Cleo is an Egyptian themed online video slot from Cryptologic and has 5 reels and 20 paylines. The game is based on Cleopatra who was the last pharaoh of Egypt and believed she was the reincarnation of the Egyptian goddess Isis. Cleopatra can be heard speaking during the game.
How to Play
Cleo has an option to select the quality of the graphics and this can be accessed by clicking the wrench on the far right of the screen. Players can click the autoplay button that will spin the reels automatically for a certain amount of spins and players have the option of 10, 20, 30, 40 or 50 automatic spins. Once players have selected how many spins the reels will immediately begin spinning. To stop the autoplay, players can click the stop button. The spin button will spin the reels a single spin at a time. Players can change their bet using the – and + on either side of the line bet. The lines button is to select how many paylines to activate and players may choose from 1, 5, 9, 15 or 20.
Cleo offers players good quality graphics and a soundtrack that adds to the overall entertainment of this game and with the free spins and multipliers players are given good opportunities for wins.
Wild, Scatter and Standard Symbols
Cleo has various symbols all with an Egyptian theme. The wild symbol is Cleopatra and has the ability to substitute for all of the symbols except the scatter to create winning combinations. The scatter symbol is the sphinx. The other symbols include the scarab beetle, hieroglyphics, eye of Horus and various other Egyptian themed items. The payouts of these range from between 750 coins to 250 coins for 5.
Also featured in Cleo are the playing card symbols, Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten and Nine and will offer lower payouts ranging from 125 coins to 100 coins for 5. The wild symbol has the highest payout of 10000 coins if 5 appear on the paylines. If 1 or more wild symbols substitute to create a winning combination the payout for the win is doubled.
Free Spins Bonus Round
Like several pokies at https://pokiesonlinenz.net.nz/bonuses, Cleo has a free spins bonus round which is activated when 3 or more scatter symbols land on the reels. Players will be rewarded with 15 free spins. All wins are tripled during this round except when there are 5 wild symbols on the reels. The free spins can be reactivated up to a maximum of 180 spins.
Players will also be rewarded with a multiplier during this game. For 5 scatters players will receive a multiplier of 100 times their bet. For 4 scatter symbols the multiplier will be 20 times, 3 scatters will have a multiplier of 5 times the bet and 2 scatters will reward players with 2 times their total bet.
Mega Jackpot Version
Updated versions of Cleo include a progressive jackpot and if players can land 5 mega jackpot symbols on the middle payline during the base game or the free spins round they will win the jackpot. There is also a second chance feature that rewards players with random chances to win a prize.