Mammon Slot Machine
Often associated with the pursuit of wealth and material things, Mammon is the perfect name for an online slot machine which will hopefully bring winnings to players. So, we now have the Mammon video slot from Inteplay, and alongside the Chinese-inspired design and symbols, there’s a host of extra features that can bring in some substantial rewards.
Wild substitutions, free spins, scatter prizes, a separate bonus game and the option to flip a coin to multiply winnings are all found here, while lining up symbols across the 5 reels and 50 paylines can lead to wins of 100x the amount staked per line. All lines are in play, so there’s no option to activate just a few to see how it all works, but free Mammon video slots can be found at online casinos that carry the Inteplay range. A minimum stake of 0.50 can be raised in stages to a high limit of 150.00 per spin.
The Chinese theme extends to the reel surrounds, where players will see golden dragon statues, bowls filled to overflowing with coins, and the walls of a palace. An ornate red framework runs along the outside edge of the reels with some Chinese writing picked out in rich yellows and it’s all topped off with some delicate-looking carved structure above.
Playing Mammon
This slot game uses the conventional 10, J, Q, K and A playing card symbols to make up the lower-value winning lines, and a series of unique picture icons that return the bigger prizes. These include a button, paper lantern, blue vase and green dish, with the top rewards coming when the golden bowl lands across a line.
Gamblers win 30x the line bet when this symbol stops on 3 reels, while 4 are worth 70x and the best prizes are won when it lands right across all 5 reels of a payline, with a real cash award of 100x. That’s not the end of the story however, as there are a number of bonus symbols on the reels that can lead to a variety of additional opportunities to get a prize.
Bonus Symbol Awards
The laughing Emperor is a cheerful-looking wild symbol which is able to substitute for all standard icons, completing winning lines by plugging any gaps in a continuous run of matching symbols, or extending a win across further reels.
He can’t create a win-line on his own though, and won’t be able to substitute for either the bonus or scatter symbols, as these have other important jobs to do.
Scatter Awards and Bonus Game
A red gong with gold lettering is the scatter symbol that’s worth 5x, 20x or 80x the total stake when it lands in any 3, 4, or 5 places at once. It will also trigger a random number of free spins, and when the wild symbol completes a winning combination during these bonus games, the value of the prize is doubled. If any 3 or more scatters land in a single free spin, more games will be added on to the end, and there’s no upper limit to how many times this can happen.
The bonus symbol is a red and gold urn, which can also appear in any 3 or more places at once, this time triggering a mini-game that opens a second screen and prompts players to click on any 3 items on display. Random rewards are paid out for each item, with guaranteed wins.
Coin Flip Game
After any win in the base game, players will be able to try and double it over and over in a heads or tails game, until either the gamble limit is reached, or they choose the wrong side of the coin. This guessing game is a true 50/50 gamble feature, but wrong picks lose not only the triggering win, but also anything gained so far in the gamble.
The Verdict
The Mammon video slot has lots of style and colour to go with the bonus features and winning potential. It’s mobile-optimised, so can be played on most smartphones and tablets, as well as on desktop PC’s and laptops, while it also has a good RTP percentage, so despite the relatively high 0.50 minimum stake, gamblers should on average, see most of each wager returned to them.
Landing enough of the right symbol combinations, or triggering the various bonus features can see some nice payouts, although it’s worth noting that the guessing game is just as likely to lead to a bet being lost as it is to the doubling of the win.
It’s just an option however, and maybe one played with smaller prizes that won’t be missed, rather than bigger wins.
