The Race Megaways

Big Time Gaming goes big once again and is revving up to release the grand Race Megaways slot with a whopping 117649 winning lines and 24070x the bet max payout. It is all structured in a futuristic neon game-show aesthetic where the player will attempt to score as many wins as possible while escaping the terminator symbol. Does that sound similar to the plot of Schwarzenegger’s The Running Man or is it just us?

Anyway, the game is both fun and worthwhile featuring many special mechanics as well as an exciting bonus game. In addition, the RTP value of the slot is 96.27% which is well above average for modern video slots. Furthermore, the Megaways system works well with all the mechanics Big Time Gaming has put in which we will cover later. So let us get right into it with this The Race Megaways slot review.

Getting used to Big Time Gaming’s The Race slot is all about understanding how Megaways work. There are 6 reels in total but the number of rows chaotically varies on each spin. This is because, in Megaways, the symbols can sometimes be smaller or bigger taking up a varying number of rows. That being said, the one constant is that the player needs to arrange at least 3 identical symbols anywhere on adjacent reels to win. Note that this has to be starting from the leftmost reel.

Furthermore, since there are so many symbols to choose from for a winning combination, the maximum number of winning ways can reach upwards of 117649. And each time you get a win, the cascading wins happen. This means that the winning symbols will pay you out, disappear, then new symbols will populate the reels in their place for new potential winning combinations. This can virtually happen dozens of times if you are lucky.

There are 10 regular symbols in total with the 4 highest-win ones being gems. The 6 lower-win ones are high-end card royals including a 9 and a 10. There is also a wild symbol that substitutes for any symbol to reach a winning combination except for a scatter or terminator.

There are a few betting options in The Race slot by Big Time Gaming. Starting off, the wagering range is anywhere between $0.2 to $40. The maximum win for the game is 24070x the main bet. Players can also use the Bonus Buy bet and place 100x their normal wager to trigger the bonus game. This is risky but can lead to some amazing payouts.

Speaking of payouts, the regular symbol payouts are decent. The maximum you can reach for low-win symbols is barely 1x your bet for 6 identical ones. Furthermore, you can get a 12.5x your bet for 6 identical highest-winning symbols. This might seem low at first, but you have to consider the cascading wins and multiple payouts per single spin which balances things out.

Of course, the main source of payouts will be the extra features like the bonus game so let us dive into these for more details.

There are quite a few special features that make the game more interesting in the Race Megaways slot. Without further ado, let us cover them all.

• The Extra Reel – There is an extra reel that adds symbols to the game. It is below reels 2, 3, 4, and 5.
• Reactions – These are the cascading wins of the game. All winning symbols except scatters are replaced by new symbols coming from above and from the right in the Extra Reel.
• Wild – Besides the regular abilities of the wild it can also duplicate. If a wild duplicates all symbols on that vertical reel are replaced by wilds. During free spins, every wild is added to the reels by wild duplication and gains a multiplier of up to x5.
• Heart Bonus Round – Landing 3 scatter symbols triggers this bonus game mode. Three respins are awarded to the player and the board changes to a special one. The player will be trying to collect as many lives in this mode as he can before his respins run out. Once the player is out of respins the free spins mode begins and the player has as much free spins as the lives he collected.
• Terminator Symbol – If a terminator symbol lands during free spins on reel 6, it will reduce the number of remaining lives by one.

In addition to these extra features, the player can also use the Win Exchange. Whenever the player wins 100x their bet, they have the option to exchange this win for a Heart Bonus Round and trigger free spins. Overall, there are plenty of cool mechanics to play around with in the Race Megaways slot.