Toshi Ways Club Slot Review
Hacksaw Gaming invites you to become the newest member of Toshi Ways Club, where rising tension & flexible ways create a thrilling atmosphere and good temptation.
Hacksaw Gaming has built on the worldwide success of Toshi Video Club, replacing the original structure with a shiny, new Hackways Mechanic for faster spins, shifting reels, & sharper volatility.
While Hacksaw Gaming has kept most of the game’s aesthetics & design similar to the original release, Toshi Ways Club elevates the experience with a more polished interface, smoother animations, and high-quality graphics to fit the new release.
Hacksaw Gaming is known for its consistency when experimenting with new features & mechanics; however, Multiplier Wilds & Stacked Reels continue to serve as the signature foundation in most of their releases.
Each session focuses on Flash Frames that highlight winning cell positions to reveal new symbols, while Swap Symbols trigger in the same spin to link the action, causing each spin to trigger a high-potential chain reaction.
While Toshi Video Club laid the groundwork, this game ramps up the potential with a fixed RTP of 96.09%, a high volatility rating, and an impressive 10,000x max win cap, but will we see the game reach its full potential? Let’s find out…
Base Game & Features
Toshi Ways Club is a highly volatile 6-reel video slot with up to 1,000,000 ways to win (Hackways). Wins occur when 3-6 matching symbols appear on adjacent reels, starting from reel 1.
The two highest-paying symbols, Samurai & Dragon, are marked with Orange backdrops, followed by the Mask, Cat, Wolf, and A, K, Q, J, & 10 royals. At the end of a spin, each winning combination awards a fixed payout between 0.1x and 3x your bet.
Additionally, Wild symbols appear on all cell positions, substituting for all symbols in the paytable. Having a full 6-of-a-kind win of Wild symbols applies a fixed payout of 3x your bet. Other symbols include FS Scatters, which cannot land at the same time as Swap or Slicing Swap symbols.
Flash Frames
Throughout gameplay, each time a winning combination occurs, the winning positions are highlighted by Flash Frames. Each Flash Frame remains in view, and all winning symbols within it will reveal new paytable symbols.
If subsequent wins occur, the new cell positions will gain a Flash Frame, revealing yet another set of paytable symbols. This continues until no new winning combinations are awarded in the spin.
Swap Symbols
When a Swap symbol appears in the same spin as Flash Frames, it will activate once all winning combinations have been applied. Once active, the Swap symbol will reveal a random paytable symbol.
All symbols within Flash Frames, including the Swap symbol, are replaced with the same paytable symbol from the Swap symbol. New wins created by the swapped symbols will not reveal additional ones, as previously seen with other Flash Frames.
Please note that only 1 Swap symbol can appear in view within the same spin. Once all replacements have been made & payouts awarded, all Flash Frames are removed from the reels for the next spin.
Toshi Ways Club: Free Spins
Triggering the Retro Reboot Bonus requires 3 FS Scatters to land in the base game, awarding 10 Free Spins.
In this bonus, the base game mechanics are maintained throughout, with an increased chance of landing Swap symbols. Landing 2 or 3 FS Scatters awards an additional +2 and +4 Free Spins, respectively.
Suckr Punch
Alternatively, the Suckr Punch Bonus is awarded when 4 FS Scatters land anywhere in the base game, triggering 10 Free Spins. Again, this bonus keeps the mechanics from the base game & Retro Reboot Bonus.
In this bonus, Slicing Swap symbols can land on the reels, activating when Flash Frames are present. Once active, the Slicing Swap symbol will replace all Flash Frames, including itself, with another high or low-paying symbol.
In addition, Slicing Swap symbols will cut all Flash Frames into the smallest possible size, creating additional winning sequences. Each winning symbol created after the replacement will NOT be made into smaller symbols.
Each winning sequence formed by Swap or Slicing Swap symbols will not reveal new ones. Please note that only 1 Swap or Slicing Swap symbol can appear on the reels during a single spin. Landing 2-3 FS Scatters guarantees a further +2 and +4 Free Spins, respectively.
Tokyo Data Drift
The hidden bonus, Tokyo Data Drift, triggers when 5 FS Scatters land in the base game, awarding 10 Free Spins. Again, this bonus keeps to the same mechanics found in the base game & Suckr Punch Bonus, where at least 1 Swap or Slicing Swap symbol is guaranteed on every spin.
Featurespins & Bonus Buy
Players may purchase any of the following Featurespins & Bonus Buy options:
- Bonushunt Featurespins: Each spin is 5 times more likely to trigger a Free Spins session for 3x your bet per spin
- Toshi Featurespins: Guarantees that at least 1 win & 1 Swap symbol lands in view for 100x your bet per spin
- Retro Reboot: Awards 10 Free Spins and a higher chance of landing Swap symbols for 100x your bet
- Suckr Punch: Awards 10 Free Spins and Slicing Swap symbols that replace Flash Frames into smaller symbols for 200x your bet
Toshi Ways Club has a maximum win potential of 10,000x your bet. If a single session exceeds this, the player returns to the base game with the qualifying amount.
Our Honest Verdict
When you first load into Toshi Ways Club, you’re met with a familiar Asian-infused setting, brought to life through sharp visuals, quality animations, & a slick, futuristic atmosphere that instantly sets it apart from others in the genre.
Using Toshi Video Club as the blueprint for this release, every symbol, transition, & effect feels deliberate and refined, giving a genuine high appeal for its players. It’s pretty evident how much Toshi Video Club has influenced this sequel, which laid the foundations & provided the concept for a more ambitious gameplay.
The Hackways mechanic is where the game truly sets itself apart from all others, moving from traditional pay lines that Hacksaw Gaming is known for & into a format that, while loosely comparable to Big Time Gaming’s Megaways mechanic, delivers its own evolution by allowing framed positions to spin through new paytable symbols, instead of relying on the Avalanche Feature.
With up to 1,000,000 Hackways in total, every spin is packed with enormous potential, dramatically boosting your chances of landing top-paying connections & explosive payouts within a single spin. Swap symbols elevate this further by removing winning symbols while keeping Flash Frames locked in place. This allows new symbols to cycle through & create additional winning sequences from the same spin.
The Free Spins feature follows Hacksaw Gaming’s traditional structure of 3 distinct modes, with one acting as a Hidden Bonus that demands far more finesse & precision to trigger than the other two Free Spins modes. While it’s the most difficult of the three to trigger, this bonus holds the most potential, especially as each spin is guaranteed to land at least 1 Swap or Slicing Swap symbol, which constantly offers fresh win opportunities.
With a solid max win potential of 10,000x your bet, Toshi Ways Club is perfectly positioned to thrill fans of the original release, while hungry for fresh & bold mechanics that give it a new perspective.
*The images found in this slot review are currently from Demo Play. On average, our reviews are written prior to the initial release date & before the game is available for real play.
