Money Mariachi Fiesta Infinity Reels Slot Review
Under a huge orange moon in a lantern-lit Mexican town, Money Mariachi Fiesta Infinity Reels commits to an unusual bet: it pays you in suspense rather than in frequent wins. The reels creep rightwards one at a time, and the game dares you to care more about how long the chain runs than what any single spin returns. That’s a fair description of every game in this family, but this one leans on it harder than most, because the multiplier, the 888x prize and the respins round all hang off the same slow build.
ReelPlay have built this one on their Infinity Reels format, where the reels creep rightwards for as long as wins keep improving, and the whole game is organised around that slow crawl. It runs at 96.4% RTP with high volatility on a starting 3×4 grid that grows a reel at a time, with no limit. El Dorado Infinity Reels and Giza Infinity Reels tread the same ground, as does Thor Infinity Reels, so the format has history. Whether the mariachi earns its fee is what follows.
Symbols and Pays
Symbols all pay as scatters, left to right from the leftmost reel, and a symbol’s pay is the number of participating symbols multiplied by its paytable value. The one exception is the SHRINE, which counts anywhere provided five or more appear. Wins are multiplied by the base bet, which is the total bet divided by 20.
Coinciding wins for different symbols simply add together. Per participating symbol count, the pays are:
- 5 Lady (red dress): 25x
- 4 Feathered Skeleton: 20x
- 3 Trumpet Player (pink) or Frog/Parrot (green): 15x
- 2 Candles, Tombstone (RIP) or Maracas: 10x
- 1 Sombrero/Hat, Flower Bouquet or Skull Stone (orange): 5x
The GUITAR is wild and substitutes for all symbols except the SHRINE, and it can land stacked. The SHRINE itself pays nothing from the paytable; it exists to trigger the respins round, which is where the real money in this game lives.
Infinity Reels and the Symbol Multiplier
Every spin begins with three reels. If the rightmost reel improves any symbol combination, an extra reel is added to the right and spun. If that reel again improves a combination, another is added, and so on for as long as the chain holds. There’s no cap on how many reels can be added, and wins are only calculated once the chain breaks.
Riding along with this is the Symbol Multiplier, which climbs by 1 with every new reel and is applied to all symbol wins except SHRINE. It’s the reason a long chain matters so much: by the time you’re eight or nine reels deep, every symbol win is being multiplied by a number that started the round at one.
The game keeps a counter on screen showing how many reels remain until the Infinity Bonus and what the multiplier currently stands at, so the build is always visible. Watching that number tick up is most of what the base game is for.
The Infinity Bonus
A game round that grows to 12 or more reels, whether on a normal spin or during the respins, collects a flat 888x the total bet. The multiplier skips it. Twelve reels is a serious chain, so this is a prize you’ll watch the counter tick towards far more often than you’ll collect it.
LevelUp Respins™
Three or more SHRINE symbols trigger the LevelUp Respins™, the game’s headline round. Three respins are awarded, all SHRINE symbols are held, and the remaining positions spin. Any new SHRINE that lands is held and resets the respin counter to three.
Each time a reel fills with four SHRINE or special symbols, a new reel is added to the right and spun, so the grid grows here too. Each SHRINE starts with a prize of 1x to 5x the bet. On every respin, each SHRINE, VIOLINIST and SONGSTRESS gains a skull, and at six skulls it levels up: the prize increases by a further 1x to 5x and the skulls reset.
The round is played at the bet of the triggering spin, paytable symbol pays aren’t awarded during it, and the Symbol Multiplier doesn’t apply to its wins.
The levelling-up is where the band gets involved. Each time a SHRINE levels up, there’s a chance it transforms into one of four special symbols:
- GUITARIST: levels up on every respin with no skulls required, increasing the prize by 1x to 5x the bet each time
- TRUMPETER: increases prize value by 10x to 50x total bet, then transforms back to a SHRINE symbol
- VIOLINIST: adds its own prize value to adjacent SHRINE/Special symbols, every time it levels up
- SONGSTRESS: adds prizes from adjacent symbols to itself, every time it levels up
Adjacent means one space left, right, above or below, up to four positions. The VIOLINIST spreading value outwards and the SONGSTRESS pulling it inwards are the two that turn a modest board into a lucrative one, especially once several sit next to each other. When the respins run out, every SHRINE and special symbol pays its displayed prize.
Buying the Bonus
There’s a single buy option. For 100x the bet you get a spin that will trigger the LevelUp Respins™, and that triggering spin starts wide: it plays with anywhere from six to fifteen reels. The Infinity Bonus can also be triggered from the triggering spin, so a buy can, in principle, go straight past the 12-reel mark before the respins have even begun.
The round’s prizes start small, at 1x to 5x the bet per SHRINE, and the money is made in the levelling, the transformations and the reel growth. A buy starts you with a bigger board than a natural trigger usually would, which is a real head start.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.7/10
Most of a session here is spent in a quiet street under that big moon, watching a counter and waiting for a chain to catch. You play it for exactly that: the stretch of reels where nothing is settled and the multiplier keeps climbing. The base game alone wouldn’t carry the game without it.
The LevelUp Respins™ are the best-built part of this one, because the transformations and the adjacency rules mean the board you finish with is rarely the board you started. The disappointment is the Infinity Bonus: twelve reels of building for a flat 888x that the multiplier can’t touch is a thin reward for the game’s most unlikely feat.
It’s a patient player’s slot, built for people who savour the long build and forgive a modest top prize. Anyone who wants regular bonus rounds and steady returns will find the pacing hard going. But under the moonlight the band keeps playing, and for the right listener it’s a good night out.
Money Mariachi Fiesta Infinity Reels FAQs
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What is the RTP of Money Mariachi Fiesta Infinity Reels?
The RTP is 96.4%. -
Is Money Mariachi Fiesta Infinity Reels high volatility?
Yes, it’s a high volatility game. -
What is the grid size of Money Mariachi Fiesta Infinity Reels?
It starts as a 3×4 grid, but the Infinity Reels mechanic adds an extra reel to the right whenever the rightmost reel improves a symbol combination, with no upper limit on how many can be added. -
How does the Symbol Multiplier work?
The Symbol Multiplier starts at 1 in a new game and goes up by 1 each time a reel is added. It applies to all symbol wins except SHRINE, and it skips LevelUp Respins™ and Infinity Bonus wins. -
What is the Infinity Bonus and how do you trigger it?
Reach twelve reels in a single round and you’re paid 888x the total bet outright. The trigger works on normal spins and inside the LevelUp Respins™ alike, and the Symbol Multiplier isn’t applied to the prize. -
How do you trigger the LevelUp Respins™?
Three or more SHRINE symbols appearing anywhere triggers the round. You get three respins with all SHRINE held; any new SHRINE resets the respins back to three, and filling a reel with four SHRINE or special symbols adds a new reel. -
Can you buy the bonus on Money Mariachi Fiesta Infinity Reels?
Yes. The LevelUp Respins™ bonus can be bought for 100x the bet per spin. The triggering spin plays with between six and fifteen reels, and the Infinity Bonus can be triggered from it. -
When is Money Mariachi Fiesta Infinity Reels released?
Money Mariachi Fiesta Infinity Reels’ release date is 25 February 2024.
