Perfect Potions Megaways Slot Review

Perfect Potions Megaways Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The action in the Perfect Potions Megaways slot plays out with the Megaways engine from Big Time Gaming. It is played on a 6 reel machine. Reel 1 can include between 3 and 8 symbols with between 2 and 7 appearing on the remainder.

Initially, this can lead to up to 96,040 Megaways. Expanding reels can take this up to 700,000. Winning combinations are formed by landing 3, 4, 5 or 6 matching symbols or wilds on adjacent reels, starting from reel 1.

Stake levels here range from between 20p and £50 per spin. Click on the coins to the right of the reels then use the + and – buttons to adjust your stake. The paytable gives amounts in cash rather than coins. In some countries, there’s an Autoplay function where up to 100 autospins, complete with loss and single win limits can be used.

The Perfect Potions Megaways RTP is 96.31% which is better than average (around 96%). If you buy the bonus, it drops slightly to 96.07%. Expect a win ever 5.2 spins in the base game which is under 20%.

The variance is in the middle with the bigger wins coming when you expand the reels to give you up to 700,000 ways to win. The max win is 72,000 x your total stake per spin, whatever stake you’re playing at.

Theme – enter the wizard’s lab   

The Perfect Potion Megaways slot is based on the iconic Merlin character found in other NextGen Gaming titles. With a wizard theme, it’s based on the mythological Merlin figure which features in the legend of King Arthur.

With cartoon design, Merlin’s laboratory is the setting here. Accompanying the on-screen action is a rather jaunty backing track which matches the alchemical theme rather nicely. The sound and visuals complement each other well and there’s plenty of atmosphere here.

Joining the A to 10 royals on the reels are skull candles, jars full of eyeballs, frogs and a precious stone. The bearded wizard is the most lucrative symbol. Land 3, 4, 5 or 6 of these in combination for an award of 3, 5, 6 or 7.5 x your total stake. Also on the reels are a wild which replaces all the standard symbols and Red and Blue Potions which we’ll look at below. There’s also a Book of Spells which is the game’s scatter symbol.

The cracking design is evident in the Perfect Potions Megaways mobile slot. Even with all the cascading symbols, the visuals here are up to the job, even if you’re using a tablet or smartphone. The gameplay stacks up perfectly well on the smaller screen devices too.

Perfect Potions Megaways Bonus Features

With 5 bonus features, special red and blue potion symbols are central to much of the best action on offer in Perfect Potion Megaways. These can trigger special modifiers. There’s also a free spins feature where the potions can award even more extras.

Cascading Reels feature

When a winning combination is formed, the Cascading Reels feature is triggered. The successful symbols are removed from the grid and a cascade of new symbols drops into the vacated positions. The cascades keep on coming as long as a new winning combination is created.

Potion Reel Modifier features

On each spin, between 1 and 5 red or blue potions will appear above reels 2 through 6. Land a winning combination and a cascade follows. The potion at the top of the reel will drop down to the lowest possible position on that reel. If a potion makes it all the way to the bottom of a reel during a single set of cascades, you’ll trigger the associated modifier.

• Blue Potion Modifier feature: when the Blue Potion becomes active, it doubles the size of that reel. For example, if there were originally 4 symbols on display when the Blue Potion reaches the bottom, that reel would expand to offer 8 symbols. Those new symbols are added for the following cascade. A Red Potion is then added above the reels. This can cascade as normal and trigger another modifier.
• Red Potion Modifier feature: if a Red Potion symbol makes it all the way to the bottom of a reel, the whole of that reel turns wild. When the standard payout and new cascade made, a Red or Blue Potion is added to the top of the reel.

Free Spins feature

Land 4 or more of the Book of Spells scatter symbols on the same set of cascades and you’ll activate the Free Spins feature. The more scatters, the more initial free spins:

Expand the reels with a Blue Potion during the free spins and the reels will remain expanded for any free spins you have left. This means you can play with up to 700,000 Megaways on each free spin.

Trigger the Red Potion during this free spins and it brings a Megaways Multiplier into play. The multiplier is equal to the amount shown.

Unlimited retriggers are possible here too. Land 3, 4, 5 or 6 scatter symbols on the same free spin to add another 4, 5, 6 or 8 free spins.

Lastly, and in some countries, there will be an opportunity to buy the Free Spins feature. Known as the Buy Pass feature, just click on the Buy Pass button to the left of the screen if you want to do this. The fee is 50 x your total stake. This option isn’t available in the UK though.

Perfect Potions Megaways Review Summary – nice addition to the Merlin series  

Having the word perfect in the title of any game is always something of a hostage to fortune. NextGen Gaming has just about got away with it in the Perfect Potions Megaways slot. They have taken the classic Megaways mechanic and added something a little different into the mix thanks to the Red and Blue Potion modifiers.

Central to the action are the Red and Blue potions which give you more ways to win and wild reels. In the free spins, the Red potion will bring a multiplier into play. This is where the bigger wins will come from.

With max wins of 72,000 x your total stake per spin available, Perfect Potions Megaways doesn’t re-invent the wheel but is slightly different to other Megaways titles. If you fancy discovering where it all began for this wizard, try the Merlin’s Millions slot which offers 10,000 x stake max wins.