5 Lions Megaways

By Matthew Kennedy | Updated 4 March 2024

Pragmatic Play have added another 2021 slot to their 5 Lions series called 5 Lions Megaways. It comes with a top prize worth x5,000 your wager and an RTP of 96.5%. Features include multiplier wilds, scatters, free spins and tumbling reels.

Slot details

5 Lions Megaways is a high variance slot with 6 reels and up to 200,704 ways to win. You can spin the reels from 20p up to £125 a go, and it is playable across all devices.The slot has an oriental design with nice sharp visuals and the reels set on a blue/purple embossed backdrop.Symbols are 10 to Ace royals, turtles, frogs, phoenix, koi carp and a dragon.  The latter is worth x25 your wager for 6 on a payline.The wild symbol is the golden lion and can substitute for all regular symbols, and the ying-yang symbol is the scatter.

Gameplay

The 1^st and 6^th reels can contain up to 7 symbols and the others up to 8 symbols. Each winning combo will cause the reels to tumble. Winning combos are removed and new symbols drop down to take their place. This only ends when no more wins are formed.If the wild symbol is part of a win, a random multiplier worth x2 to x40 is applied to the win.Landing 3, 4, 5 or 6 scatters will award you with x3, x5, x25 or x100 your wager respectively and you can choose from the following options:25 free spins with wild multipliers of x2, x3 or x520 free spins with wild multipliers worth x3, x5 or x815 free spins with wild multipliers worth x5, x8 or x1013 free spins with wild multipliers worth x8, x10 or x1510 free spins with wild multipliers worth x10, x15 or x306 free spins with wild multipliers worth x15, x30 or x40Or a mystery combination of free spins and wild multipliers.The free spins can be re-triggered without any limits by landing at least 3 scatters.

Verdict

5 Lions Megaways offers you a good selection of bonus rounds and the addition of the wild multipliers can see you pocket some decent wins. This is certain to appeal to plenty of players, but the top prize does seem to be on the low side.

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