Overview
Step right up to Big Top Bonanza Megaways, Skywind's dazzling spectacle inviting you into the vibrant world of a classic circus! This slot masterfully blends the thrill of the big top with the dynamic Megaways engine, set against a backdrop of a striped tent bedecked in lights and flags. Prepare for a show across its unique 6-reel layout, where each reel can host anywhere from 2 to an astounding 7 symbols, creating an incredible 200,704 ways to win – more than your typical Megaways! This Medium volatility sensation is complemented by a 4-position horizontal reel, delivering an engaging and action-packed experience. With a top prize of 5,000x your stake, Big Top Bonanza Megaways promises a captivating performance for players seeking both thrilling cascades and innovative bonus features.
Gameplay & Features
Free spins are the main feature around here and are joined by cascading wins, several bonus modifier symbols and their respective abilities.
• Cascades
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Each winning way isremovedby thecascade feature, and gaps are filled withnew symbols, which can create another winning combination. Cascades continue like this until no new win hits.
• Bonus Modifiers
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Three different bonusmodifier symbolsappear on thehorizontal rowabove main reels 2-5. They are called the Normal, Super, or Mega and have these abilities:
Normalis the one with the clown on it, which does one of these - reveals a wild symbol beneath it, awards a multiplier of x2, x3, or x5, increases the number of ways, adds 2-6 wilds to reels 2-6, or replaces all Jacks for Queens. Superdisplays a fortune teller and awards one of these – reveals 2 wilds beneath it, awards a multiplier of x5, x8, or x10, increases ways to at least 15,625, adds 3-9 wilds to reels 2-6, replaces all Jacks and Queens for Kings. Megahas a strongman on it and awards one of these – replaces all symbols beneath them with wilds, awards a multiplier of x15, x25, or x50, forces Max Ways, adds 5-15 wilds to reels 2-6, replaces Jacks, Queens, and Kings, for Aces.
• Free Games
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In the base game, landing4, 5, or 6 scatter symbolsawards10, 13, or 16 free games, respectively. In free spins, each winning cascade adds+1 to a progressive win multiplier, which does not reset between spins. Any multipliers awarded by the Bonus Modifiers are added to the progressive win multiplier. Finally, players can score an extra 3, 6, 9, or 12 free spins during the feature when 3, 4, 5, or 5 scatters are in view
Final Thoughts
We know practically every man, woman, and their dog has licensed Megaways and leapt on the bandwagon by now, diluting the pool by sheer weight of numbers. This does tend to lessen the impact each time a new one is released. However, occasionally games like Big Top Bonanza Megaways come along to pleasantly surprise. Sure, it is no major innovator or next step in the mechanic's evolution. Still, it's a game that turned out to be even greater than the sum of its parts and provided good, solid Megaways powered gaming which reminded us how neat these slots can be.
It's a little bit tricky as to what exactly caused the positive reaction. Maybe the big top setting injected some youthful wonder? Perhaps, but on further dissection, it was a combination of having more ways than usual, numerous game modifiers, and eventually the added win multiplier in free spins. It might sound a little plain on paper, yet in practice, it was quite fun. The strong man Mega Bonus was particularly good. Whether he is forcing max ways or boosting the win multiplier in free spins, he can be extraordinarily helpful at times. The other two Normal and Super modifiers aren't bad either, managing to add a bit of excitement from time to time when they showed up. One factor that is not quite so dazzling is max win, which tops out at the so-so (for Megaways) total of5,000x the bet.
Big Top Bonanza Megaways was a game that started positively and managed to improve as testing progressed. It doesn't do anything extraordinary and could have offered a larger prize purse, but it does a great job of combining tried and true Megaways mechanics with several useful modifiers to create an all-around satisfying show.
