Mammoth Gold Megaways: Slot Overview

Here’s something to ponder: what could prehistoric creatures possibly share with the Day of the Dead? We didn’t have an answer either until Mammoth Gold Megaways from software provider Pragmatic Play showed up. One way to keep releases flowing is to revisit earlier titles, and in this instance Pragmatic Play has effectively reskinned Muertos Multiplier Megaways, swapping the celebratory look for a shivery Ice Age makeover. A huge amount remains unchanged—features, gameplay, and statistics—so it’s largely the presentation and soundtrack that have been altered.

The setting is different as well, because Mammoth Gold Megaways rewinds time to a much colder era when different animals dominated the landscape. The base game backdrop is packed with snow, ice, sharp rocks, mountains, and icicles, which is a big contrast to the warmer vibe of Muertos Multiplier Megaways’ play area. Maybe that was intentional, helping distract from how similar everything else is. Another potential gripe is the mismatch between the rugged natural scenery and the somewhat land-based jingle-jangle style audio. It’s not necessarily a deal breaker, but it can feel a bit strange at times.

From what we could tell, the numbers are identical to the earlier release, meaning players are looking at a highly volatile slot with three RTP models, peaking at 96.03%. That applies in regular mode, with stakes of 20 p/c to $/€100 per spin, while purchasing free spins comes with a slightly reduced return of 96% instead. Mammoth Gold Megaways runs on a grid of 6 reels plus a top 4-cell tracker reel, delivering a maximum number of ways to win of 117,649. The ways total shifts from spin to spin because the six main reels can display varying symbol counts each time. Whenever a win hits, the winning symbols are removed from the grid and replaced by new ones dropping in from above. If that creates another win, the tumble process continues until no further wins land.

All paying symbols form wins left to right from the first reel across adjacent reels. The lower-value icons are diamonds, clubs, hearts, and spades, while the higher-value set includes a dodo, bear, warthog, wolf, sabre tooth tiger, and mammoth. Land a six-of-a-kind winning way to earn 0.5 to 06 times the bet with the card suits or 0.75 to 5 times the bet with the animal tiles. Only appearing on the top row is the erupting volcano wild. Wilds replace all symbols in Mammoth Gold Megaways except its scatter symbol.

Mammoth Gold Megaways: Slot Features

Mammoth Gold Megaways includes a bundle of connected mechanics, including wild multipliers, free spins with a gamble option, and, where available a bonus buy.

Wild Multiplier

When wild symbols appear, they carry a multiplier of x2 or x3. That value is collected in a meter which is then applied to wins. If additional wilds drop during the same tumble chain, they increase the meter by multiplying it by their values. The multiplier meter returns to x1 once the tumble sequence finishes.

Free Spins

Crystal chunks act as the scatter symbol and can land on all reels. Hitting 3 or more scatter symbols triggers free spins. Before the feature starts, a random number of free spins is chosen; landing 3, 4, 5 or 6 scatter symbols randomly awards 5-14, 6-14, 7-14, or 8-14 free spins, respectively. If the initial award is below 14, players may gamble for more using a red and green segmented wheel. Successful gambles raise the free spins total (up to 14), while a failed gamble wipes them out.

During free spins, the overall multiplier meter does not reset until the feature ends, and wilds boost it in the same way as in the base game. In addition, every tumble during the round increases the meter by +1. The meter’s multiplier is retained and applied to every win. Free spins can be retriggered when 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 bonus symbols land, awarding 1, 2, 3, 4, or 6 extra free spins. Finally, where available, players can buy the bonus round for 100 times the bet.

Mammoth Gold Megaways: Slot Verdict

It’s a little ironic that a slot themed around a celebration of death felt more energetic than one centered on wildlife. That may be because Muertos Multipliers Megaways came first, and straightforward cloning tends to feel more like efficiency than inspiration, or it could simply be that the Day of the Dead theme naturally sparks a warmer response than the frozen wilderness shown in Mammoth Gold Megaways. Whatever the cause, revisiting essentially the same game a second time didn’t deliver the same level of excitement as the original run.

That said, it could be a different story for anyone who connects more with prehistoric animals, or for players who haven’t tried Muertos Multipliers Megaways yet. Newcomers may find Mammoth Gold Megaways more rewarding than those already familiar with its mechanics. As before, the straightforward design works in its favor, and the wild multiplier element helps keep the base game engaging. Even so, since the theme arguably has less spark than before, it would have been welcome if the studio had added a fresh modifier or two to bump up the novelty factor—maybe even by a couple of steps. Still, Mammoth Gold Megaways plays perfectly fine, and the impact of wild multiplier values and/or building the win multiplier through tumbles in free spins can, in theory, produce wins up to 10,000x the bet.

Overall, it’s a dependable Megaways title, but if forced to choose between Mammoth Gold Megaways and the game it’s based on, the edge goes to the earlier release. Mammoth Gold Megaways is entertaining, though it arguably brings a little less of the playful punch found in the previous slot.