Are you looking to come into some funds that don’t require general knowledge, the assistance of friends, crowds or flip of the coin decisions? Big Time Gaming might just have provided the answer to that question by developing a slot based on the world famous game of the same name. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire slot is packed with winnings, bonus features and nail biting game play to make sure you walk away with money in your pocket.
Even those who aren’t fans of game shows will have heard of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Originally aired in the late 90’s, the show was picked up by various countries around the world and today holds legendary status in the game show world. Obvious parallels can be drawn between playing online slots and a game show, as the objective is to win money. Big Time Gaming saw this as an opportunity and voilà, an online slot was born.
The reel layout is fairly abnormal in this title. Instead of each reel carrying a set amount of rows, the amount of reels in each row differ with each spin. This is part of the Megaways structure that provides 117 649 ways to win, which is an unreal amount. You’ll also find an extra row at the bottom of the pay table consisting of 4 reels, which adds more ways to win into the mix.
The base features of this game all look fairly good on paper. There is a RTP ratio of 96.24% – very competitive, a max payout of 500,000 coins while the game is also stellar on mobile platforms. Players might sigh a tad at the maximum bet limit of £10, which isn’t high at all, but players living on a tight budget will definitely nod in appreciation at the minimum bet amount of £0.20. One question you might get stuck on could be whether a high variance online slot is for you. Although Who Wants To Be A Millionaire falls into this high variance category, the payouts do seem to come thick and fast.
Big Time Gaming have kept things very simple for players. All the low paying symbols are traditional card symbols 9, 10, J, Q, K and A. The higher paying symbols are gem stones green, blue, red and the most valuable of the lot, diamond, which pays 50x your bet if 6 are lined up across the reels.
The wild symbol is a colourful rainbow symbol with Wild written across it. This symbol will substitute all symbols except the scatter to create wins. You’ll notice the scatter as the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire logo to get you into the bonus features.
Like most online slots you’ll need to land 3 scatter symbols on the reels to trigger 8 free spins. There is a tumbling reels system that sees winning symbols move away with leftover symbols moving down to allow more symbols to drop in. If wins occur when new symbols drop in during the free spins it acts as a multiplier. It is unlimited, so you’ll keep getting multipliers every time a win happens that is formed by tumbling reels.
Land more than 3 scatters and this will trigger the Hot Seat Free Spins Gamble, which sees you go into contestant mode and choose from some options. You’ll basically play a round of the actual game show to obtain more free spins. By playing this round you can walk away with a potential 50 free spins, and this is where the big cheque lies. During this feature there will be unlimited multipliers triggered the same way as mentioned in the regular free spins. There is also the option to “walk away” and take the amount of free spins you have achieved if you decide not to answer a question.
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire slot is a highly interactive title that will entertain players, not only for the winning opportunities but also because of the gamble feature. Online slots have to maintain some form of innovation, and Big Time Gaming have done a good job in finding new ways to capture attention. Take away this interactivity and it would still be a competent title due to the level of free spins and the effective multipliers. If anything players will be attracted to the slot because of the game show it is based on, but having given it a bash we can confidently say you’d have more luck playing the slot than sitting up on the big stage.