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Sphinx

Slots Video Slots Mythology Egypt Animals Carnival Ancient

Compact Egypt slot centered on collectible Sphinx symbols

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

96%

return to player

Volatility

Medium volatility

variance

Max win

10,000×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.09

per spin

Reels

9 lines

Player rating

5.0 ★

2 votes

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Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Payouts & RTP9/10

RTP 96% → 9.0/10

Volatility8/10

medium → 8.0/10

Win Potential8/10

x10000.00 (10000×) → 8.0/10

Features8/10

10 features → 8.0/10

Game Mechanics5/10

f=10 r=5 p=9 → 5.0/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility—

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Provider Reputation5.6/10

provider avg 5.6 → 5.6/10

Popularity0/10

synthetic proxy → 0.0/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 65 — Sphinx by IGT

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Slot Summary

A 6-symbol trigger turns the Egyptian centerpiece into the route to Free Spins before Sphinx settles back into its compact 9-payline base game. IGT uses the Sphinx as both an Ancient Mythology subject and a functional Bonus symbol, pairing Medium volatility with a separate Bonus Game and an x10000.00 maximum win.

How It Plays

The base game runs on 9 paylines across 5 reels and 3 rows, keeping each result easy to read before any bonus activity interrupts.

Sphinx symbols are counted anywhere on the reels for the Free Spins trigger, separating that collection condition from the ordinary evaluation of line wins.

Theme & Atmosphere

Egypt and Ancient Mythology provide the central vocabulary, with the Sphinx serving as both the title figure and the key collected symbol.

Animals and Carnival appear as secondary catalog themes, but the dominant identity remains Egyptian, focused on a mythological guardian rather than a historical ruler.

Mythology Egypt Animals Carnival Ancient

Bonus & Free Spins

Landing 6 or more Sphinx Bonus symbols anywhere on the reels starts Free Spins, while the separate Bonus Game provides another interruption to the 9-payline base round.

Spec sheet

Sphinx at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameSphinx

StudioIGT

Released7/6/2017

Math

SlotRanker Score65

RTP96%

VolatilityMedium volatility

Max win10,000×

Bet rangefrom $0.09

Player rating5.0 / 5 · 2 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines9

Layout5x3

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 96% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$1.44

Cost per session$1.44

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

How long could a bankroll last on Sphinx? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

Volatility tier: Medium

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (Medium). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.00%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (10,000×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Compare Sphinx with other games

	Sphinx Score 65This game	Scribes of Thebes Score 72	Maya Moon Goddess Score 65	Mayan Gold Score 58	Spinanga Score 52
Identity
Studio	IGT	edict	Betsson Group	Ainsworth	Ela Games
Released	7/6/2017	7/1/2019	10/31/2024	7/15/2010	10/10/2022
Math
RTP	96%	96.39%	95%	94.13%	94.74%
Volatility	Medium volatility	Medium/High	—	Medium volatility	Medium volatility
Max win	10,000×	—	12,500×	—	6,000×
Format
Reels	5	5	6	5	5
Layout	5x3	5x3	6x4	5x3	5x3
Paylines	9	10	5625	100	20
Min bet	0.09	0.01	0.2	1	0.2
Max bet	—	40	20	10000	60
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	—	—	—	✓	—
Bonus game	✓	—	—	—	—
Respins	—	—	—	—	—

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Sphinx

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RTP

96%

Max win

10,000×

Score

+ Multiplier− Bonus Game

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