Scrooge Megaways Slot Review

Scrooge Megaways Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The Scrooge Megaways slot is played on a 6 reel machine. The Megaways mechanic means that the number of symbols that appear on each reel change with each spin. The more symbols, the more opportunities to form a winning combination. If all 6 reels contain the maximum number of symbols, you’ll have 117,649 Megaways in play.

To create a winning combination, land 3, 4, 5 or 6 matching symbols or wilds from left to right on adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel. Symbols don’t have to be next to each other, anywhere on the reel will do.

You can play Scrooge Megaways at bet levels of between 20p and £20 per spin. Click on the coin icon then use the + and – buttons to adjust until you find a level you’re comfortable with. There’s also an Auto Spins function as a lightning mode for faster spins.

The Scrooge Megaways RTP is 95.98% which is average. The volatility is in the medium to high bracket. Expect a win every 3 spins on average as the hit frequency rate is 32.3%. The game has a potential maximum win of 12,000 x your total stake per spin.

Theme – go back in time to Victorian London

The Scrooge Megaways slot is a terrifically well-designed game. Part of iSoftBet’s Twisted Tale series, the game Is based on Ebenezer Scrooge who is the main character of Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol novella.

A snow-covered street in Victorian London is the setting.  There’s a faintly festive soundtrack playing away in the background which creates quite the atmosphere. You’ll also hear occasional words and laughter from Scrooge himself. It all works very well.

The reels are made up of lower value A to 9 royals, a ball and chain, a Christmas turkey and a top hat. Scrooge is the most rewarding symbol. Land 6 of these in combination and you’ll win an award equal to 25 x your total stake.

There’s also a wild. This can land on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 only and substitute for all the standard symbols when it makes up part of a winning combination. Finally, there’s a scatter that can trigger the Cash Respins feature if you land enough of them on the same spin. Here’s a list of all symbols and their payouts:

Symbol	Payouts/Info
9	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 or 0.5 x stake
10	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 or 0.5 x stake
J	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.1, 0.25, 0.4 or 1 x stake
Q	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.1, 0.25, 0.4 or 1 x stake
K	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.15, 0.3, 0.5 or 1.5 x stake
A	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.15, 0.3, 0.5 or 1.5 x stake
Ball and Chain	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 or 2 x stake
Christmas Turkey	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.25, 0.5, 1 or 2.5 x stake
Top Hat	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.5, 1, 2 or 5 x stake
Scrooge	2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.5, 2, 5, 10 or 25 x stake
Wild	Substitutes for all except scatter
Scatter	5+ triggers Scrooge Cash Respins feature
Past Scatter	Appears only in Scrooge Cash Respins feature
Present Scatter	Appears only in Scrooge Cash Respins feature
Future Scatter	Appears only in Scrooge Cash Respins feature

Scrooge Megaways Mobile

Scrooge Megaways is available to play on all devices including mobiles, tablets and desktops. The super sharp visuals are terrific, even if you’re playing on a device with a small screen. Flip the Scrooge Megaways mobile slot into landscape mode and you’ll have a very playable smartphone game.

Scrooge Megaways Bonus Features

There are 4 bonus features on offer in the Scrooge Megaways slot. On any spin you could benefit from a random modifier. Top of the bill as far as features go though, is the streak respin bonus.

Cascading Wins feature

After a winning combination has been formed, the Cascading Wins feature follows. The successful symbols are blasted off the reels and new symbols drop in and replace them. A new payout consideration then follows. If a new winner is formed, the process is repeated. Cascades continue until no new winners are created.

Scrooge Cash Respins feature

Trigger the Scrooge Cash Respins feature by landing 5 or more scatters anywhere on the reels on the same spin. You’ll then go on to play 3 respins with the triggering scatter symbols locking in position. If a new scatter symbol lands, it too locks in position and the respins reset to 3.

You’ll notice that all the scatter symbols come with a stake multiplier value. When you have used up all your respins, the values attached to the scatters is added together to give you an overall prize.

Look out for special Past, Present and Future symbols. If one of these appears during the respins, it awards its associated prize of 1x, 25 or 50 x your total stake respectively.

If you manage to fill an entire reel with scatter symbols, it brings a multiplier into play. The multiplier is equal to the number of symbols on that reel. For example, if you filled the whole of a reel made up of 3 symbols, the cash multiplier values attached to the scatters on that reel would receive a 3x multiplier boost and be trebled.

In some territories (but not the UK), players will have the opportunity to buy your way into the Scrooge Cash Respins feature. If you are able to, this option will set you back a fee of 50 x your total stake.

Haunting of Christmas features

The pair of Haunting of Christmas features can trigger at random on any spin and award 1 of the following extras:

• Max Megaways feature: you’ll receive a spin on a machine that contains the maximum 117,649 Megaways.
• Bonus Award feature: extra scatters symbols are added to the reels which greatly boost your chances of triggering the Scrooge Cash Respins feature.

Scrooge Megaways Review Summary – a classy reworking of a festive classic

This re-telling of the classic Dickensian story is very nicely done. The sound and visuals in the Scrooge Megaways slot are terrific, as good as you’ll find anywhere.

The gameplay doesn’t quite hit those heights but there’s still some decent action to be had courtesy of the cascading reels and the Scrooge Cash Respins feature. The key to big wins is to trigger the feature with a high number of Megaways and the multipliers when you fill a reel with scatters. It will take 158 spins on average to trigger this feature.

It’s disappointing there are no free spins but it’s refreshing that Scrooge Megaways isn’t your typical Christmas slot that is dripping in sugary schmaltz.

I recommend you try iSoftBet’s Moriarty Megaways, which is also part of the Twisted Tales series. Visually superb, it comes with 42,553 x stake max wins and also takes you to Victorian London. For a more fun twist, try Thunderkick’s Hot Turkey with a 10,000x max win. Another good option is Santa’s Xmas Rush by Pragmatic Play or, for more simple gameplay, Dazzle Me Christmas by NetEnt.