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Pragmatic Play slot

Pick Your Lion Spins

A Chinese lion slot where you choose the free spins deal: many spins with small wild multipliers, or six spins with wilds worth up to 40x. The reels change shape every spin and the wins tumble.

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5 Lions Megaways slot

By Pragmatic Play. Chinese lion dance. A golden guardian lion with green eyes, red lacquer, carved gold frames and lanterns.

RTP
96.50%
Volatility
High
Max win
5,000x
Reels
6 reels, up to 200,704 Megaways
Free spins
6 to 25 free spins from 3 or more scatters, you pick the package
Released
14 June 2021

5 Lions Megaways takes the original 5 Lions and puts it on a Megaways engine. Six reels show between two and seven symbols each on the outer reels, up to eight in the middle, so a spin can offer as few as 64 ways or as many as 200,704. Wins pay from left to right on adjacent reels, then the winning symbols vanish and the rest tumble down to fill the gaps, which can set up a second or third win from the same stake.

The gold lion wild is what moves the money. It lands with a multiplier attached, anywhere from 2x to 40x, and applies that figure to every win it sits in. Two multiplied wilds in one combination add together before the win is worked out, so a R0.50 line win under a 10x and a 30x wild pays R20. In the base game those big values are rare. The free spins round is where they are built in.

Three scatters open a menu of seven packages. The cautious pick is 25 spins where the wilds carry 2x, 3x or 5x. The bold pick is 6 spins where every wild is 15x, 30x or 40x. In between sit 20, 15, 13 and 10 spins with rising multiplier sets, and a mystery option that draws the mix for you. The maths is tuned so no package is better value than another: you are choosing between frequent small hits and a few swings at the 5,000x cap.

The ante bet adds 25% to the stake and doubles the number of scatters on the reels, so R2 a spin becomes R2.50. Where the bonus buy is offered it costs 100x the stake, R200 at R2, and drops you straight into the package menu. Neither changes the 96.5% RTP, and a bought round with the six-spin pick can be over in under a minute with nothing to show.

What the features do

  • Megaways: each reel shows a different number of symbols every spin, so the ways to win change from 2 to 200,704
  • Tumbles: winning symbols are removed and the rest drop down, so one spin can pay more than once
  • Gold lion wild: carries a multiplier from 2x to 40x and applies it to any win it is part of
  • Free spins choice: seven packages, from 25 spins with 2x, 3x and 5x wilds down to 6 spins with 15x, 30x and 40x wilds, plus a mystery pick
  • Ante bet: stake 25% more per spin to double the chance of landing the scatters
  • Bonus buy: pay 100x the stake to trigger the free spins straight away where it is offered

Before you spin

  1. Pick the free spins package by budget, not by instinct. Six spins at 40x is a lottery ticket, 25 spins at 2x to 5x is a slower grind, and the expected return is the same.
  2. The tumble only matters when there is a win to clear. Count a spin as dead the moment the first evaluation pays nothing.
  3. With the ante bet on, R2 a spin is R2.50, which is 25% off the number of spins a R100 budget buys. Switch it off if the aim is time at the reels.
  4. A 100x bonus buy at R2 is R200 for one round. Treat it as a bet that can lose everything, because the six-spin pick often does.

5 Lions Megaways questions

What is the RTP of 5 Lions Megaways?

The standard version is set at 96.5%. Operators can run 95.52% or 94.54% versions, and the number is a long-run average, so one session can finish far above or below it.

How many ways to win does 5 Lions Megaways have?

Up to 200,704. The six reels change height every spin, with the outer reels showing up to seven symbols and the middle four up to eight. The ways on any single spin are the reel heights multiplied together.

Which free spins package should I choose?

They are built to return the same on average. The 25-spin pick with 2x to 5x wilds gives more spins and smaller wins, the 6-spin pick with 15x to 40x wilds gives a few big swings. Choose by how much variance your budget can take, or take the mystery pick and let the game decide.

What is the maximum win on 5 Lions Megaways?

5,000 times the stake. At R2 a spin that is R10,000, and the round stops once the cap is reached.

Can I play 5 Lions Megaways in South Africa?

Yes. Scorebet carries the Pragmatic Play catalogue and is licensed by the Northern Cape Gambling Board. You need to be 18 or older and registered to play.

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