So, here jungle theme meets the ancient-adventure topic, introduced by the Aztec empirical symbols (Red Jaguar, Blue Monkey, Green Stone Turtle, and Yellow Rhino/Dog). The slot has a 3×5 layout and 243 winways.
There are no Free Spins, Scatters, Multipliers, or other separate bonus games with internal features. The slot has Medium Volatility and is built with only 2 features: Re-spin and Nudge. The theoretical RTP (return to player percentage) is 96.03% and the maximum possibility of a win is over 2187x total bets.
Review and recommendations about the Temple of Nudges slot by the testing team
- Temple of Nudges is not one grandiose game. No pretentious extras here. Only Nudge and Re-spin features other than the usual spins. But despite the lack of Free Spins and with one very ‘cheap’ paytable (9 coins for 5OAK of the top symbol-Red Jaguar), this game attracts a lot of players due to the potential of getting 1000x+ total bets prizes.
- The Nudge feature comes to play only after a winning combination is dropped, and acts like tumbling reels one line down, until no more winning combination is present on the grid.
- The Nudges are not only duplicating the initial winning, but also have the chance to improve it, or ultimately to create a full screen of combinations, echoing several times.
- The Re-spin feature can be granted randomly in a form of an overlay above the winning symbols in the already existing payment combination. All the symbols identical to the winning symbol will remain in their place, and the rest of the symbols will take a spin, giving another chance to land some more of the winning characters, i.e. more winning combos, sometimes again full screens. During testing, we were lucky to get up to 5 re-spins in a row.
- Typically the slot makes a large series of spins between triggering any of the features and then triggers them one by one. Analyzing the winnings here we established that:
- 1) small winnings 5x-15x bets – happen not often;
- 2) average winnings 20x-40x bets – occur more frequently;
- 3) large winnings 80x-120x bets – come very rare.
- This clarifies that despite the high potential for a big win, Temple of Nudges Netent realizes it super seldom, and during our tests, the maximum winning obtained was 190x.
- Some of NetEnt’s fans truly believe in the huge potential of this slot, going even further to compare it with the QuickSpins’s Mayana slot, with some exceptions in the gameplay.
- For playing with the bonus money we can give a neutral recommendation as the slot proves to keep the balance, but difficult. There might be some series of empty spins, but in a long-distance, the Temple of Nudges free slot machine compensates them by issuing multiple medium and large winnings.
- If your choice is playing with real money, we still keep neutral advice, just slightly inclining toward a game with short sessions and a recommended starting balance of 250x-300x bets.
Alternative feedback from BNC testers
NetEnt Company is always striving to bring something new and exciting to the gambling market. Sadly, in our opinion, this slot is not such an example. We do realize the developer’s desire to create a simple game without too many embellished elements (only 2 bonus features), but somehow the combination of 243 pay lines, Medium Variance, and super low-value paytable it doesn’t make the slot stand out in this already jam-packed with the content casino world. As for us, the machine can be moved to the category: of unimpressive – with its graphics, its gameplay, and with the payouts mostly. One time we received a reward of 36x bets, which the slot labelled and celebrated as a ‘Mega Win’. We cannot be satisfied with this, of course, we rather play Elements, Wish Master, or Piggy Riches.
Bonus features
- Re-spin: When this feature is activated (randomly as a reel overlay of a winning symbol), all winning symbols remain frozen, while the other symbols take re-spin. In case of creating a new paying formation, the Re-spin can be re-triggered.
- Nudge: This feature is initiated when any pay combination appears on the reels. Then all the lines drop off with all the wins inside, and the payouts are accumulated after each drop. The reels will continue till no more pay combination is present.
Settings
- Playing field – 5×3;
- The pay lines are 243;
- Volatility – average;
- The RTP (return to player percentage) is 96.03%;
- Maximum wins – 2187x the bet.
How to win at the Temple of Nudges slot machine? (Conclusion)
- We start this paragraph as we usually do, with the warning to test the game in DEMO mode before placing real deposits.
- We give neutral recommendations for both playing with a bonus and real money at the Temple of Nudges casinos.
We have 3 main reasons:
- 1) Even though the Temple of Nudges casinos slot machine is compensating for the lost balance in the longer distances, the dead spins plus a series of small winnings prevail, which can be critical for wagering the bonus money.
- 2) Playing short distances with real money can be an option for the players, who insist to gamble here, but the recommended bet balance should be not less than 300x bets.
- 3) This slot is rarely exhibiting its full potential, so even for high-rollers, this is not a good option.
