Published: 05.02.2020, 13:45
3 min read
By the early 8th century, the Maya civilization was at its zenith, building and maintaining cities of such scale that future explorers hypothesized that they must have been built by the more pre-eminent early Israelites and Phoenicians. But only 150 years later, it had crumbled, undergoing one of the most devastating social and demographic upheavals in human history.
From this great story of the triumph and tragedy of the Maya, NetEnt brings you a brand new slot titled Rise of Maya. Get ready to spin yourself back in time to a historical land where riches with values exceeding €450000 await to be unearthed!
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Finally, a slot that recognizes other ancient American civilizations than Aztecs! PLAY HERE for money or play for free in a demo below:
Slot Features
- RTP: 96.12-96.42%
- Medium to High Volatility
- 10 Paylines
- Bet Range: €0.1-75
- Max Win: €450000+
- 4 Paying Wilds + Scatter
- Bonus Round with Hot Reels
- Bonus Bet Feature
Rules
Set deep in the jungles of the Yucatan Peninsula, the Rise of Maya Slot by NetEnt makes you feel like you are an archeologist who’s on the hunt for the highly-valued Maya Artifacts, now reclaimed by the jungle. Line up 3-5 identical masks, feathered crowns, and the petroglyph-like card symbols on active paylines to unlock base game rewards ranging from 0.50-500 times your bet, which can be anything from €0.1 to €70.
Incidentally, the feathered crowns are the highest paying regular symbols. If you line up 5 of these with the upper wager limit, you will scoop €35000 right there and then!
Wilds
If you are dead set on unlocking this game’s real potential (and let’s face, all punters want to), you must set your eyes on the paying wilds (up to 500X on the regular paytable). And here is some good news: there are 4 different wilds, meaning that you have a greater chance of landing them!
The first 3 are involved in the base game, where they could nudge to occupy the entire reel whilst substituting all regular symbols for more wins. The last wild, on the other hand, guarantees a reel-filling nudge but only appears in the bonus round.
Bonus Round
The Rise of Maya slot allows you to trigger 10, 15, and 20 free spins by matching 3, 4, and 5 scatters or wilds respectively. This is an intentional move by the developers to ensure that you do not have to wait long for the opportunity to bag huge wins without spending a dime.
Most notable, the reels responsible for triggering the bonus round will turn hot/active to turn every wild landing here into an expanding symbol. You can earn additional hot reels & free spins up to a maximum of 4 by landing scatters and wilds on the inactive reels.
Bonus Bet Feature
Feeling Lucky? Want to test how far that winning streak can go? Well, you can always hit the bonus bet feature button. On activation, it will increase your bet to 2X and give you the chance of landing the 3rd scatter/wild (or more) whenever you land only 2 scatters/ wilds in the base game. In the bonus game, it will also increase the RTP to 96.42%, meaning that there’s potential to land even greater wins.
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Conclusion
Ancient Maya, as well as the closely related Aztec-themed slots, are nothing new in the slotsverse. But for those on the lookout for the best executions, Rise of Maya by NetEnt is yet another addition to the list. With its surging wilds, friendly bet range, and nifty Bonus Bet Feature, not to mention the bonus round activated uniquely by both wilds & scatters, the slot should appeal to all punters, particularly the most ambitious ones!
