Beats of Fire Maximum

Theme and Design

Beats of Fire Maximum has the air of an American prairie slot that has been displaced to a wintery mountain wilderness. The pay symbols are all American wildlife – bears, hawks and racoons – but the backdrop is cold and unforgiving. And in the midst of all that is the firey beast – a kind of buffalo on fire! Its got atmosphere that’s for sure and if you like your wildlife slots and a touch of fantasy, this will be a good one for you.

RTP and Variance

There are five available RTP rates for casino operators to choose from when putting this game up for their players. These are 96.25%, 94.23%, 91.23%, 87.23% and 84.23%. That is standard for Play n Go slots these days and you should be careful to play at one of the higher settings. You can check the RTP rate wherever you play by hitting the ‘?’ link under the reels then browsing the rules until you see Return to Player.

We recommend playing at MrQ where all Play n Go slots are set to the max RTP rates.

Beats of Fire Maximum is most definitely a high volatility slot so it will blow hot and cold and the win distribution will be uneven. On the flip side, when those wins come they can be BIG!!

Maximum Win

Play n Go have cranked up the max win in a big way in this sequel, justifying that ‘maximum’ tag in the title. You can win up to 50,000x on one spin in fact, making this one of the studio’s highest max win slots alongside others like Kiss Reels of Rock (also 50,000x) and Clash of Camelot (36,000x).

Symbols and Paytable

Beats of Fire Maximum is a 5-reel slot with a win ways pay format. That means you only need to land identical symbols on adjacent reels – row position doesn’t matter – to score a win. With a 3-4-4-4-3 row layout that gives you 576 win ways per spin (3x4x4x4x3).

But that’s not all. With the help of scatters you can expand the reel set as high as 6-7-7-7-6 to give you 12,348 win ways per spin (6x7x7x7x6). More on that in the features section of our review.

There are 10 pay symbols in the table with reasonably good values. The low value ones are the cards, 10 to Ace. These are valued at from 0.1x for 3 10s up to 2.5x for 5 Aces. Low value symbols are the animals – the racoon, hawk, puma, bear and that fire-y beast that looks something like a buffalo! These are valued at from 0.6x for 3 racoons up to 12x for 5 of the beasts.

There is also a Wild that appears on reels 2, 3 and 4 to substitute for any pay symbols to complete win ways.

Features and Gameplay

Beats of Fire Maximum is a simple game that will appeal to those who like chasing down big wins without many complicated features. The aim is to expand the reels to bring more win ways into play and eventually trigger the free spins round where each spin is played at full reel height.

Here is how it works:

Charging Fire Beasts

During the base game on any random spin this feature may drop, adding more of the top paying Fire Beast symbols to the reels to increase your chances of landing high value payouts.

Scatters and Expanding Reels

Scatters can only land on the middle 3 reels. During the base game, each time a scatter lands ALL reels increases by 1 row, up to a maximum of 6 or 7 rows high where the maximum 12,348 win ways are in play.

The rows keep increasing with size with each successive spin where a scatter lands. But once there is a spin with no scatters, the reel set re-sets to the original size.

Maximum Burning Spins

The free spins round is triggered when 3 scatters have landed and the reel set is at full height. This is the apex of the game and the best chance you have or landing a BIG win.

More fire beast symbols are added to the reels to increase your chances of scoring high value payouts. And for every scatter that lands you earn an extra spin, up to a maximum of 100 spins.

This is a powerful feature if you can keep extending the round. With 12,348 win ways in play on every spin and more premium symbols too, you can see how the game might just pop.