5 Lions Megaways Slot Review

5 Lions Megaways Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The 5 Lions Megaways slot is played using the Megaways engine from Big Time Gaming. It’s a 6 reels, tumbling reels machine. Create a winning combination by landing 3 or more matching symbols or wilds on adjoining reels, starting from reel 1.

You’ll notice that the number of symbols that appear on each reel change with each spin. The 2 outer reels can have between 2 and 7 symbols with the other 4 reels containing up to 8. The more symbols, the more ways to win. At their maximum, the reels here offer 200,704 Megaways. You can see how many are live in the meter above the reels.

Stakes range from between 20p and £125 per spin. Use the + and – buttons next to the spin button to adjust. All payouts in the paytable are displayed using actual monetary values which makes it easier to see what you can win. In some countries, there is an Autoplay function and Quick Spin mode.

The 5 Lions Megaways RTP is 96.5% which is comfortably better than average. The volatility here is very high. The maximum potential win from a single spin is 5,000 x your total stake.

Theme – Audio & Design Features – join Fu lions

The design in the 5 Lions Megaways slot is very nicely done. With a Chinese theme, it follows on from other variations such as 5 Lions Gold and 5 Lions Dance. Anyway, the imagery here is lovely and sharp and all the symbols are very easy to make out. The soundtrack is traditional and rather catchy without being annoying. That’s not always an easy feat to manage. Overall, the design here works very well.

The deep blue reels are edged in gold. There you’ll find brightly coloured royal values alongside gold animal statues traditionally associated with Chinese astrology. In order of value are the turtle, koi, frog and phoenix. The roaring dragon is the most lucrative symbol, paying 25 x your total stake if you land 6 in combination.

The golden lion is the wild. This substitutes for everything apart from the black and white yin/yang symbol which is the scatter. The wild can land on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 only.

5 Lions Megaways has been created using HTML5 technology and is fully optimised for play on a variety of devices and handsets including mobiles, tablets and desktop computers. All versions off the same blend of lush design and variety of features.

5 Lions Megaways Bonus Features

There’s plenty going on in 5 Lions Megaways and that’s not just down to the Megaways game engine. With 5 bonus features, highlights include wild multipliers which can boost base game payouts by up to 40x as well as a free spins round where you’ll be able to choose what range of wild multipliers are active.

Tumble feature

When a winning combination is created, the Tumble feature follows. The successful symbols are removed from the reels and new symbols drop in and replace them. A new payout consideration then follows. The tumbles continue as long as a new winner is formed.

Wild Multiplier feature

When a winning combination in the base game includes a wild symbol, the Wild Multiplier feature comes into play. The payout is boosted by a random multiplier up to 40x. Randomly chosen, the multiplier is worth 2x, 3x, 5x, 8x, 10x, 15x, 30x or 40x.

Free Spins feature

Land 3, 4, 5 or 6 yin/yang scatter symbols on the same spin to trigger the Free Spins feature. You’ll receive a payout equal to 3, 5, 25 or 100 x your total stake before being offered the pick of a variety of free spin and wild multiplier combinations. Here are your options:

• 25 free spins with 2x, 3x or 5x wild multipliers
• 20 free spins with 3x, 5x or 8x wild multipliers
• 15 free spins with 5x, 8x or 10x wild multipliers
• 13 free spins with 8x, 10x or 15x wild multipliers
• 10 free spins with 10x, 15x or 30x wild multipliers
• 6 free spins with 15x, 30x or 40x wild multipliers
• Mystery Free Spins: any combination of free spins and wild multipliers

The free spins then begin. Land a wild in a winning combination and the payouts will be boosted by 1 of the wild multipliers from your chosen range. For example, if you chose to play 15 free spins and you landed a winner that included a wild, the payout receives a 5x, 8x or 10x multiplier boost. This is chosen at random.

Land 3 Bonus symbols and you’ll get a re-trigger, playing the same number of free spins as the original selection. There are unlimited free spins to be won.

Finally, in some territories (but not the UK), players can buy the free spins round for a fee of 100 x your total stake. Known as the Buy feature, you can’t buy the bonus id the Ante Bet feature is active.

Ante Bet feature

Like with other Pragmatic Play slot games, there’s an Ante Bet feature. Increase the value of your bet from 20 coins up to 25 coins (a £1 bet becomes £1.25, for example) on each spin to activate the Ante Bet feature. This doubles your chances of triggering the free spins.

5 Lions Megaways Review Summary – big multipliers but low max win potential

I liked the 5 Lions Megaways slot. The sound and visuals are terrific and the animations are super smooth. The gameplay impresses too. There’s plenty going on here courtesy of the tumbling reels, Megaways and wild multipliers.

It’s the Free Spins feature where things can really motor. I would opt for the higher multipliers in order to win the bigger amounts. If you enjoy high variance slots with a Chinese theme, 5 Lions Megaways ticks all the right boxes.

However, a max payout of 5,000 x stake is not exactly enticing when other Megaways slots offer much bigger max wins. Wheel of Fortune Megaways by IGT comes with 80,150 x stake max wins for example. Another option is Big Time Gaming’s King of Cats Megaways which comes with 56,620 x stake wins and offers 2 slots in 1.