Play Aztecos for Free

When we think of “great” empires, we tend to think of the great civilisations of the classical Hellenist period – the Romans, the Greeks and the Egyptians – with a time span that goes back thousands of years. The Aztec Empire is much younger in historical terms, ahaving lasted under the early 16th century and covering three city states in Central America. Indeed, in the grand scheme of the modern world, the Aztec Empire may not have been as influential in social culture as some of the more traditional empires of history, but it is one of the most fascinating due to the many mysteries that remain about its religion, art and practises.

Aztecos takes players deep into the heart of these mysteries, presenting a set of reels which are covered in powerfully striking symbols. Some of these icons simply represent the generic playing card icons – X, J, Q, K and A – although they are designed in such a way as to look as if they were found in the ruins of an Aztec pyramid. Other symbols include some authentic representations of Aztec religious icons, from bears to chiefs and the unmistakable Aztec sun stone – an artefact that is believed to represent the calendar of the civilisation. All of these icons are bright, bold and eye catching, set in front of a spectacular Aztec pyramid structure in the heart of a thick jungle. Beats the grey skies of the UK!

This slot machine has just 10 paylines and, expectedly, the game also has a high volatility level. As such, archaeological spinners will have to practise a bit of patience as the reels spin before they can claim any decent sized wins. Those wins are worth the wait, however, with a top line bet jackpot of 5,000x awarded for finding five golden pyramid symbols on a line. This jackpot icon is also the game's wild symbol, meaning that it is doubly important since it has the power to complete line wins by substituting for other symbols.

If you wanted to see the real Aztec ruins, then you'd probably have to fork out quite a bit of cash to travel to Mexico. Lucky for us spinners, we can get a taste of the Aztec civilisation for total bets that are as little as 0.10 credits. Unfortunately for high rollers, the game's maximum bet limit is just 5.000 credits. That means that the top line bet of 0.50 credits will only return a maximum payout of 2,500 coins.

The bonus element of this game is deceptively simple. That is because, on first glance at the paytable, players will see that they can trigger 10 free spins by finding 3 scatter icons in any position on the reels. However, this bonus feature has the potential to reward players with a treasure trove of wins thanks to a special blue stone character who appears on the middle reel to double the accumulated wins for all previous free spins. This means that the total winnings from the feature could quickly escalate to be very lucrative indeed.

The Aztec Empire may not have the same size and legacy as the Ancient Egyptians or the Chinese Dynasty, but the theme is still a popular one in the slot machine world. Popular slots with an Aztec theme include Aztec Treasure by RTG, Book of Aztec by Amatic and Aztec Princess by Play'n Go. If you're more keen on the Indiana Jones adventure aspect of this slot, then you can check out Cave Raiders by Nektan software.

Aztecos is a fairly simple slot machine in many respects – the reel symbols are quite generic to the theme and the bonus gameplay isn't particularly unique or interesting. Nevertheless, the game still manages to impress, thanks to the sheer quality of the graphics and the fact that the free spins offer over at Lucky Star Casino is an ever-increasing winning potential in addition to this slot's multiplying scatter icon is always a plus.