Mayana Slot Overview
Mayana is a video slot from Quickspin built around sticky respins and an expanding reel set. It starts on a 3x3 grid and can open out to 5x3, shifting the ways count from 27 to 243. I see the key angle straight away, wins can snowball if locked symbols keep extending the setup.
Mayana uses a Mayan gold theme, but the real point is the respin chain and the multiplier ladder. Each expansion step boosts the win multiplier, and a full grid can trigger the Mucha Mayana Multiplier for 4x to 20x on the final golden win. On paper that gives it punch, but for serious players the 13,254x ceiling is not massive.
Symbols and Paytable
3 or more connected symbols create wins, and any winning symbols stick whether they land in the middle, on the left, or to the right. That matters more than symbol identity here, because the whole game is built around extending connected wins across the expanding shape. The reviews do not give a full paytable, so I would not overstate symbol value differences.
Mayana moves from 27 ways on the starting 3x3 setup to 243 ways once the grid is fully expanded to 5x3. From a bonus hunter view, this means the pay model is less about premium hits in the base spin and more about building a chain. The base game can drag a bit until a lock sequence starts.
Symbol Payouts
| 5 | x6 |
| 4 | x2 |
| 3 | x1 |
| 5 | x3 |
| 4 | x1.2 |
| 3 | x0.6 |
| 5 | x2 |
| 4 | x1 |
| 3 | x0.4 |
| 5 | x2 |
| 4 | x1 |
| 3 | x0.4 |
| 5 | x0.32 |
| 4 | x0.24 |
| 3 | x0.16 |
| 5 | x0.32 |
| 4 | x0.24 |
| 3 | x0.16 |
| 5 | x0.32 |
| 4 | x0.24 |
| 3 | x0.16 |
| 5 | x0.32 |
| 4 | x0.24 |
| 3 | x0.16 |
Game Features
Respin On A Win is the whole machine. Any 3 or more contiguous symbols on the initial spin trigger the feature. On Respin 1, winning symbols lock and the grid opens to 1-3-3-3-1, with all ways wins multiplied by 1x. If more symbols land and extend the win, they lock and grant another respin.
Respin 2 expands the shape to 2-3-3-3-2 and raises all ways wins to 2x. Respin 3 and onward opens the full 3-3-3-3-3 grid and applies a 3x multiplier. If no extra locking symbols land on a fully expanded grid, the standard 3x can be replaced by the Mucha Mayana Multiplier.
Mucha Mayana is random and only appears on the final spin after full expansion. It can increase the multiplier to anything from 4x to 20x. That gives the slot its best hit potential, but I am not entirely sold on the value profile because there is no mention of a Bonus Buy, so you have to grind through the base game and wait for the right sequence.
Bonus Buy Options
RTP, Volatility and Max Win
96.63% RTP is solid, and the volatility is high. Bets run from 0.25 to 100, which is enough room for bigger staking, but I would still call this a selective bankroll slot rather than a main high-roller target. The dead spin frequency looks manageable only because every meaningful hit can convert into respins.
13,254x max win is decent, not elite. For serious players, that matters. High volatility with a ceiling in this range means the slot can ask for patience without paying back with true top-end potential. With a proper bankroll it is playable, but the ceiling is too low for this variance if I am deciding where to park serious money.
