The Race Megaways Slot Review

The Race Megaways Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

Typical of Megaways slot games, The Race Megaways slot is played with 6 reels and up to 117,649 ways to win. Every reel will randomly have between 2 and 7 symbols appear. Basically, the more symbols appearing on each reel, the higher the number of Megaways, or ways to win.

To achieve the maximum number of Megaways, you need 7 symbols to appear on each reel (7 x 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 = 117,649 Megaways). A win is created when 3 or more identical symbols appear on adjacent reels, beginning from the leftmost reel. The more matching symbols on successive reels, the bigger the payout. Finally, matching symbols can appear on any position within a reel.

Bets wise, you can play The Race Megaways from 20p to £6 a spin. To the left of the reels, there is a ‘Stake’ box. Click/press the green arrows to change your bet accordingly. Players outside the UK have 1 more gameplay option. There’s Auto Play where you can opt for up to 100 autospins with loss and single win limits. Big Time Gaming slots don’t have a Turbo or Quick Play Mode.

In terms of the return rate, The Race Megaways RTP is 96.27%. This is higher than the 96% online slots average but lower than the RTP rate from other Big Time Gaming games such as White Rabbit Megaways (97.24%). When it comes to volatility, it’s very high.

Finally, The Race Megaways slot comes with 27,040 x bet max wins per spin. This can be won on each free spin due to the unlimited win multiplier. On every base game spin, the top payout is 3,430 x bet per spin.

Theme – get your heart pumping

With a gameshow theme, The Race Megaways slot sees your heart skip a beat as adrenaline pumping action awaits. Fast-paced, it has like an equalizer/retro feel. It reminds me a little of Cyberslot Megaclusters visually.

On the reels, you will see low value A, K, Q, J, 10 and 9 playing cards. Then you have higher value green, blue, red and purple jewels. Top of the payouts it the purple jewel symbol which pays .5, 3, 5, 7.5 or 12.5 x bet for 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 in combination.

Then you have a multi-coloured Wild symbol that substitutes for all paying symbols mentioned above. You will also find 2x, 3x, 4x and 5x wilds (more details on this below). The Race logo symbol is the scatter and is key to triggering the Heart Bonus feature. Finally, there is a Blue Heart/Life symbol which appears in the mentioned feature.

Symbol	Payouts/Info
9	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.1, 0.15, 0.25 or 0.5 x bet
10	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.1, 0.15, 0.25 or 0.5 x bet
J	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.15, 0.2, 0.3 or 0.7 x bet
Q	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.15, 0.2, 0.3 or 0.7 x bet
K	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.25, 0.4 or 0.9 x bet
A	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.25, 0.4 or 0.9 x bet
Green Gemstone	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 or 1 x bet
Blue Gemstone	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.3, 0.75, 1.25 or 2 x bet
Red Gemstone	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 1, 2, 2.5 or 5 x bet
Purple Gemstone	2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 = 1.5, 3, 5, 7.5 or 12.5 x bet
Wild	Substitutes for all paying symbols
The Race Logo Scatter	3 triggers Heart Bonus feature
Blue Heart/Life	Only appears during Heart Bonus feature

The Race Megaways Mobile

Released on 22^nd of March 2023, The Race Megaways slot has been optimised using HTML5 technology. It allows for play on mobile, tablet, laptop and/or PC devices. If you play on your smartphone, it’s compatible with iOS, Android and/or Windows operating systems.

The Race Megaways Bonus Features

The Race Megaways slot has 5 bonus features. Chinese Feng Shui Coins add prizes to the Collection Pot which are subject to multipliers up to 10x when the Wild Red Packet symbol lands. Then you have 2 free spins features where the Wild Red Packet increases the multiplier each time by 1. There is also a Win Exchange element as well as a bonus buy option for non UK players.

Reactions feature

When a winning combination is formed, the Reaction feature comes into play. Winning symbols are removed with new symbols replacing them. This allows for successive wins/reactions and continue as long as new wins are created.

Wild Duplication feature

When any Wild symbol lands on the reels, the Wild Duplication feature can be triggered randomly. Basically, wilds are exploded up the reel for more wilds appearing on that reel. This should, in theory, give you winning combinations which then award reactions and more wins.

Heart Bonus feature

To trigger the Heart Bonus feature, you need to land 3 The Race logo scatter symbols anywhere on the reels. Once in,  a 4×5 grid appears and 3 lives are awarded. Every time a Blue Heart/Life symbol appears, the lives counter resets to 3. You can benefit from up to 20 Hearts/Lives in total.

You then enter the Free Spins feature with up to 20 lives/free spins. All wilds landing will trigger the Wild Duplication feature but with a multiplier of up to 5x added to your current multiplier. Every win also increases the unlimited win multiplier with no limits.

Win Exchange feature

Like with many BTG slots like Outlaw Megaways and Wild Portal Megaways, The Race Megaways slot benefits from a Win Exchange feature. Whenever you win between 25 and 100 x your total bet, you have the choice to exchange the entire to for a chance to enter the Free Spins feature.

If enabled, the chance of winning the gamble is shown in green on a wheel. Now, you can exchange your win of 100 x bet or higher for guaranteed entry to the Free Spins feature.

Bonus Buy feature

For non UK players, you have the option to buy your way into the Free Spins feature via the Bonus Buy feature. Activated by clicking/pressing the gold ticket icon, you will enter the free spins for a 100 x bet cost. When you use this feature, the RTP rate increases to 96.36%.

The Race Megaways Summary – not as exciting as it appears

Following a long line of Megaways games, The Race Megaways slot has to live up to quite a lot. With Big Time Gaming releasing Rasputin Megaways and Max Megaways prior to this game, it doesn’t provide the excitement it should deliver.

Well designed, The Race Megaways comes with reactions/cascades as standard. The Wild Duplication feature sees wilds explode upwards to give you more wild symbols. In the Heart Bonus feature, the aim is to collect Blue Hearts/Lives which are carried through to the free spins. Here, all wilds activate the Wild Duplication feature which multipliers up to 5x added to the win multiplier. With the win multiplier increasing infinitely, the free spins is where the big wins will come from.

Offering a pretty ordinary Win Exchange element, The Race Megaways slot comes with max wins of 27,040 x bet which is better than in Bonanza Megaways (26,000 x bet) but lower than many other Megaways titles.

In the previously mentioned Rasputin Megaways and Max Megaways, they both have more bonus features, up to 2,985,984 ways and wins up to 139,200 x bet. Here’s a table highlighting other Megaways slots which offer a lot more in my opinion:

Slot	Reels/Ways to Win	RTP	Max Win
	6/up to 2,985,984	95.68%	68,180 x bet
	6/up to 117,649	96.37%	139,200 x bet
	6/up to 117,649	96.16%	64,400 x bet