Mayan Gods slot review (Red Tiger)

Mayan Gods is a cracking video slot by our much-beloved Red Tiger Gaming team

This slot has a combination of the Mayan civilization and aliens, which is more logical than you would think.

The Maya civilization is known to have been very advanced. The Mayans had acquired extensive knowledge of the solar system; they were capable of complex mathematical equations and used an advanced calendar. All this in a civilization that existed many centuries ago.

There is a popular theory that the Maya civilization was made up of aliens, explaining their advanced math and astronomy knowledge.

Throughout the game, there are references to both the Mayans and aliens.

How does the Mayan Gods slot work?

Mayan Gods uses a playing field with 5 reels and 3 rows of symbols. There are 20 fixed paylines, and you play with set amounts per spin.

These bets range from $€ 0.20 up to  $€ 10 per spin.

The avalanche mechanism is in play: winning combinations disappear and make way for new symbols. After every spin, the multiplier is increased by +1, with no limit. The higher the number of consecutive spins, the more your multiplier will climb.

The multiplier is only used when there are new winning combinations formed and will cover all of your winnings. This can result in some extremely nice payouts.

The variance of Mayan Gods is medium to high, and the theoretical payout rate is 96.11%

Symbols and payouts

The wild symbol comes in the shape of a wild animal and replaces all other symbols. If you figure out how to spin 5-of-a-kind wilds on an active payline, then you can grab yourself a 500 coin payment.

The highest value “normal” symbol is a type of golden jewel. This is also worth 500 coins when you get the same 5 on an active payline.

All premium symbols consist of typical Mayan images and are worth between 40 and 78 coins for a combination of 5 identical ones on an active payline.

Lastly, we come to the low-value symbols. These consist of elements: fire, water, wood and lightning.  5-of-a-kind here will win you a prize valued between 8 and 24 coins.

At first sight, these prizes may seem a bit on the low end of things, but appearances are deceiving in this case. Remember that multipliers of 4 x are quite common.

Mystery bonus features

The Mystery Bonus features can become active in the game at random times. Sometimes you get to see just a little teaser, in true Red Tiger Gaming style, and the Mystery Bonus flies by.

When the Mystery Bonus is activated for real, some beautiful big blocks land on the reels.

You now win 1 of the 4 different Mystery Bonus features:

Mayan UFO: all low-value symbols are changed to high-value ones, more chances for big payouts

Mayan Shaman: the powerful feature ‘ blows’ the multiplier to greater heights. As well, all symbols are removed, and you get a free respin.

Mayan King: you are given a 2 x 2 wild symbol on the reels, and sometimes extra wilds are added.

Mayan Eclipse: this feature changes some different symbols into the same one, guaranteeing you a winning spin.

Our verdict on the Mayan Gods video slot?

We fell a little, no really a lot, in love with the Mayan Gods slot by Red Tiger Gaming.

It looks phenomenal with an original and well-developed theme. It also manages to surprise you with the mystery features continuously.

A beautiful slot, in every way.

4 out of 5 stars.