Technically the new ‘fruit outlet’ is constructed with 6 reels and 7 rows, i.e. wins can be constructed on up to 117649 ways- called MegaWays. You will need matching symbols on at least 3 adjacent reels. Basically, this is a video slot, where the reels remain steady – 6, but the symbols, which drop each spin on the reels, have a random quantity – between 2 and 7.
Consequently, the win ways vary. You can often see 1440, 2100, 3920, 4704 win ways, and so on, depending on how many symbols land on each reel. But those are possibilities. It doesn’t mean they are realized.
This is how the 6-digit number of win ways come to exist:
- On each of the 6 reels, the maximum possible number of symbols to fall is 7. Naturally, the best scenario is to get 7 symbols on each reel.
- If you receive 7 symbols on reel 1 and 7 symbols on reel 2, that doesn’t bring payout. So, the minimum best scenario is if on each of the 3 leftmost adjacent reels you have identical 7 symbols.
- Then as you see, your win will be calculated 343 ways. Sure, most of the time, you will not get 7 symbols on each reel. Then how is your win calculated? Check one typical case below.
- If you like how the MegaWays work, you may also check the Piggy Riches MegaWays slot from NetEnt.
- You can review our perspective on the MegaWays mechanic inside the ‘Casino History Fragment’ via this link: MegaWays slots.
The variance and the maximum prospect in the Fruit Shop family slots are certainly amplified within the last 10 years, so the new version is built with High Volatility, an RTP of 96.06% and the max win of 10 000x the total bet, proven to occur once in a near 1.4 billion spins (according to the developer).
Feel free to practice in the instant version of the Fruit Shop MegaWays online slot right here on our site.
Personal testers’ opinion about Fruit Shop MegaWays slot
- If we look at the paytable, we will notice that the top symbol – the Cherry pays for 6 reels combinations – 12.50 CAD. It might look insufficient, but as we explained above, the prize assigned in the paytable will be multiplied by the result of all winning symbols multiplication. It is unnecessary to count and multiply every win; the game clearly shows them, and you will soon get the hang of the MW (MegaWays) math model.
- It is best to sit down and enjoy your game! The potential is huge, but the volatility of the game shows its specifics very soon. The total hit frequency declared by NetEnt is just 17.31% (i.e. lacking by any standards). The entire prize pool of 96.06% for the payouts is separated as 70.95% of the placed bets – in the main game, and 25.11% reserved for the Free Spins payouts. That means that the biggest chunk of rewards should be expected during the main spins.
- In the base game, even when playing with minimal stakes (0.40 or 0.60 cents), the slot doesn’t preserve the balance. You can often catch a losing streak with no combinations or wins only of 1x to 8x the total bet. Then the slot is trying to compensate by delivering several times Free Spins. But even such a series is not capable of sustaining the initial capital or increasing it significantly. A similar scene (with many empty rounds) can be formed while playing via higher stakes, and if you didn’t start with a large bankroll, you will need to exit the session flat broke very fast.
So, our advice is to have sufficient starting capital and play with medium bets (not higher than 9 CAD) in medium to long sessions. We do not recommend the slot to the bonus hunters.
Bonus Features
- MegaWays
- Wild symbols – have no value on their own, appear on reels from 2 to 5, and function only as a substitution.
- Free Spins – Exactly as with the previous Fruit Shop games, the developer left the same way of initiating the Free Spins. Not via standard Scatters, but any win with a high-value symbol (from the paytable – any symbol except the cards). So the fruits win combinations of 3/4/5/6 symbols award 2/3/4/5 Free Spins, respectively. Only the Cherries (top symbols) bring 1 Free Spin even if 2OAK (as that counts as a win). The same system is applied in the Free Spins too, but here the cards also start to bring extra spins if they form winning combinations. Plus, with every next win, an increasing multiplier (up to 10x) will be applied.
Settings
- Provider – NetEnt
- Payment lines – up to 117 649 ways
- Default range of bets – 0.20 to 100 CAD
- Volatility – High
- Hit rate – 17.31%
- Playing field – from 6х2 up to 6х7
- The maximum winning is – 10000x the total bet
- Bonuses – Wilds, (very frequent) Free Spins with Progressive Multipliers, (very frequent) Extra Free Spins
- Free Spins – Yes
- RTP – 96.06%
