Wheel of Fortune Megaways is a new slot from Big Time Gaming & IGT to complement the Wheel of Fortune slot franchise, bringing a whole new level of entertainment to the series. Based on a popular TV game show that debuted back in 1975, the suite features many amazing titles, and now the IGT collab with Big Time Gaming to inject Megaways steroids and increase every single aspect of the game.
Since 1975, the show has undergone a lot of changes. So has the slot franchise, and the latest Megaways version also brings a lot of changes not only to the gameplay, but also the game’s appearance. While the show was held in a studio full of glitters and posh stuff in the 80s, its look has evolved to a more discreet one over the years, and Big Time Gaming depicted it pretty accurately.
The actions take place across a standard Megaways 6-reel grid, producing up to 117,649 ways to play. Playable on any device, Wheel of Fortune Megaways offers players to place wagers from 0.2$ to 100$ per spin. When it comes to the math model, the slot seems to be fairly well-balanced. The volatility tends to the high side of the spectrum, while the RTP is beyond the average level at 96.46%. What’s most impressive is the maximum potential, offering prizes of up to 80,150x of the bet on a single spin.
The symbols collection consists of 10 regular symbols, split into two categories. On the lower side, we see a bunch of classic A-9 royals, which are followed in ascending order by luxury cars, boats, jets, and rings. Scoring wins requires matching at least 3 symbols on a single payline starting from the leftmost reel, while the top-paying premium needs only 2. Low-pays award from 0.4x to 0.7x the stake for 6-of-a-kind combos, and premiums are worth from 0.9x to 25x. Helping you to form winning combinations is the Wild symbol, which appears only on reels 2-5 and acts as a substitute for any other regular symbols.
Wild symbols play a central role in the gameplay of Wheel of Fortune Megaways. Whenever a Wild symbol lands at any stage of the game, the Wild Megastacks feature can trigger at random to cover the entire reel in Wild symbols. Up to 3 Megastacks can appear on a single spin.
Should 3 or more Scatter symbols appear simultaneously in view during the base game, the Free Spins feature will be activated, with 3, 4, 5, and 6 Scatters award 12, 14, 16, and 18 free spins respectively. Players will then proceed to the bonus wheel to determine the number of starting Megaways, and up to 117,649 can be awarded.
The bonus game operates quite in the same way as the base game does, though, new Expansion Symbols are added to the reels for the duration of the feature. Whenever one lands, it gets substituted by 2 new symbols, thereby increasing the number of symbols shown on the respective reel. Reels can expand up to 10 symbols in height, and when one reaches its maximum size, players spin the wheel once more to get up to 12 additional spins. Up to 1 million Megaways can be produced if all 6 reels expand to 10 rows.
With an overwhelming potential of over 80,000x, paired with exciting gameplay, Wheel of Fortune Megaways is definitely likely to get to the top of players’ favorite, at least in the niche of slots based on TV shows. Big Time Gaming did a great job of developing this one, especially when it comes to the gameplay. The developers omitted standard features like Mystery Symbols, Cascades, and Multipliers, opting for something more unique and thrilling, so the game easily sticks out from the crowd of other Megaways-powered slots, offering a completely different experience.
