Mega Moolah Megaways

This is the first time the concepts of Mega Moolah and Megaways have come together. Therefore, it is not surprising that they also choose the original theme of African animals. But actually, the game feels like Extra Chilli from Megaways founder Big Time Gaming, but with the Mega Moolah Jackpot.

While the variance shoots to extreme heights, the theoretical payout percentage goes to rock bottom. The base game has an RTP of 86.93%. If you add to this the 5.30% contribution to the jackpot, you still only get to 92.23%. So the question is whether the mixture of two popular mechanisms is worth your time? You can read how Mega Moolah Megaways came out of the test in this slot machine review.

Mega Moolah Megaways vs. 3 other Games Global slots

How to Play Mega Moolah Megaways

As you are used to with Megaways slots, you get a playing area with 6 reels. These are 2 to 7 symbols high, with reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 getting an extra horizontal roll at the top. This gives you a total of up to 117,649 Ways to Win on which you can bet $0.10 to $20 per spin.

With the variable height of the reels, the All Ways to Win mechanism is the best option. This does not require matching symbols to be on fixed paylines, but instead collects them on connecting reels from left to right. As part of the Rolling Reels mechanism, symbols disappear from a winning combination. After this, new ones fall onto the reels, which can cause a chain reaction.

There are 12 different symbols that you will encounter on the reels. The elephant is the one you prefer to see pass by, as it lets you win from 2 symbols for 2 times your bet or 50 times your bet for 6 consecutive symbols. Next you have a buffalo, giraffe and zebra with medium value and card symbols from 9 to ace with low value.

Bonus features of Mega Moolah Megaways

Mega Moolah Megaways is a fairly simple slot machine. As is often the case, the gameplay mainly revolves around the jackpot. Indeed, looking at the payout percentage, it is best to play the game just for the Mega Moolah Jackpot. Yet it doesn’t stop there, as you can read below.

Free Spins Bonus

Of the two special symbols that appear in your play area, the golden Scatters are the first. The idea is to spell the word “GOLD” by collecting four or more of them. Then you win a bonus game with 12 Free Spins. For each additional Scatter you get an additional 5 spins.

The playing area of the bonus round looks exactly the same. Only the Scatters have been removed from the vertical reels. Now you will encounter monkey Scatters on the horizontal reels. If you collect 3 or 4 of them you have another 5 or 10 Free Spins up for grabs.

This bonus game works with an increasing Multiplier. This applies to your next win, after which it goes up one step.

On the reels you will encounter many symbols Stacked, which accounts for the extremely high variance.

Mega Moolah Progressive Jackpot

One notable difference between the original Mega Moolah slot and this Mega Moolah Megaways is that the jackpot game cannot be triggered at random times. You need the Wild symbol for it, which you only encounter on the horizontal reel. The higher your bet and the more often you see it, the greater your chance of being allowed to spin the wheel.

During the jackpot round, you get one chance to spin the familiar Mega Moolah wheel. This will win you one of the four progressive jackpots.

• Mini: start from $10
• Minor: starts from $100
• Major: starts from $10,000
• Mega: starts from $2,000,000

Thus, it says in the game rules. However, what we see is that the Mini jackpot, for example, starts from 7.50. What unit this represents, they forget to mention.