Lucky Fishing Megaways™ Slot Review
Lucky Fishing Megaways is a new video slot from Pragmatic Play that was released on December 27, 2022. This new addition to the Pragmatic Play catalog is based on the wildly popular fishing theme. You will be transported to the open sea in Lucky Fishing Megaways, where you will have the opportunity to reel in monstrous fish and maybe even unearth a hidden treasure. You are meant to dominate a boat while trying to catch some valuable prizes. From your ship, you may take in the breathtaking scenery of the sea. In addition to its bright aesthetics, the slot machine has an upbeat musical score. In the course of your free spins and after any significant winnings, you'll see several eye-catching animations. You will be able to come to an informed judgment about whether or not it is advantageous to devote your time and money into playing this slot machine after reading our assessment and receiving all of the relevant facts.
Lucky Fishing Megaways by Pragmatic Play Video Review
Lucky Fishing Megaways General Characteristics
- 324-117649 Paylines
- 6 reels and 2-7 rows
- Volatility: High
- RTP: 96.97%
- Bet amount: 0.2 EUR - 100 EUR
- Maximum Win Multiplier: x5,000
- Maximum Win Value: 500,000 EUR
- 10 main symbols
- Additional symbols: Scatter Symbol, Wild Symbol
Lucky Fishing Megaways Bonus Features
Wild Symbol
This symbol acts as a regular wild and can appear only on reels 2-5 on the top row.
Tumble Feature
Because of the Tumble Feature, winning combos are evaluated after each spin, and winning symbols are removed once they have been paid out. The surviving symbols slide down to the bottom of the screen, while fresh symbols descend from the top of the screen to fill the spaces left vacant by the removed symbols. The size of the newly generated symbols is identical to that of the result of the original spin. The tumbling process will continue until there are no more winning combo outcomes that can be generated by the tumble. In short, if you are familiar with the Avalanche or Cascades features that many other developers provide in the slots, you will be easily familiar with this one too.
Fishing Boat Feature
Only the top row of reels 2, 3, 4, and 5 may contain the Fishing Boat symbol, and it always takes up 2 horizontal slots on the screen. Every time the Fishing Boat symbol, which is a 2-position wide symbol, lands in its full position as a result of either a regular spin or a tumble, all of the symbols on the reels below it are changed into Wilds. This may happen during any kind of spin. If, as a consequence of a tumble, the Fishing Boat symbol moves to a new position on the top row, then the tumble causes all of the symbols on the reels below it to become Wilds. If the Fishing Boat symbol is not completely visible on the top row or if it does not change position after a tumble, the Fishing Boat function will not activate.
Free Spins
To activate this function, you must collect at least 4 Scatter symbols anywhere on the screen. If you collect 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Scatter symbols, you will get 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30 and free spins respectively
If you have earned 10 to 18 free spins before the start of the round, you have the option to gamble for additional free spins or accept your winnings at any point to begin the round. If you have earned 26 or 30 free spins from the main game, you will not be able to gamble with those winnings. When you gamble, a wheel will spin and eventually stop on either a winning position or a losing position. If it stops on a winning combination, the total number of free spins that have been earned will rise by 4. If it stops on a loss, you will lose all of your free spins, and the round will come to a close. Only up to 22 free spins may be wagered with it at a time.
- The probability of winning is 62.81% while gambling with 10 to 14 free spins.
- The probability of winning increases to 70.39 percent while gambling with 14 to 18 free spins.
- The probability of winning increases to 75.02% while gambling with 18 and 22 free spins.
The Free Spins round will begin after you have either collected the necessary number of free spins from the gamble round or initiated it straight from the main game. An 1x win multiplier is applied at the beginning of the round. The multiplier is increased by 1 for each tumble that occurs during the Free Spins feature. This continues until the conclusion of the round. After each spin, the entire win from that spin is added together, and the current win multiplier is applied to that amount. If you collect 3 Scatter symbols while playing the round, you will get 4 more free spins. During the Free Spins round, players get the opportunity to trigger the Fishing Boat Feature.
Buy Bonus Feature
You can buy a random number of Free Spins ranging from 10 to 22 from the main game by paying 100 times your bet.
Our Experience Playing Lucky Fishing Megaways
When we started the game, we were greeted with a familiar Megaways layout with different fish and royal symbols on it. The soundtrack was funky and put us in a cheerful mood. With this slot Pragmatic Play decided to enter the wildly competitive Megaways and fishing-themed slot market, and were excited to see how it would turn out for them. Since a lot of gamblers are mostly interested in the payout potential of the slot, it was our duty to test it for you. In order for us to complete this job, we turned to our tried-and-true technique, which consisted of placing a deposit of 200 euros, decreasing the stake to 1 euro, and playing the game for somewhere in the area of 300 rounds. Even though during our first 100 spins we managed to get a lot of smaller wins, and a couple of wins of around 10 times our bet, we still ended up losing 46 Euros. High volatility in action, what could we say? The following 100 spins were somewhat similar to the first attempt in terms of winnings, with the exception that this time we saw the Fishing Boat Feature which unfortunately did not bring us any money. After 200 spins, we were down 70 Euros but we still had hopes for the better outcome. Not long after we started our final 100 spins, we triggered the Free Spins and it paid us a decent amount of 43 times our bet. However, this was far from enough to bring back our bankroll to its initial balance. Right before we were about to finish our final 100 spins, we caught not 4, but 5 Scatter symbols, and this time we decided to go all in and gambled it for more spins. We were successful and started the round with 18 free spins. However, even with 12x multiplier we ended up winning only 42 times our bet. It was pretty disappointing, we must admit. Overall, after 300 spins, we lost around 120 Euros and left the slot with mixed feelings.
Lucky Fishing Megaways™ Verdict
The design and overall aesthetic of this slot is great, there is no doubt, but we did not get any significant wins over the course of 300 spins, which is not a good sign at all. The Fishing Boat feature appeared only once, and paid exactly zero to us leaving us wondering what was the point of that feature being included in the game at all? The Free Spins feature came twice during the course of us playing the game, but the payouts were not that great to be honest. When everything is said and done, if you are looking for a Megaways slot with the fishing theme, you might try it. If you are looking for a fishing slot that has better payout potential, stick to something that we know works well - Big Bonanza franchise. If you dare to try this slot out, we wish you good luck and we hope you have fun!
