The smiling Buddha will be waiting for you in Booongo’s Buddha Megaways, a six-reel video slot that benefits from up to 117,649 ways to win. Visually impressive, the 2021 release brings traditional Asia into your homes, but will not follow the original path of Buddha, since, let’s be honest, players need to gamble in this game. The top payout is set at 12,000x bet per spin. Punters will benefit from Collapsing Symbols, triggered after every winning spin. Also, there is the Free Spins feature, which offers up to 30 freebies if you decide to play the Gamble option. Free spins come with an unlimited win multiplier.
Booongo decided to use BTG’s Megaways game engine. Depending on the number of cells that appear on every reel, players will benefit from 64 up to 117,649 ways to win. Up to 7 icons can appear on a single reel. To win payouts, gamers need to land matching symbols on at least 3 successive reels, beginning from the leftmost reel. Thanks to the Collapsing Symbols feature, all winning icons will be removed from the grid, allowing random symbols to land and fill the blank cells. Players may bet from $0.20 to $20 per spin.
The Golden Buddha is used as a Wild that substitutes for all regular symbols. It will appear on reels 2, 3, 4, and 5 only. His Golden Temple is the Scatter that triggers the Free Spins feature and can land on every reel. Apart from simple playing cards that act as low-paying symbols, punters will come across animals that are very important in the Asian culture. The Lion is leading the group, representing the top-paying regular symbol, offering 10x bet for five of a kind. Rooster is next in line, followed by the Tortoise, and the Koi Fish.
Depending on the number of Scatters landed, players will be able to trigger up to 25 free spins at once. Get 3, 4, 5, or 6 Golden Temples on the reels at the same time to trigger 10, 15, 20, or 25 freebies respectively. If you are not satisfied with the number of triggered free spins, you can always play the Gamble Free Spins game, where you spin the Wheel to get more freebies. You need to know that the Gamble game can also cause you to lose all free spins. The maximum number of free spins you can get in the Gamble game is 30.
Once in the feature, players will get 5 extra freebies each time they land 3 additional Scatters. For each winning cascade, players will boost the win multiplier by 1x. The win multiplier in the Free Spins feature can grow indefinitely.
Taking everything under consideration, Buddha Megaways does not bring innovation and new features to the table. On the other hand, popular extras can be found here. The Megaways game engine and Collapsing Symbols will attract a wide audience. Also, the top payout of 12,000x bet per spin is a good reason for you to try the game. Note that this kind of win is probably possible only during the Free Spins feature, where the unlimited win multiplier is waiting for you.