- A maximum win of 25,000x the bet
- Up to 117,649 ways to win, with tumbles and x2 multiplier wilds
- Free spins from four tumbles in a row, with locked reels and a win multiplier that has no upper limit
Halloween Horrors Megaways is an Iron Dog Studio slot released through 1X2 Network on 12 October 2023. Its high-paying symbols are classic Halloween monsters: a witch, a werewolf, a mummy, Frankenstein’s monster and a pumpkin-headed character. It has high to very high volatility.
There are no scatter symbols in this game. Instead, the free spins come from the tumble feature, so every winning spin in the base game has a chance to lead into the bonus. Once there, locked reels and a growing multiplier do the heavy lifting. Another Halloween slot on the site is Halloween Jack.
Base Game and Tumbles
The game uses six reels, and each one can show between two and seven symbols on every spin. That gives anything from 64 to 117,649 ways to win. The low-paying symbols are the card ranks 10 to ace.
Every win starts a tumble. The winning symbols disappear, new ones drop into the gaps, and this carries on for as long as new wins keep landing.
Wilds
Wild symbols appear on reels 2 to 6 and substitute for the regular paying symbols. Some of them carry an x2 multiplier. If more than one x2 wild is part of the same win, their multipliers are multiplied together, so three of them in one win give an x8 multiplier.
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Free Spins
Four tumbles in a row trigger the free spins, starting with 8 spins. Each extra tumble in the chain adds two more, so five tumbles give 10 spins, six give 12, and seven or more give the maximum of 14. Landing four or more tumbles in a row during the round retriggers it.
Locked Reels
During the free spins, any reel that grows to seven symbols high is locked in place with a golden frame and stays at full height for the rest of the round. If a new reel locks on the last free spin, one extra free spin is awarded.
Win Multiplier
The free spins also have a win multiplier that starts at 1x and goes up by one with every win in the round. It has no upper limit, so a round with a lot of wins, helped along by the locked reels, can build up a very large multiplier.
Bonus Buy
Where the feature is offered, the free spins can be bought directly. Bonus buys are not available in the UK, so this feature does not appear in versions of the game played by UK customers.
Overall
Halloween Horrors Megaways takes the familiar Megaways layout and gives it a bonus that is triggered in an unusual way. The free spins are where the 25,000x maximum win comes into play, with locked reels and an uncapped multiplier working together. It suits players who are happy to ride out a high volatility game for a shot at a big bonus.