Why are Megaways slots so popular?
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You can now find more than 220 online slot machines with Big Time Gaming’s Megaways game engine, but why are Megaways UK slots so popular? Let’s dive straight in and find out.
What is the Megaways game engine?
The Megaways game engine is online slot machine technology that determines how many possible winning combinations the current spin will have, and it was first pioneered by Big Time Gaming over five years ago.
With a 20-payline slot, you always know there will be 20 possible ways to win each time you hit the spin button. With a 243-win ways slot, you know that each time you hit the spin button, there are 243 possible ways to win, and so on.
With the Megaways technology, it’s different. You never know exactly how many different winning combinations the next spin will have because it’s always random.
Megaways slots usually have 5 or 6 reels that spin in the normal way (vertically, from top to bottom), plus an extra upper reel that spins horizontally from right to left above the main lower reels.
Each reel has anywhere from 2 to 5 symbols, and each symbol comes in varying lengths. You will find that most Megaways slots today have 117,649 Megaways (different possible winning combinations per spin).
Each time you hit the spin button, typically, there can be anywhere from 324 up to 117,649 different ways to win (aka Megaways). This is what makes the games so popular.
Also, when you land a winning combo in most Megaways slots, those winning symbols disappear from view, making way for other new symbols to fall from above.
The same process will repeat if another win lands, and it will keep on doing this, paying over and over until there are no more winning combos in view.
Top 10 Megaways slots you must check out
Let’s take a quick look at ten of the best Megaways slots you may like to check out before trying any others. They include the following hit titles:
- Britain’s Got Talent Megaways
- 9 Pots of Gold Megaways
- Big Bass Bonanza Megaways
- Fishin’ Frenzy: The Big Catch Megaways
- Fishin’ Frenzy Megaways
- Break da Bank Again Megaways, Joyful Joker Megaways
- Cash ‘N Riches WowPot Megaways
- 10,001 Nights Megaways
- 4 Diamond Blues Megaways
- 5 Lions Megaways
Most of these games can be accessed in both the real money mode and free play demo mode, and you can generally play from just $/€/£0.10 to $/€/£0.50 per spin.
More top Megaways slots to play in 2023
If you have fun playing any of these top 10 Megaways slots and want more Megaways slots, don’t forget to check out Ancient Fortunes: Poseidon WowPot Megaways, 8 Golden Skulls of Holly Roger Megaways Firepot, and Astro Newt Megaways.
Others include 88 Fortunes Megaways, Aztec Wilds Megaways, Beetlejuice Megaways, Big Cat Rescue Megaways, Bar X Safecracker Megaways, and Big Bucks Bandits Megaways.
Suppose that’s still not enough to keep you going. In that case, there’s also Blood Suckers Megaways, Centurion Megaways, Chilli Heat Megaways, Diamond Mine Megaways [Extra Gold], Deal or No Deal Bankers Riches Megaways, Divine Fortune Megaways, and Doggy Riches Megaways, to name just a few.
To play any of these Megaways slots for real money, you must be at least 18 years old.
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