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Your Weekly Best New Slots | Week 49 / November 30 – December 6, 2020

February 23, 2024 William Mcmaster

Outstanding New Slots To Play This Week

We found some outstanding new slots overflowing with features, and we’re sure you’ll love to play all of them this week.

The best new slots on our list this week will give your visual and auditory sense a treat, making gameplay immersive. One boasts of a Megaways engine while the other proudly brings the Megaclusters mechanism.

Each one carries a bunch of features that enhance gameplay. Avalanche mechanism, win multiplier, multiplier wilds, and expanding reels are just three of the most interesting features up for grabs.

Which among these outstanding new slots you’ll want most to play this week? We’ll help you decide by giving you a rundown of what’s in store for you in each one of them.

5 New Slots To Check Out

Behind the best new slots this week are developers Microgaming and All41 Studios, ELK Studios, Big Time Gaming, Yggdrasil, and iSoftBet. Let’s take a closer look at this week’s top 5 new slots.

Alchemy Fortunes

Visit the magical world of alchemy as Microgaming presents Alchemy Fortune from its partner All41 Studios. The 7×7 grid stands at the center of a stone chamber guarded on each side by two candles atop a stack of books. The gems and piles of coins around it and the captivating soundtrack complete the mystical feel.

In Alchemy Fortunes, 5 or more matching adjacent symbols are called Hypercluster. When Hypercluster forms, the Rolling Reels kick in, removing all winning clusters from the reels and dropping new symbols. The process continues until no new winning clusters form.

A meter attached at the side of the grid counts the number of winning symbols per sequence, unlocking levels 1-5.

20 symbols award the Potion Swap where all high-paying symbols on the reels turn into similar matching symbols.
40 symbols award the Summon Wilds where an additional 3 to 6 wilds appear on the reels in random positions.
60 symbols award the Gem Crush where all low-paying symbols get removed from the reels.
80 symbols award the Alchemy of Wilds where new wilds get added to all recorded previous wild positions.
100 symbols award 5 free spins.

During free spins, the Potion Swap and Summon Wilds come into play. The collection meters are also in play which can trigger another round of free spins. It may take a while to trigger the free spins, but there are other rewards you can enjoy along the way.

Number of Paylines: Cluster Pays	RTP: 96.41%
Min Bet: 0.20	Max Bet: 100
Max Payout: 1,100x/Spin	Software Provider: All41 Studios

Katmandu Gold

The fifth in ELK’s Gold series, Katmandu Gold follows the hero, Kane as he reaches the Himalayan Mountains’ foot.

Two pillars with Buddhist-inspired design keep the 6 reels upright on both sides. Adding to the entertainment factor is the game area zooming in and out as rows increase or decrease. At least three matching symbols from left to right scores a win.

What makes Katmandu Gold one of the outstanding new slots you should play this week is its multitude of features. These features are:

Avalanches. Gets rid of winning symbols to make way for new ones. An additional row also gets added, and up to 8 rows are possible.

Big Symbols. Symbols of 2×2, 2×3, or 4×4 in size landing on every spin.

Ice Climbers. Two Yin and Yang-looking Ice Climber symbols turn into wilds all symbols above them and any empty positions under. This feature triggering on the 8th row adds one more row expanding the win ways to 531,441.

Expanding Wins. Winning symbols containing a gold arrow pointing upwards, downwards or both ways expand in the arrow’s direction. All symbols in their path then get replaced.

Multiplier Free Drops. Bonus symbols of 3, 4, 5, or 6 in view award 10, 15, 20, or 25 drops. These come with a win multiplier starting at x1 that gets an additional +1 every time an X-marked bonus symbol lands.

Bonus Buy. Buy your way to the bonus round with 3 to 6 bonus symbols for 100x the bet. You can also opt for Super Buy with 3 to 6 bonus symbols and a win multiplier starting at x10 for 500x the bet.

Number of Paylines: 531,441	RTP: 96.2% to 96.4%
Min Bet: 0.20	Max Bet: 100
Max Payout: 10,000x	Software Provider: ELK Studios

Cyberslot Megaclusters

Big Time Gaming uses its Megaclusters mechanism for the second time in its new slot offering this week. The futuristic game area of Cyberslot Megacluster floats in front of a purplish pattern dropping neon-colored horizontal lines.

The paytable is made up of 7 symbols, and there are 3 wild symbols to help score a win. The regular wild can appear on any spin, but the other two only appear during features.

Working with the Megaclusters mechanism is the Reactions win system. On the base game, each winning symbol splits into 9 smaller symbols. The smaller symbols that become part of a winning cluster will be removed from the grid to make way for new ones. Watch out for the Golden Roaming Wild symbol as it carries a multiplier that starts at x1 and increases by +1 when it substitutes in a win.

At least 12 reactions in the base game award 6 free spins on a 9×9 grid, triggering the free spin feature. The Roaming Wild Multiplier’s current value carries over at the start of the free spin. When the multiplier reaches x10, you’ll get an additional 2 free spins retriggering the free spin feature. The Golden Roaming Wild joins the Rainbow Roaming Wild this time intensifying the winning potential. The multiplier of both wilds multiply wins together and as their multipliers grow so are your chances of hitting big wins.

Number of Paylines: 16 to 256 Megaclusters	RTP: 96.36%
Min Bet: 0.20	Max Bet: 20
Max Payout: 23,960x	Software Provider: Big Time Gaming

Pirates 2: Mutiny

Yggdrasil’s follow-up to Pirates: Smugglers Paradise takes a spot in our selection of outstanding new slots to play this week. Pirates 2: Mutiny might have undergone a major makeover, but it still has the good points of its predecessor.

Two wrecked capsized ships frame the 5×5 game area with gloomy-looking clouds over an island not far behind. Just like the first version, this slot uses cluster pays instead of paylines. To win, you need at least 6 adjacent matching symbols.

Wins also trigger the Dropdown feature, which drops winning combinations at the reel’s bottom. This will also remove non-winning symbols to make way for a fresh batch. You can win not only the total amount of winning combinations but also win multipliers of up to 25x the bet.

The Free Spin feature can activate during the dropdown sequence if 3 scatters land in view. During this feature, all wins get a multiplier starting at x1 onwards.

This slot also comes with the following modifiers:

Mutiny. This awards a sure win when a huge 3×3 symbol lands at random revealing 9 similar symbols at once.
Tsunami. At least 6 potential winning symbols in view trigger a tsunami wave, sweeping all symbols save for the winning ones.
Cannon Blast. On a losing spin, a cannon blast can appear, blowing all low-paying symbols to trigger a new dropdown sequence.

Number of Paylines: Cluster Pays	RTP: 96.2%
Min Bet: 0.20	Max Bet: 100
Max Payout: 4,400x	Software Provider: Yggdrasil Gaming

Queen of Wonderland Megaways

Drawing inspiration from the bizarre world created by Lewis Carroll, iSoftBet released an addition to its Twisted Tales slot series. Queen of Wonderland Megaways brings you to a colorful, lively world of Wonderland.

A majestic soundtrack welcomes you to the Queen of Wonderland’s kingdom where the 6 reels sit in front of her garden. You can see her palace standing not far behind as you spin for up to 117,649 win ways. To score a win, you need at least three matching adjacent symbols from the leftmost reel onwards. This also triggers the Megaways cascade feature giving you multiple chances of scoring wins from a single spin.

This slot might be the last in our list of outstanding new slots to play this week, but it’s definitely not the least. It’s also rich in features, making it on equal footing with its competition.

During a paid spin, the Max Megaways modifier can force the reels to display the win ways to its maximum capacity. On the other hand, a Cheshire Cat representing the mystery symbol can land at random on any spin. Mystery symbols turn themselves into similar matching symbols that can result in a winning combination.

You can collect more wins during the Queen of Wonderland Respins. You can also buy a chance to spin a wheel at the Queen of Wonderland Bet. For 100x the bet, you can either win free spins or respins.

Number of Paylines: 117,649	RTP: 96.11%
Min Bet: 0.20	Max Bet: 20
Max Payout: N/A	Software Provider: iSoftBet

Conclusion

Top developers’ latest slot offerings truly deserve a spot in our selection of best new slots this week. We’ll let you decide which is the most outstanding in our list of new slots as you try and play each of them this week. Meanwhile, we’ll be on the hunt again for great slots to feature next week. So, make sure you visit our site often to keep yourself updated on the best from the latest slot releases.

Your Weekly Best New Slots | Week 48 / November 22 – 28, 2020

February 23, 2024 William Mcmaster

Remarkable New Slots To Enjoy This Week

Given the number of slots released every day, finding the most remarkable new slots that you’ll enjoy each week can be difficult. That’s why our team here at CompareCasino presents to you the best new slots every week. Like in the previous weeks, this week’s selection won’t disappoint.

The hit Divine Fortune slot comes back with the same features players love but now sporting a Megaways engine with 117,649 win ways. Christmas Carol Megaways also boasts of a Megaways engine but with an enormous 200,704 win ways and max wins of 20,000x your bet.

Following not only the Christmas theme but also the 20,000x maximum payout is A Tale of Elves boasting a Random Cash Prize feature. Santas helpers also graced Carol of the Elves guarding a rather unusual reel that rewards win multipliers and extra lives.

We find each one of these remarkable new slots interesting and something we think you’ll enjoy playing this week. So, we give you a rundown of each to help you decide which ones you like best.

4 New Slots To Check Out

Our selection of the best new slots this week comes from developers NetEnt, Pragmatic Play, Microgaming, Red Tiger, and Yggdrasil. Let’s find out which of these remarkable new slots will you enjoy most playing this week.

Divine Fortune Megaways™

Tagging with NetEnt’s acquisition of Red Tiger is Big Time Gaming’s Megaways license. This month, the software giant put that license to use and give two of its hit slots a makeover. Following Twin Spin, Divine Fortune now also returns sporting the Megaways engine.

This Mythology-themed slot says hello with the same elegant design and the Pegasus as its main star. Instead of the previous 5×3 reels, it has the Megaways slot’s 6-reel engine with 117,649 ways to win.

The 10 to A low-paying royals and 4 premium symbols can land on 2 to 7 rows. Three matching symbols score a win except for Medusa which only requires two. Landing on any reels to replace any symbol is the Pegasus wild, while a hand gripping a thunderbolt represents the scatter.

After all wild wins are paid, the Falling Wild Respin activates. The Falling Wild goes one position down with every spin, awarding respin until it exits the reel. An ordinary wild landing on a Falling Wild triggers the Wild on Wild feature and Pegasus stacks up covering the reel. This stacked wild also drops one position with every spin.

If 4, 5, or 6 scatters land, you’ll receive 10, 15, or 20 free spins, respectively. You’ll get an additional 5 spins for every extra scatter. During the round, any wild that lands trigger the Wild on Wild feature. Watch out for bronze, silver, and gold coins because they are Bonus Win symbols. Collecting five similar bronze, silver, or gold coins pays 10, 25, or 500 times your stake, respectively. You can also win as many bonuses as possible during the round increasing your chances of bagging big payouts.

Number of Paylines: 117,649 win ways	RTP: 96.09%
Min Bet: 0.10	Max Bet: 100
Max Payout: N/A	Software Provider: NetEnt

Christmas Carol Megaways™

Pragmatic Play sprinkles some spooky feel to the cheerful air of Christmas in its newest slot release this week. Christmas Carol Megaways lets you relive the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist in Charles Dickens’ tale where this slot was named after.

The gigantic grid with 6 reels and 7 rows plus a horizontal 1×4 reel on top almost fills up the entire space. Because of the extra reel, a whopping 200,704 ways to win become possible. Gracing the game area are the 10 to A royals and some characters from the famous Christmas tale. Not forgetting the main man, Scrooge is this slot’s wild, and his pocket watch serves as the scatter.

Four scatters activate the Free Spin Feature where you have to choose between four options before starting.

15 free spins with a starting multiplier of x1.
10 free spins with a starting multiplier of x5.
5 free spins with a starting multiplier of x10.
Random 5 to 15 free spins with a starting multiplier of x1 to x10.

The scatters continue to be in play during the round and award more free spins. There is also a progressive win multiplier in the free spin round which increases the multiplier by +1 after each winning cascade.

Aside from the Free Spin Feature, we also love the Ante Bets function that increases the stake to 25%. Though the symbol values do not increase, you’ll receive additional scatters increasing your chance to trigger the free spin round. With an increasing multiplier in the bonus game, you’ll have bigger chances of winning the max payout of 20,000 times your bet.

Number of Paylines: 200,704 win ways	RTP: 96.48%
Min Bet: 0.20	Max Bet: 100
Max Payout: 20,000x	Software Provider: Pragmatic Play

A Tale of Elves

Deserving of a spot in our selection of remarkable new slots that we sure you’ll enjoy this week is A Tale of Elves. In this latest release of software giant Microgaming, Santa and his adorable helpers will give you a chance for a merrier Christmas.

First things first, let the elves accompany you in a snow-filled forest as you play on this slot’s base game. Christmas lights adorned the wooden 5×3 game area with 243 paylines. Together with 4 premium elves in differently-colored suits, the low-paying J to A royals make up the paytable. Joining the Christmas-themed symbol is the wreath wild, which can land on any reels to form winning combinations.

Two Santa scatters trigger the Random Cash Prize feature where you can win cash up to 50x your bet. When 3, 4, or 5 Santa scatters land, you’ll win 1x, 20x, or 200x your stake, respectively. Aside from that, the jolly old man will take you to the elves’ workshop for the free spin round. You’ll need to choose from 4 options to play the bonus round.

Six-symbol high blue elf with 18 free spins and x2 win multiplier.
Five-symbol high green elf with 14 free spins and x3 win multiplier.
Four-symbol high orange elf with 10 free spins and x4 win multiplier.
Three-symbol high yellow elf with 8 free spins and x5 win multiplier.

During free spins, the Random Cash Prize feature remains in play. The best part is that the free spin feature can be retriggered. So, you’ll have more chances to take home big wins besides the cash that the Random Cash Prize feature brings.

Number of Paylines: 243	RTP: 95.07%
Min Bet: 0.30	Max Bet: 12
Max Payout: 20,000x	Software Provider: Microgaming

Carol of the Elves

This week, Yggdrasil Gaming serves a Christmas-themed slot with a good old nostalgic feel. The look of Carol of the Elves plus its sweet soundtrack fits perfectly. Its 5×5 antique-looking game area sits in a living room surrounded by Christmas decorations and lots of gifts. Grandpa elf and his granddaughter sit high guarding the reels on both sides.

This slot has a unique configuration because the reels start at a 1-3-5-3-1 pattern, and blocked tiles cover the rest. There are 45 ways to win initially that go up to 3,125 when the 5×5 grid is in full view. The 9 to A royals comprise the low side of the paytable, and Christmas-related symbols make up the premiums. To win, you need 3 adjacent matching symbols starting from the first reel.

Your only goal is to form matching symbols consecutively to open up the reels. Every time you score a win, each winning symbol spits out a snowflake that flies to a blocked tile, destroying it. The board opens up a bit, and you’ll have one respin. If the respin results in a win, the process continues.

If the entire reel opens up, you’ll get a starting win multiplier of x2 and an extra life which is a respin. Winning symbols on full reels spit blue and red snowflakes.

Five blue snowflakes award a +1 multiplier.
Five red snowflakes award an extra life.

The sequence will continue until no new winning respin occurs and all extra lives are spent. The grid will then come back to the 1-3-5-3-1 pattern. We don’t know about you, but we find this setup rather entertaining and remarkable indeed.

Number of Paylines: 3,125	RTP: 96.2%
Min Bet: 0.10	Max Bet: 150
Max Payout: 5,800x	Software Provider: Yggdrasil Gaming

Conclusion

All of the above remarkable new slots are excellent, and we hope you find one or two that you’ll get to enjoy this week. Software developers work hard to come up with top-caliber slots, and they still have a lot to offer this last quarter of the year. So, watch out for our best new slot reviews where we feature only the best among the week’s new slot releases.

Your Weekly Best New Slots | Week 45

February 23, 2024 William Mcmaster

Exciting New Slots To Enjoy This Week

Game developers are always busy cooking exciting new slots for players’ gaming pleasure, and this week is no different.

Prepare to explore the majestic sunken city for 117,649 chances to win on the Atlantis Megaways. Do you want a break from the Megaways engine but still want a game with a huge number of win ways? No worries. The Nitro Reel mechanism of Nitropolis got you covered.

If it’s jam-packed features you’re looking for, then Iron Bank and Warrior Graveyard are a must-try. Lastly, Path of Destiny takes you to an uncharted territory of Asian-themed slots, opening new doors to the rich culture of India.

Whichever slot type you fancy, our selection of the best new slots this week has your back. Sit back and read our review of these latest slot releases and find out which ones suit your taste best.

5 New Slots To Check Out

ReelPlay, Nolimit City, Elk Studios, Red Tiger, and Relax Gaming are the brains behind the exciting new slots this week. Let’s see which one of these best new slots will give you the most enjoyment and the highest winning potential.

Atlantis Megaways

ReelPlay painted a perfect view of the sunken city of Atlantis with the Megaways engine front and center. Atlantis Megaways has 6 reels with 2 to 7 rows and a 1×4 top bonus reel. Win ways are maxed out at up to 117,649.

Neptune (Poseidon) is the highest paying symbol, and a sunken temple wild gives you more chances to hit a winning combination. The cascading feature also adds to more winning potentials.

Six scatters that come in the form of a treasure chest with values in it trigger the Pearl Jackpot Respins. The scatters will lock at the start of the feature with you having 3 respins. If another scatter lands on the reel, the round continues with a fresh 3 respins. The round ends when no more scatter lands or when the entire reel gets filled with scatters.

The values of the treasure chests are totaled at the end of the respin feature. You’ll either win 1x to 100x cash prize or any of the following jackpot prizes:

Mini jackpot – 10x your bet.
Minor jackpot – 50x your bet.
Major jackpot – 250x your bet.
Grand jackpot – 2,000x your bet.

Having four kinds of jackpot in a Megaways slot makes for an exciting recipe for new slots, and this week, ReelPlay gives exactly that.

Number of Paylines: 117,649 ways to win	RTP: 96.09%
Min Bet: 0.20	Max Bet: 25
Max Payout: 8,641x	Software Provider: ReelPlay / Yggdrasil

Warrior Graveyard

Nolimit City serves a follow-up to its hit slot Barbarian Fury and gives tribute to the fallen warriors of the barbaric wars. Warrior Graveyard’s haunting soundtrack and awesome graphics capture the eerie atmosphere of a fallen warriors’ burial ground. A perfect location for this slot’s 6×3 tombstone-looking grid.

There are 10 symbols with ancient warriors’ war weapons as the low-paying ones. Buried warrior corpses in full-reel size make up the high-paying symbols. The xNudge Tombstone Wild is of the same size as the high-paying symbols and appears in reels 2 and 5. When it lands in partial view, it is nudged to its full size covering an entire reel. A nudge adds a +1 to the multiplier value the wild carries. It’s possible for multiple wilds to land in a single spin.

You’ll also have additional winning potential with the Warrior Attack feature. It works like the Tombstone Wild but this time, it’s the corpses that will be nudged when three similar symbols land at once.

This slot also comes with Graveyard Spins and Death Spins. These two different free spin features both offer irresistible winning potentials, there is a buy-in option to the bonus round.

With its superb graphics and packed features, this is one of the exciting new slots we wouldn’t want you to miss playing this week.

Number of Paylines: 25	RTP: 96.15%
Min Bet: 0.25	Max Bet: 100
Max Payout: 9,797x	Software Provider: Nolimit City

Nitropolis

The latest slot from ELK Studios offers a breath of fresh air from the usual slot themes. Nitropolis features some of our beloved house pets but not in a cutesy cuddly way. These are punky breeds battling for fuel in a futuristic world.

Set in an industrial oil field, the game area has 6 reels with 4 to 12 rows. To win, you need three to six matching symbols from the leftmost reel onwards. A mushroom cloud represents the wild, and a car engine is the bonus symbol.

A win in the base or the bonus game triggers the Winning Respin with all matching symbols spinning again. This can form more winning combinations. The round will end once no new match gets formed.

Three to six scatters in the base game activates the bonus game. You’ll get 10 to 25 spins depending on the number of scatters in view. Before the round begins, a scatter paying symbol is selected. At least three of this paying symbol on at least three reels awards a win.

Nitropolis also boasts of the Nitro Reel™, a freshly introduced mechanism trademarked by ELK Studios. This sticky, 2-position-high symbol affects winways, upgrading the winways at random. It’s because of this mechanism that the number of ways to win can insanely reach up to more than 85 million.

This slot is one enjoyable game that presents potential high winnings. Thus, it is deserving of a spot in our selection of exciting new slots to play this week.

Number of Paylines: 4,096 up to 85,155,840	RTP: 96.1%
Min Bet: 0.20	Max Bet: 100
Max Payout: 10,000x	Software Provider: ELK Studios

Path of Destiny

Red Tiger and its studio partner R7 showcase the Hindu culture in their latest slot offering Path of Destiny. As the lord of success in the Hindu religion, Ganesha is an obvious choice to be featured in this slot game.

The undeniably Indian-inspired 5×4 game area has 20 payline, and you need at least three adjacent matching symbols to win. The paytable has 9 pay symbols, 5 on the low and 4 on the high side. There is no wild symbol, but there are a bunch of free spins to look forward to with Ganesha Coins and Ganesha Mega Coins.

At any time, the Ganesha Coins may randomly land on any reel, which reveal a matching symbol after spinning. The Ganesha Mega Coin is a giant symbol occupying a 3×3 area. This coin will be beneficial to you during the Lucky Spins feature.

Three Lucky Spin symbols on reels 1, 3, and 5 trigger the Lucky Spin round, giving you 10 free spins. The giant Ganesha symbol splits into multiple small coins and guarantees your winning.

Overall, Red Tiger and R7 were able to present a new type of Asian-themed slot, tapping into the rich Indian culture. It’s a welcome change from the usual Chinese and Japanese-dominated Asian slot theme.

Number of Paylines: 20	RTP: 95.71%
Min Bet: 0.10	Max Bet: 40
Max Payout: 2,253x	Software Provider: Red Tiger / R7

Iron Bank

Relax Gaming and Casinogrounds take inspiration from the casino streamers and players to form a new slot concept. From it, the Iron Bank slot is born.

Set right outside the bank, the game area of 6×4 reels will greet you when you load the game. At least three matching symbols on adjacent reels from the left onwards constitutes a win. The bank robber Jaguar is this game’s wild, which comes in either full form occupying the full reel or a standard-sized wild.

Iron Bank is jam-packed with features that you’ll enjoy some of them even when you haven’t reached the bonus round yet. You’ll have scatter or mystery symbols added at random on the base game. The towering wild can land as well. All these increase your potential for winning.

Three or more vault door scatter triggers the free spin. You can get extra 20x, 200x, or 2,000x your bet if 4, 5, or 6 bonus symbols are in view, respectively. You’ll also have the following free spin options to choose from:

Mystery Symbols with 8 free spins.
Expanding Wilds with 10 free spins.
Multiplier Collect with 12 free spins.

This slot game is undeniably an excellent one. It’s exciting to see how Iron Bank will fare against the rest of the new slots from top developers this week.

Number of Paylines: 4,096	RTP: 96.20%
Min Bet: 0.10	Max Bet: 20
Max Payout: 49,999x	Software Provider: Relax Gaming

Conclusion

Even with only two months remaining in 2020, game developers never disappoint with their new slot releases. Are we in for more exciting new slots in the last stretch of the year? Your guess is as good as ours.

One thing is for certain, we’ll continue to be on the hunt for the latest slots week in and week out. So make sure you visit our blog often, as we’ll make sure to present to you only the best new slot releases.

The Latest Online Slots from Big Time Gaming

September 30, 2021 Charlene Gatt

It’s almost amazing how popular and successful Big Time Gaming has become in the online casino world. Quality always takes precedence over quantity, but, nevertheless, it helps to have a large supply.

After all, this is the easiest way for players to discover a developer. Still, Big Time Gaming has managed to become one of the largest and most played software developers of the moment with an assortment of no less than 20 slot machines.

However, in order to maintain this success, a developer needs to develop online slots that appeal to players every year. This year, Big Time Gaming has once again developed a number of new online slots games. Are these new slot machines, released in 2020, worth it?

Highlights of this article

The following summarizes what will be discussed in this article:

The benefits of Big Time Gaming slots
The new Big Time Gaming slot machines of 2020
Survivor Megaways
Royal Mint Megaways

The Benefits of Big Time Gaming Slots

As mentioned in the introduction, it’s almost miraculous that Big Time Gaming has become a big name in online casinos despite its small number of slots machines. With these results, they must be doing something really good. It will come as no surprise that there are a number of reasons for the success of Big Time Gaming. These are listed below for you.

The slot machines of Big Time Gaming

The success of any online slots developer depends on the quality of their offer. Of course, there are other factors that make or break you as a developer (which you can read more about later in the text), but the attractiveness of your slots can be a determining factor. The online slots of Big Time Gaming definitely have their own unique look. The graphics always look great, and the settings are also distinctive.

A good example of this is the Monopoly Megaways slot machine which is designed to look like you’re playing in the middle of a Monopoly board. The Who Wants to Be a Millionaire slot machine is another good example. The setting in the middle of a studio. These kinds of beautiful environments, detailed design, and eye-catching graphics give Big Time Gaming an edge over the competition.

The high variance of Big Time Gaming slots

Variance, also known as volatility, is an indicator of the risk associated with an online slot machine. If an online slot machine has a high variance, the risk of loss is greater but you can also win higher cash prizes. If you win, you win a large amount in one fell swoop. There are also slots with a low variance.

The risk is lower, and, on average, you win smaller cash prizes more often. There are slots with an average variance as well. Players often like slots with a high variance the most. There’s more at stake, and you can win a substantial amount of money. As a player, you’ll have to take a bit of a risk, but on the other hand, you can earn back up to tens of thousands of wagers on Big Time Gaming online slots.

Plenty of opportunities to win

Online slots offer players more opportunities than ever to win. Traditionally, slots often only had one winline: a horizontal line on which you had to achieve the right combination of symbols. Now many winlines are possible, and these don’t necessarily have to be in a horizontal pattern. Big Time Gaming slots are so popular because there are so many opportunities for players to win.

For example, Megaways slots offer over 100,000 ways to win. In addition, it is possible to buy yourself into the bonus round in multiple Big Time Gaming slots. There’s a price attached to this, but, by buying yourself in, you’ll avoid endless spinning for a bonus. This will increase your chances of winning large amounts of money in the online slots games by this software developer.

The new Big Time Gaming slot machines of 2020

Big Time Gaming will once again release a number of new slots games in 2020. While most software developers release many new slots games every year, Big Time Gaming does so only sparsely. For them, quality takes precedence over quantity, and, given their popularity among online casino players, there’s something to be said for this. What online slots did Big Time Gaming release in 2020?

Survivor Megaways

Survivor is a hugely popular television show in America. It’s the American equivalent of Expedition Robinson. Big Time Gaming has used this program as the setting for one of their new online slots games of 2020: Survivor Megaways. You can immediately see this in the design of this online slot machine. In the background, you see an uninhabited tropical island. The symbols are also related to this program.

Survivor Megaways is not the first online slot machine of Big Time Gaming based on a well-known program or game. Their selection also offers slot machines such as Monopoly Megaways or Who Wants to be A Millionaire Megaways. This software developer evidently knows exactly how to transfer certain settings to online slots.

This successful integration of certain elements of the TV program into the slot machine is characteristic of Big Time Gaming. Of course, this online slot machine is also just as exciting as the series itself. In addition, elements of the show can be seen in the symbols of the slot machine. The playing field also follows this course as it is divided into a female camp (top) and a male camp (bottom). Finally, as in the show, there’s money to be made. You can bet a minimum of 20 cents and a maximum of 20 euros. In total, there are 100,842 ways to win. You can win up to 44,000 times your bet.

The house advantage is around 3.53% which is relatively low for an online slot machine. Nevertheless, the variance is high. This combination makes playing on this slot machine very attractive. What’s more, it can be fast because all the symbols fit together well. This is also due to the special symbols in this game. Of course, there are game symbols which are the jokers of online slots as well. In addition, there are the unique Mystery Pot symbols that serve as multipliers. A bonus round is activated by the Survivor logo. If you can score three Survivor logos, you earn the free spin bonus. Did you score more than 3 logos? Each additional logo will give you 5 free spins in addition to the original 5 free spins of the bonus. As you can see, the game goes fast. These elements make Survivor Megaways a valuable addition to the Big Time Gaming selection.

Royal Mint Megaways

Megaways online slots have received their name for a reason. These online slots games offer you multiple ways to win. The Royal Mint Megaways slot machine is no exception to this rule. In total, there are 117,649 ways to win. The minimum stake is 20 cents, and the maximum stake is 20 euros. You can win up to 40,000 times your bet, i.e. a maximum amount of money of 800,000 euros. The house advantage is 3.52%, but this is an online slot machine with a high variance. Thus, it is mainly in the long run that the potential to win a lot of money is present.

This online slot machine has a total of 6 reels that you can spin. There are many different types of symbols that all match. It is therefore quite possible that chain reactions suddenly occur which lead to nice profits. In addition, you can earn 12 free spins by scoring 4 scatter symbols. Each additional scatter symbol also gives you 5 free spins.

Did you only score three scatter symbols? No problem. You move to the bonus round where you can save for Enhanced Free Spins. During this round, the multipliers increase twice as fast which can bring you significant profits as well. Because of the chances of big winnings and the fun bonus rounds, the Royal Mint Megaways online slot machine is also a valuable addition to Big Time Gaming’s selection.

Conclusion

Big Time Gaming is faring particularly well among today’s online casino players despite a relatively small range of games. Their online slots have a number of advantages: they look fantastic, they have a high variance, and, as a player, you have many opportunities to win large amounts of money. This is also reflected in their two new online slots games of 2020: Royal Mint Megaways and Survivor Megaways. Both of these are high variance slot machines with many possible ways to win money. Because of the excitement and unique features, for example, the fun bonus rounds, these slots are both valuable additions to Big Time Gaming’s range of online slots.

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The Most Fun Megaways Slot Machines

September 30, 2021 Charlene Gatt

In 2016, the first Megaways slot machine was launched by Australian game developer Big Time Gaming, Dragon Born Megaways. It was a new concept that didn’t run very well at the time, so it stayed under the radar for a while. Nowadays, four years later, Megaways slot machines have become an integral part of the online casino industry, and for good reason!

Megaways slot machine, what exactly does that mean?

If you’re talking about a traditional slot machine, you’re often talking about 5 reels and 3 symbols per reel, with a fixed number of winning lines. The Megaways slot machine is much less standard. It often has six reels and the number of symbols per reel varies between two and eight symbols per reel. Because there is so much variation in these slot machines, there are a lot of ways to win.

Most Megaways slot machines have between 45,000 and 120,000 different ways to win. Some machines go even further, like Holy Driver Megaways with as many as 586,971 ways to win. That’s what I’m saying, bizarre. Where did they get this number from? Take, for example, a Megaways slot machine with six reels and up to seven symbols per reel. This gives you 7 times 7 times 7 times 7 = 117,649 ways to win. Megaways often use this number in their slot machines.

How do I win on a Megaways slot machine?

Even though a Megaways slot machine could appear quite confusing at first sight, it’s pretty straightforward if you understand how to win. You are supposed to spin identical symbols on adjacent reels. In which position on the reel this symbol is placed, and how big this symbol is, doesn’t (often) matter. For example, if you have the same symbol on the first reel at the top, on the second reel at the bottom, and on the third reel in the middle, you win. If you have the same symbol on the first, second, and fourth reel at the same height, but on reel three this symbol is missing, you don’t win.

The features of a Megaways slot machine

Megaway slots don’t have a jackpot in general.
They are high-risk slots due to their high variance.
High variance also means that you have a chance of winning very large amounts of money.

The brief history of Megaways slots

As I said, Big Time Gaming started this new concept in 2016, but Dragon Born Megaways wasn’t really a success right away. When you see a Megaways slot machine for the first time, you can become a little overwhelmed by the chaos of reels and symbols, and you quickly lose track of the goal of the game. It didn’t really become popular for this reason, so that’s why Big Time Gaming created another slot machine. But again, they had no success. Both Starquest Megaways and Queen of Riches Megaways didn’t win many hearts. But they kept their hopes up, and with Bonanza Megaways they created an amazing game.

Bonanza Megaways turned out to be a huge success. Big Time Gaming brought a concept to the market that is now an integral part of the online casino industry. They filed a trademark for Big Time Gaming, in order to prevent other game developers from copying this Megaways concept. They shared their license In 2018, of course in return for a nice fee, with developers such as Blueprint Gaming, and WMS. They then also started to enjoy great success with new Megaways slot machines.

The Best Megaways Slot Machines

I deliberately don’t rank the Megaways slot machines, because the experience of each slot machine depends a lot on personal preference. However, I do want to talk about a number of slot machines that stand out because of certain features or statistics. Let me start with the slot machine from Megaways.

Bonanza Megaways

Bonanza Megaways takes place in an abandoned gold mine and has nice graphics like a waterwheel. The slot machine has a very appealing design, with banjo music playing in the background. With a unique system of double reels, a small win can result in very large amounts of money. In addition to this, it uses the waterfall principle, where winning symbols disappear and make room for even more symbols to increase your profits even further. Bonanza Megaways has six reels and has up to seven symbols per reel, thus offering 117,649 ways to win. It has an average RTP percentage of 96%.

Medusa Megaways

Medusa Megaways is an online slot machine developed by NextGen Gaming. In terms of design, it is very similar to Bonanza and therefore also has 117,649 ways to win with its six reels and up to seven symbols per reel. The variance is high, with a maximum win of 50,000 times your bet. But what makes Medusa Megaways stand out is the RTP percentage. The basic game has an RTP percentage of 96.28%, but you can choose to use the extra feature called ‘Buy Pass’. The costs are higher, but this makes the RTP percentage go through the roof with a great 97.63%.

Holy Driver Megaways

I mentioned Holy Driver Megaways briefly at the beginning of this blog, so that’s probably why you already know that this slot machine stands out because of its bizarrely high number of winning lines. With Holy Driver Megaways you can win in over half a million different ways. It’s another slot machine developed by Big Time Gaming and this slot machine takes place in the Middle Ages and has a matching soundtrack. The basic game offers 117,649 ways to win, but when you achieve the bonus you get free spins, which leads to a total of 586,971 ways to win.

Who Wants to be a Millionaire Megaways

Again, this is an online slot machine from Big Time Gaming, in which elements from the eponymous game show are incorporated into a Megaways slot machine. The basic game is all about small prizes, but it’s the bonus round that makes this slot machine so great. You start with eight free spins and you get to try to make your way up to a total of 50 free spins. You can do this by betting on A, B, C, or D. Just as in the game show, you can also use lifelines. Basically, there is no limit to the maximum winnings on this slot machine, which means that you can actually become a millionaire by playing this game.

Extra Chilli Megaways

With Extra Chilli Megaways, Big Time Gaming has once again developed a very interesting online slot machine. It is a Megaways slot machine with some extra spirit in it. Increasing multipliers can boost your winnings to extreme heights. There are also extra gambling opportunities in the game, with of course a higher level of risk but also possibly better winnings. The RTP percentage is also quite nice with 96.82%. All this takes place on a slot machine that has won my heart, especially in terms of design.

Our verdict of megaways slots

Megaway’s slot machines have only been on the market for about four years, but have gained tremendous popularity over the years thanks to the perseverance of Big Time Gaming. If you look for videos about Megaway’s slots on youtube, you see a lot of players win extreme amounts of money. Megaways slots are slots with high variance, so this means they are high-risk and high pay.

There are over 50 different Megaways slots available, and more are added every month. In this blog, I’ve discussed some interesting ones, which you should definitely check out. But don’t stick to playing on only these slot machines, because the rest is not bad either. This was it for me, thanks for reading my blog and have fun!