Max Chance and the Safari Secrets (Skywind) – Review & Demo Play

Max Chance and the Safari Secrets - Game Overview

As a 7 reels, 7 rows Cluster Pays slot, Max Chance and the Safari Secrets ticks many boxes for me. It plays on cascades, carries high volatility, and posts a 96.5% RTP with a top win of x10000. Stakes run from £0.20 up to £200 per spin, so I can set the pace. Wins land from clusters of five or more matching symbols touching horizontally or vertically. It’s a large grid, yet the flow stays clear thanks to tidy animations.

The feature set leans on Banana Symbol Bonus triggers that award Monkey Bonuses, Multiplier Coins worth x2 to x500, and a Free Spins round driven by Tree Scatters. There’s also Double Chance for upping the hit rate on freebies, plus a Buy In button if I want to pay 100x and jump straight into the bonus. It’s a colourful safari package with sharp production, and the balance between steady cascades and explosive sequences keeps the grid lively.

Max Chance And The Safari Secrets Slot Theme, Stakes, Pays & Symbols

Set in a safari park, Max stands to the right with his cheeky monkey mate, while rich backdrops and bright animal tiles fill the 7x7 grid. The audio mixes soft music with spoken soundbites from Max. Early on, the Australian quips feel charming, but over time the loop of lines wears thin. I play with the voice on low, which lets the cascades breathe. The look is polished, the palette is bold, and the whole scene pops.

Pays split cleanly: four gemstones act as low symbols, while animals carry the value. Green sphere, purple diamond, blue crystal, and red gem make up the lows. High symbols are alligator, elephant, rhino, and the lion as the most valuable. Clusters of five or more pay, counting only horizontal or vertical connections. With the bigger animal blocks, I’ve seen the grid clear nicely, setting up runs that can snowball once multipliers show up.

Specials are spot on. Monkey Wilds substitute and, in practice, they usually enter through Monkey Bonuses rather than dropping on their own. Tree Scatters can land anywhere and are the key to free spins. Bananas trigger one or more Monkey Bonuses, which is where the grid can flip fast. With stakes from £0.20 to £200 and a steady RTP of 96.5%, I find the symbol mix fair for a high-volatility build that targets those x10000 moments.

Max Chance and the Safari Secrets Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	18+	x250
	15+	x125
	12+	x25
	7	x3.75
	6	x2.5
	5	x1.25
	18+	x150
	15+	x75
	12+	x12.5
	7	x1.5
	6	x1.25
	5	x0.75
	18+	x100
	15+	x50
	12+	x10
	7	x1.25
	6	x1
	5	x0.6
	18+	x75
	15+	x37.5
	12+	x7.5
	7	x1
	6	x0.75
	5	x0.5
	18+	x50
	15+	x25
	12+	x5
	7	x0.6
	6	x0.4
	5	x0.25
	18+	x50
	15+	x25
	12+	x5
	7	x0.6
	6	x0.4
	5	x0.25
	18+	x40
	15+	x20
	12+	x4
	7	x0.5
	6	x0.3
	5	x0.2
	18+	x10
	15+	x20
	12+	x4
	7	x0.5
	6	x0.3
	5	x0.2
	Scatter
	Wild

Base Game & Modifiers in Max Chance and the Safari Secrets

Cascades do the heavy lifting in Max Chance and the Safari Secrets. Any winning cluster disappears, fresh tiles drop, and the sequence keeps going while wins stick. During animal cluster wins, Gold Multiplier Coins can appear in empty spaces, carrying values from x2 up to x500. If more than one lands, they add together before applying to the total cascade payout. This is where momentum matters, and it can turn a modest start into a ripper.

Banana Symbol Bonus events award Monkey Bonuses. You can see 5–10 Monkey Wilds added to the grid, low-paying gems wiped to leave animals, a multiplier coin applied to the entire cascade win, or 1–3 Tree Scatters dropped in. These modifiers fire singly or stacked, and when they chain with cascades the board lights up. If I’m chasing the feature, I toggle Double Chance, which raises the stake and doubles the chance of triggering free spins.

Max Chance And The Safari Secrets Slot Free Spins Feature

Free spins land from 4–7 Tree Scatters, awarding 10, 15, 20, or 25 spins. During the round, coin multipliers are collected into a progressive total that applies to wins and sticks between spins, climbing whenever fresh coins appear. Extra scatters add more spins, so the bonus can stretch nicely. If I’m impatient, the Buy In feature costs 100x and jumps straight to free spins, with a random package of 10–25 awarded on entry.

Max Chance And The Safari Secrets Slot Review Final Thoughts

For me, Max Chance and the Safari Secrets is a proper crowd-pleaser. The 96.5% RTP sits well, the x10000 ceiling gives the grind purpose, and the stack of features keeps the 7x7 grid busy. High volatility means longer spells without hits, but when the coins and monkeys align it can erupt. I like the option to toggle Double Chance, and I’ll use Buy In when I fancy a punt. The voice lines do grate, yet the gameplay carries it.