4 Scarab Coins Overview
Playson's Ancient Egypt Hold and Win release takes bets from $0.20 to $100.00 per spin. In the 4 Scarab Coins slot, a colored Scarab Coin opens its pot, which tops the reels up to 6 coins worth 1x–12x the bet. Jackpots climb from Mini 15x to Royal 10,000x, and the bonus can be bought for 70x or 150x.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer | Playson |
| Grid | 5x3 (5x5 in the Royal Bonus Game) |
| Paylines | 25 fixed |
| RTP | 95.70% |
| Volatility | High |
| Bet Range | $0.20–$100.00 |
| Max Win | 15,000x total bet |
| Max Win Odds | 1 in 50,000,000,000 |
| Jackpots | Mini 15x, Minor 30x, Major 100x, Grand 3,000x, Royal 10,000x |
| Key Features | Scarab Pots (violet/red/blue), Multi / Mystic / Collect Scarab Features, Golden Pot, Royal Bonus Game (5x5), Buy Bonus 70x / 150x |
About the 4 Scarab Coins Slot
4 Scarab Coins belongs to Playson's Hold and Win series. Almost every title there puts a new theme on one shared core of coins, respins and fixed jackpot tiers. This entry is set in Ancient Egypt, with sacred scarabs, a pyramid and a Wild drawn as an Egyptian queen.
Its closest relative by design is 4 Pots Riches: Hold and Win. That game has Multi, Mystery and Collect Pot Features, a Golden Pot and a 5x5 Super Pot Bonus Game. Here the features are tied to colored scarab coins, and the extended Royal Bonus Game has its own trigger, the Royal Scarab Coin.
4 Scarab Coins Theme & Visuals
The 4 Scarab Coins game shows a pyramid silhouette behind the reels. Three Scarab Pots labeled MULTI, MYSTIC and COLLECT hang above the grid. A jackpot column with Royal, Grand, Major, Minor and Mini runs down the left side.
High-paying symbols are a red falcon, a green crocodile, a blue cat and a purple jackal. A, K, Q and J are the low pays, and the Wild is an Egyptian queen. Gold scarab coins, violet, red and blue Scarab Coins, the blue-rimmed Royal Scarab Coin and the Golden Pot complete the set.
Scarab Pots and Feature Triggers
Any violet, red or blue Scarab Coin in the base game can trigger the Bonus Game. Violet brings the Multi Feature, red brings Mystic and blue brings Collect, or a random combination of them lands. Pots above the reels collect coins of their own color, and the activated ones decide your features, from one to all three.
Each activated pot lands regular Coins until 6 are present, so the hold and win round never starts with fewer than 6 symbols. A regular Coin shows 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x, 10x or 12x the total bet. At a $1.00 bet, that means $1 to $12 per coin.
The Royal Scarab Coin, marked by a blue rim, is the second trigger. It lands only in the base game and can start the Royal Bonus Game.
Multi, Mystic and Collect Features
All three Scarab Features work inside both the Bonus Game and the Royal Bonus Game. Scarab Coins pay only during these bonus rounds.
Multi Feature
Each violet scarab drops x2, x3 and x5 onto three empty cells, then takes a 2x–10x value of its own.
When no empty cells without Multipliers or symbols are left, new Multipliers land on existing ones and their values add up. An x2 landing on an x3 turns that cell into x5.
Mystic Feature
Each red Scarab Coin that appears during the Mystic Feature reveals 6 additional cells. Those cells hold up to 6 random Coins or Jackpot Coins, and their values are added to the value of that red coin.
Collect Feature
Each blue Scarab Coin in the Collect Feature gathers the values of all symbols on the reels. It adds them to its own value.
Multipliers apply to Coins, Jackpot Coins and Scarab Coins before each collection and at the end of the Bonus Game. A 5x Coin under an x3 Multiplier goes into the blue coin's total as 15x.
Golden Pot
Every time the Golden Pot lands in the Bonus Game, it turns into a random violet, red or blue Scarab Coin. It either activates another Scarab Feature or enhances the active one with an extra Scarab Coin.
Bonus Game and Royal Bonus Game
Both rounds start with 3 respins, and every new symbol resets the counter back to 3. A round ends when the respins run out or every cell is filled. The values of all symbols on the reels then go to the Total Win.
Bonus Game
The Bonus Game plays on a 5x3 field with 15 cells and starts when colored Scarab Coins activate the Scarab Pots.
Filling all 15 cells awards the Grand Jackpot.
Royal Bonus Game
The Royal Scarab Coin in the base game has a chance to trigger the Royal Bonus Game. At the start, the reels expand from 5x3 to 5x5, with one empty row added above and one below. All Coins from the last spin stick.
The Royal Pyramid then lands random violet, red or blue Scarab Coins or regular Coins until 6 are present. Each of these can add a new feature or enhance the existing ones, drawn from Multi, Mystic, Collect or a random combination.
In this round the Royal Scarab Coin takes a random value of 7x, 8x, 9x or 10x the total bet. Filling the 5x3 Grand Section awards the Grand Jackpot. Fill all 25 cells on the Royal grid and only the Royal Jackpot is added to the Total Win.
Mini to Royal Jackpots
Mini, Minor and Major Jackpot Coins appear at random in the Bonus Game and award the matching jackpot. Grand and Royal are won by filling cells.
| Jackpot | Value (x total bet) | At $0.20 bet | At $1.00 bet | Trigger |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mini | 15x | $3.00 | $15.00 | Jackpot Coin |
| Minor | 30x | $6.00 | $30.00 | Jackpot Coin |
| Major | 100x | $20.00 | $100.00 | Jackpot Coin |
| Grand | 3,000x | $600.00 | $3,000.00 | Cell fill |
| Royal | 10,000x | $2,000.00 | $10,000.00 | Cell fill (Royal Bonus Game) |
4 Scarab Coins Paytable
Line wins pay for 3, 4 or 5 matching symbols in a row from left to right, and each payline pays only its highest win. Payouts are in dollars at a $1.00 bet per spin, so each figure also equals the multiple of the total bet.
| Symbol | 5 of a kind | 4 of a kind | 3 of a kind |
|---|---|---|---|
 | $10.00 | $3.00 | $0.60 |
 | $10.00 | $3.00 | $0.60 |
 | $8.00 | $2.00 | $0.50 |
 | $6.00 | $1.50 | $0.40 |
 | $4.00 | $1.00 | $0.30 |
 | $2.00 | $0.40 | $0.20 |
 | $2.00 | $0.40 | $0.20 |
 | $2.00 | $0.40 | $0.20 |
 | $2.00 | $0.40 | $0.20 |
The Wild appears only on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5. It substitutes for every symbol except Coins, Jackpot Coins, Scarab Coins and the Royal Scarab Coin.
Coins and Scarab Coins pay inside the Bonus Game and the Royal Bonus Game. The Royal Scarab Coin pays only in the Royal Bonus Game.
Buy Bonus Game
Two buy options are on offer, and each starts its round with 1, 2 or 3 Scarab Features. The Buy Bonus button works at every bet level, including the top stake.
| Option | Price | At $0.20 bet | At $1.00 bet | At $100.00 bet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonus Game (1, 2 or 3 Scarab Features) | 70x | $14.00 | $70.00 | $7,000.00 |
| Royal Bonus Game (1, 2 or 3 Scarab Features) | 150x | $30.00 | $150.00 | $15,000.00 |
4 Scarab Coins RTP & Volatility
The return to player is 95.70% and volatility is High. The max win is capped at 15,000x the total bet: $3,000.00 at $0.20, $15,000.00 at $1.00 and $1,500,000.00 at $100.00.
If a round reaches the cap, it ends and the win is paid immediately. The game config puts the chance of hitting it at 1 in 50,000,000,000. With volatility this high, pick a stake that lets your budget last through long runs of spins without a bonus.
How to Play 4 Scarab Coins
Choose a casino
Pick a licensed 4 Scarab Coins casino that carries Playson games and opens accounts in USD.
Register or log in
Create an account or sign in to an existing one. Confirm during sign-up that you are 18 or older.
Pick a payment method
Choose a card, an e-wallet or a bank transfer from the options listed in the casino cashier.
Make a deposit
Deposit an amount that fits the stake you plan to use and the session limit you have set.
Find the game
Type the title into the lobby search or filter the lobby by Playson. Open the demo first if you want to watch the Scarab Pots work.
Set the bet and spin
Lines are fixed, so only the stake changes. The Buy Bonus button next to the reels takes you straight into a bonus round.
Playing 4 Scarab Coins on a Budget
A $100 or $500 budget stretches very differently at $0.20 and $1.00 per spin. All counts are rounded down.
| Budget | Bet per spin | Spins | Bonus Game buys (70x) | Royal Bonus Game buys (150x) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 | $0.20 | 500 | 7 | 3 |
| $100 | $1.00 | 100 | 1 | 0 |
| $500 | $0.20 | 2,500 | 35 | 16 |
| $500 | $1.00 | 500 | 7 | 3 |
A stop-loss at half the budget is a simple rule. With $100 at $0.20, stop after losing $50, which is 250 spins.
A mixed session of $500 at $1.00 can open with 200 base spins ($200). The remaining $300 covers 4 Bonus Game buys ($280) or 2 Royal Bonus Game buys ($300). Set the deposit and time limit in your casino account before the first spin.
4 Scarab Coins on iOS and Android
The game runs as an HTML5 client in the mobile browser. The versions listed here are a general recommendation for HTML5 casino games on phones and tablets.
| Platform | OS version | Browser |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone / iPad | iOS 14+ | Safari 14+ |
| Android | Android 8+ | Chrome 90+ |
- Open the casino site in Safari or Chrome on your phone.
- Log in to your casino account.
- Search the lobby for the game title.
- Tap Play to play 4 Scarab Coins for real money or in demo mode.
- The first load of the game client takes longer on mobile data, so use Wi-Fi for the first launch.
- Landscape orientation gives more width to the expanded Royal Bonus Game grid and the jackpot column.
- In iOS Low Power Mode, animations can stutter, so switch it off before a long session.
Similar Slots by Playson
Playson has other releases with the same coin-and-respin format, the same win cap or the same Egyptian setting.
| Game | Grid | RTP | Volatility | Max Win | Shared trait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Pots Riches: Hold and Win | 5x3, 25 fixed paylines | 95.76% | Medium-High | 16,746x | Hold and Win with Double / Mystery / Collect pot features |
| Rhino Coins: Hit the Bonus | 5x3, expands to 5x5 in Super Bonus Games | 95.5% | High | 15,000x | Same max-win cap and an expanded bonus grid |
| 3 Royal Coins: Hold and Win | 3x3, 5 paylines | 95.64% | High | 10,000x | Hold and Win with Twin / Multi / Expand Special Coin Features; Buy Bonus 75x, Super Bonus Game 200x |
| Rise of Egypt | 5x3, 20 paylines | 95.82% | Medium | 944x | Ancient Egypt theme; Expanding Wild on reels 2-4, 12 Free Spins |
About Playson
Playson was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Malta, where it holds a Malta Gaming Authority license (RN/101/2018, Type 1 Critical Gaming Supplier).
Its portfolio covers online slots only, with no live casino and no table games.
FAQ
Any violet, red or blue Scarab Coin in the base game can trigger it and activates the pot of the same color. Each activated pot lands regular Coins until 6 are on the reels, so the round always starts with at least 6 symbols.
Yes. The combination of pots that triggered the round sets the features, from one to all three. A Golden Pot can add another feature or strengthen an active one, and the Royal Pyramid does the same in the Royal Bonus Game.
Yes. Multipliers apply to Coins, Jackpot Coins and Scarab Coins before each collection and at the end of the Bonus Game. A blue Scarab Coin therefore gathers values that already include the x2, x3 and x5 boosts.
The reels expand to 5x5 and all Coins from the last spin stick. The Royal Scarab Coin takes a value of 7x–10x the total bet, and filling all 25 cells awards the 10,000x Royal Jackpot.
Fill all 15 cells in the Bonus Game, or fill the 5x3 Grand Section in the Royal Bonus Game. The Grand Jackpot pays 3,000x the total bet.
The Bonus Game costs $70.00 and the Royal Bonus Game costs $150.00. Both options start with 1, 2 or 3 Scarab Features.
The round ends and the win is paid immediately. At a $1.00 bet, the cap equals $15,000.00.