Secret of the Stones Max Slot Review

Secret of the Stones Max Slot Overview

Secret of the Stones Max is a classic casino slot from NetEnt where the game developer has brushed up the classic game Secret of the Stones with some exciting news. Players can choose to play the classic game and at any time switch to the new Max version with higher volatility and an increased max win from 2500X to 25000X the bet. You will still be familiar with the environment, inspired by Stonehenge, the historical monument in the English countryside. You will find deers, owls, bulls, and other symbols engraved in stone. Let’s decipher what these symbols mean.

Secret of the Stones Max is a video slot from NetEnt on 5 reels, 3 rows, and 25 paylines. The Min.bet is 0.25 and the Max.bet is 25. The RTP for playing the classic version is 96.72%, and the new Max version has an RTP of 96.81%. The volatility goes from low to high depending on what version you’re playing. Landing all the best symbols can bring the max win of 25000X the bet in the Max version, and 2500X the bet in the classic version.

To understand what is going on among all the stones, you better use all the help you can get. Secret of the Stones has some sweet features in the shape of Wild Symbol, Scatter Symbol, Hidden Bonus Feature, and Free Spins.

Secret of the Stones Slot Max Information

If you ever have played NetEnt’s classic game Secret of the Stones, this version will be very familiar. When it starts, you can choose between the classic game with low volatility with a max win of 2500X or the highly volatile upgraded version with a max win of 25000X the bet. If you choose the first option, the game looks pretty much exactly like when it was released in 2013. If you chose the highly volatile version, it’s still very familiar but with a red background instead of a gray one. Although the game is considered a classic, it’s really young compared to its source of inspiration: Stonehenge. The prehistoric monument was constructed between 4000-5000 years ago and is today one of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites.

No matter what version you’re playing, Secret of the Stones Max has 5 semi-transparent reels and 3 rows. The reels are framed by massive stone, and numbers representing the 25 paylines are lined up on the sides. The logo is on top of the reels, and all the buttons are found below. You can enter the paytable, change the bet, set the auto spin, and spin the reels. There’s also a button that lets you switch between the classic version and the new highly volatile one. While you’re in the Max version, the button will be green, saying “classic”. If you’re in the classic version, the button will be red, saying Max. You skip between the two versions with one click. Your bet will remain the same; the difference is that the classic has more regular wins but not as big ones as the max version. As NetEnt promotes the game: you either win big or you win often.

To make a win in this world full of stones, you need to land at least 3 of the same symbols on any of the 25 paylines, going left to right. All wins need to start on the leftmost reel. The symbols pay different amounts depending on if you’re playing the classic version or the more volatile Max version. You can play the game on all devices: desktop, notepad, and mobile phone.

The lower-paying symbols in the Secret of the Stones are probably the most used symbols in the slot world: 10, J, Q, K, and A. The symbols are carved out of stone and pay the same in both versions. Landing 5 of them will give the player between 2X to 6X the bet. The more valuable symbols are a snake, wolf, bull, owl, and deer, also carved in stone. A full combination of 5 symbols will pay between 8X-50X in the classic version and 10X-160X in the Max version. The more valuable the symbol, the bigger the difference in payout between the two versions. The Wild Symbol substitutes all mentioned symbols, but not the Scatter Symbol. The Scatter Symbol will award 10 free spins to anyone who lands 3 symbols on the reels. The deer and the owl can become wild in the free spins in the classic version. The same symbols, plus the bull, can turn wild in the Max free spins.    

Secret of the Stones Slot Features

What is the max win in the slot Secret of the Stones Max?

You can win up to 25000X the bet.

What features are available in the slot Secret of the Stones Max?

The features are Wild Symbol, Scatter Symbol, Hidden Bonus Feature, and Free Spins.

Wild Symbol

The Wild Symbol is an older man with a long gray beard, holding a cane in his left hand. It can appear anywhere in the base game and the free spins, substituting all symbols except the Scatter Symbol. The Wild Symbol can become stacked in the free spins, covering all 3 positions of a reel.

Scatter Symbol

The Scatter Symbol is a huge golden tree trunk with some green leaves at the top. Landing 3 or more scatters activates 3 free spins.

Hidden Bonus Feature

When the free spins are activated, you end up on this sweet little feature before you get to start spinning. You’re presented with 20 stones and get to pick as many as the number of Scatter Symbols that activated the feature. Here’s what the stones can give you.

Extra Free Spins = Increases the number of Free Spins by 2, 3, 4, 5, or 10. In the max version, the spins are added with 3, 4, 5, 6, or 10.

Multipliers = Additional 1X or 2X multipliers are added to the initial multiplier. A 3X multiplier also appears in the Max version. The initial multiplier starts at 1X, meaning that the free spins pay the same as regular spins if the player doesn’t get any multiplier.

Wild Reels = Picking this hidden bonus could turn reels 2 and/or 4 completely wild with a stacked wild symbol hanging out on the reel during all free spins. In the max version, reel 3 could also turn wild.

Extra Wild Symbol = The deer and/or the bull can become wild. In the Max version, the owl can also turn wild.

Free Spins

After the Hidden Bonus Feature, the player is taken straight to the free spins. The spins are played with whatever bonus features were given. The feature goes on until the player runs out of spins.

Secret of the Stones Max Slot Conclusion

What a great way to turn a classic game into something new and exciting. The best thing of all, if you find the new version too exciting with its high volatility, is that you easily can go back to the old version by just pressing a button. It’s obvious that parts of the game are very similar, like the payout for the lower-paying symbols being identical. It’s also quite obvious that the two versions change with the higher-paying symbols, making the Max version way more powerful. Being powerful has both negative and positive sides since it’s as easy losing money fast as it is winning them. Which version suits you best depends on if you want fast changes and a possibility to win big or smaller changes and less risk of losing a lot in a short time.

NetEnt is well-known for making some beautiful slots with state-of-the-art graphics in games such as Vikings and Warlords. That isn’t the case with Secret of the Stones though, and the graphics are still basic in this retouched version. The spins run smoothly, though; no one probably expects anything else from this game provider. The Hidden Bonus feature is as sweet as when the first game was released, or actually even a little sweater with the upgrades in the highly volatile version. The free spins also run smooth, and it’s quite an impressive upgrade that the feature now can bring the player the max win of 25000X the bet. The RTP also keeps high class, quite a bit above the industry average. You play the old version to an RTP of 96.72%, and it becomes even higher in the Max version: 96.81%.

Secret of the Stones Max from NetEnt is a classic casino slot that has been upgraded with some extra valuable features and a max win of 25000X the bet.