John Hunter and the Mayan Gods Slot 

Released in 2020, John Hunter and the Mayan Gods is one of many titles as part of the wider John Hunter series of slots. This series sees the titular character, John Hunter, embark on countless journeys into various temples and parts of the world, including Egypt, jungles, and more. Some notable games in this series, outside of John Hunter and the Mayan Gods, include John Hunter and the Book of Tut Respin and the John Hunter and Galileo’s Secrets slot. John Hunter and the Mayan Gods, specifically, sees John Hunter travel to Central America to explore Mayan ruins in this release from Pragmatic Play.

John Hunter and the Mayan Gods gameplay takes place on a standard 5x3 grid seen in many online slots, which allows for 10 available paylines to be featured across the grid. In order to complete one of these paylines, players are required to land 3 or more matching symbols on consecutive reels, starting from the leftmost reel. From a design perspective, the grid is contained within a golden border that is carved to feature Mayan patterns and symbols all along it. Furthermore, the playtable rests on a stack of golden bricks, which fits with the themes and setting here.

The rest of the screen displays an interesting, highly detailed jungle setting. On either side of the playtable, there are trees, vines, and lush foliage with insects that regularly fly across the screen. In the background, sections of an ancient Mayan temple are also visible, made of stone and covered with Mayan symbols carved into the rock.

The Mayan theme is a popular one in the iGaming industry, with slots such as Mayan Temple Riches and Mayan Stackways also featuring it. Like John Hunter and the Mayan Gods, many other games draw on this setting to create an interesting theme and background for their slot gameplay.

The symbol designs in John Hunter and the Mayan Gods are split between themed imagery inspired by playing cards used in live casino games and original Mayan-inspired objects or characters. Each of the card values is designed with a unique colour, to allow them to stand out and have an interesting pattern. The rest of the symbols display images such as an ancient goblet, a stone dagger, a ring, a Mayan character, and John Hunter himself.

Lower-Value Symbols:

Jack

Queen

King

Ace

Medium-Value Symbols:

Goblet

Dagger

Ring

Higher-Value Symbols:

Lizard Statue Head

Mayan

John Hunter

In terms of bonus symbols, there are 2 available, with these being represented by a golden Mayan face and an ancient Mayan temple, continuing the civilisation-based theme.

In John Hunter and the Mayan Gods, there are a couple of interesting bonus features that were included by Pragmatic Play, such as a wild and free spins round. The wild symbol in John Hunter and the Mayan Gods can substitute for all other regular symbols on the reels in order to form or extend paylines. Wilds can only appear on reels 2, 3, and 4, however, and when they do join a payline, wilds will expand to fill the entire reel they have landed on.

Alongside wilds, in John Hunter and the Mayan Gods, there are scatters that will trigger the game's free spins round when 3 or more land on the playtable simultaneously. The round will begin with 12 free spins, at level 1, with every landing wild during the round, progressing the level, and awarding additional free spins. Every level will upgrade one of the medium-higher value base game symbols, until the final level, when the only symbols that can land include the card symbols and John Hunter symbols. The round will end once all spins are used; however, the round can be re-triggered by landing an additional 3 scatters at the same time.

John Hunter and the Mayan Gods includes the HTML5 software, which is a popular software seen in countless games across top online casino platforms. This software is responsible for cross-compatibility, allowing for games to seamlessly adapt to different device screen sizes and specifications, no matter the player's preferences. Some other devices that the John Hunter and the Mayan Gods slot can adapt to include smartphones, tablets, PCs, and laptops, with no decrease in quality between each method of play.

John Hunter and the Mayan Gods is an entertaining addition to the John Hunter series, which provides solid gameplay and stunning graphics. Some other great games in differing series include Big Money Frenzy and the Pug Life slot.

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