Sun and Moon Pokies
All gamblers want to hit pay dirt. They want the sun, the moon and the stars – the whole interstellar mother lode – and sometimes, they’ll stop at nothing to get it.
Given gamers’ fervent desire to hit the jackpot, a pokie named Sun and Moon should be right up their alley. Designed by Aussie firm Aristocrat, the Aztec-themed game offers 20 pay-lines across five reels and is available in both land-based and online casinos.
Sun and Moon integrates a bold, creative theme with a sizeable jackpot – £100,000 to be exact. During the game you’ll have to keep your eye peeled for the totemic ancient pyramid, as well as the gold sun and silver moon symbols. Further symbols include an ancient ring, a tribal emblem, an Aztec headdress and the usual playing card icons: 9, 10, Jack, Queen and King.
Playing the Game
Like many Aristocrat and indeed online casino games, Sun and Moon can be enjoyed for free. If you don’t want to risk hard currency, simply download the game on to your Windows or Mac computer or download the app to your smartphone or tablet. That way, you can sample a free game and get a feel for the interface. When your confidence is riding high, log in or sign up and off you go.
Whether you’re staking dummy money or real cash, you’ll want to know how to play the game. It’s not the most difficult pokie in the world, but it’s best to make sure you’re au fait with the concept before rushing to plug coins – virtual or otherwise – into the machine.
This particular pokie title is built around two symbols – the sun and the moon. These act as both the wild and scatter symbols in the game, as well as pay-table symbols and bonus feature triggers.
Sun & Moon
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As wilds, the sun and moon can substitute for all other symbols except themselves, but they can also pay out on their own for a win. When the sun and moon are utilised as wild symbols, the pokie will only pay out the larger amount. Seems logical enough, but worth bearing in mind as you go along.
When the sun and moon symbols are used on their own, each has its own pay-table. There’s also a third pay-table, which relates to a combination of the two symbols. As scatter symbols, the sun and moon need to appear in any position on the reels – from left to right – in order to win the scatter pay.
Incidentally, Sun and Moon offers a minimum bet of $0.20 to cover all five pay-lines – though you can increase the amount to five bucks per line, raising the game worth to $100 per spin.
Fancy Some Free Spins?
The Sun and Moon pokie includes a thrilling free spin feature, which can be activated by hitting the sun and/or moon symbols left to right across the reels. You are required to land at least two to enjoy an instant win, but the more the symbols pile up, the more free spins you are granted. On the second reel, you’ll also come across a Mayan pyramid symbol, which has the ability to metamorphose into any other symbol – including a sun or moon. Hereafter, the lines are paid in relation to the symbols showing. Oftentimes the pyramid dissolves to reveal the symbol you need for a win, but sometimes it doesn’t. There’s a certain sense of expectancy as you wait for your fate to be revealed.
If you get lucky with this exciting bonus feature, you could win up to 50 free games. Hitting two gold sun or silver moon symbols yields five free games, while hitting three yields ten. If you are lucky enough to hit four or five, you’ll win 20 or 50 free games, respectively. During free games, all wins are doubled so there’s certainly plenty of money to be made.
It’s worth noting that the return-to-player average of Sun and Moon is 94.98%. Not as high as some pokies, but not too shabby either, it must be said.
An Old-School Pokie
All in all, Sun and Moon is a decent enough old-school pokie – but there’s no denying that there are superior titles in Aristocrat’s back catalogue: games like Dragon Emperor, Miss Kitty, Lucky 88 and Werewolf Wild. Sun and Moon isn’t exactly loaded with features, although the free spins are good fun and if you like the Aztec theme, you should be pretty well satisfied.