Pachamama - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

Based on Inca imagery, such as the carvings found on ancient ruined temples, Pachamama is a five-reel, three-row online slot with up to 25 active paylines, allowing for multiple wins to be racked up on a single spin.

Pachamama is an Incan goddess, also known as the earth and time mother. According to Incan mythology, Pachamama is responsible for watching over planting and harvesting and has the power to show her wrath by setting off earthquakes.

What is pleasing to see in this title is that all symbols are stylised to look like cave paintings and drawings without resorting to standard playing card-based imagery for the basic symbols. Match serpents, birds, turtles, leaves and the goddess Pachamama herself to win yourself a payout.

Thanks to the free Endorphina demo slots, players can take a look at the gameplay without staking any money on a spin of the reels. Using demo slots is a great way to see how a game is structured and how any bonus features are entered, enabling you to make an informed decision about whether the game is worth a real flutter at an online casino.

Theme, graphics and soundtrack

The first thing that will strike you about Pachamama is how gorgeous the game is. The reels are styled to look like stone tablets, moving smoothly as the reels are spun. The outer surround is carved to look like surviving Incan relics dotted around Peru.

Winning symbols rotate as they are revealed. They glow gold as they rotate, with one of the smoothest and most effective animations you are likely to see within a game of this type. As mentioned above, all symbols fit within both the Incan theme and the specific Incan deity that shares the name of the game.

The music is suitably Peruvian, with percussion and panpipes featuring heavily. It is a shame that the winning jingle somewhat obscures the sound of the sliding symbols that win, as this is a more sophisticated and aurally pleasing sound. It would also have been nice to hear the sound of the stone sliding as the reels spin or even a thud when the reels come to rest to add to the realism.

Pachamama RTP and variance

Pachamama's long-term average RTP stands at 96 per cent, which is the average for similar online slots. This title has medium-high variance, which means there is balanced gameplay and the chance of a big win, even if this may need to be waited for patiently.

How to play Pachamama

1. A great place to begin with Pachamama is with the paytable. The paytable sets out the returns payable for matching symbols in winning combinations on paylines. Similarly, the paytable provides information on the game rules, how to enter the bonuses, and diagrams of paylines for familiarisation. The paytable can be accessed via the menu button on the left-hand side of the screen.

2. The console to the bottom-left of the screen provides access to the controls for changing the size of your bet. The bet size is adjustable in many ways, allowing players to set a level at which that they can afford to play based on the size of the coin staked, how many coins are being bet, and how many paylines will be active.

3. The gameplay is controlled by using the multifunction button on the right-hand side of the screen.

4. Dragging the multifunction button to the left begins autoplay mode. This sets the reels to spin repeatedly, only stopping when a bonus feature is activated. This can be stopped at any time by clicking the multifunction button.

5. Dragging the multifunction button a little further to the left engages turbo mode, which spins the reels faster and reduces the animation time.

6. Clicking the multifunction button spins the reels once, allowing you to check each spin in turn.

Bet sizes & paytable wins

The minimum bet is 0.01 if you are playing with one coin at the minimum denomination of 0.01 and with only one payline active.

The maximum bet goes up to 250.00 with 10 coins staked, each at a value of 1.00 on each of the 25 active paylines.

- The top ordinary symbol is the parrot, which will pay 100x the line bet if five are revealed on a payline. The drop between five of a kind and four of a kind is astonishing, as four of a kind returns 2x the line bet.

- Other symbols return 10x and below for matching five of a kind on an active payline.

Look out for the wild Pachamama symbol, which substitutes for all ordinary symbols to help line up more wins.

Pachamama bonus risk game

The main bonus feature in Pachamama is the ability to risk your winnings in a game of chance after every spin of the reels. This is offered on the button on the left-hand side of the screen. The dealer shows you an upturned card, with the choice of four face-down cards. If you select a card that beats the dealer, you double your money; if it doesn’t beat the dealer, you lose the winnings for this hand. Successful risks can be repeated up to 10 times for the chance to win some serious money.

The risk feature is not available if autoplay is activated.

There is another bonus game that enables players to multiply their winnings by an amount emblazoned on a pyramid.

Pachamama review: our verdict

Pachamama is a seriously great-looking game from Endorphina, with an inventive bonus game and intriguing option to gamble winnings on every spin.

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