Big Top Bonanza Megaways

Big Top Bonanza Megaways Overview

The circus is coming to town, and you, dear player, have front row tickets. That’s right, in this newest game from Skywind, players are transported to the big top, where terrific acrobatic feats and exotic animals entertain an enraptured crowd. And if the incredible colours and amazing stunts weren’t enough, this game also has incorporated the Megaways playing dynamic, meaning the chance to play on loads of pay lines. This game is a 6-reel online slot with a maximum win of 5,000x the stake and an RTP of 96.5%.

The features for this game start with the cascade feature, activated every time that a player scores a win on the board. When this happens, all of the winning symbols are removed from the board and replaced by a new set, giving players multiple chances of scoring wins. The next feature is a set of modifiers that appear in the reel that sits on top of the regular reel set. Each one, represented by a different circus character, adds wilds, multipliers, and replaces symbols to help form more wins. Finally, this game also has a free spins round triggered when players land four or more of the circus ticket scatter symbols on the board. All features will be explained in more detail later in the review.

Theme and Symbols

The theme for this game is a classic circus theme. According to sources online, the main defining characteristic of a circus is that it is a show or form of entertainment that happens within a close circle, such as the big top or circular theatre. Even the name circus derives its origin from the Latin root -cir, meaning round. Some elements of the circus trace their genesis all the way back to ancient Rome, where gladiators would fight in an amphitheatre for the pleasure of a baying crowd. However, the modern circus of juggling, high wire and exotic animals comes more from the English and European interpretations of the circus.

The background for this game is the interior of the big top. The big top is the name given to the main display tent where the most prominent acts would take place. The beauty of having the circus in a big tent, as we are sure is clear, is that the whole show can be packed away and transported to a new location night after night as the show tours the country. The big top in this game is one of classic design with stripes, fairly lights and an array of colourful bunting. It is the perfect background for a slot such as this one.
The playing board for this game is a large golden construction that looks like it could be part of one of the acts.

The symbols for Big Top Bonanza Megaways are split into low-value, high-value and special symbols. The low-value symbols are the J, Q, K and A in playing card royals. The A is the most valuable of these symbols, worth 1x the stake for the top combination. On the other hand, the higher value symbols are the bouncing ball, the juggling pins, the knife board, the magician’s hat, the cannon, and finally, the clown car. The clown car is the most valuable, worth 5x the stake for the top combination. Finally, the specials are the clown modifier, the fortune teller modifier, the strongman modifier, and the circus ticket scatter.

Game Play

Big Top Bonanza Megaways is played on a 6-reel Megaways pay machine with up to 200,704 pay lines. To win combinations, players must land three or more matching symbols on pay lines moving from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel.
The betting range for Big Top Bonanza Megaways is 20p to £200 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stake up and down using the tool located at the bottom left-hand side of the screen.

Further information, including a short tutorial and a display of the paytable, can be found via the menu button in the right-hand corner of the screen. The spin and auto spin buttons are located in the centre of the screen.
Volatility for this slot is rated in the medium range. The return to player percentage for Big Top Bonanza Megaways is 96.5%, which is above average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 5,000x your stake.

Features

The first feature in this game is the cascade feature triggered every time players score a win. The winning symbols are immediately removed from the board and replaced by a new set, giving players more chances to score wins from the same spin. The dynamic will continue until a new set does not form a win.

The next feature is a set of modifiers. Above reels 2, 3, 4 and 5, players will see a separate reel that can at times display three different modifier symbols. These are the clown, the fortune teller and the strongman. Each of these symbols brings into play a different modifier. All of these modifiers add wilds or wild reels to the corresponding reel as well as a random multiplier, an increase in pay lines and a replacement of symbols. However, some are better than others. They are explained below:

The clown introduces one wild to the game, with a multiplier of 2x to 5x, random Megaways plus 2-6 random wilds and replaces all Js with Qs.

The fortune-teller introduces two wilds, a multiplier of 5x to 10x, a minimum of 15,625 Megaways, 3-9 random wilds and changes all Js and Qs for Ks.

The strongman finally introduces a whole wild reel, a multiplier in the range of 15x to 50x, max Megaways, up to 15 random wilds and changes all Js, Qs, and Ks to As.

The final feature in this game is the free spins game. This feature is triggered when players land four or more of the circus ticket scatters on the reels simultaneously. The more scatters you land, the more spins you are granted. Modifiers are active in the free spins; however, every winning cascade increases the progressive multiplier by 1x. Landing more scatters will also grant you more free spins.

This game has a double chance and bonus buy option to expedite access to the features. However, only the double chance option is available in the UK.

Conclusion

Discover amazing big top fun and some decent wins in this game but make sure to get a feel for how things work in the demo first. The win potential here is pretty good, the overall finish is to a high standard, and the features are novel and rewarding. Skywind has turned out a really top slot here.