Kingdom of The Dead by Pragmatic Play rewards high-volatility wins at Grizzly Casino
Pragmatic Play's Egyptian-themed adventure slot uses free spins and expanding mystery symbols to deliver high-volatility wins on 10 paylines, with a 96.07% return rate.
A 5-reel Egyptian adventure with expanding symbols
Egyptian theme, expanding symbols. Kingdom of The Dead is a 5-reel, 3-row slot set in an Egyptian tomb with a high volatility game engine. Released in 2023, it centres on expanding mystery symbols that fill entire reels during both the base game and bonus rounds. The slot runs on 10 paylines, where wins form across the reels from left to right. Its high volatility means wins arrive less often but can grow substantially. The core gameplay cycles between regular spins and free spin rounds triggered by scattered symbols.
Choose your stakes wisely. This slot suits players who enjoy Egyptian themes and can handle longer dry spells between wins, since high volatility games reward patience over frequent small payouts. The bet range from NZ$0.10 to NZ$375 means both cautious players and high-stakes spinners find their stake. The optional ante bet and free spin purchase give you control over how you chase the bonus round. Players seeking steady, frequent wins may find the pauses between payouts frustrating.
When free spins transform your round. Free spins reshape the entire experience here. Land three or more wild or scatter book-scarab symbols anywhere on the reels and you trigger 10 free spins. Before the bonus starts, you pick whether your mystery symbol stays fixed for all 10 spins or changes randomly each time. During free spins, the mystery symbol expands vertically across all three rows of its reels after regular payouts settle, and pays even when symbols are not adjacent. Scatters can retrigger the round with no limit to how many times.
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NZ$3 750 000
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What does Kingdom of The Dead look like when you play it?
What will your matching symbols earn
These payouts are in New Zealand dollars at a NZ$0.50 stake. More matching symbols on a payline means a larger payout.
The premium symbols
Hunter2+ NZ$2.50 · 5+ NZ$1 250
Pharaoh mask2+ NZ$1.25 · 5+ NZ$500
Anubis2+ NZ$1.25 · 5+ NZ$187.50Base rewards
Blue scarab2+ NZ$1.25 · 5+ NZ$187.50
Golden book scarab3+ NZ$0.50 · 5+ NZ$50
Letter A3+ NZ$1.25 · 5+ NZ$37.50Kingdom of The Dead bonus features explained
Triggering 10 free spins. Land 3 or more wild or scatter book-scarab symbols anywhere to start 10 free spins. Before the round begins, you choose either a fixed mystery symbol that stays the same throughout, or a random one that changes each spin. After regular wins pay out, the mystery symbol expands vertically to fill all 3 rows on its reel, and pays even on non-adjacent reels. Retriggering adds 10 more spins with no limit.
When you want to skip ahead. You can purchase free spins directly for NZ$600 at your current bet level. This feature lets you skip the wait and jump straight into the bonus round with your mystery symbol choice already active. The cost scales with your stake, so higher bets mean a higher entry price to the bonus.
Do you want a higher chance to trigger? Activate an optional 15x bet multiplier that increases how often scatters appear and makes free spins more likely to trigger naturally. This mode raises your stake but disables the ability to buy free spins. At your example bet of NZ$5, the ante bet costs NZ$7.50 per spin instead.
What happens on a regular spin? Ante Bet option sits alongside your regular spin in the base game, giving you the choice to activate it or play the standard way. On each spin, 10 paylines run across your 5 reels, and symbols pay from left to right when they land in matching groups across those lines.
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Kingdom of The Dead: demo play versus real money
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Jump straight to free spins
Buy your way directly into free spins without waiting for scatters. Costs NZ$600 at your example bet of NZ$5 per spin, skipping the trigger and starting 10 free spins instantly.
How does ante bet work?
Raise your stake by 50 percent to boost scatter frequency and the natural odds of landing the free spins bonus. Your NZ$5 spin becomes NZ$7.50 when the ante bet is on.
What you cannot know before your first spin
When free spins come is never certain. Free spins can take one session to arrive or many. The scatter symbols that trigger them appear randomly, so whether you reach the bonus round depends purely on luck, never on how you play or what you bet.
Does one session match the RTP? Two players staking the same amount see completely different results. The RTP of 96.07% describes what happens across thousands of spins by many players over weeks, not what you will see in one session or one hour.
Why the maximum is almost never reached. The highest possible win at the maximum bet of NZ$375 is NZ$3 750 000, but reaching that ceiling happens extremely rarely. Most sessions end well below it, and many end with a loss.
NZ$96.07 returns per NZ$100 staked on the standard game
RTP measures your average return over a very large number of spins. Each RTP figure applies only to the game mode or bet type shown next to it: the standard game runs one way, the ante bet another, and the bought free spins a third.
RTP 96.07% · Standard game, ante bet, or bought free spins
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Set your boundaries before you play
Your session budget. Decide what you can afford to lose before you play Kingdom of The Dead. Set a budget and stick to it, treating any money you spend as entertainment cost rather than potential winnings.
Know your exit point. Choose in advance when you will stop, whether you are ahead or behind. Kingdom of The Dead's high volatility means wins can be big but unpredictable, so a stopping point keeps you in control.
Kingdom of The Dead: account protection. Use deposit and loss limits on your Grizzly Casino account to cap what you spend. These tools work automatically to protect you without needing to make choices during play.
Step back when you need to. If Kingdom of The Dead stops feeling enjoyable, pause or self-exclude from your account. Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand, Gambling Helpline New Zealand and The Salvation Army Oasis offer free support.