1 Million Fortunes Megaways

1 Million Fortunes Megaways: Slot Overview

Most people would probably be happy with one fortune, but one doesn't appear to be enough in this game called 1 Million Fortunes Megaways from developer Iron Dog Studio. In actuality, the 'million' in the title alludes to the huge number of Megaways it is possible to have during free spins via several innovations. Well, they were innovative in the original game, the prehistorically themed 1 Million Megaways BC. Now, not so much, since this is essentially a straight clone for the Asian market or any player who likes a bit of Asian influence in their games. If you're familiar with 1 Million Megaways BC, is there much else we need to add than that? Let's take a look.

The biggest changes are the audio-visual ones. Gone are the caves, prehistoric people, wild animals, and ice of the previous game to be replaced with a much more traditional view. For the reskin, Iron Dog has chosen a swanky look that makes you feel like you're checking into an upmarket hotel or club. We get a burgundy and gold-coloured background, flowing patterns, lanterns, and a couple of bamboo struts holding up the 6-reel game panel. 1 Million Fortunes Megaways follows a formula, so it comes off as tasteful if a bit bland.

The same engine appears to be driving things behind the scenes, which means a highly volatile math model and a return value of 96.2%. Paid spins cost 20 p/c to $/€20 each, while tablets, mobiles, or desktop devices may be used to play 1 Million Fortunes Megaways on. Base game spins see up to 7 symbols land on the mains reels, producing up to 117,649 ways to win, though this can increase in free spins when an extra reel is added to the grid.

Iron Dog stuck with tradition when they designed the symbols, too. On the low side are brush stroke-styled 10-A card symbols, paying 0.5x the bet for 6 or 1x the bet for 7 of a kind. Following them are lotus flowers, gold coins, turtles, junk boats, and birds. Landing a 6 premium winning way pays out 1-5x the bet, increasing to 2-7x the bet for a seven-symbol combo. Regular wilds appear on reels 2 and 6 in the base game, or 2 and 7 in free spins, substituting for any normal pay symbol. Extra wilds can land on the extra reel in free spins, explained next.

1 Million Fortunes Megaways: Slot Features

The scenery couldn't be more different, but features-wise, 1 Million Fortunes Megaways has the same gadgets and gizmos as those found in 1 Million Megaways BC. These are cascades, free spins with a Pillar Reel, locking reels, sticky wilds, and progressive multipliers.

Cascades and Multipliers

A classic Megaways extra, the cascade mechanic removes winning symbols from the reels and replaces them with new symbols. If the new symbols link into a new win, another cascade triggers. This will keep happening until no new win hits. After a winning cascade has occurred in the base game, the win multiplier increases by +2 and is limited to x8 in the base game. Base game multipliers reset between spins.

Free Spins

A golden bowl with the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 sits at the top of the reels, tracking the number of consecutive cascades. Lighting up all 4 numbers in one cascade sequence awards players with 8 free spins. If more than 4 consecutive cascades occur, each extra cascade awards +2 free spins, up to 14.

When free spins are active, the reels split, and a new Pillar Reel appears in the middle, holding up to 9 symbols. Now, when the reels are filled with symbols, 1,058,841 ways to win are provided. One of Iron Dog's signature moves is that when normal reels display 7 symbols or 9 on the Pillar Reel in free spins, they lock at this size for the rest of the feature. Regular locked reels add +1 free spin while locking the Pillar Reel awards +5 free spins. Free spins also benefit from a progressive win multiplier, starting at x1 and increasing by +1 following winning cascades or when a reel is locked at its full height. This multiplier does not reset between free spins. Lastly, whenever a wild lands on the Pillar Wild, it turns sticky and sits at the bottom of the reel until the feature ends. Technically it is possible to stack 9 sticky wilds on the Pillar Reel in this manner.

Buy Bonus

Where bonus buys are permitted, players can buy the feature rather than let it trigger naturally. The cost for buying 6, 8, 10, 12, or 14 free spins is 50x, 85x, 135x, 200x, or 270x the reference bet. All buy options have a return to layer value of 96.1%.

1 Million Fortunes Megaways: Slot Verdict

If you've played 1 Million Megaways BC before, you'll see little has changed in the way of gameplay or stats. For fans of Asian-themed games, this is fairly positive news since there is stuff going on here that is unique for Megaways. At the time 1 Million Megaways BC was released, there was no telling where Iron Dog was going to go next. Later came clones and concepts like Branded Megaways and the fecund imagination shown in the prehistoric slot cooled somewhat, solidifying into to a type of private ice age, rather than melting to keep the creative juices pouring forth in quite the same way.

It's a bit of a stretch to use the word 'imagination' in the same sentence as 1 Million Fortunes Megaways. It's a by-the-book clone job that uses bog-standard graphics to ensure entry into the Asian gaming category. Players into the look with Megaways powering the action should be okay with the outcome. For the rest, well, it's unlikely to be a game that is going to convince many others to sign up. Like its predecessor, winning potential is a high point, though, weighing in at 45,000x the bet, reflecting what the extra Pillar Reel and stack of extra ways bring to the table.

1 Million Fortunes Megaways is a successful port for what it is, bringing what was ancient into a more modern setting. All the bits work okay, and the features included here aren't available in many other Megaways games, so there is a desirability factor, provided you're partial to the Asian stylings 1 Million Fortunes Megaways is embedded in.