Chilli Picante Megaways Slot Review

Chilli Picante Megaways Slot RTP, Details and Wager Limits

The Chilli Picante Megaways slot is a classic Megaways game in that is has 6 reels and up to 117,649 ways to win. On every reel, between 2 and 7 symbols will appear randomly. The more symbols appearing on each reel, the more ways to win (or Megaways).

To land a winning combination, you need 3, 4, 5 or 6 identical symbols appearing on consecutive reels, in any position, and beginning from reel 1. For the higher value tequila bottle symbol, you only need 2 in combination. If you want more information on this, check out our What is Megaways? section.

Playable from 10p to £10 per spin, look out for the Dollar bill icon. Clicking on this will bring up all available bet options. If you’re not from the UK, there’s an Autospins facility which allows you to spin the reels automatically. With this option, there are loss and single win limits.

The Chilli Picante Megaways RTP is 96% which is bang on average for an online slot game. The volatility is the medium to high bracket with the bigger wins coming from the bonus features.

The max win, which is standard for a Blueprint Gaming Megaways slot, is 50,000 x your total bet per spin. This is possible in the base game but much more likely in the free spins due to the potential of a multiplier.

Theme – the heat is on

With a Mexican/chilli theme, the Chilli Picante Megaways slot is based on hot chillies. Colourful and bright, you’ll first notice the mariachi soundtrack which you’ll absolutely love or hate. Set in a dusty Mexican village, there’s a Mexican caballero (gentlemen) urging you to play. It’s a little cheesy but it works in my opinion.

Symbols on the reels include A, K, Q, J and 10 royals. The higher value symbols (in order of value) include instruments, piñatas, Day of the Dead skulls and tequila bottles. The tequila bottle is the paying symbol giving you 25 x your total stake for 6 in combination.

There are also red and ghost chilli money symbols which pay 5 x your total bet for 6 in sequence. There is no wild symbol in the base game but there is one in the free spins. The golden chilli is the scatter.

Symbol	Payouts/Info
10	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.1, 0.2, 0.5 or 1 x stake
J	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.1, 0.2, 0.5 or 1 x stake
Q	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.1, 0.2, 0.5 or 1 x stake
K	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.3, 0.6 or 2 x stake
A	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.3, 0.6 or 2 x stake
Instruments	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 1, 2.5, 5 or 10 x stake
Piñata	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 1, 2.5, 5 or 10 x stake
Day of the Dead Skull	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 1.5, 4, 7.5 or 15 x stake
Tequila Bottle	2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.5, 2, 5, 10 or 25 x stake
Red Chilli Money	Pays up to 5 x stake
Ghost Chilli Money	3+ triggers Chilli Hot Cashpot feature
Golden Chilli Bonus	3+ triggers Chilli Hot Free Spins feature
Mariachi Wild	Only appears during free spins

Chilli Picante Megaways Mobile

As with all Blueprint Gaming slot games, Chilli Picante Megaways can be played on desktop, mobile and tablet devices. Using HTML5 technology, it’s perfect for play on devices powered by iOS, Android, Windows and MAC operating systems. Being a Megaways title, I would opt for a laptop or PC to get the full experience visually.

Chilli Picante Megaways Bonus Features

The Chilli Picante Megaways slot has 3 bonus features. With no cascading wins, land 3 or more ghost chillies to win cashpot jackpots up to 1,000 x stake. Then you have the free spins where the Mariachi collects cash prizes. Landing 4 or more will give you more free spins and increase the multiplier up to 5x. This applies to cash prizes and the Cashpot jackpots.

Chilli Hot Cashpot feature

To the side of the reels you will see cash prizes. To win them, you need to land 3 or more ghost chilli symbols appearing anywhere on the reels. Known as the Chilli Hot Cashpot feature, prizes range from 1 to 1,000 x your total stake.

This feature has been used extensively by Microgaming and Pragmatic Play in particular. Anyway, the more ghost chilli symbols you see, the bigger the payout:

Chilli Hot Free Spins feature

To play the Chilli Hot Free Spins feature, you need to land 3 or more golden chilli bonus symbols anywhere on the reels. 3, 4, 5 or 6 of them will award 10, 15, 20 or 25 free spins respectively. When you land 2, the anticipation for the 3^rd or more will see the Mexican Hat Dance song play (known as El Jarabe Tapatio).

The Mariachi wild symbol sporting a traditional charro outfit can appear on the reels. When he appears along with red or ghost chilli symbols, their values are collected and won. The cash prizes will be worth between 2 and 50 x your total stake. If more than 1 wild appears, the prizes will be collected by each wild.

Additionally, collect 4-12 wilds to upgrade the feature. This will give you additional free spins and increase the multiplier up to 5x:

More importantly, the multiplier will apply to all wins as well as cashpot prizes and the chilli symbols cash prizes. This means the top cashpot jackpot can be worth up to 5,000 x your total stake. For your information, the wild collection element can be found in other slots such as Pragmatic Play’s Big Bass Bonanza.

Flaming Hot Bonus Bet feature

Outside the UK, there’s a Flaming Hot Bonus Bet feature. Activating this will see you gain access to the free spins which will cost you 100 x your total stake.

Chilli Picante Megaways Review Summary – a mash-up of popular slots

The Chilli Picante Megaways slot goes in a different direction compared to most Megaways games. It feels like Blueprint Gaming have taken the best elements for various slot games and put them into this crazy Mexican title. There are no cascading symbols/wins though oddly for a Megaways title.

You have the fixed jackpots from Microgaming slots like 9 Masks of Fire, the cash prizes like in Fishin’ Frenzy (Blueprint Gaming) and the wild collection element from Pragmatic Play’s Big Bass Bonanza. With 50,000 x stake max wins possible, it offers more than all 3 of those slots.

In summary, Chilli Picante Megaways is an entertaining slot with plenty of action. I would personally opt for other Mexican-flavoured games with Extra Chilli Megaways and Spicy Meatballs Megaways (both by Big Time Gaming) recommended.