About John Hunter and the Secrets of Da Vinci’s Treasure
Pragmatic Play’s Da Vinci’s Treasure is just one of several games you can play from this developer’s John Hunter series of slots. Loosely based on an intrepid explorer (much like Indiana Jones), there are striking similarities between this franchise, the Rich Wilde series from Play ‘n Go, and Novomatic’s Book of Ra series. However, the John Hunter series arguably has more titles in its collection. John Hunter and the Secrets of Da Vinci’s Treasure offers a five-reel, 25-line setup and is playable with stakes ranging from 0.25 up to 125.00 a pop. For that, you get to play a game that has an RTP of 96.53%, medium volatile action (as opposed to Rich Wilde’s highly volatile gameplay), and a non-progressive jackpot worth over 9,600x a stake. Those are the types of figures we want to see in these types of games.
Special Features
John Hunter and the Secret of Da Vinci’s Treasure features a wild symbol in the shape of Leonardo Da Vinci. That won’t come as a surprise to many slot players, given the game’s title. However, the fact that it only appears on the second to fifth reels may do.
Most of the other symbols that feature in this game are straightforward low-paying icons or thematic symbols that dish out decent but not extravagant wins. Instead, most of the other action is to be had via the bonus rounds.
These are triggered if you are fortunate enough to land three bonus symbols. These bonus icons must appear on the three central reels – nothing else will do. There are three bonus features to land, but which of the three you get is determined at random. Let’s explore them in more detail.
Bonus Feature
The first of the three features you could potentially trigger is the Map Quest round. This can see you progress over a map by spinning a fortune wheel. Moving around the map can see you win prizes worth up to 100x a bet.
The second of the goodies is a Prize Pocket mode. Here, you can choose one of three paintings displayed on the screen to pocket an instant win cash prize.
There is also a Progressive Multiplier Free Spin bonus here. This can be triggered to offer twelve free spins. During those spins, a multiplier will increase by 1x each time. It is also possible to retrigger the round and land as many as sixty free spins. Naturally, this means that multipliers of up to 60x are up for grabs if you retrigger the bonus round enough times. This is unquestionably the best route to wracking up that tasty non-progressive jackpot in John Hunter and the Secrets of Da Vinci’s Treasure.
