Perfect Potions Megaways

Enter Merlin’s chamber for a dose of reel sorcery on the slot from Scientific Games subsidiary SG Digital. Perfect Potions Megaways is taking you into an enchanted world of wizardry with six dynamic reels, wild substitutions, two magic potion modifiers and a free spins round that can lead to wins of up to 72,000 times your bet of 250,000 credits whichever is reached first.

Slot Details

Perfect Potions Megaways is a cascading video slot with six reels and initially 96,040 ways to win. Throughout the gameplay, reel two to six can increase up to a height of 14 symbols, potentially creating up to 700,000 ways to win. Pays are awarded for three to six matching symbols landing on adjacent reels from left to right only.

You can enter Merlin’s chamber on desktop, tablet or mobile from 0.20 to 50 credits per spin. The game has medium volatility with a single RTP setting of 96.31%. Using the Buy Pass feature will get you an RTP of 96.07%.

An enchanting scenery is opening up when you load the game, taking you to the entrance of Merlin’s mansion. Glitter is emanating from two cauldrons while towering flames are flanking the hovering reel set together with two flag standards displaying the two potion modifiers. All to a cheerful enchanted soundtrack.

The pay symbols start at the low end with card royals from 10 through to A, awarding 1x to 1.5x your stake. They are followed by burning candles held on skulls, eyeballs spilling from a jar, frogs, Merlin’s staff and the wizard himself. Hit six across the reels to win 2.5x to 7.5x your stake.

The game has no default wild, but triggering the Red Potion modifier will get you a full reel of wild symbols, which will then substitute for all regular symbols. Lastly, the wizard’s magic book acts as the scatter on this slot.

Perfect Potions Megaways Slot Features

It’s been a while since we have seen a Megaways game from Scientific Games. Spartacus Megaways comes to mind which was released in September 2020. In some ways, Perfect Potions Megaways is a continuation of the concept SG Digital introduced on Spartacus, namely that the reel height can increase beyond the usual 7 or 8 symbols normally seen on Megaways grids. Well, time to take a closer look at how that works on this occasion.

Perfect Potions Megaways is in its default state a pretty standard Megaways game with six dynamic reels and cascading symbols. At the start of a spin sequence, three to eight symbols will appear on reel 1 as well as two to seven symbols on the other five reels, giving you a minimum of 96 ways and logically a maximum of 134,456 ways. However, SG Digital decided to limit an initial spin to 96,040 ways for reasons unknown to us.

Although, we do have a hunch that it is meant as an insurance to avoid having potentially all five back reels expanding to 14 symbol positions. Together with the maximum of eight symbols on reel 1, that would lead to 4,302,592 ways, much more than advertised for this slot.

Landing a win on the initial cascade will trigger the reactive win mechanic. All symbols in the combo/s will be removed while the remainder drops towards the bottom before new symbols tumble from the top into the empty spaces. Score another winner and the process is repeated until no more wins occur. All payouts are accumulated and credited in one amount once a game round ends.

Core to the gameplay in the base game and free spins are as the title suggests, the Red and Blue Perfect Potions. Up to five can appear on top of reel two to six, just red or blue or a mix of both. Scoring a win, which opens up an empty space underneath a potion will see it fall onto the lowest possible reel position after all winning symbols are removed. Should you manage to drop a potion bottle all the way to the bottom row, then it will fall into the cauldron below and trigger its modifier.

• Red Potion: All symbol positions on the respective turn wild for the next cascade. Once all potential wins have been removed, a Red or Blue Potion can randomly appear above the same reel, giving you the opportunity to trigger another modifier.
• Blue Potion: The height of the respective reel is doubled for the current spin, thus adding more betways, and a Red Potion is placed at the top of the same reel. Only one Blue Potion can appear per reel in a single spin sequence. For example, if the reel had 4 positions, the modifier will double the height to 8.

You can trigger multiple potions at the same time in which case the modifier on the leftmost reel will be applied first. The spin sequence continues as normal once one or more modifiers have been applied as long as more winning combinations appear on the subsequent cascade. In the base game, all expansions will reset to the default between rounds while expanded reels on a triggering spin will be carried over into the free spins.

While focusing on the potion bottle, keep an eye on the Bonus Meter in the top left corner. Any book scatter landing within a spin sequence will be added and collecting four, five or six will trigger 10, 12 and 15 Free Spins respectively. During the feature, three to six scatters will retrigger 4 to 8 extra free spins, no limits.

While there is no additional modifier in the free spins, there a few items that can make all the difference. First, as mentioned, any expanded reels on the triggering spin are carried over, giving you basically a head start with more bet ways in play. All expansions will remain locked for the duration of the feature. Plus, every time a Red Potion modifier is triggered on a free spin, it can randomly display a Megaways multiplier, boosting the number of symbols on the reel and potentially your win. The round ends when you run out of free spins or hit the maximum win of 250,000 credits.

Final Verdict

Perfect Potions Megaways is a beautifully crafted slot with stunning visuals and a cheerful soundtrack. However, that is where my enthusiasm lessens significantly. The magical modifiers are great to watch when they actually do happen, which is for my feeling too rare. Going over 100 spins without seeing a single potion dropping into the cauldron will be a downer for many players.

The main event can be over faster than getting a fresh cupper as it often ends without any modifiers being triggered. Still, an enjoyable slot that has its charm and a tantalizing win potential of up to 72,000x stake if you bet less than 4 credits per spin since it is limited to 250,000 credits.

Perfect Potions Megaways – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. What is the maximum bet ways on Perfect Potions Megaways?

To be honest, SG Digital did not disclose the exact number other than saying that you can achieve more than 500,000 ways to win. A maximum of 700,000 has been mentioned too. I would venture to say that in most cases expansions won't lead to more than 250,000 ways.

2. Why does Perfect Potions Megaways have two RTP values?

The answer is quite simple. The default RTP value is 96.31% which applies to the standard play. Purchased features via the Buy Pass will be played with an RTP of 96.07%.

3. A potion bottle dropped onto the reel but no modifier was triggered. Is that correct?

Yes. The modifiers will trigger only if a potion bottle drops into the cauldron below its reel. No modifier will be awarded as long as a potion bottle is still on the reel.

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