Introduction
John Hunter and the Mayan Gods is a beautifully designed slot by Pragmatic Play. It has a Mayan theme and comes with 5 reels, 10 paylines and wins of up to 2500x your total stake. This highly volatile slot takes you to an ancient temple where you will encounter Quetzalcoatl with bets ranging from 0.10 to 100.00 per spin and an RTP of 96.51%. The gameplay comes with wild symbols that expand giving you wild reels. However, the focus is on the Free Spins feature where the reel strips change as the levels increase. Land more wilds and you win more Free Spins and an increased level and bigger wins.
John Hunter and the Mayan Gods Bonus Features
Players can benefit from two bonus features in this John Hunter sequel. Look out for the gold Mayan mask it’s the game’s wild symbol and when they land on any of the 3 middle reels it triggers the Expanding Wilds feature. When a wild lands there is a possibility of a big win, the wild also expands to give players a Wild Reel leading to 3 Wild Reels per spin.
Next up is the Free Spins feature which gets activated by landing 3, 4 or 5 Mayan Temple scatters. You also receive a 2, 20, or 50x stake payout respectively and 12 Free Spins. Starting at level 1 the feature is progressive with changing reel strips as your level increases. Players go up a level each time a wild lands and receive more Free Spins, plus the wild expands. Here’s what the wilds offer:
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1 Wild- 1 extra Free Spin + level increase
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2 Wilds- 3 extra Free Spins + level increases by 2
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23 Wilds- 5 extra Free Spins + level increases by 3
Overall it’s a simple slot but it keeps the excitement flowing particularly in the Free Spins feature.