Aztec Smash Slot (Pragmatic Play)

The Aztec Smash slot takes place on a 7x7 grid and uses a Cluster Pays mechanic. Landing 5 or more identical symbols adjacent to one another (i.e. in a cluster) will award a winning cluster. The more matching symbols that appear connected vertically or horizontally, the bigger the cluster and the payout. There are 49 grid positions meaning up to 49 of the same symbol can appear. Alternatively, clusters will multiple symbols can appear.

You can play the game from as little as 20p a spin to as much as £240 per spin. With the maximum bet limited at some UK sites, you need to use the plus and minus buttons to adjust your bet accordingly. Non-UK players have the option of Autoplay and Quick/Turbo Spin modes.

The Aztec Smash RTP rate is 96.52% which is significantly higher than the average of around 96%. As is the case with all slot games these days, there are alternative RTP settings: 95.51% and 94.5%. Open the Paytable to check which rate you’re playing with. For your information, the Aztec Smash demo and all demo slots at OLBG use the highest RTP rate possible.

Very high on the volatility front (5/5), the hit frequency rate is 30.49%. This means a winning cluster in the base game will land every 3.28 spins on average. Triggering the Free Spins feature will occur every 278 spins on average.

Finally, the Aztec Smash slot game comes with 9,000 times bet max wins. Your chances of winning this amount is 1 in 3.1 million spins (known as the max win probability). However, winning 1,000 times your total bet or more will occur every 33,100 spins (again, on average).

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With an Aztec/jungle theme, you enter the depths of the Lacandon jungle in the Aztec Smash slot. Hidden treasures await if you dare embark on a quest for riches. Based on the Mesoamerican civilisation that flourished from 1300 to 1521, Pragmatic Play has ventured into this territory before with Jackpot Hunter and Aztec Bonanza amongst other games.

The setting is the jungle with a temple in the background. You’ll see a stone god behind the 7x7 grid. With a mystical feel, the soundtrack is quite overbearing but adds to the excitement.

On the grid, symbols include yellow, green, blue and red gemstones with the higher-value symbols represented by 3 face masks. The highest paying symbol awards 150 times your total bet for 49 appearing simultaneously. The other symbol of note is the Scatter with 3 or more triggering the Free Spins feature. Below is a list of all symbol payouts and functions:

• Yellow Gemstone: 5 to 49 pays 0.2 to 20 x bet
• Green Gemstone: 5 to 49 pays 0.25 to 25 x bet
• Blue Gemstone: 5 to 49 pays 0.3 to 30 x bet
• Red Gemstone: 5 to 49 pays 0.4 to 40 x bet
• Face Mask 1: 5 to 49 pays 0.5 to 60 x bet
• Face Mask 2: 5 to 49 pays 0.75 to 100 x bet
• Face Mask 3: 5 to 49 pays 1 to 150 x bet
• Scatter: 3+ triggers Free Spins feature

Aztec Smash Mobile

Pragmatic Play produces all slot games with HTML5 technology. This means that Aztec Smash, and all their other games, are compatible with desktop, mobile and tablet devices. Smartphone player? You’ll play using Portrait Mode which is available for iOS and Android mobile devices.

Aztec Smash has 4 bonus features. With tumbles for successive wins, there is a Smash Multiplier which subjects marked symbols to a 10x multiplier. In the Free Spins feature, the Smash Multiplier rises by 10 up to 100x and then by 100 up to 1,000x.

Tumble

When a winning cluster of symbols lands on the grid (i.e. 5 or more matching symbols connected vertically or horizontally), you’ll activate the Tumble feature. Winning symbols disappear from the grid with the remaining symbols dropping to fill the empty spaces. New symbols then fall in/tumble from above to fill the newly vacated positions. Tumbles continue as long as winning clusters are created.

Smash Multiplier

After every spin and tumble, random symbols on the grid will be marked. When marked symbols are part of a winning cluster, the Smash Multiplier feature is triggered. Winning combination payouts are subject to a 10x multiplier.

Free Spins

Then you have the Free Spins feature. It’s triggered by landing 3 or more Scatter symbols anywhere on the grid. 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 Scatters will result in 10, 12, 15, 20 or 30 free spins respectively.

The Smash Multiplier begins at 10x and increases with each subsequent win involving marked symbols. The multiplier value increases by 10 each time up to 100x and then by 100 up to 1,000x. Landing 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 Scatters will reward you with 10, 12, 15, 20 or 30 extra free spins (respectively) with no limits.

Aztec Smash gives non-UK players the chance to buy their way into the free spins with the Buy Free Spins feature. You’ll randomly be awarded between 3 and 7 Scatter symbols for 100 times your total bet. The RTP rate (for the highest setting) will be 96.51%.

The Aztec Smash slot may look like another Aztec-themed or Cluster Pays game. Whilst tumbles award continuous wins as long as you land winning clusters, the difference is in the Smash Multiplier feature.

Wins involving marked symbols will result in a 10x multiplier applied during the base game. However, it’s the Free Spins feature where things can really get going. Increasing by 10 up to 100x, every increase after that is by 100 for a potential 1,000x Smash Multiplier.

With 9,000 times bet max wins, the Aztec Smash slot game doesn’t offer the highest win potential compared to other Cluster Pays slots but it’s decent enough. The RTP rate of 96.52% is also high versus most other slot games.

All in all, Aztec Smash has a pretty mundane base game but comes to life in the Free Spins feature due to the Smash Multiplier reaching up to 1,000x. If you like Cluster Pays games, I recommend Mining Rush, Candy Corner and Sweet Kingdom from Pragmatic Play.

Fancy a jungle adventure? NetEnt’s Gonzo’s Quest would be my pick as it’s an iconic slot game with 37,500 times bet max wins and a very enthusiastic explorer. Another top choice is Relax Gaming’s Sloth Tumble which is based on a sloth called Chip and offers 100,000 times bet payouts

The Aztec Smash slot review was written by Chris Taylor from our OLBG Expert team who has written over 10,000 slot game reviews in an iGaming career spanning over 2 decades. It was then verified/checked by Jenny Mason, our slot reviewer who has 17+ years working in online gambling, for top UK brands. 

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Jenny Mason has more than 17 years of experience in the online gambling industry and has worked for some of the UK’s top betting brands. She started at OLBG in 2014 and her role involves creating great content and looking after the marketing activity. Jenny is knowledgeable in all areas of online sports betting and has an interest in slots and bingo.