The Race Megaways

You play The Race Megaways on a field of 6 reels wide on which between 2 and 7 symbols land each play round thanks to the Megaways mechanism. Below the middle 4 reels of the playing field you will find an additional reel that spins horizontally. Because of the Megaways, the number of ways to win can reach a maximum of 117,649.

Using some special bonus features like the Unlimited Free Spins, you can win back up to a whopping 24,070 times your stake. To play, the bet starts at $0.20 and you can bet up to $20 per round of play.

The Race Megaways is a high variance slot and has a payout percentage of 96.27%. On paper this all sounds very nice, but whether The Race Megaways is a worthy Megaways slot remains to be seen in the test.

What does give a unique feeling is the Unlimited Free Spins that you unlock after the Heart Bonus Round.

How do you play The Race Megaways?

The number of ways to win is randomly determined by the RNG each round of play, so as soon as the slot is started you can start playing right away. The default bet is set at $1, but you can adjust this at any time using the options found to the right of the playing area.

A total of 13 different symbols are present in the game. Of these, 10 have a paying function, with the purple gemstone having the highest value. The 3 symbols that remain do not pay out a prize, but in turn trigger a special feature in the slot.

Bonus features of The Race Megaways

Wild symbol

The first special symbol in The Race Megaways is the Wild. This symbol can substitute for any paying symbol in the game. The Wild lands on reels 2 through 5 and can land in your field at any time.

When the field stops spinning and a Wild appears in the field, it can duplicate. If this happens, all symbols that are in a vertical line of the Wild are replaced by Wilds.

Reactions

A feature that you find in almost every Megaways feature is the Reactions feature. This slot also finds this handy feature. It triggers when a winning combination lands in your field and it ensures that the symbols from the winning combination are removed from the field so that space is created for new ones.

Thus, new combinations can be created. This continues until no new combination is created.

Heart Bonus Round

Another special symbol in the game is the Scatter. If at least 3 of these appear in the same game round, the Heart Bonus Round is triggered. This will earn you 3 respins that you will play on a special field.

Only hearts and empty symbols land in this field. The hearts that land in the field remain and cause the counter to reset to 3. The number of hearts is collected in a special meter. The feature stops when all the squares are filled with hearts or when the number of respins is exhausted.

Unlimited Free Spins

The Heart Bonus Round is actually the run-up to the Unlimited Free Spins. The number of hearts you collect at the end gives you Free Spins in the rounds that follow. Each Reaction triggered during the Free Spins causes the win multiplier to increase by 1. This starts with a value of 1.

During the feature, the last special symbol also comes into play: the Terminator. If it lands in your field, you lose a life. The hearts are in fact lives. The feature ends when all lives are gone. Scatters do not come into play during Free Spins.

The Race vs. 3 other slots from Big Time Gaming

Win Exchange

When you win a total winnings between 25 and 100 times the bet, you get the opportunity to exchange your winnings for the Heart Bonus Round. This therefore allows you to start playing the Free Spins feature when this feature is finished. If you win an amount worth more than 100 times your bet, you can do the same.

Bonus Buy

If you would prefer to start the Heart Bonus Round right away, you can trigger it manually. This will cost you 100 times the stake once