Megaways Jackpots Explained

When it comes to online casinos, there are many types of jackpots, yet you maybe unsure as to what it is they do.

15:49 31 August 2022

When it comes to online casinos, there are many types of jackpots, yet you maybe unsure as to what it is they do, what they involve and what type of jackpot they contain. 

 

Therefore, we thought it best to answer some of your questions regarding Megaways Jackpots and what affect they have when you play new jackpot games found within the virtual lobby floor of an online casino.

 

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What are Megaways Slots?

When using the Megaways mechanics, created by Big Time Gaming, random number reel modifiers change how many symbols appear on each reel. The more symbols to be found on each reel, the more Megaways and opportunities to form winning combinations.

 

How many ways can you win?

The maximum number of ways you can potentially spin yourself a win is 117,649. For those of you who like to see the math behind how the gaming developers arrived at this total, here’s how: 

 

• In each Megaways game, you’ll find a total of seven symbols, played across six reels. 
• To find out how many ways to win there are, you need to multiply the number of symbols within a reel by the number of reels found within the slot. Therefore, seven symbols and six rows is: 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 = 117,649. 

 

To break it down further for those wanting to know more:

7 x 7 = 49

49 x 7 = 343

343 x 7 = 2,401

2,401 x 7 = 16,807

16,807 x 7 = 117,649

 

Hence there are 117,649 ways to win.

 

What are cascading reels?

More likely than not, you may find yourself playing a slot with a cascading reels feature. 

 

When a winning match is created within the reels, the symbols in the match will disappear from the reels and the reward appears in your bankroll. 

 

However, the gaps left will soon be filled, as the reels from above will fall to rebuild a full-looking slot. When symbols fall down into place within the reels, this is known as a cascading reel.

 

In some cases, you may find the symbols shuffling down from above help to create further matches within the reels at play – if this occurs, the winning symbols will once again disappear from the game, and new symbols will drop down to fill the gaps. 

 

This will keep happening until there are no more matches made.

 

Are Megaways Slots easy to find on casino sites?

In simple terms, yes. 

 

Each online casino site should have a jackpot tab on its Slots page. When you click on the tab, you’ll find all jackpot associated games, including that of Megaways.

 

Some of the games you’ll find include the likes of, Buffalo Rising, Eye of Horus, Wild Bonanza and Buffalo Blitz, just to name a few.

 

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There are 117,649 reasons why you should give Megaways a go, but which game will you try first?

 

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