Mermaids have been a persistent myth across many different times and cultures, and some even believe them to be real sea creatures. They are associated with both good and bad luck depending on the culture, which makes them a suiting theme for an online slot. Mermaid Queen Megaways is a Blueprint release that’s a mix of standard Megaways elements and a brand new and highly unusual Build Your Bonus feature (not available in the UK).
The visual presentation is decent without being anything too special, but it gets the job done. You get cascading wins and mystery symbols in all stages of the game, with up to 117,649 win ways being possible. You can choose between different numbers of free spins when the bonus round triggers, and the less spins the higher your starting win multiplier will be. Building your own bonus can be expensive if you go for a highly lucrative configuration, but you can also winup to 250,000x your stakein Mermaid Queen Megaways.
The symbols pay from 1 to 5 x your stake for 6 of a kind wins, while the top-tierMermaid symbolpays 50x your stake for the same. Thetreasure chest Wildappears on the top tracker reel only, and it steps in for pay symbols to help complete and/or improve wins. Winning symbols are removed and replaced via theCascading Reels mechanic, and this process repeats indefinitely as long as your winning streak lasts.
You can landMystery Symbolsin all stages of the game, and these pearl symbols all turn into a randomly selected pay symbol. The mystery symbols cannot turn into scatters nor wilds, just to be clear.
You need at least4 scatter symbolsin view to trigger theBonus Round, and the scatter symbols look like pearls inside a clam. This takes you into thebonus choice menu, and it comes with the following options:
Thebonus round win multiplierincreases by +1 per cascading win, and it never resets for as long as the feature lasts. It comes with no upper limit as well, and you can retrigger the bonus round via scatters that appear in the top tracker reel only. You get+5 or +10 extra spinsfor3 or 4 scatters, respectively.
The Bonus Buy feature is a bit unusual in this game, and it’s called theBuild Your Bonus feature. It’s not available in the UK for sure, but if you are eligible you can customize your own bonus round as you see fit. You can choose the number offree spins between 10 and 20, the startingwin multiplier between x1 and x10, as well as the minimum number ofwin ways between 324 to 117,649(which is a maxed out grid). The price rangesfrom 52 to 7,378 x your stake.
You get to see a few wins here and there in the base game, before we decide to build our own bonus round. We went with 15 free spins, an x10 starting win multiplier, and 5,000 minimum Megaways, and the feature starts at 0:34 into the 3:15 minute highlights video. Check it all out by hitting the play button below.
You get decent water world visuals in Mermaid Queen Megaways, but the backdrop is static which makes it feel less alive than many similar games that come with fish and sea creatures that move around. You get the usual cascading wins system combined with the dynamic Megaways grid, as well as the fairly common mystery symbol feature thrown in for good measure. Nothing too special so far, but there is more to be seen in Mermaid Queen Megaways.
The bonus round gives you 3 options plus the mystery option, and the less free spins you go with the higher your starting win multiplier. This is hardly unheard of either, and the mystery option can be tempting once in a while. The big innovation in this game is the Build Your Bonus feature, and it’s therefore a bit sad that it will not be available for all players. It can be rather costly though, but it gives you a highly customizable sense of control. The250,000x potentialis rather extreme as well, but the top-tier RTP of94 %is well below average.
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