Grids trimmed with scarabs, a sacred papyrus and a wheel of treasures: Dice of Mystery sets its dice deep in ancient Egypt. This dice game from the Belgian studio Gaming1 blends a column of golden Wilds you place yourself, a Treasure Wheel that climbs to ×1,000 and two mysterious books. Here's how it plays, what its features are and what the numbers say. The title joins the platform's dice games line-up, alongside other creations from Gaming1.

How Dice of Mystery plays: four grids, five lines

The game rests on four grids of 3×3 squares. On each round, dice are dealt to you and you spread them across those grids. Five winning lines are in play: three horizontal and two diagonal.

The aim stays simple: line up identical dice to form combinations. Nine identical dice in one grid, a "9-alike", earn the best base reward. The placing of the dice therefore counts for a great deal on every throw.

Onto that classic base come a wheel, two books and a column of Wilds. It's these features that give the title its depth, each set out one by one below.

• Type: placement dice game, by Gaming1
• Theme: ancient Egypt, scarabs and sacred papyrus
• Grids: four 3×3 grids, five winning lines
• RTP: 96.00%
• Volatility: medium
• Stake: from €0.25 to €25 per round
• Base win: up to 100 times your stake (excluding wheel and jackpot)
• Treasure Wheel multiplier: up to ×1,000
• Jackpot: progressive (amount not disclosed)
• Features: golden Wilds, Treasure Wheel, Book of Mystery, Cashback Book
• Support: desktop and mobile, plus a demo mode

The theme of Dice of Mystery: the treasures of ancient Egypt

The world dives into the Egypt of the pharaohs. Gold, deep red and purple dress the grids, decorated with scarabs and hieroglyphs. Music with Egyptian accents accompanies every round.

The setting isn't merely decorative: it names the features one by one, from the sacred papyrus to the book of mysteries. Every throw takes on the air of an archaeological dig, in search of the hidden treasure of the pharaohs. The whole thing stays readable, without ever getting in the way of reading the dice.

The narrative thread comes through in the rewards too. Points, multipliers and sacred pages all fit neatly into that hunt for treasure. The theme serves the game, then, rather than settling for a simple coat of paint.

Dice of Mystery's column of golden Wilds: the placing is yours

The game's most original feature is a column of three golden Wild dice. It appears at random, at any moment of the round. And you decide where to place it on the grids.

These Wilds replace every other die, including the Bonus dice. Well placed, they can complete a 9-alike or unlock a combination otherwise out of reach. Gaming1 presents this column to place as a novel mechanic for a dice game.

That freedom of placement adds a real dose of decision. On each appearance, it's up to you to sense the best grid. A choice that can quietly make all the difference to how the round ends.

Dice of Mystery's Treasure Wheel: up to ×1,000 and the jackpot

The Treasure Wheel triggers when three red Bonus dice line up. The wheel then offers up to five spins. On each spin, you can bank your win or spin again to aim higher.

The rewards are varied. The wheel hands out up to 1,000 points, multipliers that can climb to ×1,000, a share of the progressive jackpot, or the opening of the Book of Mystery. It is by far the richest feature of the game.

The jackpot, precisely, is progressive: its pot grows with the stakes and its amount isn't announced in advance. You land it through this wheel. Which is to say the Treasure Wheel concentrates the bulk of the title's potential.

Dice of Mystery's Book of Mystery: up to 30 Mystery games

The Book of Mystery is one of the doors opened by the Treasure Wheel. This sacred book hands out Mystery games. A simple opening grants between 1 and 5.

But the book can go much further. Its sacred pages unlock 10, or even 30 Mystery games at once. Gaming1 claims a first: this "book feature", borrowed from slots, had never appeared in a dice game.

Dice of Mystery's Mystery games: up to 100 times your stake

The Mystery games are special rounds offered by the book. Each one can multiply your base-game winnings. The ceiling is set at 100 times the stake per Mystery game.

With up to 30 of these rounds strung together, the potential climbs fast. It's the main lever for wins outside the wheel and the jackpot. Best to aim for the book, then, and its sacred pages, to build up as many of them as you possibly can.

Dice of Mystery's Cashback Book: a safety net on losing rounds

The game keeps a feature that runs against the grain: the Cashback Book. Unlike the others, it doesn't trigger on a win, but on a losing round. A kind of safety net when the round has come to nothing.

Its reward arrives right at the start of the next round. The Cashback Book grants 100 to 250 points, or up to 5 Mystery games. Enough to get things moving again after an empty round, and to soften runs without a win.

RTP, stake and volatility of Dice of Mystery: the technical details

The return to player sits at 96.00%. That's a level in the middle of the pack for the genre. Volatility is judged medium: wins land at an in-between rhythm, neither too rare nor too frequent, which suits balanced sessions.

The stake ranges from €0.25 to €25 per round. The game offers no free spins, but it is allowed in tournaments. It runs just as well on desktop as on mobile, with a demo mode to try it out for yourself with no deposit required.

Gaming1, the studio behind Dice of Mystery

The title is published by Gaming1, a Belgian developer and operator based in Liège. The group designs games for online play as well as for land-based venues. Its output is tuned to the Belgian regulatory framework.

This game shows the studio's taste for dice titles rich in features. You'll recognise its signature: grids to fill, a bonus wheel and Mystery games. The catalogue holds other dice releases to explore, to suit your mood of the moment.

Dice of Mystery in a nutshell

Dice of Mystery brings together an Egyptian theme, four grids to fill and a fine stack of features. Between the column of Wilds to place, the Treasure Wheel up to ×1,000, the Book of Mystery and its Cashback Book safety net, the doors to wins multiply. Its 96.00% RTP, medium volatility and base win of 100 times the stake draw a balanced profile. The game is found on Crazy Dice, a casino Belgium players can rely on, licensed by the Belgian Gaming Commission. Want to stay with Gaming1's dice titles? Take a look at Mirror Jackpot or Crack the Safe 3G.