Cygnus is an interesting slot machine developed by ELK Studios based on the constellation Cygnus that can be seen in the night sky.
The Cygnus (Swan) slot machine is definitely inspired by Ancient Egypt, but it is completely different from all other models with a similar theme. The fact is that the main actions take place precisely in Egypt, which we are given to understand by palm trees and characteristic statues located near the temple. But still, the main point in this game is the night, starry sky, where you can clearly see the constellation Cygnus, in honor of which this slot machine was named. It is this unusual combination of two themes that helped Elk Studios breathe fresh air into a huge number of slots about Egypt.
The design of the Cygnus slot machine (Swan) looks beautiful and of high quality. As mentioned above, the main action takes place in Egypt, and the playing field is located in the background of the entrance to one of the Egyptian temples. On the technical side, Cygnus slot has 6 reels, 4 rows and 4096 ways to generate wins, which can be increased to 8 rows and 262,144 ways thanks to the Avalanche feature. Among the symbols presented in the slot machine Cygnus (Swan) you will see: three precious stones (green, blue and red), as well as creatures revered in Egypt (ibis bird, camel and cat). The most profitable symbol in the game is the seven, if you manage to get a combination of three, four, five or six of these symbols, your winnings will exceed your bet by 5, 10, 15 or 30 times respectively. In addition to the main symbols, the Cygnus slot has a wild that replaces all symbols in the game, except for the X and the scatter.
If you've played previous releases from Elk Studios, including Voodoo Gold, Ecuador Gold and Tahiti Gold slots, then you're probably familiar with the feature called Avalanche. The meaning of which is that, each time the winnings are formed, the size of the playing field will increase, starting from the standard 6x4 with 4096 ways to win, ending with the maximum 6x8 with 262,144 ways to form your winnings.
But the developers of the Elk studio decided to improve this feature and now you will see new mechanics in the Cygnus slot. When you receive a win, the symbols involved in it are removed from the playing field, and the remaining images roll in their place, this continues until winnings are formed. When all the wins are formed, new symbols will appear on the playing field, adding one additional row, and if you are lucky, you will be able to open four additional rows, and the number of ways to form winnings will reach a maximum of 262144.
Now let's find out what gives the X symbol that will appear on the playing field. Pay attention to the scale with multipliers located to the right of the reels, as soon as the X symbol reaches the bottom row, it gets a multiplier. Each time a new X lands on the bottom row, the multipliers of all those symbols are doubled. In total, six X symbols can fall into the bottom row, which means that the multiplier can grow up to x64.
In order to activate the Bonus Game, you need to wait for the scatter symbol to appear on the playing field. After that, this symbol should roll to any position, but on the first reel. Once this happens, you will be a participant in 7 free spins. During this round, the playing field will have a maximum format of 6x8 and 262144 ways in which your winnings will be formed, and the multiplier symbols that appear on the playing field will become sticky.
In conclusion, I would like to say that the Cygnus slot machine is very similar to the slots of the Gold series, but the ElK developers have made minor changes in it, thanks to which the slot has become more interesting and profitable.
