African Skies

African Skies is a 5 reel, 25 line progressive slot from Nu Works Gaming. The game has a top line win of 10,000 coins, two types of free spin with a Win Win Bonus and a Pyramid Progressive bonus where to the top jackpot starts at $75,000.

Max bet on African Skies is 25 coins plus a side bet for the Pyramid Jackpot. Coin sizes for the line bets range from 0.01 to 1.00 and you can bet between 0.05 and 2.50 on the side bet. The higher you bet on the side bet the more likely your chances are of triggering the jackpot bonus stage.

On the reels the king of jungle the Lion symbol is wild and substitutes for everything but the scattered Sunset symbols. The Lion symbols also pay as scatters to activate the Lion Free Spins. There is no pay listed for five wilds so getting five defaults to the next highest win which is a big 10,000 coins for the five African Men.

After the top pay there are lots of good mid level jackpots with five Zebra symbols paying 2,500 coins and five Giraffes paying 500 coins. From there the five of a kind wins pay between 300 and 100 coins.

The first free spins bonus on African Skies is the Lion Free Spins which is won by getting three or more wild Lion symbols anywhere on the screen. You then win 10 free spins with all wins tripled. The free games can be re-triggered with three or more Lions.

The second free spins feature is won by getting three or more of the scattered Sunset symbols anywhere on the screen. You then win 15 free spins with all wins tripled. The free games can be re-triggered with either three or more Lions or Sunset symbols.

That's the base game covered, on to the Pyramid Jackpot. The jackpot bonus can be triggered at the end of any paid spin and gives you a shot at winning one of five progressives. Your side bet amount determines the chances of triggering the bonus with a 0.05 side bet giving you a 1 in 300 chance and a 2.50 bet giving you a 1 in 6 chance.

Once the bonus is won you move to a second screen stage where you have a pyramid (Preview). You start at the lowest level where you pick doors to reveal Green, Red or Orange idols. Green idols award an instant prize, Orange idols move you up a level and Red idols end the bonus. Get to the top of the pyramid and find a Green idol to win the Grand jackpot that starts at a big $75,000.

In the end African Skies is a well put together slot machine with lots of ways to win. We like the two different types of free spins where the top jackpot grows to 30,000 coins and the fact that you can choose how likely the odds of getting to the progressive bonus are. If you're in the USA and looking for a new style of progressive then African Skies is worth a look.