It's Time to Blow the House Down Again "Megaways Style" in the Big Bad Wolf Megaways Slot!
Sharpen your knives in anticipation for this juicy release as possibly the most iconic slot release from Quickspin, Big Bag Wolf is back, and this time comes with Megaways and a big injection of volatility!
Mr Green Casino and loads of our other recommended online casinos will be adding the new Big Bad Wolf Megaways slot to their casinos on release day, the 14th of September, 2021.
It's been several years since the original Big Bag Wolf release (2015 ish). Much has changed in the online slot space, with the massive adoption of Megaways Slots and a general shift towards much more high variance slots with huge winning potential.
In previous Quickspin reviews, we have been quite disappointed with the overall volatility of their slots. Still, in recent times with releases such as Cabin Crashers and the forthcoming Wild Harlequin, there has been a noticeable shift to providing much more volatile releases.
The good news here is that the Big Bad Wolf Megaways release has also been given a fresh boost in volatility from the introduction of Megaways, tumbling reels and rising multipliers. With a theoretical max win so far of 30,540 x bet being a possibility!
Quickspin has also done an amazing job at retaining all of the small nuances to the original slots gameplay that made it a top-rated and engaging slot to play, and dare we say, improved on them too!
Make no mistake. This isn't a plain old rehashed Megways slot that adopts the core vanilla gameplay. Some subtle additions to the gameplay definitely make this slot worth seeking out, and let us not forget just how stunning this release looks too!
If you were a fan of the original Big Bad Wolf but always wanted higher variance, then this will be the perfect release for you!
Big Bad Wolf Megaways - Base Gameplay
The Big Bad Wolf Megaways slot base game takes place on a 6 reels Megaways layout with a horizontal reel providing an additional 4 symbols above the regular reels that can create additional winning combinations. The theme is based on the classic story of the wolf and the 3 Little Pigs just as you would anticipate.
There are a mix of high and low paying symbols, a Full Moon Scatter symbol, and regular Wilds spread across the reels, along with a nice mechanic that is triggered by successive wins that convert the high paying pig symbols into Piggy Wilds.
Piggy Wilds
During gameplay, after 2, 4, and 6 successive tumble wins in either the base game or even the bonus round, the first, second, and the third Piggy symbol will turn into Piggy Wilds.
However, The Pig Symbols will only convert into Wilds on reels 2, 3, 4, and 5, highlighted nicely by a golden bar when this feature activates.
Thankfully the entire mechanic is tracked nicely in a Golden collection meter, showing how many successive wins you have had and which of the pig symbols will be acting as a wild!
Game Features Summary
- 6 Reels and up to 117,649 way paylines
- 3 Moon Bonus Scatters in the base game trigger the 11 Free Spins Bonus Round
- Bonus Buy option where allowed is 90x Stake to trigger the bonus feature instantly
- Piggy Wilds and Rising Multipliers in the free spins bonus round
- No full bonus re-triggers but several Extra Spins and Multipliers Boosts can be rewarded during the bonus round
Gameplay and Special Features
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| Big Bad Wolf Megaways Slot - Technical Summary | |
|---|---|
| Paylines | up to 117,649 ways |
| Variance/Volatility | High |
| Free Spins | Yes |
| Multipliers | Yes |
| Re-Trigger Bonus Round | Extra Spins |
| Special Features | Megaways Free Spins Rising Multiplier Piggy Wilds Bonus Buys Tumbling Reels |
| RTP (Return To Player) | 96.00% Default 96.44% Bonus Buy |
| Game Provider | Quickspin |
| Release Date | 14/09/2021 |
Big Bad Wolf Megaways - Free Spins and Bonus Features
Blowing Down the House Bonus Game
Triggering the main free spins bonus round is done by landing 3 Moon Bonus Scatters in the base game. Triggering the bonus can be done either in a single spin or from successive tumble wins where additional Moon scatter symbols can drop into view.
The Bonus round starts with 11 free spins, each additional win will raise the multiplier value by 1x each time, and this value doesn't reset during the entire bonus round.
The main focus during the bonus game is the three little pigs, the wolf, the full moon, and extra wilds and rising multipliers!
Key symbols to look out for in the Free Spins Bonus is the ability to collect further Moon Bonus Scatters symbols. Again these are tracked in a handy collection meter. Not only do these provide a big multiplier boost they also award extra free spins!
On completing this, the Wolf will blow down the current house, and you move onto the next stage, with a juicy multiplier and extra free spins being awarded for doing so!
- 3 Moon Bonus Scatters: Awards +3 free spins and +5x Multiplier
- 6 Moon Bonus Scatters: Awards +3 spins and +10x Multiplier
- More than 6 Moon Bonus Scatters: Awards +1 extra free spin for each extra Scatter
Of course, the Piggy Wilds feature is also active during the free spins and can help create many additional winning combinations if you get a nice run of tumbling wins.
Big Bad Wolf Megaways - Game Stats
Looking to see the various win probabilities on the Big Bad Wolf Megaways slot? Look no further we have you covered!
Win Probabilities
- Big Win 15x 1 in 123
- Super Win 40x 1 in 362
- Mega Win 70x 1 in 737
- Epic Win 100x + 1 in 1235
Max payout times bet 30,540 x
RTP Breakdown
- Base Game 39.17%
- Base Feature 35.53%
- Free Spin 21.35%
- Total: 96.05%
Wolf Symbol (Highest Paying)
Bonus Buys
In countries that are still allowed, you can instantly trigger the Blowing Down the House Bonus Game (free spins bonus) for a cost of 90x the current stake level.
So, for example, at a €5 bet, as shown, you are looking at the cost of €450 to buy the free spins round.
There is a slightly higher RTP of 96.44% for this option against the default RTP version, which is 96%.
Big Bad Wolf Megaways - The Bonus Buy Playest
We playtested the Big Bad Wolf Megaways slot with 20 Bonus Buys to give you a fair reflection of the volatility of the bonus rounds.
The playtest was performed on the 96.00% RTP slot version, which using the bonus buy feature has a slightly higher overall RTP of 96.44%. Still, 20 bonus buys are only a small reflection of the real-world play, and we wouldn't expect to finish at this figure.
The bonus round on Big Bad Wolf seems to be slightly less volatile than many other Megaways slots based on our short playtest of 20 bonus buys, don't misinterpret this, though; it's still super volatile!
We managed to unlock the +10 Multiplier several times, which builds anticipation as you should be approaching multipliers in the 30x range. The additional full moons providing +1 Extra Spins at the stage is a really touch and can help extend the bonus round just still a little further.
By the looks of it, once at this stage, it will simply require one excellent line hit to catapult the wins into epic proportions.
Our best bonus round was just under 200x and the lowest at 20x, overall we came in under the stated theoretical RTP, but in such a short test, this isn't surprising.
It was going to be under or highly over if we did hit something massive!
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Big Bad Wolf Megaways Final Thoughts
Quickspin has done an amazing job with the Big Bad Wolf Megaways slot. Firstly it’s visually superb. It’s more polished than the original but looks similar enough to make you feel like you are playing a worthy sequel.
The mix of a cartoon/nursery theme and stunning animations have been done perfectly. During the bonus rounds, the transitions to new houses flow seamlessly as a bonus feature that perfectly fits the game title!
They have also done a fantastic job of incorporating all of the original Big Bad Wolf slot features, with successive wins creating additional Piggy wilds. Of course, the wilds on this machine are much more sparse and limited to specific reels, but factor in the rising multipliers, and they had to be.
In the original slot, a 100x win would have been an impressive feat. The variance has increased massively in this machine while retaining the subtle gameplay features that made the original so fun to play with Full Moons awarding Extra spins and added Wilds!
Keep an eye out for the highest paying Wolf symbol when multipliers are present in the bonus round, and you could be looking at some massive wins. With multipliers approaching 30x in our playtests, these wins can quickly grow to epic proportions!
As a standalone Megaways release, it offers enough new mechanics to make it worth seeking out. It isn’t breaking too many records in terms of innovations. Still, they have encapsulated the theme and feel of the original slot and, from our perspective, improved it considerably to make a slot worthy of the current slot trends!
Overall it does the original slot more than justice and should be one to seek out on release day if you enjoy Megaways slots. Even if you don’t, the gameplay and graphics on this might convince you to try them!
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