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| Provider | Yggdrasil Gaming |
| Reels | 6 |
| Rows | 6 |
| Paylines | Cluster Pays |
| Bonus Rounds | 1 |
| Bet Range | 0.20 - 50 |
| Volatility | High |
| Max Win | 15,000x |
| Bonus Buy | Yes |
| RTP | 96.00% |
| Our Rating | 7.2 |
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Game Overview
Casino games provider Yggdrasil has been giving up-and-coming iGaming development companies a leg up for several years now via its GATI distribution platform. 4ThePlayer, Jelly, Bulletproof Games, Reel Play, Peter & Sons, Bad Dingo, and Hot Rise Games are just some of the partnering software development companies that have received a helping hand from the iGaming powerhouse in recent years. Bang Bang Games is another, and it is a slot from that developer that I’m reviewing today. The Runemakers DoubleMax, launched via Yggdrasil, is a 6 reel cluster pays slot with a 15,000x max win and a 96% RTP.
As well as gaining much-needed exposure for its innovative slot games in online casinos and regions the developer would struggle to gain access to on its own, Bang Bang Games also has the luxury of having access to many of Yggdrasil’s mechanics and features. This particular title offers the DoubleMax feature, which, as anyone who has previously played a DoubleMax slot will know, is a cascade win multiplier that doubles after every win. However, Bang Bang Games has mixed things up a bit, as this is the first time the DoubleMax feature has been used alongside the Cluster Pays mechanic. The two mechanics, the Dropdown feature and Mystic Mystery symbols, actually combine well. When fortune is on your side, and you rack up a series of cascades, the multipliers, and thus, the payouts, can start to tot up nicely. Better yet, the DoubleMax feature provides even more potential during the free spins bonus game – as the multiplier will not reset between spins!
You can get a feel for those features yourself by playing for free on The Runemkers DoubleMax slot demo below. As you’re playing for free, you can just waste your demo chips on the buy bonus feature – the easiest way to trigger the free spins bonus.
The Runemakers Doublemax Slot Theme, Stakes, Pays & Symbols
Bang Bang Games is far from the only Yggdrasil partner to have used the DoubleMax mechanic to build slot games around. Close to 20 DoubleMax slots have been released over the years from developers such as those mentioned previously, Reflex Gaming, Stakelogic, and Boomerang. Of course, Yggdrasil has used the mechanic prominently, too. We’ve reviewed a number of those slots here, including the excellent 10,000 BC DoubleMax from 4ThePlayer and Yggdrasil’s own Christmas-themed Christmas Plaza DoubleMax.
Checking out the paytable on The Runemakers DoubleMax, you’d be forgiven for thinking the symbol payouts are pretty low for a high volatility slot. However, you must remember that this is a cluster pays slot with dropdowns and a progressive DoubleMax multiplier, so you’ll get your wins from successive cascades rather than single combinations. The Red Runes, in a combination of 14 or more symbols, will pay 10x the stake. Not far behind are the Purple, Green and Blue Runes, which pay 8x, 7x, and 6x, respectively. All four low-paying symbols deliver the same top win of 5x the stake.
When planning to spin the reels The Runemakers DoubleMax, you’ll have the choice to play between a minimum of €0.20 to a maximum of €50.00. There are over a dozen other options within this range, so finding a stake comparable to your bankroll should present any issues.
The Runemakers Doublemax Slot Base Game
Landing the wins on The Runemakers will require clusters of 5 or more matching symbols to hit across the 6×6 reel set. There are no rules regarding where they land on the reels; you just need a minimum of 5 matching symbols connected vertically or horizontally.
Dropdown Feature
Many software providers like to have their pet names for cascading reels, and they’re called Dropdowns on this slot. Admittedly, Dropdowns offer more than your regular cascading wins, as between 1 and 5 wild symbols are guaranteed to appear among the other new symbols dropping onto the reels. Obviously, new symbols, and particularly new wilds, give you a good chance of landing successive cascading wins on a single spin.
Doublemax
Those dropdowns are even more lucrative thanks to the DoubleMax mechanic, which doubles a global win multiplier after each cascade. A first winning combination brings a 2x multiplier; a second delivers 4x, the next 8x, and so on. As you can imagine, a lucky string of cascades can provide a welcome boost to your bankroll. The DoubleMax multiplier will reset between each spin, at least in the base game.
Mystic Mysteries
Sometimes, Mystic Symbols can fall onto the reels after a cascading win. When this happens, all instances of the Mystic Symbols will transform into the same symbol type. More often than not, when these Mystic Symbols land, you’ll walk away with a combination win.
The Runemakers Doublemax Slot Bonus Features
The dropdowns, accompanying wild symbols, and the DoubleMax feature can combine to generate lucrative cascading wins during the base game. However, their combined potential really starts to show during the free spins feature, which triggers once at least 3 scatter symbols land anywhere in view.
Free Spins
By default, you’re rewarded with 7 free spins once the free spins bonus round triggers. You can gamble those spins up to a maximum of 11 via a gamble wheel. If you win the first gamble, you up your spins to 9, while a second win brings your total up to 11. However, keep in mind that losing a spin will lose all free spins and send you back to the base game.
Bonus Buy
If you’d rather not wait for the free spins feature to trigger, you can use the bonus buy option to activate it. You can purchase the 7 free spins and the option to gamble for more for a cost of 125x your current spin bet.
Pros
- The DoubleMax feature combines beautifully with the Dropdowns and other features.
- The Runemakers is an attractive slot in terms of aesthetics.
Cons
- If there was a slot lacking a storyline, this is it.
The Runemakers Doublemax Slot Review Final Thoughts
Is the Runemakers one of the best DoubleMax slots I’ve played? I’d have to put it up there simply because Bang Bang Games has taken it somewhere new. Generally, this mechanic is used alongside paylines and not clusters, so you must give the developer kudos for trying something different. Fortune favours the brave, they say, and I’d say that is the case here as the DoubleMax mechanic works perfectly alongside the Cluster Pays mechanic.
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