Spicy Meatballs Megaways Slot Review

Spicy Meatballs Megaways Slot Details & Wager Limits

The Spicy Meatballs Megaways slot is played using BTG’s Megaways engine. With 6 reels, the number of symbols that appear on each reel varies from between 2 and 7 on each spin. This means that the number of ways to create a winning combination also changes with each spin. At their maximum size, you’ll have 117,649 Megaways in play which means loads of winning opportunities.

To create a winning combination, you need to land 3, 4, 5 or 6 matching symbols or wilds on adjoining reels, starting from the leftmost reel (reel 1). The symbols don’t have to be next to each other, anywhere on the reels will do.

You can play at stake levels of between 10p and £20 per spin. Use the arrow buttons to the right of the reels to adjust your stake. There’s also a simple Auto Play facility which allows up to 100 autospins with loss and single win restrictions. In the UK, this won’t be valid from October 2021.

The Spicy Meatballs Megaways RTP is 96.57% which is better than average (average is 96%). High variance as always from Big Time Gaming, it offers some huge wins.

In the base game, you can win up to 52,600 x stake. In the free spins, it’s up to 54,670 x stake. The overall max win is a tasty 55,120 x stake.

Theme – tuck into this tasty dish

Games from BTG have many positive things going for them as far as innovative gameplay is concerned. They haven’t always dazzled as far as design is concerned though. The Spicy Meatballs Megaways slot is another simply designed title. The setting is a well equipped kitchen and the theme is meatballs oddly enough. If you want fancy making them, check out the BBC’s Spicy Meatballs recipe.

The reels are made up of lower value A to 9 symbols which spin alongside capsicum peppers, chillies, tomatoes and eggplants. The eggplant symbol is the highest paying with 6 landing combination giving you a payout equal to 10 x your total stake.

The game comes with 2 wild symbols. Both the chef’s hat wild and the meatball wild substitute for all the standard symbols in a winning combination on reels 2 through 5. The meatball wilds can appear for multiple reactions and come with expanding multipliers attached too. Above the middle 4 reels are 4 bubbling saucepans which show the values of the potential multipliers from the meatball wilds.

Here’s a table showing the payouts by symbol:

Symbol	Payouts
9	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 or 0.7 x stake
10	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 or 0.7 x stake
Jack	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.3, 0.5 or 0.8 x stake
Queen	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.3, 0.5 or 0.8 x stake
King	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.3, 0.4, 0.6 or 0.9 x stake
Ace	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.3, 0.4, 0.6 or 0.9 x stake
Capsicum Pepper	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.4, 0.5, 0.7 or 1 x stake
Chilli	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.4, 0.5, 0.7 or 1.5 x stake
Tomato	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.5, 0.8, 1 or 3 x stake
Eggplant	2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.5, 2, 3, 5 or 10 x stake
Chef's Hat Wild	Standard wild that substitutes for all symbols above
Meatball Wild	Replaces symbols above + comes with multipliers

Spicy Meatballs Megaways Mobile

You can tuck into the Spicy Meatballs Megaways on all devices including desktops, tablets and mobiles. The visuals are rather functional but it’s still very playable on the smaller screen handsets.

Spicy Meatballs Megaways Bonus Features

Spicy Meatball Megaways comes with much of the gameplay that has made this mechanic such a popular one. There are 3 bonus features thrown into this recipe though which can certainly spice up the action.

Reactions feature

After any winning combination is formed, the Reactions feature applies with a reaction to follow. The successful symbols explode off the reels to create new spaces which are filled by new symbols. These ‘reactions’ keep on coming as long as a new winning combination is on display.

Meatball Wilds feature

These special meatball wilds come in addition to the standard chef’s hat wilds. Up to 2 of these meatball wilds can appear on reels 2, 3, 4 or 5 on any base game spin. Each meatball wild comes with a starting multiplier attached. This will be equal to the value show in the saucepan for that reel.

Reactions then take place us usual. If a meatball wild descends by 1 row after a reaction, the Meatball Wilds feature applies. The value of the multiplier increases by 1. This can continue until the meatball wild drops off the bottom of the reels. Finally, the multiplier resets to 1x at the start of a new spin.

Free Spins feature

Usually, scatters or bonus symbols are required to trigger the Free Spins feature. That’s not the case here. Instead, you need to land 5 or more reaction wins in succession. You’ll then receive 8 free spins with 1 extra free spin added for each extra reaction above 5 from the original trigger.

If there are any meatball wilds present on the triggering spin, their multiplier is carried over into the feature. On each free spin, you’re guaranteed to land at least 1 meatball wild on reels 2, 3, 4 or 5.

Landing 5 or more reaction wins in a row results in a retrigger. Another 4 more free spins are added. Once again, 1 extra free spin is added for each reaction on top of the minimum 5.

Spicy Meatballs Megaways Review Summary – simple, tasty fare

The Megaways mechanic has proved extremely popular and Big Time Gaming has kept to the standard recipe for the most part in the Spicy Meatballs Megaways slot.

They’ve seasoned things a little courtesy of the meatball wilds where the increasing multipliers add a bit of extra flavour. That’s certainly true in the Free Spins feature where you’re guaranteed to land meatball wilds on each free spin.

With max wins of 55,120 x your total stake per spin, I don’t think this is quite the equivalent of 3-star Michelin restaurant. However, the unique theme in Spicy Meatballs Megaways offers simple, hearty and rather tasty fare.