Bonanza Megapays slot review (Big Time Gaming)

Bonanza Megapays – Bonanza Megaways enriched with four progressive jackpots!

Big Time Gaming’s success started with Bonanza Megaways and is up to date still the most played Megaways slot ever. A BLOCKBUSTER!

We all know Big Time Gaming as the creative provider who was the first to develop the Megaways mechanic, Megaclusters mechanic and the Megaquads mechanic.

And did you know that they were the first to come up with the Buy a Bonus Feature, which is the easiest way to access the free spins?

Now they decided to come up with another special treat: the Megapays mechanic. In summary: it’s a mix of Megaways and a jackpot feature.

SLOT: BONANZA MEGAPAYS | SOFTWARE: BIG TIME GAMING   Number of paylines: up to 117,649 Megaways RTP and variance: 96.40% of which 9.44% is contributed to the jackpots, Medium to High variance Maximum win: 12,000x the bet Betting range: $€0.20 – $€30 Bonus features: Free Spins, 4 jackpots Pasadena Pinot Fest Casinos verdict: HOT, if you like Bonanza Megaways and progressive jackpots.

Bonanza Megaways slot – Gameplay and Features

The game takes place in goldmines. It is for a reason, why gold miners are often called fortune hunters. You need lots of luck to find gold.

The same idea applies to this slot.  If you spin 4 gold bars, you go straight to the free spins.

In the main game, you have 6 reels with symbols, and on top, you have an extra row with 4 symbols. You have a maximum of 117,649 Megaways and also here we have the usual Avalanche (Tumbling or Cascading) mechanism resulting in a free respin, following a win.

 

The free spins: watch out for the multiplier to go sky-high

Once you spin the 4 golden bars (with the appropriate letters G.O.L.D.) you’ll win 12 free spins.

As with most Megaways slots, you have an increasing multiplier, which increases by +1 following a win.

The 4 jackpots: Megapays

This slot differs from Bonanza Megawaym, because of the 4 jackpots. We have the:

• Mini jackpot (worth at least $€100)
• Midi jackpot (worth at least $€1,500)
• Major jackpot (worth at least $€20,000)
• Mega jackpot (worth at least $€300,000)

The jackpot is triggered randomly. With this slot, odds of landing it is way and way higher if you stake more. Typically, your chances of getting this feature are 100 times more significant, if you bet $€20 rather than $€0.20.

But that’s what jackpots are all about: the win potential is enormous, but odds are not.

Once you trigger the feature, you can sit and enjoy the show. It is a show, as you get to see the famous Vegas Bellagio hotel in the background.

Now, one symbol is randomly chosen and becomes the so-called Megapays symbol. Afterwards, you get a 6×7 grid, and you need to hope to land at least one Megapays symbol. If you do, you get a free respin. You continue to get respins, as long as you get more Megapays symbols, each spin.

The feature stops, once you fail to spin a new Megapays symbol.

4 to 7 Megapays symbols gets you the Mini jackpot. 8 to 11 symbols brings you the Midi jackpot. 12 to 14 symbols, the Major Jackpot. And yes, if you land 15 or more symbols, you’ll be the winner of the Mega Jackpot!

Payout percentage (RTP) is 96.40%

The RTP is 96.40%, which is above average. But as it’s a Jackpot slot, a large chunk is contributed to the 4 jackpots: 9.44%. It leaves you with an RTP of 86.96% for the original game.

Bonanza Megaways slot – the variance (volatility) is medium to high

Bonanza Megaways is a medium to high variance slot. Most of the top wins are around 500x to 1,000x the bet (not taking into account the jackpots).

Pros en Cons Advantages: √  Bonanza Megaways was a pioneering slot, and this one is an extension, thanks to the jackpot feature (called Megapays) √  Massive win potential √  Cheerful Disadvantages: χ  Sometimes, you need more than 500 spins to get the free spins χ  There is no “Buy a bonus” feature, for the impatient players χ  Either you like progressive jackpots, or you hate them. In the end, your odds of getting it are very, but very small if your stakes are small. Therefore, you tend to feel that the high rollers get better chances   You may like The top 10 best Megaways slots What are the odds of winning a progressive jackpot?

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