Medallion Megaways

In the middle of the Sahara Desert, sits a luxurious tent loaded with modern comforts. Fairly lights, sofas, and lanterns can all be seen in the background of this slot, which suggests that a wealthy traveller may have decided to set up his camp for the night. The visuals are rather interesting, with the board taking up less of the screen than with standard slots online. A combination counter can be seen to the left of the reels, clearly displaying any previous matches alongside the potential winnings. 

As the name hints, this game comes with the popular Megaways mechanic on license from Big Time Gaming. Medallion Megaways also features cascading symbols, which means that icons within a matching combination will disappear, with fresh ones dropping in from above. Another feature during the base game is the win multiplier, which increases by 1x for every matching combination. This is reset between spins.

This slot was created by Fantasma Games, a small provider that puts a considerable emphasis on quality. After looking at some of their previous titles, such as Animal Carnival and Cloud Corsairs, it's apparent that the company would rather release top-tier games than consistently release slots that don't stand out from the crowd.

All of the standard symbols within Medallion Megaways revolve around different gems. There are black, dull green, and dull red gems, all of which award 1x if 6 match along a payline. Next up, there are blue, purple, red, green, blue, burgundy, and golden symbols. Each of these has different markings on them and award players with 2x, 2x, 2x, 6x, 8x, 10x, and 20x for matching 6, respectively.

There are also three different special symbols, which are all linked to a different bonus. These include wild symbols, shown as purple and blue orbs. Special symbol number 2 is an emerald with ‘Respin’ written on top. Last but not least is a golden medallion, which is the scatter symbol for Medallion Megaways.

There are three different features that can activate whenever the corresponding stones fall across any of the reels. First up are the expanding wilds, which can be activated when the blue and purple icon lands across any of the reels. This will ensure that any wild symbols landing on reels 2, 3, 4, or 5 will expand to fill fully, with a multiplier of 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, or 6x being added on top. If any matching combinations form and include the fully expanded wild, the multiplier will be applied to the potential winnings.

Feature number 2 can be activated if the green ‘Respin’ icon drops into play. When this is triggered, during each spin, between 2-10 symbols that are not part of a matching combination will be removed from the board. This will allow fresh symbols to fall into place.

Finally, there is the free spins bonus, which can be activated if the golden medallion enters the board. Players will be awarded with ten spins; however, the win multiplier will not reset each round. Every matching combination will increase the multiplier by 1x for the duration of the ten free spins.

Players should know that multiplier features can be activated at the same time within Medallion Megaways. However, when the free spins mode is finished, all of the previously activated features will be reset.

Overall, Medallion Megaways offers a unique experience for punters that are perhaps looking for something a bit different. Only needing one symbol in order to activate a specific bonus is a feature that will likely appeal to many. The same could be said for the appearance of the game, too!