Aquara is an underwater-themed slot by GMW.
The slot is built on a 5x3 reel grid with 50 paylines and offers a theoretical maximum win of x2,040.
It also comes with special features such as Hold and Respin and Fixed Jackpot, adding locked-symbol bonus tension and extra jackpot targets alongside regular wins.
Reel Config
5x3
Paylines
50 Lines
RTP
-
Volatility
-
Max Win
2,040x
Bonus Buy
-
The profile puts particular emphasis on bonus play and the different rules of those stages. The bonus-game family contributes separate stages governed by their own rules.
A large feature set adds multiple mechanical layers to the game, with a wider range of special systems represented in its design.
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Hold and Respin, or 'Hold & Win', is one of the most popular core bonus game mechanics in modern slots. The essence of this feature, unlike traditional free spins, is to 'Hold' bonus symbols on the reels and 'Respin' the remaining empty spaces to fill up the screen. This system was popularized worldwide through 'Money Train 2's' 'Money Cart Bonus' and is the foundation for numerous developer-specific brand features like Wazdan's 'Hold the Jackpot™' and Playtech's 'Fire Blaze™'.
Symbol Upgrade is a powerful feature that progressively converts low-value symbols on the reels into higher-value ones as the game proceeds. The core of this feature is not just a one-time symbol change, but a 'growth' structure where lower-tier symbols are permanently removed from the reels and replaced by higher-tier ones. This drastically increases the average expected payout of the reels towards the end of the round.
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