Yes, all first-time spinners will be delighted with this product. But newbie is the keyword in our statement. The style, symbols and features are still great – don’t get us wrong. Just, they have been done countless times before. So, to a seasoned player, the whole picture will transpire within just a few minutes.
From the above words, it might seem that we don’t appreciate the sophistication and depth it exudes, plus the intensive, detailed work that has gone into it. But we do! Everything in Links of Ra screams sterling quality, expertly developed for subtle and immersive performance.
Only when it comes to new games, do we certainly expect more originality and (why not) even mind-blowing features. And we miss that here. Ergo, coming back to this slot is most likely only if you had hit it big the first time around.
Technically this is a 40 winways game with a 5×4 layout, built with High Volatility and a satisfactory RTP of 96.20%. Sure the creation of the South Africa-based Indi Studio can be found in different jurisdictions with another return percentage as well, but that is nowadays typical for all releases on Microgaming’s platform.
All 11 icons from the paytable are bringing values for combinations of 3 to 5OAK. Moreover, all symbols can appear partially or super-stacked through the base game and the FS (including the Wilds), and the wins in the FS Bonus are doubled.
The showstopper (as the slot’s name suggests) is the Link&Win feature with 4 (fixed, in-game) Jackpots. Links of Ra offers a monstrous potential of 25 000x the total bet (according to the developer), which cannot fail to excite even the most fastidious players.
One thing that does turn most bettors away in general, though, is the cloning methods that most producers are increasingly exploiting. Slingshot Studios uses the same practice – the Links of Ra slot is a full reskin of 2 of their previously released titles:
- Game of Thrones – Power Stacks slot (published in Aug 2021)
- Leprechaun Links slot (published in Oct 2021).
So, if discussing the advantages of the Links of Ra slot, we must mention:
- Artful and polished design
- Decent paytable and sufficient return (by default)
- Doubling all FS wins
- Link&Win values (incl. Jackpots) – doubled when triggered from FS
- Humongous potential
On the flipside, summarizing the drawbacks of the Links of Ra slot, we must bring up:
- Reskin game (with lesser glow than the branded version)
- Tired theme and symbols
- Unoriginal L&W feature
In summary: beautifully realized and supplied with tempting rewards Links of Ra is an enjoyable slot. Although the plentiful of potential (promised on paper) by the Power Stacks, the slot tends to deliver only mediocre rewards.
For those who can come to terms with the overused theme, we recommend the real money game (via middle size bets – 1.80 CAD max to 4 CAD) up to 1 well-paid Bonus. After that, they should review their cash status and decide to play longer or leave for the day (a 30% increase in initial funds is the moment to depart).
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Bonus Features of Links of Ra slot
- Wilds – Links of Ra logo is the Wild element in the slot. It replaces the regular symbols in the main and FS and holds the second-best provision position. 3/4/5OAK Wilds deliver respectively 2.5x/5x/25x the total bet. Wilds can come stacked on all reels during the FS.
- Power Stacks – At random any symbol (except Wilds and Free Spins) can drop Super Stacked (dominating on all reels). In addition, during the entire game, the coins (Bonus symbols) also can come Power Stacked.
- Scatters & Free Spins – The key to life – Ankh Symbol is the Scatter in the game, appearing only in the base game. It brings the top value 100x the bet for the 5OAK combination, but only 3 Scatters are enough to trigger the Bonus of (always) 15 FS. There is no chance for re-trigger, but the Wilds are stacked more often, and all wins have Multiplier x2 attached to them. Also, the Link&Win feature is active within the FS.
- Link&Win Mini-game
- The coins are the Bonus symbols.
- At least 6 of them are needed to activate the Link&Win Mini-game – inside the base game or the FS.
- The triggering coins are locked in their place.
- 3 Re-spins are initially granted, and the tally will always reset if an additional coin falls and sticks to some cell.
- The prizes of the coins and the Jackpots are doubled in the FS (check our chart below).
- At the end of this Mini-game, the amount of all coins in view is calculated.
- The ultimate prize – the Grand Jackpot is granted if all 20 positions on the grid are filled with coins.
Settings
- Provider – Slingshot Studios (Microgaming)
- Payment lines – 40 (fixed)
- Volatility – High
- The default range of bets – 0.20 to 20 CAD
- Playing field – 5х4
- The maximum winning is – 25000x the total bet
- Bonuses – Wilds, Scatters, Stacked symbols, Free Spins with Multipliers, Link&Win feature with Jackpots
- Free Spins – Yes
- RTP – 96.20%
