Cygnus 2

The greatness and vastness of the sky and its stars have always fascinated mankind, and it seems that Elk Studios does not escape its charm with the release of the Cygnus 2 slot. The provider is once again inspired by the brilliant constellation of stars Cygnus, to present this sequel in August 2022, three years after the launch in 2019 of its predecessor Cygnus.

In the original version they took the same constellation, also known as the Northern Cross and were inspired by ancient Egypt, given the correlation between the stars that are part of the constellation and the pyramids of Giza.

In this sequel, the Egyptian theme is left aside, to focus on the mysteries of the cosmos and we are located in an observatory, but it still maintains the essence that made it so popular. It retains its original variable game grid and round symbols that use gravity to create avalanches. One of the most notable changes, apart from its obvious graphical improvement, is its maximum winning potential that goes up to a staggering 50,000x times the bet value.

The Cygnus 2 slot revisits a system that we have already seen in more than one Elk Studios game, with free drops, avalanches, variable number of rows and win multipliers. The game starts each spin with a structure of 6 reels and 4 initial rows, which can grow to 8 rows as the winning combinations accumulate. Thus starting from 4.096 possible winning combinations and being able to reach up to 262.144. A variable format that gives the slot a good rhythm of play. To win, the player must land at least a minimum of 3 matching symbols on adjacent reels, starting from the far left.

Cygnus 2 stands out for the sum of functions, mechanismand great earning potential of up to 50,000x

The minimum bet per spin is $0.20, but the bravest can adjust this value up to a maximum of $100 per spin. The volatility of Cygnus 2, like that of its predecessor, is high, on the scale of ELK Studios 8/10. The theoretical return percentage to the player is 94%, somewhat lower than the average of slot machine games , but standard for the provider. On the other hand, the maximum win that you can reach is the most attractive, reaching up to 50,000x times the value of the bet.

The Cygnus 2 slot machine, works with a Avalanches , plus its gravity mechanics . All symbols that are part of a winning combination explode, disappear from the reels, and new symbols fall from above, thereby creating a new opportunity to create winning combinations. This sequence is repeated whenever a prize is won. In addition, in each avalanche, it is added a additional row to the round until you reach the maximum of 8 rows in height.

Since the symbols on each reel are not aligned, they are placed like the squares of a hive, when there is an avalanche, the remaining symbols can roll by gravity to an empty lower position, either to the left or to the right. Gravity drops can help the symbols roll into key positions to activate special functions.

The multipliers of the Cygnus 2 slot are one of the secrets to reach the sky and fill your coffers. You will see that multipliers will appear on the reels in the form of symbols that directly mark their value with a number that can be: 2x, 3x, 5x and 10x .

The multiplier , to get them into action, they have to reach the first reel, next to the wall of the meter that is located to the left of the reels and that will keep track of these. When they get to the first drum they climb to the meter marker and they turn into a wild symbol. If in the same round, during its successive avalanches, more multiplier symbols reach the first reel, the multiplier will be added to the meter and thus the total multiplier that will be applied to the win of the round will increase.

If there is a case in which a multiplier symbol reaches the bottom row of the reels, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, it is removed and repositioned on the reel to its left. This action can only happen once per round. The meter multiplier resets at the beginning of a new spin.

The key to activating the Cygnus 2 free spins round is to hit the first reel on the left, in the same way that the win multipliers are activated, but in this case it will have to be the Bonus symbol. With just one of these golden symbols representing a swan reaching the first reel, we will get a total of 7 free spins .

If at that moment, there are any active win multipliers, this will be transferred directly to the Free Drops round. The advantage of this free spins round is that the meters will not be reset at any time, and yet you can keep growing. If any bonus symbols reach the first reel again during the free spins, they will be added + 3 extra spins .