Many of us want to travel the world. We would like to see and capture all the extraordinary places. Undoubtedly, our list with the most desired ‘to go’ destinations is Peru, South America. Because of Machu Picchu – one of the 7 Wonders of Nature, one of the most remarkable heritage of the Inca Civilization (circa 15th century).
It is a royal estate in the form of a citadel in the Cordillera/Cuzco part of the Andes Mountains. You can personally visit this super attraction of Latin America. You can read about it, watch historical/archeological movies on TV or online, or you can get a bit of the Inca mystery while playing a casino game by Microgaming Company.
So join the expedition to this relic of Inca’s in the Free DEMO version of our site. No logins and downloads are needed.
Personal testers’ opinion about Gold of Machu Picchu slot
This is one super plain machine with basic graphics and sounds. Although the game was published in 2012, it seems an ancient game from the overall look and noise. Old-fashioned symbols, classic gameplay, and not very impressive bonus round. (The game is so outdated – it has 1 whole page in the instructions dedicated to explaining AUTOPLAY!) If you add to the mentioned above the insufficient RTP and the poor payout performance, you can get the whole picture of the not-so ‘golden’ Gold of Machu Picchu slot machine.
The unpopularity of this slot is proved by occupying some of the last places on several scanned casinos (beyond place 7000). Altogether we give negative recommendations for playing with real money deposits and with bonus money as well.
Review and recommendations by the testing team
- This is one medium volatility machine, where the wins are mostly low and rarely of a medium value, but the hit frequency is pretty high.
First of all, we don’t advise playing on less than 20 win lines. We understand that if you have a limited bankroll, you may not wish to increase the pay lines, but not utilizing the highest number of lines significantly changes the math and RTP model of the slot. The best results our team reported by using 20 or 40 coins per spin, as shown in the table on the right side.- Playing with such stakes also increases the frequency of appearing of the additional bonus (gathering extra numbers to the Free Spins) and dropping the 3 necessary bonus symbols for activation of the bonus round. So, the stats show a very good number for recurrence of falling the bonus round – after every 75th spin, and that probability can be further up-ed by reducing the bet size (the smaller the bet, the bigger the chance of a bonus round triggering).
- Second, we would like to mention that the slot can deliver some good results despite its RTP – under the industry minimum. For example, we marked around 130x the bet maximum score within 20 Free Spins (7 original+13 additionally accumulated) and 2 times multiplier x5. But in general, the average payout of the Free Spins during tests was only 31x the bet.
- Tip for playing the Free Spins: We established that usually, during the beginning selection – the initial pick screen, the most right icon delivers the maximum multiplier (x15).
- It is also spotted that if 1 bonus Free Spins round has delivered a super small payout, in most cases, by keeping the stake size unchanged, the machine will soon (within an interval of 20-50 spins) trigger a new bonus round. If that doesn’t happen, i.e. no second Free Spins initiation within max 50 spins, you better leave the slot (because it is ‘cold’) or drastically decrease your bet.
- The game proves unfit to keep the balance in the main game. We give negative advice to bonus hunters, as the slot scored only 3.79 points (out of 10) on our wagering meter.
- The stingy paytable (for 5OAK top symbol – Wild – Mountain icon, the slot grants 5000 coins, i.e. 250x the total bet, but the other symbols combinations deliver much less) shows predestination immediately to maintain a failure the level of starting capital. Thus, the only way of some recoups or increase by lucky picking the highest multiplier, often having that special symbol on a pay line during the Free Spins, and praying that at least half of the Free Spins won’t be empty.
Hidden parameters and settings of the slot (data from the testing team)
- The frequency of triggering the bonus is statistically, every 75th spin (1,33%).
- The probability of a hit (any winning) is 28,55%.
- The distribution of the winnings is 70% in the usual spins and 30% in the bonus feature.
- The maximum payout during the tests was 129x.
- The average winning from the bonus was 31x.
- Volatility is 5,22 out of 20 (average).
- The cycle length is average.
- The rating of the slot machine for the wagering is 3,79 out of 10.
- RTP of 94.91% does not allow getting a positive mathematical expectation at the casino.
Bonus Features
- Wild is the Mountain icon. It substitutes for all other symbols but Scatters. It is also the top-value icon.
- Scatter is the Lama icon, which has no other function except bringing value – 100x the total bet for 5OAK.
- Lama Deification function is activated when an Inca chief symbol and a Virgin symbols fall next to each other horizontally on reels 4 and 5. This combo adds 1 to the number of Free Spins displayed on the indicator (upper left corner of the grid), which later will be played together with the usual number of 7 Free Spins.
- The bonus symbol is the Golden Mask icon. It has no value and can drop only on reels 1, 3, and 5. Three Bonus symbols falling in 1 spin will trigger the Free Spins.
- Free Spins – aka Gather Inca’s Riches bonus game. The round starts by presenting a pick screen with 4 options. Behind each option is hidden a symbol plus multiplier (from 5x to 15x), which counts for a combination of 3, 4, or 5 of the below symbols during the bonus round:
- Branch of Quinoa – 5x/6x
- Bag of Grains – 7x/8x
- Woolen Poncho – 9x/10x
- Decorated Jug – 11x/12x/13x/15x.
The initial number of Free Spins is 7, but you get 7 plus the number gathered during the Lama Deification feature.
Settings
- Number of reels – 5
- Number of pay lines – 20
- Cost of one coin – from 0.01 to 0.50
- Number of coins per line – from 1to 15
- The range of bet sizes ranges from 0.01 to 150
- The maximum winning is x5000 (5 Wild symbols)
- Wild symbol – yes (Mountain Landscape).
- Scatter – yes (Lama)
- Free spins – yes (are triggered with the help of the bonus feature)
- Bonus game – yes (3 Gold Idols launch the bonus in the form of free spins with the additional multiplier up to x15).
- The expected payout percentage is 94,91%
How to win at the Gold of Machu Picchu slot machine? (Conclusion)
- We always put the prime advice as a header of this rubric to make enough try-outs in DEMO mode before playing for real money.
- We do not recommend the Gold of Machu Picchu slot machine to bonus hunters to fulfill the wagering requirements. This concerning unsuccessful balance protection, especially at medium and long distances. There are simply no tools (features) in the base game to restore/improve the bankroll.
- We also give negative recommendations for playing with real money, especially if you gamble with the expectation to win a massive amount of money. The slot is not popular and, in most cases, will be ‘cold.’
However, if you are determined to play at Gold of Machu Picchu, you should consider the following:
- The number of empty spins and spins with small payouts is prevailing. So, don’t play with maximum stake, for there is a big chance your entire capital to be consumed before the first Free Spins bonus.
- If you managed to increase your initial funds by 40-50% (via a successful bonus round), you should pause/terminate your session. Remember the low RTP of this slot machine?
- If the losing spins outweigh and you find yourself losing more than 30% of your initial capital, better leave this slot and go to the next one.
- If you play at the Gold of Machu Picchu slot machine, you better use the medium size bets, and like with other machines, we keep on advising to use all pay lines at the whole time, plus preferably not to change the stake size.
