# How to play Cleopatra: line bets, Wilds and the free-games rules Canonical HTML: [How to play Cleopatra: line bets, Wilds and the free-games rules](https://howtocasino.uk/guides/how-to-play-cleopatra/) Published: 2026-10-30 Updated: 2026-10-30 Publisher: HowToCasino Language: en-GB Topic: Slots & mechanics ## The short answer In the classic IGT Cleopatra online model, choose active paylines and a line stake; their product is the total paid stake. Qualifying line wins start from the left, while Sphinx scatters follow separate rules. The dated full help used here describes substituting Cleopatra Wilds, 15 opening free games and an important exception to bonus tripling for five Cleopatra symbols. Check your exact edition before applying that model. ![Classic Cleopatra model with fictional prices: twenty selected lines at 2p cost 40p. A 20-line-unit award is 40p, while a separate two-total-stake scatter award is 80p.](https://howtocasino.uk/illustrations/cleopatra-line-bet-and-total-bet.png) Invented prices under the dated classic online model: line and scatter awards use different bases. The example is not an actual symbol paytable, current GB account configuration or physical-machine instruction. ## Which Cleopatra does this guide explain? This page explains a documented classic IGT Cleopatra online model. It does not supply physical-machine controls or the rules for Cleopatra II, Plus, MegaJackpots, CAESARS CLEOPATRA or another similarly named Egyptian game. The full title and selected rules matter more than the theme. The detailed references are Danske Spil’s English classic help, including its IGT-format page last modified 15 January 2021 and a separate page displaying 7/6/2022, plus a Loto-Québec-hosted IGT classic manual carrying ©2012 without a verified revision date. These are foreign public rules models, directly read on 30 October 2026. A current GB-facing Double Bubble Bingo overview corroborates IGT identity, up to twenty lines and the five-Cleopatra bonus exception. It does not establish the complete latest GB software or symbol-price table. The classic mechanics below therefore retain the dated-model boundary rather than presenting a tested current British build. > **Check the selected version first** > > If your game’s active-line controls, Wild rule, feature count or payout units differ, use its applicable help. This article is an explanation of the documented model, not a reason to override the rules in the selected game. The [game-rules guide](https://howtocasino.uk/guides/how-to-read-game-rules/index.md) sets out what to record before interpreting any paytable. Sources: - [Help - Casino - Cleopatra](https://help.danskespil.dk/en/casino-help/slots/cleopatra) — Danske Spil. Checked 2026-10-30. - [Help - Casino - Cleopatra (IGT-format help)](https://help.danskespil.dk/en/casino-help/slots/igtcleopatra) — Danske Spil / IGT. Checked 2026-10-30. - [Cleopatra™ - How To Bet / Rules](https://portail.assets.lotoquebec.com/ressources/assets/v3/assets/blt8296e79a7001648c/blt4dcc1a49847802b3/65143e462f930ae373d2c1c3/cleopatra_rules_en.pdf) — Loto-Québec / IGT. Checked 2026-10-30. - [Cleopatra - Slot - How To Play](https://www.doublebubblebingo.com/uk/online-slots/cleopatra) — Double Bubble Bingo. Checked 2026-10-30. ## How do selected lines change the total stake? The documented model offers up to twenty selectable paylines. This differs from a fixed-line game in which every line is always active. The paid commitment is the number of active lines multiplied by the amount bet on each line. | Invented active-line selection | Line stake | Complete paid stake | | --- | --- | --- | | 5 lines | £0.02 | £0.10 | | 20 lines | £0.02 | £0.40 | | 20 lines | £0.05 | £1 | These are arithmetic examples, not confirmation that every selection or coin value is offered in a current account. Selecting more lines at the same line stake raises the total cost. It does not establish a proportional chance of making a profit or turn twenty routes into twenty independently guaranteed prizes. An inactive line does not qualify for an ordinary line award merely because a matching arrangement is visible there. Check the selected routes and the total shown before treating a paytable example as the amount actually staked. The [denomination](https://howtocasino.uk/guides/slot-denominations-credits-and-coins/index.md) and [payline guides](https://howtocasino.uk/guides/what-is-a-payline-in-slots/index.md) explain those units. Sources: - [Help - Casino - Cleopatra (IGT-format help)](https://help.danskespil.dk/en/casino-help/slots/igtcleopatra) — Danske Spil / IGT. Checked 2026-10-30. - [Cleopatra™ - How To Bet / Rules](https://portail.assets.lotoquebec.com/ressources/assets/v3/assets/blt8296e79a7001648c/blt4dcc1a49847802b3/65143e462f930ae373d2c1c3/cleopatra_rules_en.pdf) — Loto-Québec / IGT. Checked 2026-10-30. - [Cleopatra - Slot - How To Play](https://www.doublebubblebingo.com/uk/online-slots/cleopatra) — Double Bubble Bingo. Checked 2026-10-30. ## How do ordinary wins and Sphinx scatters differ? Ordinary line combinations follow consecutive reels beginning at the far left on an active payline. Use the exact symbol’s required length and price; the word “slot” does not establish that every symbol needs exactly three matches. The highest qualifying award on each line is paid, and separately winning lines are added. Sphinx is the scatter symbol. Its qualifying positions and award schedule are separate from ordinary payline matching. In the selected model, three or more Sphinx anywhere trigger the free-games feature. A scatter cash award and a feature trigger are related rules but are not interchangeable definitions. The numeric symbol table was not verified for a latest GB build, so this guide does not list actual Cleopatra, card-symbol or Sphinx cash prizes. That also prevents treating a legacy “10,000” headline as a verified multiple of the full paid stake. Sources: - [Help - Casino - Cleopatra](https://help.danskespil.dk/en/casino-help/slots/cleopatra) — Danske Spil. Checked 2026-10-30. - [Help - Casino - Cleopatra (IGT-format help)](https://help.danskespil.dk/en/casino-help/slots/igtcleopatra) — Danske Spil / IGT. Checked 2026-10-30. - [Cleopatra™ - How To Bet / Rules](https://portail.assets.lotoquebec.com/ressources/assets/v3/assets/blt8296e79a7001648c/blt4dcc1a49847802b3/65143e462f930ae373d2c1c3/cleopatra_rules_en.pdf) — Loto-Québec / IGT. Checked 2026-10-30. ## Why can a line price and scatter price use different bases? The named full rules multiply line awards by the line stake and scatter awards by the total stake. Confusing those two bases can produce a large cash error. Consider an invented completed base spin with twenty active lines at 2p each: 40p total paid. | Fictional award rule for that example | Correct calculation | Return | | --- | --- | --- | | One line pays 20 line-bet units | 20 × £0.02 | £0.40 | | A separate qualifying scatter pays 2 total-bet units | 2 × £0.40 | £0.80 | | No other awards, fees or paid components | £0.40 + £0.80 | £1.20 total returned | | Full-round net | £1.20 − £0.40 | £0.80 profit | The prices 20 and two are invented, not actual symbol values. Applying twenty to the full 40p would incorrectly turn the line award into £8. Applying the scatter factor to the 2p line unit would incorrectly produce 4p. If the interface already shows cash amounts, do not multiply them again. A credited slot award also does not require a second addition of the original stake as though it were a fixed-odds refund. Use the complete credited return and subtract the paid stake once. Sources: - [Help - Casino - Cleopatra](https://help.danskespil.dk/en/casino-help/slots/cleopatra) — Danske Spil. Checked 2026-10-30. - [Help - Casino - Cleopatra (IGT-format help)](https://help.danskespil.dk/en/casino-help/slots/igtcleopatra) — Danske Spil / IGT. Checked 2026-10-30. - [Cleopatra™ - How To Bet / Rules](https://portail.assets.lotoquebec.com/ressources/assets/v3/assets/blt8296e79a7001648c/blt4dcc1a49847802b3/65143e462f930ae373d2c1c3/cleopatra_rules_en.pdf) — Loto-Québec / IGT. Checked 2026-10-30. ## How do Cleopatra Wilds affect a qualifying win? In the dated Danske model, Cleopatra substitutes for ordinary symbols except Sphinx. One or more substituting Wilds doubles the eligible award once. The wording does not say to double repeatedly for every Wild in the same combination. For a fictional ordinary award worth 30 line-bet units before this effect, the qualifying substituted award becomes 60 units. Two substituting Wilds do not make it 120 units simply by applying 2 × 2. At a hypothetical 2p line stake, the once-doubled return is £1.20. Distinguish substitution from a price paid for Cleopatra symbols themselves. Do not automatically add a substitution factor to the five-Cleopatra own award. The free-games tripling exception below concerns a separate rule and is particularly important for that combination. The Loto-Québec manual corroborates several classic features but does not itself state the Wild-doubling clause. This section relies on the checked Danske help, with its explicit dated and foreign-market scope. Sources: - [Help - Casino - Cleopatra](https://help.danskespil.dk/en/casino-help/slots/cleopatra) — Danske Spil. Checked 2026-10-30. - [Help - Casino - Cleopatra (IGT-format help)](https://help.danskespil.dk/en/casino-help/slots/igtcleopatra) — Danske Spil / IGT. Checked 2026-10-30. ## How do the 15 free games and tripling exception work? The documented classic model awards 15 free games for three or more Sphinx anywhere in view, using the triggering active-line count and line stake. A qualifying retrigger adds another 15. The stated limit is 180 free games in one sequence; it is not a promise of 180 opening games or 180 extra games after every trigger. Eligible free-game awards triple, with an exception for five Cleopatra symbols. “Every win triples” is therefore too broad. Excluding every award containing any Wild would also misstate the detailed model. | Fictional award before applicable effects | Calculation under the named model | Result | | --- | --- | --- | | 30-unit ordinary eligible award in a free game | 30 × 3 | 90 line-bet units | | Same eligible award with substituting Wild effect | 30 × 2 × 3 | 180 line-bet units | | An award for five Cleopatra symbols | Use its own applicable price; do not add bonus tripling | No invented numeric symbol price supplied | At an invented 2p line stake, 180 units return £3.60. That example assumes neither factor is already built into the displayed amount and no cap applies. A screen already showing £3.60 is not an instruction to multiply it by six again. Additional games are included feature outcomes under this model, not new assumed cash wagers. 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Without retriggers, 15 opening games become 14 remaining after one is consumed. A qualifying first retrigger adds 15, giving 29 remaining and 30 awarded in total at that point. Those two counters measure different things. The IGT-format help also says some jurisdictions impose a transaction-award cap covering the trigger and bonus together. Its Québec counterpart expressly has a local transaction cap and describes ending the bonus when that limit is reached. We do not import a foreign cash amount as a universal GB cap. A maximum free-game count does not override a separate applicable cash cap. Read the selected limit and its scope before treating the number of unplayed free games as a guaranteed future payment. Neither the 180 ceiling nor the ordinary paytable establishes the probability of a retrigger. Sources: - [Help - Casino - Cleopatra (IGT-format help)](https://help.danskespil.dk/en/casino-help/slots/igtcleopatra) — Danske Spil / IGT. 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A cumulative WIN display must not be added again to its component awards. ## What remains to be checked in a current GB game? Public RTP descriptions differ: Paddy Power’s page attributes 95.02%, while Admiral’s listing attributes 92.47%. Neither listing certifies the value loaded by every current account. Admiral also displays a rules-change notice. A familiar title therefore does not remove the need to read the selected help. Keep legacy foreign controls and cash ranges separate from present GB requirements. Online-slot maximum stakes are £2 per game cycle for ages 18–24 and £5 for ages 25 and over; lower game or account constraints can apply. Current gaming requires an individual commitment to each game cycle. These are constraints, not recommended budgets. A losing run does not make the slot owe a repayment. RTS 7 prohibits adaptive compensation in remote random games. The rules and examples here explain possible settlement; they provide no guaranteed winning method or reason to raise the next stake. - Match the full title, provider, active-line selection and current rules version. - Confirm whether each price uses a line unit, total stake or an amount already shown in cash. - Check the actual Wild effect, free-game exception, total-game ceiling and any transaction cap. - For a discrepancy, retain the accepted stake, round identifier, full feature result and final credit. You do not need another wager to investigate. Sources: - [Cleopatra Online](https://www.admiralcasino.co.uk/en/slots/cleopatra) — Admiral Casino. Checked 2026-10-30. - [Cleopatra Slot - Cleopatra info](https://games.paddypower.com/game/cleopatra-gig) — Paddy Power Games. 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