What Is Megaways, and Does It Actually Matter?
Megaways changes how many ways you can win on a spin, not your odds of winning overall. It's a licensed mechanic, not a marketing label, and 16 games in this site's own catalogue use it, from a ceiling of 46,656 ways up to 248,832. Here's what it actually does and whether it's worth caring about. What It Is Megaways is a patented slot mechanic invented by Big Time Gaming, an Australian studio, and licensed out to other providers who want to use it in their own games. It first appeared in 2016: Big Time Gaming's own Dragon Born is credited as the first title built on it, while Bonanza, released the same year, is the one that actually made the mechanic famous. Since then, BTG has licensed it to studios including Red Tiger, Blueprint Gaming and Pragmatic Play, which is why you'll see the Megaways name on games from several different providers rather than just one. How It Works A standard slot has a fixed number of symbol positions on each reel, which is why a s...