Yggdrasil software developer once again pushes boundaries with their unique online slot Calavera Crush from September 2022. Drawing inspiration from the Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead, the provider created a game with vivid visuals and a vivacious musical score. You can hope for payouts of up to 5,000x the stake, landing via Avalanches, Wild Substitutions, Multipliers and a Free Spins Round. The Golden Bet and the Buy Bonus also stand at your disposal.
Once the game loads, you’ll face a sort of a stage on which symbols appear across a 6x5 playing area. Choose to stake from $0.20 to $100.00 on every spin. You’ll need 8 matching symbols to appear anywhere on the gameboard so payouts are issued. This is a unique paying mechanism, a form of scattered pays, as icons aren’t required to hit adjacent positions. After wins are evaluated, symbols comprising it vanish so remaining ones drop down creating empty spaces that are filled with new icons. Consecutive wins increase the base game Multiplier up to 3x. The reels will whirl automatically if you turn on Autoplay.
Green, Purple, Red and White Skulls are Premiums awarding between 15x and 100x your wager when at least 12 land. Symbols that form win combos more frequently are those with lower values, starting from 2x to 6x the stake for 12 or more. These are depicted with two Lollipops, Muffins, Doughnuts, Candies and Cake pops. A Star-shaped Pinata represents Wild substituting other symbols, excluding Scatter. Wilds appear randomly after every avalanche and cause an increase of the multiplier by 1x, 2x or 3x. Scatter, depicted with a golden Skull is responsible for Free Spins triggering.
In the main game, one can activate the Golden Bet, which costs 25% on every spin but doubles chances of activating Free Spins. When 3, 4 or 5 Scatters are anywhere in view, Free Spins with 8, 12 and 18 rounds begin. Players can Gamble for a greater number of freebies or start playing with the awarded amount. Three more Scatters landing in the bonus award 4 more free spins. The Win Multiplier increases without re-setting throughout the entire feature. For those who want to enter the feature without delay, the Buy Bonus stands at disposal. The standard one allows you to purchase 8, 12 or 18 spins, while the Max one grants 18 freebies.
The gameplay in Calavera Crush is entertaining, action-packed and crammed with win potential. Bear in mind that this is a highly volatile game with a RTP that ranges from 86.00% to 96.00% and has a Hit Rate of 41%. Yggdrasil slots are mobile-friendly and this one is no exception, so you can try it out on any portable device.
