Desert Tales Introduction
Be careful of the scorpions and quicksand, and keep a watchful eye out for jewels and diamonds hidden among the desert sand dunes! This is Desert Tales, an Arabian-themed video pokie by Casino Technology. Beautifully stylised and supported by a relaxing and immersive soundtrack, Desert Tales features all the usual wilds, scatters and free spin bonuses that players have come to expect; however, this pokie has a few tricks up its sleeves!
Look and feel
Desert Tales, as the name suggests, is set deep in the Arabian Desert. The background sets the scene with images of dry, cracked earth and magnificent sand dunes. The reels are also caked in dry earth - which looks better than it sounds! - and are brightened up by the colourful, exotic and beautiful symbols.
These feature elements and icons of life in historic Arabia, such as Aladdin-style teapots, camels and huge treasure chests. The reels feel responsive and can be stopped by the player before they naturally settle, adding an additional sense of immersion to the playing experience.
How to play
The interface is straightforward and the game gives the player the choice of playing anywhere from one to 10 paylines, which are turned on and off in the lower left-hand corner of the screen. Above the ‘lines’ button is the ‘bet’ button, which sets your bet per line and ranges from one to 50 credits. The value of these credits is changed by clicking on the red button to the right of this and can vary from $0.01 to $0.20.
Playing with these settings lets you set up the game in any way you please and offers you a maximum bet of 500 credits! As usual these days, Desert Tales also features an autospin function - set the number of spins you wish to automate and sit back to enjoy the action!
Symbols
Desert Tales features beautiful and vibrant Arab symbols. The playing card icons, stylised in an Arabic typeface, range from 9 to Ace. 10, Jack and Queen are treated as one-of-a-kind pairs, as are King and Ace, which helps players to land more winning combos. A line of five symbols containing Jacks, Queens and 10s in any order counts as a win and earns you 100 x your bet per line.
Five teapots are worth 400 x your line stake, whereas five mysterious Arabian men or women net you 750 x your stake!
Wilds and scatters
The wild in this pokie is the camel silhouetted against the sunset. The camel substitutes for all other regular symbols and any wins that it helps to make are doubled! It is also valuable on its own - a line of four is worth 2,500 x your stake and all five pay out a show-stopping 10,000 x your line bet! The scatter symbol is the treasure chest, overflowing with gems, jewels and gold.
If three or more treasure chests appear anywhere on the reels, you will be awarded 15 free spins. This is not all - any and all wins during the free spins round are tripled; what’s more, if you land another three treasure chests on the reels, the free spins mayhem starts all over again!
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