5 Lions Megaways 2 slot: pick your free spins, up to 262144 ways

Megaways and tumbles

Each reel shows a different number of symbols on each spin, so the number of ways to win changes constantly; the maximum is the figure in the specs. Wins tumble: winning symbols vanish and new ones fall, and a tumble sequence continues until no new win forms. Wilds carry multipliers that apply to the ways they complete, and several wilds in one way multiply each other. The lion, the dragon, the phoenix and the tortoise are the premium symbols, in the studio's gold-and-red style.

The free spins menu

Scatters open a choice screen: many spins with small wild multipliers, few spins with large ones, or a mystery option in between. This is the same idea as the first 5 Lions, and the sequel keeps it while raising the top multipliers and the ceiling to 8000x. My rule: take the middle option unless the balance is sized for a gamble, in which case the few-spins-big-multiplier choice is the one that produces the screenshots. The buy button opens the menu directly for a multiple of the bet.

Numbers

The declared RTP is 96.50%, and the volatility is high. Compared with the studio's pay-anywhere games in the Hit tab, the ceiling is lower and the base game is livelier, because the changing reel heights and the tumbles produce more small wins. For the other end of the spectrum, Gates of Olympus Super Scatter is the reference.

Demo and Vavada

The demo above is Pragmatic Play's own launcher, so the free spins menu can be tried with play money. At Vavada the game is in the Hit tab and in the Pragmatic Play free spins tournaments described on the tournaments page; the welcome package is on the bonuses page.