The 5 Lions Megaways slot features impressive visuals that pay homage to Asian culture, colored with a background that changes from the traditional all-too-common red to a sea-patterned blue reminiscent of the lakes and gardens where the sacred carp, turtles and frogs of Asia are found.
Layout
In 5 Lions Megaways, you’ll find a 5-reel, 3-row grid powered by 117,649 ways to win. The game is played using the Tumble feature, wild multipliers up to x40 and a free spins mode that can also offer up to x100 your bet! Volatility is high and theoretical RTP is estimated at 96.5%.
To play, you must set the bet per spin and choose a value between $0.20 and $125.
For the game’s pay symbols, you’ll find a familiar set of objects related to Chinese culture and astrology. Some of the colorful paying symbols you can get are the turtle, koi, frog and phoenix. You will also notice the Roaring Dragon as the most lucrative symbol.
Beware of the Golden Lion Wild. This symbol substitutes for all symbols except the black and white Yin/Yang symbol.
Features
Avalanche feature
It goes hand in hand with the Megaways mechanism and allows winning combinations to disappear to make room for new symbols that can create new wins.
Wilds Multiplier
This feature is activated when you find a winning combination that involves the Wild symbol. Here, your payouts are increased by a random multiplier ranging from x2 to up to x40.
Free spins
You need at least three Yin/Yang Scatters to activate this bonus. After receiving this initial payout, you have the option to choose your Free Spin and Wild Multiplier combo. For example, 25 free spins will match with wild multipliers up to x5. But if you select six free spins, you get wild multipliers of up to x40. There is also an option to select mystery free spins that will come with a random combination of multipliers and free spins.
Bonus Buy
You can actually avoid waiting for the feature to trigger and purchase it for the 100x bet price.
Overall
The 5 Lions Megaways slot focuses on its free spins bonus that allows players to choose the multiplier and free spins combo. You can also choose to increase your bet to increase the chances of activating the bonus. Coupled with a Megaways mechanic that works for the player, this Pragmatic Play slot is definitely full of potential with a final RTP of 96.50%.