Wild Wild Riches Megaways Slot Review
A rainbow arcs over a sunlit Irish meadow, a pot tips gold coins into the clover at the frame’s edge, and everything about the scenery says luck. The honest difference here is that the luck is real, or at least mechanical: this is a game where the reels you watch are only the first two, the paytable barely matters, and everything worth winning sits on reels three to six waiting to be collected. Strip the Irish dressing off Wild Wild Riches Megaways and it’s a collect slot through and through.
Pragmatic Play‘s Megaways take on the series runs a 6×7 grid with up to 117,649 ways to win, medium volatility, an RTP of 96.02% and a win cap of 10,000x the bet. It sits alongside Rainbow Gold and Pot of Fortune in the studio’s Irish corner, and follows on from the original Wild Wild Riches. Stakes run from 0.20 to 240 per spin.
How the Base Game Pays
Wins pay left to right on adjacent reels, with combinations of any size counting from the leftmost reel. Each of the six reels can hold up to seven symbols, which is where the 117,649 ceiling comes from. Only the highest win on each way counts, and multiple winning ways all add together.
There’s no line bet to think about. Every win is multiplied by the bet per way and expressed as an actual win in coins, so the figure on screen is the figure you get. The free spins win, when it comes, is added to the payway win rather than replacing it.
The wild appears on reels one and two only, substituting for everything except the bonus and money symbols. That restriction is deliberate: the wild isn’t there to finish paylines, it’s the first half of a trigger. The symbols it pairs with matter more than the ones it replaces.
All symbol values are multiples of the total bet:
- Beer mug – 0.75x, 2x, 4x and 10x for three, four, five and six of a kind
- Horseshoe – 0.5x, 1x, 1.5x and 2.5x
- Clover – 0.35x, 0.75x, 1x and 2x
- Harp – 0.2x, 0.5x, 0.75x and 1.5x
- Mushroom / Pipe – 0.15x, 0.4x, 0.5x and 1.5x
- A, K, Q – 0.1x, 0.2x, 0.4x and 1x
- J, 10 – 0.05x, 0.1x, 0.2x and 0.5x
The Money Collect Feature
Money symbols land on reels three, four, five and six, and each one takes a random value on every spin. When wilds show up on reels one and two next to adjacent money symbols on a left-to-right way, every money value in view is swept into the win.
The possible money symbol values are:
- Direct awards of 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 15x or 20x the total bet
- Jackpot values of Mini (25x), Minor (50x), Mega (100x) or Maxi (250x) the total bet
- Multipliers of 2x, 3x or 5x, applied to the total collect win
Multipliers and jackpot values only appear on reel six, which makes that final reel the one carrying the real weight. A collect that ends on reel five can still pay well, but the ladder-topping values all wait at the far end. The bonus symbol, for its part, lives on reel three only and has one job: triggering free spins.
Free Spins Feature
Hit wilds on reels one and two together with a bonus symbol on reel three and the free spins round begins. Before it starts, a random spin count is drawn from 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18 or 20 free spins.
If the number drawn is below 20, you can gamble for more spins or collect what you have and start the round. The gamble is a wheel that stops on a win or lose position.
Win, and the spin count steps up to the next value. Lose, and every free spin is gone. The ladder can only be gambled up to 20.
The odds on each step of the ladder are:
- 6 to 7 spins – 85.71% chance to win
- 7 to 8 spins – 87.51%
- 8 to 10 spins – 80.01%
- 10 to 12 spins – 83.30%
- 12 to 15 spins – 80.04%
- 15 to 18 spins – 83.33%
- 18 to 20 spins – 89.99%
Every step favours you, though a single lose position wipes the whole round. The Money Collect Feature stays active throughout, with more wilds and more money symbols on the reel strips than the base game. Landing wilds on reels one and two with a bonus symbol on reel three during the round adds six more free spins, with no limit on how many times that can happen.
Special reels are in play during the feature, so the symbol distribution is different from the base game rather than just leaner. The round’s total win is awarded after it completes, and the whole cycle’s result sits together in the game history.
Buy Free Spins
Impatient players can skip the wait. The free spins round can be triggered instantly from the base game for 100x the current total bet, and the RTP when buying in is 96.02%, the same as the base figure.
If the round’s total win reaches 10,000x the bet, it ends immediately, the win is awarded and any remaining free spins are forfeited.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 8.4/10
This is a slot you play with half an eye on the first three reels and both eyes on the pot. The rainbow and clover are the packaging; the reason to sit down at this one rather than any other Irish Megaways is the collecting, which fires in the base game and never stops being the point.
The free spins build is the best thing in it. A round that retriggers well can run long, and every step of the pre-round gamble is in your favour, which is more than most games offer before a bonus even starts. Against that, the base paytable is thin gruel: beer mugs and horseshoes keep you ticking over, but nothing on the first five reels will ever come close to the cap, and that makes the quiet stretches genuinely quiet.
It’s for players who like their luck with a mechanism attached and don’t need the reels themselves to pay big. Anyone chasing big line wins from the symbols alone will find more of them elsewhere, and the rainbow won’t change that. For collectors and Megaways regulars, though, the gold at the end of this one is worth reaching for.
Wild Wild Riches Megaways FAQs
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How do you trigger free spins in Wild Wild Riches Megaways?
Land wild symbols on reels one and two together with a bonus symbol on reel three. Before the round starts, a random number of free spins from 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18 or 20 is selected, which you can then gamble to increase. -
How does the Money Collect Feature work?
Money symbols sit on reels three to six and revalue themselves every spin. Wilds landing on the first two reels alongside adjacent money symbols scoop up every value showing, which can be direct awards up to 20x the bet, jackpots up to 250x or multipliers of 2x, 3x or 5x. -
Can free spins retrigger in Wild Wild Riches Megaways?
Yes. Hit wilds on reels one and two with a bonus symbol on reel three during the round and six more free spins are added. There is no limit on how many times this can happen. -
What do the jackpots pay in Wild Wild Riches Megaways?
The money symbol can carry jackpot values as multiples of the total bet: Mini pays 25x, Minor pays 50x, Mega pays 100x and Maxi pays 250x. Jackpot and multiplier values only appear on reel six. -
What is the RTP of Wild Wild Riches Megaways?
The RTP is 96.02%, and it is the same 96.02% when using the Buy Free Spins option. -
Is Wild Wild Riches Megaways high volatility?
No, it is a medium volatility game. The range of pays varies from low to very high, with payouts arriving more steadily than a high volatility release. -
Can you buy the bonus on Wild Wild Riches Megaways?
Yes. The free spins round can be triggered instantly from the base game for 100x the current total bet, at the same 96.02% RTP as regular play. -
What is the maximum win on Wild Wild Riches Megaways?
The maximum win is capped at 10,000x the bet, in both the base game and free spins. If a free spins round reaches the cap, the round ends immediately and any remaining free spins are forfeited.
