9 Masks of Fire

The 9 Masks of Fire online slot is brought to us by Gameburger Studios in cooperation with Microgaming. The theme is all about heat and flames, with the grid enveloped in fire and symbols bursting into flames when they form a win

The grid itself is a five-reel, three-row affair, and this layout is the first clue of what you can expect from 9 Masks of Fire. The symbols on the wheels, from cherries to flaming triple sevens, will confirm your suspicions. This is a retro-style classic slot through and through.

There are 20 paylines, and the betting levels start at 0.20 and go all the way up to 60 per spin. Wins are made by landing three or more matching symbols across a payline. These have to be on adjacent reels, starting at the leftmost reel. And although the aesthetics of the game are all about fire, the title comes from the mask Scatter that gives epic payouts when you land three or more of them in any position on the grid.

The symbols on the reels all come from the classic slots stable. There are cherries, BARs, bells, and dollar signs at the low end of the paytable. The cherries and the BAR both pay 0.25 x, 0.40 x, and 1 x the bet for 3, 4 or 5. 

The bell pays 0.25 x, 0.75 x, and 2 x, and the dollar sign 0.50 x, 1 x, and 3.25 times the bet for 3, 4, and 5.

The diamond Wild can help you form wins by standing in for the regular symbols. It also gives its own payouts for combos of 3 to 5, and these are 6.25 x, 25 x, and 125 x the bet.

The Free Spins Scatter is a flaming African shield with crossed spears. This can only land on reels two, three and four to trigger the Free Spins round. 

The Mask Scatter is a special symbol and the chance to win the game's highest reward of 2000 x the bet.

Landing three shield symbols on the reels trigger the free spins round. But you do not immediately start spinning. First, a Wheel of Fortune pops up. The segments are marked with a certain number of Free Spins, all with multipliers attached.

Spin the Wheel and find out how many Free Spins you get. Once the round starts, it will retrigger with the same amount of spins and value of multiplier that you started with every time you land three more scatters. There's n limit to the number of times the round can be retriggered, so you could find yourself on a red hot winning streak! 

The Mask Scatters can land at any time, anywhere on the reels, and the more the merrier. These give their own payouts starting when there are three visible on the reels, which will give you 1 x your stake. They don't have to form combinations on paylines but pay from any position, and if you land nine you'll get the highest prize of 2000 x your bet.

9 Masks of Fire is a simple slot that gets back to basics in terms of both gameplay and graphics. This makes it an excellent choice for lovers of classic slots. But the multipliers and Scatter wins also make for some fiery action that should appeal to all players. Try it out for yourself here at bwin and see if you can stand the heat!