Heart of Cleopatra (Pragmatic Play) – Review & Demo Play

Heart of Cleopatra - Slot Overview

Heart of Cleopatra is a cluster paying slot on a 7x7 grid with tumbles and a marked positions twist. I’ve played countless Egypt-themed slots, and this one stands out for Money Spots that attach random cash values at the end of a tumble sequence. It’s highly volatile, with a default RTP of 96.48% and 96.50% when buying the bonus. Bets range from 0.20 to 240. Cleopatra acts as the wild, substituting all but the pyramid scatter symbols.

Symbols and Paytable in Heart of Cleopatra

Wins land when 5 or more identical symbols connect horizontally or vertically. The set includes ankh, lotus, Eye of Horus, jackal, cat, bird, and the top scarab. Cleopatra wilds help form clusters but do not replace scatters. The scatter is the pyramid and triggers free spins. The grid pays in clusters rather than lines, and all wins trigger the Tumble Feature, clearing winning symbols and dropping new ones in from above.

Payouts scale hard with cluster size. For a 5-symbol cluster, returns are 0.2x to 1x the bet across the set. Land 15+ and you’re looking at 20x up to 150x, with the scarab topping the table. Mid symbols cover 30x to 60x for 15+, while lower symbols settle around 20x to 40x. This spread is key when the Money Spots mechanic stacks multipliers, as large clusters plus final spot awards can swing results fast.

Heart of Cleopatra Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Scatter
	15+	x150
	14	x75
	13	x35
	7	x1.75
	6	x1.5
	5	x1
	15+	x100
	14	x60
	13	x30
	7	x1.25
	6	x1
	5	x0.75
	15+	x60
	14	x40
	13	x20
	7	x1
	6	x0.75
	5	x0.5
	15+	x40
	14	x20
	13	x10
	7	x0.75
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.4
	15+	x30
	14	x15
	13	x8
	7	x0.5
	6	x0.4
	5	x0.3
	15+	x25
	14	x12
	13	x6
	7	x0.4
	6	x0.3
	5	x0.25
	15+	x20
	14	x10
	13	x5
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.25
	5	x0.2
	Wild

Heart of Cleopatra Slot Bonus Features

Tumbling Feature: after each paid spin, cluster wins explode, pay, and vanish. Symbols above drop to fill gaps, and new ones arrive from the top. Tumbles continue until no new win lands, with all wins from the sequence added together. This is the core loop that feeds the Money Spots mechanic and sets up the bonus game. On a busy board the chain reactions can be lengthy, especially when wilds enter the mix.

Money Spots: when a winning cluster includes at least one wild, a random number of positions from that cluster are marked. The wild’s explosion spot starts at x2; other marked cells start at x1. Each time a new cluster explodes over a marked cell, its multiplier doubles, up to x1,024. At the end of the tumble run, each marked cell gets a random 0.1x–10x bet cash value, multiplied by its cell multiplier. In base game, marks reset before the next spin.

Free Spins: land 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 scatters to get 10, 12, 15, 20, or 30 spins. Here, Money Spots and their multipliers persist until the feature ends, and retriggers award the same bundles of spins. You can buy free spins for 100x the bet; the triggering spin lands 3–7 scatters. The maximum win is 10,000x the stake. If that cap is reached in free spins, the round stops and any remaining spins are forfeited.

How to Win at Heart of Cleopatra

This is a pay-anywhere cluster system, so I chase boards that build 5+ clusters and tumble well. Wilds felt quite rare in my sessions, which tracks with their role in creating Money Spots, so I focus on sequences that can chain over marked cells. In free spins, the game shifts gear: persistent Money Spots and compounding multipliers make board control matter. My best results came from steady retriggers and repeated hits over already marked positions.

Heart of Cleopatra RTP & Volatility

Pragmatic Play lists 96.48% RTP by default and 96.50% when using the Buy Bonus. The volatility is rated 5/5, and it feels every bit of that over longer sessions. Data points to a hit frequency around 33.33%, with the bonus triggering roughly 1 in 362 spins. Some venues may run lower RTP settings such as 95.50% or 94.50%, so I always check the info panel before committing a stake range.

The bet spread of 0.20 to 240 suits test runs and high-limit play. The headline max win is 10,000x. In practice, the game’s payout profile leans on Money Spots doing the heavy lifting in the feature. Base play can grind, then flip when a tumble sets marks and doubles them a few times. The risk is real, but the ceiling is meaningful, especially when several high-multiplier cells roll 5x or 10x cash values on the same resolve.

Heart of Cleopatra: Slot Verdict

A well-designed tumbler with a reimagined marked spots idea, Heart of Cleopatra trades instant readouts for an end-of-tumble reveal. It’s less obvious where the action sits at a glance, yet the stickiness in free spins builds proper anticipation. I’ve had rounds that felt flat when the final cash values low-rolled, and others that went bananas when stacked multipliers met strong reveals. For me, it’s a high-volatility ride worth a proper session on the bonus.