Ancient Tumble (Relax Gaming) – Review & Demo Play

Ancient Tumble - Slot Overview

Ancient Tumble runs on a 6x6 grid with up to 46,656 ways to win and up to 24 stone blocks appearing at the start of each spin. Wins land left to right on adjacent reels, then cascades kick in, removing the winning symbols and any blocks directly beside them, horizontally or vertically. New symbols drop in to fill the gaps, and the sequence can repeat. It’s a chunky, stone-clearing flow that keeps the base game lively and sets up the bonuses nicely.

Bets start at 20p and can reach £100, with the default RTP at 96.1% and a high volatility profile. Some venues run a 94% version, so I always check the paytable first. Feature Spins are offered if you want a nudge toward specific mechanics, but standard spins can still open things up with patience. The setting is a rain-soaked jungle temple, and it fits the tumble format well.

Theme, Audio + Symbols in Ancient Tumble

The scene is a dense rainforest with carved stonework, dripping foliage and a mud-splashed explorer standing to the left of the grid. Rain and wildlife sit under a tense soundtrack, which adds a bit of drama when the cascades roll. It’s cleanly put together, with the torchlit sequences during features adding a nice switch of mood. The whole package sells the temple raid angle without getting in the way of the spins.

There are nine regular pay symbols: J to A royals, blue, green and red gems, plus two tribal masks. Six-of-a-kind pays are 0.2x for royals, 0.3x to 0.5x for gems, and 0.6x to 1x for the masks, with the red mask at the top. The explorer is the wild and lands on reels 2 to 6, covering all regular pays. Stone blocks have no value and act as destructible blockers beside wins.

Specials show up too. Coins and coin multipliers can be hidden in blocks. Destroy the block and the coin sits on the grid until the round ends, paying 1x to 25x total bet, with any active coin multiplier applied. Colossal versions of regular symbols can appear at 2x2 up to 5x5 in the relevant modes, counting as multiple positions. There’s also an Unbreakable Wild variant revealed from blocks, which interacts differently during cascades.

Ancient Tumble Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	6	x1
	5	x0.8
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.3
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.35
	4	x0.25
	3	x0.15
	6	x0.4
	5	x0.3
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	6	x0.3
	5	x0.2
	4	x0.15
	3	x0.1
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.15
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.05
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.15
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.05
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.15
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.05
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.15
	4	x0.1
	3	x0.05
	Scatter
	Scatter

Ancient Tumble Bonuses And Special Features

Unbreakable Wilds can be revealed from stone blocks on reels 2 to 6 during the base game, Enhanced Spins, Classic Free Spins and Super Free Spins. After each winning cascade, they destroy the normal symbol directly beneath them, but not blocks, coins or other Unbreakable Wilds. When one reaches the bottom row, it sticks until it contributes to a win or the round ends. In practice, they can keep screens active for longer and open lanes through stubborn stacks.

Coin Symbols turn up during Coin Spins, Coin Free Spins and Super Free Spins, either revealed from blocks or dropping in during cascades. All coins reveal their 1x to 25x values at the end of the round. Coin Multiplier blocks can also appear in the coin-centric modes; destroy them and the displayed value multiplies any coins present. Colossal Symbols feature in Colossal Spins, Colossal Free Spins and can show in Super Free Spins, with sizes ranging from 2x2 to 5x5.

Free Spins Modes in Ancient Tumble

Clear every stone block in the base game and you trigger 6 free spins with a choice of four modes. Coin Free Spins adds 3 to 14 coin blocks each spin, with the chance for a coin multiplier to land. Classic Free Spins adds extra spin blocks worth 1 to 3 spins and multiplier blocks worth x1 to x3, which build an overall multiplier for the round. Clearing all normal and special blocks during a bonus adds 3 spins.

Colossal Free Spins brings a guaranteed 2x2 to 5x5 symbol on every spin, which helps smash through space quickly. Multiplier Ladder Free Spins increases a ladder by one step at the start of each spin and after every win, up to x100. Hitting x10, x20 or x50 adds a spin, and x100 adds two. Each mode plays quite differently, so I’ll often pick based on how the grid has been breaking in the lead-up.

Golden Spin, Super Free Spins, and Hot Mode in Ancient Tumble

Any spin can randomly turn golden in the base, Enhanced, Coin or Colossal modes, improving win odds for that round. If you clear every block during a golden round, you upgrade to Super Free Spins instead of regular free spins. Super Free Spins mix features from all four modes, and multiplier ladder progress also applies to coin wins. A Hot Mode can trigger at the start of any free spins mode, raising the prospects for larger results. Feature Spins are available: Enhanced at 1.5x bet, Coin at 5x, Colossal at 7x. Feature Buys, where allowed, are 50x for regular free spins and 400x for Super Free Spins, with the buy RTP noted at 96.5%.

Ancient Tumble RTP, Volatility, And Max Win

The headline figures are a 96.1% RTP by default, with a 94% alternative configuration also seen, plus a high volatility engine and a 10,000x max win. Hit rate sits near 20.65% based on published data, so I plan my stake to ride the dry patches between stronger cascades or features. Clearing screens can take time, but the ladder, coins, or colossals can turn rounds quickly when they line up. It’s a fair high-risk, high-reward setup.

Expert Verdict on Ancient Tumble

I rate Ancient Tumble as the most action-packed Tumble entry yet. Symbol pays are modest, but the game makes up for it with varied routes to value: Unbreakable Wilds, coin maths, colossals, and that ladder mode. Super Free Spins feel electric when they land, though they’re not easy to reach. I switch between modes depending on mood and balance, knowing the cap is 10,000x. For me, it’s a rich, replayable jungle run with proper bite.