Jane Hunter and the Mask of Montezuma Slot Review
A stepped pyramid rises over the treeline, a golden idol sits half-swallowed by red foliage, and the reels spin inside a carved stone portal with serpent heads glaring from the corners. For all that temple-raiding swagger, Jane Hunter and the Mask of Montezuma is one of the gentlest games you’ll find dressed this way: the jungle is the loudest thing in it.
Pragmatic Play know this territory well; John Hunter and the Mayan Gods and John Hunter & the Tomb of the Scarab Queen walked the same trail. The twist here is gentler maths than the setting suggests: a 5×4 grid, 10 paylines, low volatility, a 96.02% RTP and a 5,000x win cap. What earns the trip is the free spins round, where the four best symbols become collectable money symbols that grow in value the longer the round runs.
Base Game & Features
The game runs on a 5×4 grid with 10 fixed paylines. Symbols pay left to right on adjacent reels from the leftmost, only the highest win counts per line, and wins on multiple lines all add together.
Stakes run from 0.10 to 250.00 per spin. All wins are multiplied by the bet per line, and free spins and bonus wins are added to the payline win. The cap applies everywhere: if a round’s total win reaches 5,000x the bet, the round ends immediately, the win is awarded and any remaining features are forfeited.
The mask is the wild, and it’s the richest symbol on the reels, paying up to 500x the total bet for five of a kind. It substitutes for everything except the scatter and the bonus symbol, and it can land on any reel.
The pyramid scatter also appears on all reels. Two scatters pay 1x the total bet, and three or more open the free spins round. The rest of the paytable, as multiples of the total bet:
- Jane Hunter: 0.5x, 5x, 20x and 200x for two, three, four and five
- Satchel: 3x, 15x and 100x for three, four and five
- Pickaxe and binoculars: 2x, 10x and 50x for three, four and five
- A and K: 1x, 2.5x and 10x for three, four and five
- Q, J and 10: 0.5x, 1.5x and 10x for three, four and five
The shape of that table matters more than any single row. Nearly everything clusters at the low end, and the wild is the only symbol that pays anything close to the game’s ceiling on its own. Big base game hits need the mask, not the expedition gear.
Jane Hunter and the Mask of Montezuma Free Spins & Bonuses
Pick Bonus Game
The bonus symbol appears only on reel 5, and only in the base game. It’s a small target by design: one reel out of five, one symbol on it. Whenever it lands, five chests appear and one pick is offered, with the prize awarded instantly:
- Direct money awards of 2x, 3x, 5x, 7x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 30x or 40x the total bet
- The free spins round, with 10, 15 or 20 starting spins
Free Spins
Three, four or five scatters award 10, 15 or 20 free spins. Inside the round, the four most valuable paying symbols, Jane Hunter, the satchel, the pickaxe and the binoculars, all double as money symbols with assigned values.
The four still pay their normal line wins too; the money value is a second layer on top. Whenever a wild lands alongside any money symbols, the total value of every money symbol on screen is awarded. Each one collected also fills that symbol’s meter, and reaching a threshold raises its value for the rest of the round:
- Jane Hunter: starts at 10x the bet, gains 5x per level, first level at 13 collected, then 3 more each time
- Satchel: starts at 5x the bet, gains 3x per level, first level at 11 collected, then 3 more each time
- Pickaxe: starts at 3x the bet, gains 2x per level, first level at 9 collected, then 2 more each time
- Binoculars: starts at 2x the bet, gains 1x per level, first level at 7 collected, then 2 more each time
Only the top four take money values. The royals never do, so a screen of them during the feature pays its line wins and nothing more. The ladder matters most on Jane Hunter’s symbol: it starts highest and climbs fastest, but it also needs the most collected symbols to move.
Scatters retrigger the round: three, four or five during the feature add another 10, 15 or 20 spins. The chest pick isn’t available inside free spins, and special reels are in play throughout. If a round reaches the win cap, it ends immediately, the win is awarded and all remaining spins are forfeited.
Buy Free Spins
The free spins round can be bought from the base game for 60x the total bet. It’s a single flat purchase rather than a menu of tiers: there’s no choosing a starting spin count or a scatter count, because the triggering spin decides that on its own. Three, four or five scatters can hit at random on the spin that starts the round.
The buy runs at the same 96.02% RTP as the rest of the game. There’s no premium and no discount, and plenty of studios charge both. The button simply moves you to the front of the queue.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.1/10
This is a slow walk through a very pretty jungle, and the one reason to choose it is the free spins round: it’s the only place the game stops paying in crumbs. Those money-symbol meters are its best idea, because a round that runs long enough becomes worth more than the same round at the start.
The weakness is everything outside that round. The paytable below the wild is thin, the chest pick tops out at 40x, and the 5,000x ceiling is modest by today’s standards, so the big base game hit this game teases with its artwork rarely has the maths behind it.
It suits the long-session player who wants steady spins, a bonus that builds patiently and an explorer theme without the brutal variance that usually comes with one. Anyone chasing five-figure multipliers won’t find them at this temple. For everyone else, Jane’s expedition is a pleasant one.
Jane Hunter and the Mask of Montezuma FAQs
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What is the RTP of Jane Hunter and the Mask of Montezuma?
The theoretical RTP is 96.02%. The buy option runs at the same figure, so there’s no RTP penalty for purchasing the bonus. -
Is Jane Hunter and the Mask of Montezuma high volatility?
No, it’s a low volatility game. Wins tend to be smaller and steadier, with a 5,000x cap on the top end. -
How many paylines does Jane Hunter and the Mask of Montezuma have?
There are 10 fixed paylines on a 5×4 grid, with all symbols paying left to right from the leftmost reel. Only the highest win counts per line, and wins on multiple lines add together. -
What is the minimum and maximum bet on Jane Hunter and the Mask of Montezuma?
Bets start at 0.10 and climb to 250.00 per spin. -
Can you buy the bonus on Jane Hunter and the Mask of Montezuma?
Yes. The BUY FREE SPINS option costs 60x the total bet and triggers the round immediately. On the triggering spin, three, four or five scatters can hit at random. -
What is the maximum win on Jane Hunter and the Mask of Montezuma?
The maximum win is 5,000x the bet, in both the base game and free spins. If a free spins round reaches it, the round ends immediately and the remaining spins are forfeited. -
Can free spins retrigger in Jane Hunter and the Mask of Montezuma?
Yes. Three, four or five scatters during the round award 10, 15 or 20 additional free spins respectively. Any money symbol values already raised by the meters stay raised for the rest of the round. -
When is Jane Hunter and the Mask of Montezuma released?
Jane Hunter and the Mask of Montezuma’s release date is 20 April 2023.
