Ashoka (ELK Studios) – Review & Demo Play

How to Play Ashoka

I set my stake between 0.20 and 100 then hit spin. Ashoka runs on a 6x8 grid using scatter pays where 8 or more matching symbols anywhere award, clear the winners, and trigger an Avalanche. Vertical wins smash adjacent blocker stones, opening more positions before fresh symbols drop in. I often kick off auto‑spin for 10 to 100 rounds, then ride the cascading chains. It’s simple to start, and the rhythm becomes all about clearing blockers and letting the avalanches stretch a single stake into multiple hits.

Ashoka Symbols and Payouts

Ashoka has nine regular symbols. Lows are J, Q, K, A carved on stone blocks. Highs are blue, green, orange, and red gems, topped by the white tiger. With scatter pays, 8 of a kind returns 0.1 to 5x the bet across the table, while 15+ of a kind pays 3 to 100x depending on the symbol. It’s a clean ladder, and once blockers are gone, the grid can flood with premium hits that set up those bigger brackets.

Wilds step in for pays and come in three flavours. Regular wilds behave as usual, Big Wilds land up to 3x3 and, if gaps appear below, they fill with 1x1 wilds. Charged wilds stick for up to three wins, which pairs neatly with Avalanches. Paytable highlights cap out at 25,000x the bet, so when the grid opens and the right mix of tigers, gems, and wilds hits in one sequence, the totals can climb fast.

Ashoka Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	15+	x100
	14	x50
	13	x40
	12	x30
	11	x25
	10	x20
	9	x10
	8	x5
	15+	x50
	14	x25
	13	x15
	12	x12
	11	x10
	10	x8
	9	x4
	8	x2
	15+	x30
	14	x15
	13	x7.5
	12	x6
	11	x5
	10	x4
	9	x2
	8	x1
	15+	x20
	14	x10
	13	x6
	12	x5
	11	x4
	10	x2
	9	x1
	8	x0.5
	15+	x15
	14	x7.5
	13	x5
	12	x4
	11	x3
	10	x1.5
	9	x0.6
	8	x0.3
	15+	x5
	14	x2.5
	13	x2
	12	x1.5
	11	x1.25
	10	x0.8
	9	x0.4
	8	x0.2
	15+	x5
	14	x2.5
	13	x2
	12	x1.5
	11	x1.25
	10	x0.8
	9	x0.4
	8	x0.2
	15+	x3
	14	x1.5
	13	x1
	12	x0.8
	11	x0.6
	10	x0.4
	9	x0.2
	8	x0.1
	15+	x3
	14	x1.5
	13	x1
	12	x0.8
	11	x0.6
	10	x0.4
	9	x0.2
	8	x0.1
	Multiplier
	Scatter
	Wild

Ashoka Bonus Features

Ashoka’s multiplier symbols add their values to the round’s win multiplier when a winning scatter sits in view, then get washed away by the Avalanche. The super multiplier does the same but stays on the grid, reactivating on each Avalanche until the chain ends. When the meter is active, it multiplies every win in that sequence. On good boards I’ve had multiple multipliers layer up, turning modest symbol counts into punchy totals.

Skull bonus symbols can land among blockers. They’re inactive at first, then light up when vertically adjacent to a win. Get 3 active skulls and you trigger 10 free drops. During the feature, landing 2 or 3 active skulls adds +5 or +10 free drops. Any super multipliers present on trigger carry over and persist between free drops, so each cascade can keep raising the running win multiplier across the whole bonus.

The X‑iter menu sells tailored rounds. Bonus Hunt at 3x raises bonus odds. Charged Wilds at 10x makes every wild charged. Super Multiplier at 25x guarantees a super multiplier symbol. Buy Bonus at 100x triggers the bonus game. Super Bonus at 500x adds a guaranteed super multiplier from the off. I dip into Bonus Hunt when I’m chasing skulls; Super Bonus is spicy and pricey, but that persistent setup can turn a single sequence into a storm.

RTP and Volatility in Ashoka

This is medium‑to‑high volatility with a 94% RTP, so the base game can feel swingy. Hit frequency sits around 23.1%, yet the model shines once Avalanches link with multipliers and wild variants. The bet range is 0.20 to 100, maximum win is 25,000x, and scatter pays across a 6x8 grid keep things moving even when lines would be dead space elsewhere. For me, patience pays when the bonus lands with a carried super multiplier and the meter starts climbing.