The 100,000 Pyramid Pokies
Based on the classic TV show that started in the USA and has spread across the world, IGT’s 100,000 Pyramid pokie features some of the shiny items that contestants can win, such as designer watches and cars, and comes with bonus rounds like free spins, multipliers and wild substitutions.
Some people love gameshows, other really don’t see the point, but even those who fall into the latter category should give this pokie a look, as there’s none of the annoying hosts asking players to come on down, and while the soundtrack can get on the nerves after a while, at least it can be muted.
This pokie has been around for several years, and it shows in the design, which is fairly simple, but perhaps that’s been part of the on-going success, as players have been spinning the reels of the 100,000 Pyramid ever since it was released. A backdrop of the studio sets the scene, and the reels are designed to look as if they are on a game board, with the title above surrounded by flashing lights. There’s 5 reels here, with the symbols in 3 rows and a total of 15 paylines running left to right across them.
Playing 100,000 Pyramid
Playable from just 0.01 per spin, or 0.15 if the whole game is to be activated, up to a maximum of 75.00, 100,000 Pyramid pays out when 3 or more of the same symbol type stop across a line on adjacent reels from the left side, although scatter and wild wins work slightly differently.
Like many pokies, the smaller wins will come from lining up playing card symbols 10 through to A, but these have been adorned with fantastic prizes such as cameras, TV’s, vacations and a sports car to help them to fit in with the overall gameshow theme. The 10 and J symbols are worth 5x, 20x or 150x the line bet when landing on 3, 4 or 5 reels, with the Q valued at 10x, 25x or 200x. The K and A both return 15x, 50x or 250x depending on how many reels they land across on an active payline but players will scoop the bigger prizes by landing the picture symbols which are inspired by the 100,000 Pyramid programme.
The Contestants and Celebrity Star symbols are all directly related to the TV show and going further up in value, we see a stack of gold bars and the Mystery 7 symbols, but sitting on top if the pile is the game logo. Although landing 2, 3 or 4 of these on a line is worth slightly less than the equivalent Mystery 7 wins, anyone who sees this symbol landing right across all 5 reels will win the jackpot of 100,000x the amount wagered on each payline.
The 100,000 Pyramid
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Bonus Features
As well as rewarding lucky players with this big prize, the 100,000 Pyramid logo is a wild symbol, so it can act as any other, with the exception of the Winner’s Circle icon, if it’s then possible to complete a winning line, and is also able to turn lines of 3 or 4 symbols into longer lines for a bigger prize.
The Winner’s Circle symbol can stop in any positions to trigger the bonus game, and any time 3 or more land, players are taken to a Pyramid that has 5 spots at the bottom and then 4, 3, 2 and finally a single spot at the top.
The aim of this round is to pick a spot from each level, starting at the bottom, which will award free spins or multipliers that will apply to any wins throughout them. Players start with 3 spins anyway, so even if they don’t get much else in the round, they won’t leave empty-handed. The maximum that can be selected is 36 free games and a multiplier of 9x, and once the top of the pyramid is reached, they will begin.
The Verdict
Pokies based around popular gameshows are usually sure to attract a lot of attention and the 100,000 Pyramid has done better than most at maintaining this popularity for years and years. Although it now looks a little dated, that doesn’t seem to have put players off, and nor should it, as this game has a pleasant enough design and a few decent features to go with it.
There’s nothing too elaborate about this game, and that makes it ideal for anyone who likes nice and easy gameplay, so it should appeal to anyone who likes the theme.