The Central American natives called Maya inspired the July 2010 video slot Mayan Gold. The developer Ainsworth’s other Mesoamerican games: Chief’s Magic (November 2020), Totem Treasure, Sun Chief (July 2017), Diamond Chief (June 2016), Amazon Gold (February 2020), Rich n Wild (September 2017), Incan Legacy, Mai Tai Money, Inca Empress, Ultimate Incan Firestorm, and Almighty Aztec.

Themes: pre-Columbian culture, archeological site, folk religion, inferno, gems, and currency. Mayan Gold has: three substituting wilds, expandable grid, sixteen symbols, 41 coins, 100 rightward and adjustable wins, 1804 total bets, sticky “$” roses, populating wilds, two multipliers, and re-triggerable free spins.

Twelve symbols ($, pyramid, quetzal, stone god, emerald, hibiscus, A, J, Q, 9, K, and 10) pay from X1 to X100 for three to five combinations.

Mayan Gold Game Characteristics

The Mayan Gold’s irregular five-reel grid is set on a burning, sun-lit, and golden Mayan temple amid orange-hued skies and sepia mud cracks.

The partitioned and purple-framed grid has carved golden reels, forming: regular 3X3X4X4X4 dimensions (two three-symbol reels beside three four-symbol reels); and free games’ 9X9X12X12X12 dimensions (two nine-symbol reels beside three twelve-symbol reels).

The Mayan Gold’s coins: $0.01, $0.02, $0.03, $0.04, $0.05, $0.06, $0.07, $0.08, $0.09, $0.10, $0.25, $0.50, $0.75, $1.00, $2.00, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00, $6.00, $7.00, $8.00, $9.00, $10.00, $15.00, $20.00, $25.00, $30.00, $35.00, $40.00, $45.00, $50.00, $55.00, $60.00, $65.00, $70.00, $75.00, $80.00, $85.00, $90.00, $95.00, and $100.00.

The Mayan Gold’s active lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100. Minimum bet: $0.01. Maximum bet: $10000.00.

The Mayan Gold’s five fiery special symbols: substituting “wild” $ (scatter); substituting red wild “W”; symbol-revealing sticky rosy teal “$” bills; wispy, sticky purple wild “W”; and wispy wins-multiplying purple “W”.

Eleven ordinaries: golden Mayan pyramid; quetzal bird; green-and-golden stone god; emerald; hibiscus flower; purple A; orange K; blue J; golden Q; green 9; and red 10.

The Mayan Gold’s regular payouts: A/K/Q/J/9/10 pay X2, X4, and X10; hibiscuses pay X2, X8, and X15; emeralds/stone gods pay X2, X8, and X20; quetzals pay X3, X10, and X50; “$” pay X1, X10, and X100; and pyramids pay X5, X20, and X100.

The free games’ payouts: A/K/Q/J/9/10 pay X2, X4, and X8; hibiscuses/emeralds/stone gods pay X2, X5, and X10; quetzals pay X2, X8, and X20; pyramids pay X2, X10, and X35; and “$” pay X1, X10, and X100.

3+ “$” offer eight free games—and +5 reactivated free spins—wherein the grid gets 3X bigger. Any drawn “$” bills become sticky henceforth after revealing a one-of-a-kind regular symbol. A wispy green “W”, on the fourth/fifth reels, repopulates those reels with wilds for the next two rounds. A wispy purple “W”, on a middle reel, fills the third to fifth reels with a one-off wins-doubling or wins-tripling substitute.

Minimum win: $0.01 for a three-of-a-kind “$”. Maximum win: a $1000000.00 non-progressive jackpot for a five-of-a-kind “$”.

Mayan Gold has good software: HTML5 and Java Script technologies; bet history, desktop and mobile versions; and 10/25/50/75/100 auto games. Sound effects: retro, ringing, and whooshing. The animated 3D graphics: burning, falling coins, flashing, spinning $, and blooming “$” rose.

Luck in the Mayan Gold

A game of chance, the Mayan Gold’s RTP rate is 94.13%. House edge: 5.87%.