Mariachi Afortunado: cascades, multipliers and free spins

Made by Mancala, Mariachi Afortunado runs on a 5-reel, 3-row screen with 20 fixed paylines, each counted from the left. Every paid combination makes way for new symbols falling from above, and the win multiplier grows with each cascade in the round.

How a win is formed

According to the game rules, wins are counted line by line starting from the leftmost reel, paid out by the paytable and credited in full to the balance. A line pays only its best combination, while wins landing together on several lines are summed. The amounts shown in the paytable match the current bet.

The total stake is set before the spin and cannot be changed until the round is over.

A multiplier on every cascade

As soon as a win is paid, its symbols disappear and others drop in to fill the gaps: that is a cascade. The multiplier climbs with each new cascade of the same round, on two different ladders:

The base game ladder stays on display above the reels, on paper flags marked x2, x3, x4 and x5.

Mariachis, skulls and sombreros: the symbols

The scene is a quiet street lit by the full moon. The Wild, a woman with a painted face and a sombrero covered in flowers, replaces every symbol apart from the Scatter; it also has its own payouts, equal to those of the candle-lit tombstone, the highest-paying regular symbol. After them, from higher to lower pay:

• The portrait of a mariachi guitarist in a frame of roses;

• The skull topped with a candle and surrounded by roses;

• Four decorated skulls: green, red, blue and finally yellow.

Each of these symbols pays from three of a kind on a line.

The Scatter unlocks free spins

The Scatter depicts a mariachi skeleton in a sombrero, gripping his guitar. Three, four or five Scatters anywhere on the reels grant 10, 12 or 14 Free Spins. While the series runs, three to five Scatters add another 3 to 5 spins, and the whole feature is played at the stake used on the triggering spin.

To skip the wait, the Buy Bonus Feature opens the free spins instantly from the base game, priced at 17 bets.

Controls and settings

• Autoplay: pick the number of rounds; the run stops if losses go beyond your limit or if a single round pays at least the maximum win you set.

• Speed: one control makes the rounds play faster.

• Graphics: high quality improves the visuals, switching it off helps performance; changing the option reloads the game.

• Sound and screen: mute button, volume slider and full screen mode.

Free play, real money and mobile

Before betting, you can launch Mariachi Afortunado free of charge, with no stake at all, from the slot machines section, where most titles can be launched for free.

More games by the same developer are listed in the Mancala catalogue.

For Android, the app is installed from the APK file offered on the official site.

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