Bonanza Megapays Slot Machine – Free Play & Review

Mining for gemstones is the theme of choice in Bonanza Megapays. Not a very exciting story perhaps, but it does the job, and I believe you can get past the awkward graphics that seem to characterize every slot they put out. The popularity of their games proves that people care more about features and prizes, than they do about modern design.

The symbols they chose for Bonanza Megapays, range from the basic Royals (Nine-Ace), to a series of gemstones (three of them), the diamond, and the wild.

Developer

It’s Big Time Gaming’s slot machine, quite obvious once you see the title, provided that you’re familiar with their work. The inventors of the Megaways engine, now licensed to other developers and found in hundreds of games, are offering a progressive jackpot for one of their more popular titles, Bonanza. Some of the best high volatility slots around will be found in their collection.

How To Play It

You will need to select a total wager, which will go into the next spin. The minimum required is $0.20, while the maximum wager can reach $30.

As for the way to play a Megaways slot machine, it’s going to involve a regular game area with 6 reels in this case, where the number of symbols for each column will be randomized. There is an additional reel set, with four symbols, at the top of reels 2-5 (adds to the ways to win, and has wilds at times). Up to 117,649 ways to win (Megaways) can result from the presence of up to 7 symbols on each of the 6 reels.

Special Features

The first step, is to create a winning combination, with matching symbols on 3+ reels, left to right.

Next, a Reaction will occur, the same one they call Tumble or Cascading Reels in other slots. It will remove the winning symbols, and others will be brought in, for a chance at forming new combinations with them. Reactions continue if there are new wins.

A wild symbol will be there to provide some help with your wins, but it’s somewhat limited, as you can only get it in the four positions from the horizontal reel at the top.

The requirement for the free spins feature is to have four scatter symbols on the reels, with the letters of the word GOLD. Meet that requirement, and the game grants you access to 12 free spins. In this mode, they add an increasing multiplier to the wins, which is increased by 1x each time that a Reaction triggers.

To retrigger the free spins, with up to 10 free spins, you will need 3-4 new scatters landing in view.

There is one more special feature, the unique bit that Big Time Gaming has implemented in this Megapays slot. It’s the feature that can bring you one of the four progressive jackpots, a random event where you have to collect certain symbols when they land on the reels. The feature keeps going for as long as there are new symbols collected. You need 15 or more, to claim the Mega Jackpot.

Maximum Payouts

There will be excellent rewards paid out by Bonanza Megapays directly, with up to 17,926x the stake being possible inside.

However, there is more to the Megapays system than that, and the four progressive jackpots that are present inside will have the potential to make you a millionaire (the Mega Jackpot at least). The best one is seeded at $300,000, and it goes up from there.

It’s a medium-high volatility slot, with a 96.40% RTP.

Summary

Bonanza Megapays looks the same as every other Megaways slot machine, but it has one extra argument to make, the presence of progressive jackpots, making it an even more attractive choice than previous titles.