ELK Studios · 2019 · gravity mechanic / multiplier columns
Cygnus on a phone
This one makes you turn the phone. 4.1 s to load, and no upright build exists.
The phone check
Sideways is the only layout and the buttons are built for it. Fine in two hands, awkward hanging off a pole on the subway. The demo pulls about 16 MB before the first tap registers, which on a poor bar is where the 4.1 s goes. Getting money back out is a separate count and we keep it at cashout.
One build, one return figure
One build, 96.1%, no variants. Worth appreciating: 123 of the 306 titles on this board carry two or three return configurations and look identical in all of them, so this is one of the few pages where the number is simply the number.
Where it sits on the board
That puts it 304 of 306 on our phone score, which weighs orientation first, then how long you wait, then whether the buttons are a sensible size. It runs 2 s over the 2.1 s board median, which you notice on a weak bar.
For context, 7 of the 10 ELK Studios games on this board hold portrait and the studio median is 1.9 s.
What the game is
ELK Studios shipped it in 2019 on a 6x4 gravity grid board running gravity mechanic / multiplier columns. Aztec-astronomy slot where symbols slide down and multiplier zones under each reel double wins up to 16x.
High volatility, so treat the demo as a look at the rhythm and not at the maths. C$0.20 a spin, so twenty dollars runs to roughly 100 of them. Ceiling is 21,000x and it is not going to happen to you.
The rest of it
| Studio | ELK Studios |
|---|---|
| Released | 2019 |
| Board | 6x4 gravity grid |
| Mechanic | gravity mechanic / multiplier columns |
| Volatility | High |
| Top licensed return | 96.1% |
| House edge on that build | 3.9% |
| Max win | 21,000x |
| Minimum stake | C$0.20 |
| Spins on twenty dollars | about 100 |
| Free demo | yes, no account needed |
| Tags | aztec, gravity, multipliers |
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