What makes a casino game stand out? Well, if we forget about personal preferences and approach the question from a purely analytical perspective, the answer may just be hidden in the story that it offers, both from a design and a mechanics aspect. Join us as we dive into three Stake Originals that showcase this concept and see whether our theory is correct!
Consulting cards for good fortune has been around for ages, with one of the first standardised forms emerging in the 1430s in Northern Italy. The game that the Italians created became known as Tarot, and it is one of the most enduring card games in the world, with fortune-tellers, gaming venues, and players reimagining it countless times. One such reimagining was done by Stake.com.
Stake has turned Tarot into a casino game based around simple gameplay, quick sessions and tension. You place a bet, the 3 cards on the table flip, and multipliers are revealed. If either side card turns up a 0 multiplier, the round ends without a win.
But you are not entirely tied to what Lady Luck writes on your dealt cards. You can choose one of several game modes that can align with your risk aversion:
An additional gameplay layer is added by the card positions. The middle card determines the base multiplier and is usually high; the left card multiplies the base multiplier and has the potential to drastically shift your outcome by boosting, halving or wiping it; and the right card multiplies what the left card left you with. When all of this is said and done, you are left with an RTP of 98.00%.
One could say that there is no Stake game quite like this one. It leans on centuries of tradition, has layered gameplay that can turn in or against your favour at any moment, and provides an above-average RTP that reminds punters of the slot genre.
Most punters stop reading when they see the words slot and Egypt in the same sentence, but we recommend that you linger for just a moment longer because this slot is genuinely different.
It's different in the sense that it cuts away all the noise that makes regular slots, and even some Stake Originals slots, a burden to play. All you have to do in Scarab Spin is place a bet, press the spin button, and hope for the best.
The game’s 5x3 reels may surprise you since your bet can land a win on 20 variable paylines. These sum up multiple symbols that range from cats and diamonds to King Tut and the Scarab Beetle Scatter. If you manage to land 3 scatters, you trigger the bonus game, for which you are allocated 15 bonus free spins.
You can hunt for the Scarab Beetle scatter for as little as 0.75, or you can throw 2,250 into the ring. Whichever you choose to do, remember that the RTP is 97.84% and the maximum win is a cool 10,000x your wager. But do not chase the multiplier. Be as cool as a samurai and do not let the possibility of a big win cloud your judgement.
Europe has medieval knights clad in shining armour; Japan has samurai that abide by an ancient code. Stake has studied both and decided to showcase the latter in Blue Samurai, a 5-reel slot that has 40 fixed paylines that it builds on with various bonus features.
All you have to do to land a win in Blue Samurai is get lucky by matching 4-5 of a kind on a payline. This matching can be accompanied by wilds that appear on the reels and take the place of other symbols, thus triggering wins.
Alongside wilds, there are scatters. If you manage to land three of them on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th reel, you get teleported to a bonus round with 10 free spins that can retrigger up to 180 ones.
Another bonus game in Blue Samurai is based on the samurai symbol. If the first or fifth reel features three samurai, you get 5 chances to fill the board with just Samurai. If you manage to do that, you get access to special rewards. All said and done, you are looking at an RTP of 96.70% with a house edge sitting at 3.30%.
Whenever we review games, we end up with the same dilemma: where do we start? Well, you should start with preparing the playing field. You should look through our collection of Stake bonuses and find one that aligns with your play style. Then you should open an account, claim the bonus, and deposit with your preferred payment method.
Once you have your funds in your gaming account, navigate to the Stake Originals section and play the minimum bet at each of our featured games. If the games do not pull you in immediately, move on and try other Stake Originals, or even other titles, such as Stake enhanced RTP games. While we cannot guarantee that you will like every game, we can guarantee that you will find the game that matches your energy and gaming preferences eventually.
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