Blaze of Ra is a 5-reel, 4-row Egyptian slot from Push Gaming with 40 fixed paylines, released in early 2018. Its 96.40% RTP and mid-high volatility sit in the studio’s familiar range — balanced enough for medium sessions while concentrating significant payout potential into the free games round. There, reels 1, 3, and 5 fill entirely with Ra wild stacks, creating a guaranteed win on every spin. The highest observed win lands at 2,049x stake, and the feature can extend indefinitely via retriggers. A 100× bonus buy option is available for direct access to the bonus round.
Theme and Design
The setting is desert Egypt under a scorching sun. Ra — the falcon-headed sun god — occupies the wild symbol position and presides over the reels in stacked form, depicted with golden headdress and outstretched wings. Supporting symbols include Anubis, Bastet the cat-goddess, the ankh, the Eye of Horus, and the lotus flower, with lower-value royal card symbols filling the remainder. The golden Scarab scatter stands out visually — each beetle carries a number revealing how many free spins it contributes.
Egypt-themed slots are a crowded genre, and Blaze of Ra does not radically reinterpret the template. Push Gaming’s production quality keeps it above average: the animation during the nudge sequence — Ra visibly shifting down the reel with each spin — is purposeful rather than decorative. The game is part of a large Push Gaming catalog of early originals, all of which are available in free demo mode via the Push Gaming library hub.
How Blaze of Ra’s Features Work
Stacked Wilds and the Nudge System
The Ra wild appears on the reels in stacks that can fill an entire column. The Nudging Wilds mechanic activates when one or more Ra symbols land in the top two positions of any reel. When this happens, the affected reels nudge downward by two positions while all other reels respin independently. Ra stays on those reels for the following spins and continues to nudge down two positions per spin until the stack has fully exited the bottom of the reel.
The nudge-by-two design creates a tighter mechanic than a single-position nudge — wild coverage is brief but can overlap across multiple reels when stacks land simultaneously. Each nudge event respins all non-nudging reels, giving additional chances for high-value symbol alignment or scatter landings while Ra remains on screen.
Free Games — Wild Columns on Reels 1, 3, and 5
Three or more golden Scarab scatter symbols trigger the free games round. Each Scarab reveals either a 1 or a 2 — the number of free spins that specific scatter contributes — so the starting spin count ranges from 3 (three scatters each showing 1) to 10 (five scatters each showing 2). This variable scatter value adds a layer of anticipation to the trigger: the same three-scatter landing can award very different starting totals.
Once the bonus begins, reels 1, 3, and 5 load entirely with Ra wild stacks. These three alternating columns stay wild for every spin, so every payline passes through at least one wild column — a win is guaranteed on every free spin. The only variable is the value of what lands on reels 2 and 4. Any Scarab landing during free games awards one additional spin, making the round self-extending for as long as scatters continue to appear. Push Gaming labels the theoretical max win as infinite for this reason.
Bonus Buy
The bonus buy option costs 100× your current stake and delivers immediate entry into the free games round, bypassing the organic Scarab scatter trigger. The purchased bonus plays identically to one triggered naturally — reels 1, 3, and 5 load with wilds, and the feature runs until scatters stop landing. This is a standard 100× single-tier purchase with no RTP uplift in buy mode; the mechanic works best for players who prefer direct access to the feature rather than grinding through base-game spins.
Strategy Tips
Mid-high volatility means Blaze of Ra produces base game wins with moderate regularity, but the meaningful payouts are concentrated in the free games round. The nudge mechanic fires often enough to create an engaging base-game rhythm, but the Scarab trigger is the real target. We recommend maintaining at least 150 base bets as a session floor — consult our bankroll guide for the practical bet-sizing calculation — and resist treating the bonus buy as a routine purchase. At 100× stake, three buy-attempts without a strong result costs more than most base-game grinding sessions.
During free games, reel 2 and 4 symbol values determine your actual win per spin since the wild columns are fixed. The top symbols — Anubis and Bastet — on both of those reels simultaneously produce the largest single-spin returns. All outcomes are determined by a certified RNG; nudge timing and scatter positioning cannot be predicted or influenced by bet adjustments.
Our Verdict
Blaze of Ra executes its core design cleanly. The alternating wild-column structure in free games is a genuinely distinct take on the stacked wild bonus: guaranteed wins on every spin remove the feature’s variance floor, shifting all uncertainty onto reels 2 and 4. The 96.40% RTP is solid, the nudge mechanic runs reliably in the base game, and the 100× bonus buy provides a direct path to the feature. The 2,049x observed max win is modest by Push Gaming standards, but the game’s strength is consistency across free-game runs rather than ceiling chasing. Our payout-focused collection maps strong-return titles across providers for players comparing this RTP tier.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the Blaze of Ra nudge mechanic differ from other Push Gaming slots?
Blaze of Ra’s Ra wilds nudge down by two positions per spin rather than one, so a full stack on a four-row reel clears in two spin events instead of four. The nudge also triggers a respin on all other reels, giving additional opportunities for scatter or high-symbol alignment while Ra remains on screen.
Why is a win guaranteed on every Blaze of Ra free spin?
Reels 1, 3, and 5 are loaded with Ra wild stacks for the entire free games round, and every payline passes through at least one of those three columns. Because the wild substitutes for all regular symbols, a paying combination is always possible — the only variable is the symbol value landing on reels 2 and 4.
How many free spins does the Blaze of Ra bonus award?
Each Scarab scatter reveals either a 1 or a 2, and the starting spin count equals the sum of those values across all landing scatters — ranging from 3 to 10 spins at the trigger. Additional scatters landing during free games each award one extra spin, extending the feature for as long as scatters continue to appear on reels 2 and 4.
