Le Pharaoh slot review

Le Pharaoh slot at a glance

Le Pharaoh takes the coin-collection idea from Hacksaw’s Le Bandit and moves it to a cartoon version of ancient Egypt, complete with pyramids, Stone Tablets and pharaoh styling. The two big differences are the way wins are formed and the bonus. Instead of clusters and cascades, Le Pharaoh uses 19 fixed paylines across a 6x5 grid and holds winning symbols in place for re-drops. And when the scatters land, you get to pick your bonus rather than having one chosen for you.

That choice is the most distinctive thing about the game and the part most players want explained, so this review gives it its own section. First, the base game.

Sticky Re-drops and how Golden Squares appear

When a winning line lands, the symbols in it stick and every other position drops again. If the re-drop extends the win or creates a new one, those symbols stick too and another re-drop follows. When a re-drop adds nothing, all the line wins pay out together. It’s a cousin of the respin mechanic rather than a cascade: nothing is removed, the rest of the grid simply gets another go.

Every sticky paying symbol marks its position with a Golden Square. Rainbow and FS symbols that land during a sticky sequence also hold, but they don’t create squares. Wilds substitute for all paytable symbols and help lines connect across the six reels.

1. A paying line lands and its symbols stick.
2. Every other position drops again.
3. Any new or extended line sticks and adds more Golden Squares.
4. When a re-drop adds no win, all line wins pay.
5. If a Rainbow is on the grid at that point, Golden Riches activates.

Golden Riches: coin values in Le Pharaoh

Golden Riches turns every Golden Square into a bronze, silver or gold coin, with a chance of a Pot of Gold, a Green Clover or a Golden Clover instead.

The Golden Clover is the one to notice. Le Bandit’s clovers only reach neighbours; Le Pharaoh’s golden version multiplies the whole grid, and its clover multipliers run as high as x20 against Le Bandit’s x10. That, plus the gold coins up to 500x, is a large part of why the cap rises to 15,000x. After Pots collect, any remaining Golden Squares reactivate and the process runs again.

The Le Pharaoh bonus choice: free spins or Lost Treasures?

Luck of the Pharaoh

This is the base game with memory. Re-drops and Golden Riches work as normal, but squares stay highlighted after a Rainbow activates them, so they can pay again later in the round. Two FS symbols add 2 spins and three add 4.

Lost Treasures

This is a hold and win round. Normal paying symbols disappear; only dead symbols, coins, clovers, Pots and two kinds of Stone Tablet can land. You start with three lives, each spin uses one, and anything that isn’t a dead symbol resets them to three. An Adding Stone Tablet adds between 1x and 500x to a random coin; a Multiplying Stone Tablet multiplies one by x2 to x20. The round ends after three spins in a row with nothing new, or when the grid fills.

Which suits whom

Neither option has a published edge over the other, and the overall RTP already accounts for both. The difference is shape. Luck of the Pharaoh has a fixed number of spins and depends on Rainbows; Lost Treasures has an open length and depends on coins continuing to land. Players who like the suspense of lives counting down tend to prefer Lost Treasures; players who like line wins alongside coins tend to prefer the free spins. Our hold and win guide explains why lives-based rounds feel so different.

Le Pharaoh RTP and a session in numbers

Le Pharaoh’s verified RTP is 96.18%, meaning a theoretical £3.82 house edge per £100 staked. Picture 200 spins at 25p: £50 cycled through the game, with an average theoretical cost of £1.91. Real sessions rarely look like the average. Hacksaw’s medium rating (3 of 5) means frequent small re-drop wins, with most of the upside concentrated in Rainbows and the bonus.

Check the help screen for the RTP your casino runs; Hacksaw games are commonly supplied in several settings, explained in slot RTP versions.

How big is the 15,000x max win?

Le Pharaoh caps any round at 15,000x stake, the highest of the three Le games in our verified data. That’s £1,500 at 10p, £15,000 at £1, £30,000 at the £2 limit for 18–24-year-olds and £75,000 at £5 for players 25 and over. Reaching it would need a combination of gold coins, clovers and Pots in a bonus round, and the developer doesn’t publish how often that happens. Treat it as a ceiling, not a goal; see what max win means.

Le Pharaoh rules for players in Great Britain

No bonus buy is offered to British players, so the bonus choice only appears when three or more scatters land in play. Spins take at least 2.5 seconds, autoplay and turbo are unavailable, and the stake limits of £5 and £2 apply. Demo play is possible at many casinos once you have verified your age. The UK slot rules 2026 page summarises everything currently in force.

Le Pharaoh vs other Egyptian slots

Le Pharaoh is the medium-volatility option in a theme crowded with high-volatility book games. Hand of Anubis is Hacksaw’s harder-edged Egyptian title. More examples sit on our Egyptian slots page.

Le Pharaoh verdict: pros, cons and fit

Le Pharaoh suits players who like cash collect slots and want some control over how the bonus plays out. If you want the purer cascade version of the idea, try Le Bandit; for a lives-only game, Le Viking.

Where to play Le Pharaoh

Use the lobby search at a UKGC-licensed casino to find Le Pharaoh and confirm the RTP in its rules before you play, since not every site lists every Hacksaw game. PlayOJO’s 80 spins on Big Bass Bonanza (18+, first deposit of £10+, 10p spins, no wagering) and Casumo’s 50% up to £100 (£20 minimum, 10x wagering in 7 days) are shown below; terms apply.

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