Inca Games

Inca Games Overview

Created by the smaller yet still very high-quality producer Skywind, Inca Gems takes us high into the Andes mountains to seek the treasures of the Inca people. Based primarily on humankind's predilection for shiny things, this game loves to tempt players with the display of gems and gold as representatives of exciting cash wins.

Mechanically this game has three reels and five pay lines. The RTP for this game is 96.5%, and the max win is 7,500x the stake per spin. This is a simple game in the same style made popular by the original slot games, namely a simple reel set with glitz and glamour being the top priority.

There are two main features in this game. The first is a multiplier reel feature that appears on the game board's final reel and comes into play any time a winner is landed. Winners can be boosted by anything from 1x to 15x, significantly helping your take-home amounts. The second feature here is the Inca re-spin feature, triggered when players cover an entire reel in Inca face symbols. The Inca faces become frozen, and a re-spin is awarded with the goal of trying to find another win.

Theme and Symbols

The theme for this game is the Inca Empire, the largest empire that existed in South America in the pre-Columbian era. The empire stretched through many modern countries, including Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile. Its centre was the large and complex city of Cusco. Our fascination with this civilization in the west is due to a range of things, but one of the most powerful myths that was spread was that the Inca people hid an amazing city in the jungle made entirely of gold. The Spanish invaders called this city El Dorado, and its legend has never truly died as the city has never been found. This is where we get our association of gold and gems from with the Inca nation and why most slot games with this theme use gold as the main draw.

The background for this game is unsurprisingly a thick and verdant jungle environment dominated by broad-leafed plants such as monsteras and huge palms. According to the legend of El Dorado, the city of gold was found in a part of the jungle which was so thick that you could only find your way through if you knew the exact steps to take. If you were not privy to this knowledge, you would be lost in a labyrinth of vines and trees, never to be seen by your family or friends again. Hence seeking El Dorado was viewed as tantamount to suicide, and thus even more enduring as a legend.
The playing board for this game is a simple golden square with the chosen multiplier reel tacked on to the right-hand side of the reels.

The symbols for this game are split into low-paying, high-paying and special symbols. The low-paying symbols are the turquoise gem, the purple gem, the light blue gem and the pink gem. The pink gem is the most valuable of these, worth 5x the stake for the top combination. On the other hand, the more valuable icons are the deep blue gem, the green gem, and the red gem. The red one is the most lucrative, worth 40x the stake for the top combination. The only special symbol in this game is the Inca face sticky wild icon.

Game Play

Inca Gems is played on a 3-reel, 3-row machine with five fixed pay lines. To win combinations, players must land three or more matching symbols on pay lines moving from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel.
The betting range for Inca Gems is 10p to £300 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stake up and down using the tool located at the bottom left-hand side of the screen.

Further information, including a short tutorial and a display of the paytable, can be found via the menu button in the right-hand corner of the screen. The spin and auto spin buttons are located in the centre of the screen.
Volatility for this slot is rated in the medium range. The return to player percentage for Inca Gems is 96.5%, which is above average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 7,500x your stake.

Features

There are two features in this game. The main one you will come across is the multiplier reel which you can see on the very right-hand side of the reel set. This reel spins along with the rest of the board and picks a random multiplier in the range of 1x and 15x the stake. If you get a win, it will be boosted by whatever the multiplier reel value shows at the time of the win. This helps players really grow the value of their wins.

The second feature in this game is the re-spin feature. This bonus is triggered every time that you manage to land three Inca face wilds on the same reel, blocking out the reel. When this happens, the Inca faces become sticky, holding in place for a re-spin. The re-spin is designed to find another win with the wilds in place.

Conclusion

This game is a simple yet enjoyable slot with a classic reel set and a rewarding couple of features that add a lucrative dimension to the standard spinning reel gameplay. The theme, although unoriginal, is fun and finished to a high standard. This game can be played on mobile, desktop or tablet and has decent winning potential.