Shrine of the Guardian

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Ainsworth Game Technology

This game, available on both the 49-inch and 65-inch versions of the Raptor cabinet, is an ancient Egypt-themed game featuring three metamorphic pots that enhance a unique “Prize Catch” bonus feature.

Launch games are Bastet and Anubis, the names reflecting the main characters that host the reel-spinning and bonus features. The characters both come from Egyptian mythology. Bastet is a lioness goddess; Anubis is the god of tombs, with the head of a jackal. (They’re a lot friendlier here than the traditional mythical entities.)

The base game is a five-reel video slot with five, 25 or 50 paylines, depending on denomination. One or more of the three collection pots can trigger the main “Prize Catch” feature.

When the Prize Catch feature is triggered, the screen displays a five-by-eight grid, and the player is granted free spins to land cash-on-reels symbols. The game character appears on a win-zone grid that floats around the screen as cash-on-reels symbols cascade down to the screen, awarding prizes that are in the zone when the spin stops.

Landing gems on a spin expands the Prize Catch win zone, “catching” more prizes. Gems and diamonds accumulate to award bonus prizes.

The pot enhancements that can trigger the Prize Catch feature include “Growth,” which adds diamond symbols to progress more quickly toward the large bonus; “Flood,” which unleashes a huge overlay of cash-on-reels symbols that cascade down the grid for multiple cash awards; and “Repeat,” which repeats the blue gem symbols.

Landing four scarab symbols in the feature triggers a secondary feature within the main bonus. The screen switches to the “Treasure Room,” housing a pyramid-shaped stack of 10 boxes. A hold-and-spin sequence follows, in which landing cash awards in all 10 boxes returns the Grand progressive jackpot, resetting at $10,000 or $20,000, depending on denomination.

Lower-level jackpots also are available during the feature. The Major jackpot is a progressive resetting at $1,000 or $2,000, depending on denomination. The Mini and Minor jackpots scale according to denomination.

Manufacturer: Ainsworth Game Technology
Platform: A-STAR Raptor 849, A-STAR Raptor 865
Format: Five-reel, five-line, 25-line or 50-line video slot
Max Bet: 48, 64, 400, 800
Denomination: .01, .02, .05, .10, 1.00, 2.00
Top Award: Progressive; $10,000 or $20,000 reset
Hit Frequency: Approximately 30%
RTP Range: 88%-96%