Aztec Twist Slot - Review for Canadians, Demo Play & Payout Info

Introduction

Take a trip to ancient Mexico with Aztec Twist, the new online slot from the team at Hacksaw Gaming. Aztec Twist is played on an innovative five-column, eight-row grid with a cluster pay mechanic. 

Payouts are achieved when you match five or more symbols in a cluster with their edges touching. This provides an innovative way to play, with many different clusters available on each spin.

Keep your eyes peeled for the free spin symbol, as this leads you on a quest to uncover the golden mask!

Theme, graphics & soundtrack 

Aztec Twist looks fantastic. The reels appear to have been carved from stone, with each symbol distinctive and well designed. The reels twist from right to left rather than spinning vertically in the traditional sense, making for a game that is well suited to being played on a handheld device such as a smartphone or tablet.

The music is fantastic, with a mostly percussion-led and fairly subtle piece underscoring the action; what’s more, the reel effects give a real sense of weight to the stones as they move. 

Aztec Twist RTP and variance

Aztec Twist has a long-term average RTP of 96.36 per cent, putting it above the average for games of this type. The high volatility of this title brings the possibility of some big wins, but remember that these do not come around very often.

 
How to play Aztec Twist

1. To begin with, it is always a good idea to take a look at the paytable. The paytable in online slot games explains how a game works, the payout amounts, and how the bonus features are triggered. To find the paytable in Aztec Twist, click the three-line menu to the bottom left of the reels and the 'i' icon that appears.
2. To set your bet, click the up and down arrows under the fifth row of the game board. These cycle you through the available bet options, with a handy progress bar displayed under the bet amount to show how far you are along the list of available options. 
3. To spin the reels once, click the large round spin button to the right of the bet arrows. 
4. If you want to spin many times, click the small circle of arrows to the right of the spin button. This opens the autoplay menu, which enables you to spin up to 1,000 times. These automatic spins can be stopped at any point by clicking the spin button, which becomes a stop button.
5. Always play Aztec Twist responsibly by setting yourself a budget for each session. Don’t chase losses and only play with money you can afford to spend. 

Bet sizes & paytable wins

Bets in Aztec Twist range from just 0.20 per spin to a monstrous 100.00 per spin. Most of the available bet options are between 0.20 and 10.00, so be careful if you go beyond this as the jumps get pretty big!

• Matching 21 or more different coloured skull carvings - all carvings must be the same - will return 40x the total bet.
• Matching 21 or more diamonds, triangles, circles, octagons or squares returns 15x the total bet. Again, all shapes must match to count.
• For all symbols, there are reduced winnings for matching five or more on the grid, with a sliding scale from 5 to 21.

Aztec Twist bonus features

Sticky symbols

If you fill an entire row of the same symbol following a spin, they become sticky, as do any other symbols on the board that match this symbol. The reels will respin, with matching symbols remaining sticky until your winning cluster doesn't grow. For every complete row, you receive a multiplier of between 2x and 5x, which are added together before multiplying your winnings from the spin.

Free spins

If you land three or more free spin symbols, you trigger the free spins feature. You will be awarded eight free spins and are looking for the golden mask. If you manage to fill a row with golden mask symbols, you will be awarded two extra free spins; what’s more, a multiplier will be applied. This can multiply your winnings by up to 500x.

Wild

Watch out for the wild hand symbol, which substitutes for all symbols except the free spin symbol.

Check out our index for more games with the wild symbol feature if this is something you look for in an online slot.

Aztec Twist review: our verdict

This is a seriously great-looking game, with the carvings and stone effects looking fantastic on screens of any size. The bonus respin feature sounds more generous than it is - rows without any winning symbols involved do not spin, meaning wins are often modest within this.

On balance, Aztec Twist is a fairly engaging title to play with a couple of features that will help to keep the gameplay interesting.
 

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