,000 Pyramid.

Currently the 2016 version of the long-running show is hosted by former New York Giants superstar Michael Strahan and this is a review of the IGT developed that is based on the popular quiz show.

The slot itself is a 5×3 reel game that has up to 15 selectable paylines in operation on every spin and the cost to play the game ranges from £0.01 up to a maximum of £450 per spin. Let’s take a closer look at the popular game, with a massive potential jackpot, that is available to play right now at Bet365 Games.

Key Information

One of the first things to note about the 100,000 Pyramid slot is that the number of paylines is selectable. You can pick 1, 3, 5, 9 or the maximum of 15 paylines to play and you can wager from as little as £0.01 per spin although the higher rollers can bet considerably more if they wish to by increasing the coin value.

Graphically, the slot has a nice mix of symbols which range from the playing card low symbols, this time adorned with some of the top prizes you would get on the TV version of the quiz show, through to the higher value symbols, which are represented by a number of symbols that show an aspect of the show.

This includes symbols such as the Contestants, the Celebrity Star logo, a large pile of gold bars and a Mystery 7 symbol, which is the highest paying high symbol in the base game offering a maximum 1,000 coin prize for five on a payline.

There are two symbols however that the game really does revolve around and which offer the biggest prizes available on the slot. The first of these is The Winners Circle symbol, which acts as the in game scatter.

Land three or more of the Winners Circle symbols across the reels in any position and you trigger the Winners Circle Bonus. This is a free spins and multiplier bonus, which is based loosely on the gameshow.

Initially with this bonus you have 2 free spins and a 1x multiplier, but you also have a choice of 5 picks from the Winner’s Circle Pyramid.

Starting at the lowest level of the pyramid, pick a spot to reveal either additional spins, an increase to your multiplier and occasionally, extra picks from the pyramid. Progress through all your picks to end up with the total value of free spins and the size of your multiplier. Landing more than three of the scatter symbols initially will increase the number of advance arrows and give a player extra picks in this round.

Once this game is completed, then the free spins bonus round will start, although free spins cannot be retriggered from within the bonus game.

The second big feature of the slot is the 100,000 Pyramid logo symbol, which is the in game Wild symbol and which is also the jackpot symbol. Not only does this symbol substitute for all high and low value symbols in the game to create winning paylines, but land five on a payline and you can take home the huge jackpot of 100,000 coins.

Playing the slot reveals that this is a higher variance game with a RTP rate of around 92.78%, which means that wins tend to be small in the base game, but the bigger wins do come along on occasion which can really bump up your bank balance, while of course there is always the prospect of landing a 100,000 coin jackpot on any spin.

How to win playing The 100,000 Pyramid slot

As with most higher variance games, the key to playing the slot most profitably is successfully being able to manage a bankroll and make your bets at the right level.

First off, the main decision you need to make is how big a coin to wager and how many lines to cover with your bet. It is always better to play the maximum number of paylines on every spin, so with the 100,000 Pyramid slot, you should play the 15 payline option, even if it means wagering a smaller coin size to ensure your bet is affordable.

On a high variance slot such as this, the more spins you can play then generally you have more chance of triggering either a decent sized base game win, or the free spins round a few times, or even better still (although very rarely), the big 100,000 coin jackpot.

As such, being able to budget effectively for a decent number of spins on the slot in a session is another way to give yourself a better chance of a bigger win as not only does this give you a chance of bigger base game wins, but you also earn more shots at the Winners Circle Bonus round.

Outside of the jackpot, the Winners Circle Bonus is the best way to earn larger wins from the 100,000 Pyramid Slot, so you should try and trigger this bonus as often as you can. While the initial game where you decide the number of spins and size of your multiplier is very much a luck of the draw scenario, triggering extra picks is a great way to boost the chances of more free spins or a bigger multiplier (or occasionally, both) and that can impact on the size of the reward you receive during free spins.

One thing to note however is if you are lucky enough to hit the Jackpot bonus in the free spins round, then the multiplier bonus you have earned will not be applied, meaning that you’ll still win the 100,000 coin top prize, but it will not be increased by the multiplier.

Winning big on the Pyramid Slot requires patience, a good size bankroll, playing maximum lines for the right size bet and of course a healthy slice of luck. Have those things on your side and that 100,000 coin jackpot, or a big win, could well be yours.