9 Pots of Gold Megaways Slot Review
A leprechaun in mirrored sunglasses leans out beside an overflowing pot of gold, a rainbow arcing behind him and clover scattered across a bottle-green backdrop. 9 Pots of Gold Megaways is that rare Megaways game where the ways barely matter: the money sits in nine pots of gold that pay wherever they land.
Gameburger Studios have rebuilt their Irish-luck formula on six reels with up to 117,649 ways to win, high volatility, a 96.01% RTP that drops to 95.98% with the Win Booster, and stakes from 0.20 to 10.00 per spin. It’s a busier machine than the HyperSpins edition before it, and the win potential now stretches past 10,000x the bet.
Land enough pots anywhere on the grid and they pay, regardless of what the reels are doing.
Base Game & Features
The grid is classic Megaways: six reels, each holding up to seven symbols on any given spin, with the ways count shifting every time. A way is a run of matching symbols on adjacent reels from the left, starting at reel one, and with every reel at full height there are 117,649 possible patterns. Wins land on roughly 28.63% of spins.
An extra reel position helps any reel reach its seven-symbol maximum, and it’s those peak configurations that produce the numbers worth chasing. The bet multiplier is the total bet divided by ten, so every way you’re playing is priced into that single figure.
Rolling Reels
Winning symbols are removed after each win and new symbols drop in to replace them, so a single spin can chain several consecutive payouts. Rolling Reels run in both the base game and free spins, which is where the long combinations come from. One chain can clear the board and refill it twice over.
The wild is a mushroom symbol, and it appears on reels two to five, substituting for everything except the scatters. It doesn’t have its own pay value; its job is filling gaps in near-complete ways.
There are three kinds of scatter doing different jobs: the GOLD letters that open free spins, the retrigger scatter that extends the round, and the Epic Strike pot of gold that pays cash on the spot. None of them can be substituted by the wild, and all of them count wherever they land.
Epic Strike Scatter
The pot of gold itself is the Epic Strike scatter, and it pays wherever it lands – no adjacent reels required. Three or more award a cash prize, with only the highest combination paid per spin. The prizes are multiples of the total bet:
- 3 scatters – 1x the total bet
- 4 scatters – 5x the total bet
- 5 scatters – 15x the total bet
- 6 scatters – 40x the total bet
- 7 scatters – 100x the total bet
- 8 scatters – 500x the total bet
- 9 scatters – 2,000x the total bet
That top rung is the base game’s prize of prizes. With six reels and an extra reel position each capable of carrying a pot, a screen can physically hold enough scatters to get there, though the odds tighten sharply beyond seven.
Win Booster
The Win Booster is a toggle that doubles your total bet. In exchange, every reel is guaranteed a minimum of four symbols, putting a floor of 4,096 ways under every spin, and your chances of triggering free spins and landing Epic Strike scatters go up. It runs at 95.98% RTP against the standard game’s 96.01%, so the cost of the boost is slight but real.
What the guarantee actually buys is consistency. Without it, a spin isn’t guaranteed that floor – dead money on a volatile game. With it, no spin starts from the bottom of the range, and the Epic Strike ladder always has a respectable number of positions to work with.
9 Pots of Gold Megaways Free Spins & Bonuses
The round needs four GOLD letters to start, and it opens with 10 free spins. A dedicated retrigger scatter sits alongside the standard symbols, so the round can extend itself mid-play, and win multipliers build through the Rolling Reels chains.
- Trigger: 4 GOLD scatter letters anywhere on the reels
- Award: 10 free spins
- Retrigger: a separate retrigger scatter extends the round
- Rolling Reels remain active throughout
- Win multipliers apply to free spins wins
A free spin plays much like a paid one, with two differences. Wins remove their symbols and refill the gaps, and each link in that chain carries a multiplier, so a long run of consecutive wins compounds instead of merely stacking. Every refill is another set of fresh symbols with a chance to keep the chain alive, and every GOLD or retrigger scatter that lands during the round is working in your favour.
It’s a modest count for a Megaways bonus, and the round leans on the retrigger scatter and the multiplier chains to stretch it. The advertised ceiling runs past 10,000x the bet, which is where the round’s real appeal sits.
A Feature Buy button sits alongside the Win Booster in the base game, so you can jump straight past the scatter wait entirely. Given the round awards a flat 10 spins, buying in is really a bet on the retrigger scatter showing up early and the multipliers building from there.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7/10
You spend most of your time here counting pots. The reels churn, Rolling Reels trickle out small wins, but the eyes go straight to the gold, because that’s where a base game can suddenly pay 2,000x your bet without a bonus in sight. That ladder is the game’s best idea: it pays in any position, from just three scatters, and it gives every single spin a second thing to root for.
The disappointment is what all that scatter-watching builds towards. Ten free spins is a stingy round, saved only by retriggers, and the Win Booster charges double your stake for a fractionally worse return. That’s a lot of machinery in service of a bonus that doesn’t deliver much more than the base game already does.
It’s an easy game to like if you enjoy the chase more than the destination – the 12 Pots of Gold Drums crowd will feel at home. Players who want a big, layered bonus round won’t find it here. For everyone else, there’s still something satisfying in watching the rainbow fill up with gold.
9 Pots of Gold Megaways FAQs
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What is the RTP of 9 Pots of Gold Megaways?
The RTP is 96.01% in the standard game, or 95.98% with the Win Booster active. -
Is 9 Pots of Gold Megaways high volatility?
Yes, it’s a high volatility slot, so wins tend to be spaced out with the bigger payouts concentrated in the Epic Strike ladder and the free spins round. -
How many ways to win does 9 Pots of Gold Megaways have?
Up to 117,649 ways on a single spin. Each of the six reels can hold up to seven symbols, and the number of ways changes with every spin. -
What are the bet limits on 9 Pots of Gold Megaways?
Bets start at 0.20 and go up to 10.00 per spin. The Win Booster doubles your total bet while it’s active. -
How do you trigger free spins in 9 Pots of Gold Megaways?
Four GOLD scatter symbols award 10 free spins. A separate retrigger scatter can extend the round while it’s running. -
What does the Epic Strike scatter pay in 9 Pots of Gold Megaways?
Three or more Epic Strike pots of gold award a cash prize in any position, from 1x your total bet for 3 scatters up to 2,000x for 9. Only the highest combination pays per spin. -
What does the Win Booster do in 9 Pots of Gold Megaways?
It doubles your total bet and, in return, guarantees a minimum of four symbols per reel and 4,096 ways on every spin, while increasing the chance of triggering free spins and landing Epic Strike scatters. -
When was 9 Pots of Gold Megaways released?
9 Pots of Gold Megaways’ release date is 25 April 2023.
