Lucha Maniacs

Item: Lucha Maniacs
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Author: CasinoSlots

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1	Reels	5
2.	Paylines	20
3.	Progressive	No
4.	Maximum coins	20
5.	Jackpot	1000
6.	Maximum jackpot in coins	200
7.	Multiplier	Yes

8.	Scatter symbol	No
9.	Free Spins	Yes
10.	Betting range	from $0.08 up to $100
11.	Coin Bet Range	from $0.004 up to $5
12.	Coins per line	1
13.	Bonus Game	Yes
14.	Wild symbol	Yes
15.	Payout percent	96.2

Professional wrestling is known in different forms and styles all over the world. There is the super-technical style from the United Kingdom, the hard-hitting Japanese strong style and the wild and crazy lucha libre from Mexico. The Lucha Maniacs slot by Yggdrasil is based on the latter of these examples, where people often wrestle under masks to protect their identity as a part of the culture of wrestling there. You'll get all of the exciting action of this style of performance along with some fun twists on common styles of features.

Game Format

The format for this game has five reels and three rows with 20 paylines. These lines pay from left to right only, which is standard, but it's the betting that stands out as being more flexible than usual. You can actually play with coins that are as small as $0.004, making the minimum bet size just $0.08 per turn. To say that this is particularly inclusive would be the understatement of the year. If you'd like to bet more, then you can wager as much as $5 on each line for a full price of $100 per spin, meaning that everyone up to high rollers will be able to enjoy this game equally.

There is a Golden Bet side bet in this game as well, and you'll want to make sure that it's activated. It costs five coins, and it gives you an extra feature during the free spins mode. Maximizing the RTP requires you to have this side bet turned on, so that's what you'll want to do to get the best chances of coming out on top after each session.

Free Spins Bonus Feature

The main feature for this game is based around a set of free spins. The purple ring bonus symbol is what triggers this feature for players, and you'll need at least three of them to get started, though it doesn't matter where they appear on the reels. You'll be able to get seven, 15 or 30 free spins for three, four or five of the ring symbol anywhere on the reels. You'll be given three extra features (four if you have the side bet activated) to give you even more value during this bonus round.

Players have seven different features to pick from. They can get 1-2 extra wilds on each spin, 2-4 extra free spins, a sticky wild on one of the three middle reels in the center position or having two high symbols (wrestlers) combine to work as a limited wild tag team for those two symbols. You can also have one of the high-paying symbols turn into an extra wild, stacked high symbols or high symbols that get 3x multipliers. There are a lot of ways to get value here, and since you get as many as four of these features (with a minimum of three), that's stacking up a lot of ways to get paid.

Our recommendation is the 1-2 random wilds combined with the sticky wild on one of the middle reels and the high symbol turned into a wild for players who do not use the extra bet. If you do have the extra bet, then we suggest adding the stacked high symbol as well.

You can re-trigger this feature with two or more ring symbols to add up to four free spins or four more features.

Poster Bonus Game

As an aside, getting just two bonus symbols in the regular game will take you to the Poster Bonus feature. You can win up to seven free spins with three features or instant wins worth up to 80x in this feature. It's a little more straightforward than the full-on free spins mode.

Important Payouts and Combinations

The red and purple luchador symbols each get you 200x for five of a kind. You can also earn 175x for five of the green or blue. It appears that the red and purple are the babyfaces (good guys) in this game, and it also appears that the green and blue are the heels (bad guys) as well.

Four different symbols for the four card suits round out the bottom half of the pay table. The red heart earns players 70x for five of a kind, and five of the purple spade pays 60x. The win for five of the green club or blue diamond is the same at 50x for five of a kind.

In Summary

Lucha Maniacs is a very in-depth game produced by Yggdrasil Gaming that includes a thorough treatment of the lucha libre culture and the culture that surrounds professional wrestling in general. They've done something particularly special with how they've handled the free spins here, and with the tag team symbols and other wild-focused features, there's definitely a lot of room to get several wins on the same spin, especially during the bonus round, making this a particularly exciting game for players.