Mask of Amun

The collect feature has become gained immense favour this year, and most of the best online slot games we've experienced have done well to incorporate it. Mask of Amun is another title that has made good use of it, and in our latest review, we'll be taking you through the mechanics, cash-winning potential and added value that you'll find in this new release. To give you a taste of excitment before the bonus section, free spins can be triggered at any moment, while the maximum win on the 6 reels is up to 5,000x your stake.

The theme is pretty much given away by its name - Mask of Amun . The ancient Egyptian theme is one we've seen again and again for the last three decades in the online casino scene, and when you feel you might have seen the last one, a studio goes and gives us another. Fortune Factory Studio developed Mask of Amun which is another sub-studio that Microgaming has created to release online slots under, plus any other casino games from different genres. We’ve most recently seen 25,000 Talons by Alchemy Gaming plus Dungeons and Diamonds from PearFiction, both sub-studios of Microgaming. In terms of what grid you have to spin the reels, it consists of 6 reels, 4 rows and 4,096 paylines, where 3, 4, 5 and 6 of a kind winning combinations can form.

Mask of Amun is a highly volatile game, so don't expect to see any kind of trends forming, wins have no consistency to them. However, the wins that do land will have healthier returns than what you find in slots online with lower levels of volatility. The most all players can win is 5,000x all wagers, so wagering higher will obviously mean the winning amounts are higher, although you will have to risk a lot more. How much you choose to wager is entirely your decision, but it will need to be an amount that falls within the wagering window of 0.20 as the minimum and 50 per spin as the maximum.

A mentioned before, the studio has used a collect feature in Mask of Amun, so you have to look out for the sun symbol, which will do the "collecting". Other special symbols include the cash symbol, the three different jackpot symbols and the scatter. Additionally, you’ll have a wild icon which acts as all regular symbols in order to form part of winning combinations.

Regular symbols exist purely to align on paylines and create wins. The lower paying symbols are playing cards 10, J, Q, K and A, while the higher paying symbols are a selection of Egyptian objects, including an ankh, a sarcophagus, a cat etc.

The sun lands on reels 1 and 6, while the cash symbols and jackpot symbols fall on all reels. Cash symbols have cash values attached to them when they land, while the three different jackpot symbols have their values listed to the left of the reels. If a sun lands on reels 1 or 6 on the same spin as the sun or jackpot icons, then the values are collected and paid to you. Collecting the Mega Jackpot icon is worth 5,000x your stake in winnings.

Landing 3, 4, 5 or 6 scatters on the same spin will award either eight free spins with a 1x multiplier, 12 spins with a 2x multiplier, 20 spins with a 3x multiplier or 30 spins with a 5x multiplier. It goes without saying that, landing 6 scatters to trigger the feature could be priceless. You actually have the choice to opt for Gold Blitz spins over free spins, being 2, 3, 5 or 7 Gold Blitz spins. These see a sun guaranteed to land on each spin, while only cash icons and jackpot icons land on the reels. During free spins, you'll see that wilds apply a multiplier on wins if they form part of a winning combination.

It doesn't really matter what studio name Microgaming chooses to release online slot machines, Mask of Amun earns its 'best collect feature' game reputation. Other online slots may be more attractive by offering higher numbers of free spins and electrifying mechanics like Gold Blitz but it’s slots like Mask of Amun that keep online casino gaming fresh and thrilling, even if the theme is way past its sell-by date.