Extra Chilli Megaways Slot Review

Extra Chilli Megaways Slot Details & Wager Limits

The Extra Chilli slot is played using Big Time Gaming’s Megaways game engine. The number of ways to win varies with each spin. On each spin, between 2 and 7 symbols will appear randomly on each reel.

When it reaches its maximum (7 symbols per reel), it offers an enormous 117,649 ways to win. You get a win or reaction when you land 3 or more matching symbols on successive reels, beginning from the 1^st reel. The Reactions feature sees winning symbols removed and replaced with new ones for continuous wins.

The Extra Chilli Megaways slot suits all pockets as you can play from 20p to £40 per spin. Above the spin button, there’s an Autoplay function. You can choose from 5 to 100 spins as well as set up a loss limit and single win limit. This will help you gamble more responsibly if required.

When it comes to volatility, Extra Chilli Megaways is a high variance slot. The red hot theme is matched by its variance. The maximum win per spin is 20,000 x stake and much more likely in the Free Spins feature due to the increasing, and unlimited, multiplier.

Extra Chilli Megaways RTP

The Extra Chilli Megaways RTP is 96.19%. Bonanza Megaways (its predecessor) has a 96% RTP so this version will give you a little more back in theory. As far as RTP numbers goes, this is pretty reasonable. Being a highly volatile slot, the chances are Extra Chilli will eat up your bankroll so you need to be patient, and lucky.

Theme – Audio and Design Features – red-hot Mexican chillis

The Extra Chilli Megaways slot has a Mexican theme/feel and is set in a market serving Mexican street food. The back story from creator Big Time Gaming is that hapless Spanish pirate José Cavadoré became a successful miner in Mount Rushmore (from the Bonanza slot) decided to pack a mule and head to Mexico.

Visually, Extra Chill is very bright and colourful. Whilst the graphics are not high definition and as sharp as other slots, it feels like a proper slot game. The soundtrack is upbeat and has a Mariachi feel to it.

The reels are flanked by stacks of garlic and chilli. There you’ll see lower value A to 9 playing cards and 4 crystal-style chillies. The best paying symbol is the purple gem chilli which pays 2, 5, 10, 25 or 50 times your total stake if you land 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 in combination. Here’s what each symbol pays:

Symbol	Payouts
9	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.1, 0.2, 0.4 or 0.8 x stake
10	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.15, 0.25, 0.5 or 0.9 x stake
J	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.15, 0.25, 0.5 or 1 x stake
Q	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.25, 0.6 or 1 x stake
K	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 or 1.75 x stake
A	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 or 1.75 x stake
Green Gem Chilli	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 or 2 x stake
Blue Gem Chilli	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.25, 1, 1.5 or 2 x stake
Red Gem Chilli	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 1, 2, 2.5 or 7.5 x stake
Purple Gem Chilli	2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 = 2, 5, 10, 25 or 50 x stake
Wild	Substitutes for all symbols except scatter

There also a fireworks wild symbol, which performs all the usual substituting duties. As mentioned above, the number of rows changes with each spin. You’ll always see an extra row under reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 though. This means the number of potential winning Megaways varies with each spin. You can see how many are on offer above the reels.

You can play Bonanza 2, as it’s known, across desktop, mobile and tablet devices. The graphics/animations as well as the moving parts transfer nicely to whatever device you opt for.

Extra Chilli Megaways Bonus Features

The Extra Chilli Megaways slot comes with a 5 bonus features. With the customary Reactions feature, it focuses on the Free Spins feature where you the Unlimited Win Multiplier sees the multiplier increase with each reaction (or win). There’s also a Free Spins Gamble feature where you can win more free spins.

Reactions feature

Being a Megaways slot, Extra Chilli uses the Reactions feature. When you get a winning combination, the winning symbols are removed from the reels and new symbols replace them. This gives you the chance to get another win. The process then repeats until no more winning combinations are formed.

Free Spins feature

Look out for the gold letter symbols that spell out H.O.T.  Land 3 H.O.T scatters and you’ll trigger the Free Spins feature where you will receive 8 free spins.

Any extra gold H.O.T letters will add another 4 free spins to your total. For example, triggering with 4 or 5 letters will give you 12 or 16 free spins respectively.

Once the free spins are triggered, you can gamble and try and win some more via the Free Spins Gamble feature. A successful spin of the gamble wheel and you could end up with 24 free spins. However, lose and you’ll end up with none. The first gamble is a straight 50/50 gamble. Each one after that is tilted 60/40 in your favour.

Like in other Megaways slots, the free spins come with an Unlimited Win Multiplier feature. The multiplier begins at 1x and increases by 1 with every successive symbol drop win. The good news is that there is no limit to how high the multiplier can reach.

Look out for the bowls full of chillies scatters which appear in the reels under the main set. Land 3 or 4 of them and another 4 or 8 free spins are added to your tally. You can unlimited additional free spins.

Feature Drop feature

You can also pay to enter the free spins if you wish by using the Feature Drop feature. The price (which varies) is shown in the meter in the top right corner of the screen. This option isn’t available in the UK due to the UK Gambling Commission’s regulations.

Extra Chilli Review Summary – a much fierier Bonanza Megaways

As you’d hope for a game called Extra Chilli Megaways , this is a pretty feisty in terms of appearance and variance. Known affectionately as Bonanza 2, this sequel tops the original slot with regards to RTP and max win:

The design is simply done but the catchy mariachi-style soundtrack has earworm potential. I’m writing this review on the coldest day of the year (or possibly decade) and the Mexican sunshine has never looked so appealing.

If you’re after some scorching action to chase away the winter blues, Extra Chilli Megaways should do the trick. It’s become a cult phenomenon, like Bonanza, and for good reason. If you fancy, you can play the Extra Chilli free play version above to see what all the fuss is about.