Big Cat King Megaways

Get to roam the vast savannah for an encounter with majestic predators on the slot from Blueprint Gaming. Big Cat King Megaways is taking you on a volatile reel safari with wild substitutions, mystery symbols and Roaring Free Spins with a Spin Boost feature where you can gamble for more free spins and an unlimited progressive win multiplier that can lead to wins of up to 50,000 times your bet or 250,000 credits, whichever is reached first.

Slot Details

Big Cat King Megaways is a cascading video slot with six reels, up to seven rows as well as 324 to 117,649 ways to win. Pays are awarded for two to six matching symbols landing on adjacent reels from left to right only. You can go on a reel safari on desktop, mobile and tablet from 0.20 to 10 credits per spin. The game has medium to high volatility with an RTP of 96.50%. Using the Roaring Free Spins Bet to buy a bonus feature will increase the RTP up to 97.00%.

The slot title implies what you can expect to see when loading the game. The scenery is taking you to the African savannah where the magnificent wild cats roam free alongside elephants, giraffes and other animals. Not missing is the blue sky in the background, turning into the typical fire red colours at sunset during the free spins. The sounds are a dramatic mix of drumbeats, marching orchestra pieces and roars from the lion with the usual reel and win count noises.

The pay symbols start at the low end with card royals from 9 through to A, awarding 0.8 to 1.75x your stake for single six of a kind. They are followed by five wild cats – panther, leopard, leopardess, tiger and lion set of pickaxes and spades, oil lanterns, the bearded gold digger and a flashy diamond. Hit six across the reels to win 1.75x to 50x your bet. An icon marked with the word itself is the wild symbol, substituting for all regular symbols. A shiny diamond acts as the scatter.

Big Cat King Megaways Slot Features

Blueprint is yet again drawing from its vast chest of slot families and feature groups to mix and match various mechanics into an exhilarating Megaways slot. On this occasion, Vikings Unleashed Megaways and Diamond Mine Megaways served as the basis for Big Cat King Megaways, seeing a return of mystery symbols, gamble features as well as unlimited multipliers in the bonus round.

As usual, at the core of the gameplay is the Megaways engine under licence from Big Time Gaming where the number of ways from 324 to the maximum is randomly determined for every spin. Each round starts with 2 to 7 symbols dropping onto reels one and six as well as 2 to 6 symbols onto the four middle reels. Additionally, the game has a horizontal extra reel at the top of the game window with four positions, extending from reel two to five, where more symbols appear on every spin.

Scoring a win will start a chain reaction where the symbols from the winning combo will shatter to make room for new symbols to drop into place, potentially letting you win again and again within the same spin sequence. The process is repeated as long as a new winning combination occurs after a cascade.

The most common feature you will encounter is the Mystery Symbol. Tiles covered in giant green leaves may land on all reels including the horizontal one on any spin or cascade in the base game and free spins. Once the reels have stopped, they will reveal one common symbol, including the top-paying lion. However, they cannot contain wilds or scatters.

Hitting four scatters anywhere on the reels will trigger 12 Free Spins with an x1 starting multiplier. Any further scatter will add +5 free spins to the tally. Instead of going straight to playing the spins, the game will lead you first to the Spin Booster Gamble Wheel. You can now either collect the won free spins or bet repeatedly additional amounts to gamble for more free spins, up to 50 in total. The cost is displayed on the side of the game window and will be deducted from your balance for each spin on the wheel. Landing in the green zone will add +1 or +2 free spins while landing in the red zone will see you lose your additional bet but not the current amount of free spins. You can decide to bet again after losing one spin on the wheel or alternatively, you collect at any stage and play the won free spins.

Once collected, you will be heading into the sunset to play your free spins. The main kicker for the bonus round is the Unlimited Win Multiplier. It will start at x1 and increase by x1 after every winning reaction, no limits. Plus, Mystery Symbols can appear at any time during a free spin. Landing three or more diamond scatters will award extra +5 and +10 free spins respectively, no limits.

Are you one of the impatient players who can’t wait for an organic feature trigger? Then the Roaring Free Spins Bet might be the right choice for you as it offers direct entry to the free spins round (restricted in some jurisdictions). Just hit the button and the game will give you four options at different cost levels:

• Pay 50x bet – get 8 free spins with an x1 starting multiplier
• Pay 100x bet – get 12 free spins with an x1 starting multiplier

After selecting one option, the game will lead to the Spin Booster Gamble Wheel screen where you can either collect and play the bought round or can place additional bets to gamble for more free spins. Buying the feature will slightly increase the RTP to 96.89% and 96.91% respectively.

Final Verdict

While Big Cat King Megaways is not too different from other Megaways games, it comes with an interesting twist to the gamble wheel. Whereas on other slots losing a gamble will see you losing the entire bonus round, on this occasion you are risking the additional bet only. Plus, you can gamble repeatedly to increase your number of free spins for the bonus feature. Still, some caution is recommended as few unlucky gambles in a row could diminish your balance. Other than that, the win potential peaks at a feisty 50,000x bet, however, as usual with Blueprint Gaming slots, it is capped at 250,000 credits.

Last Update: 16th October 2020

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