Mighty Griffin Megaways (Blueprint Gaming): Overview

Adding to the current wave of fantasy-inspired slots is Mighty Griffin Megaways from Blueprint Gaming. This time the spotlight isn’t on dragons, but on the legendary griffin—part lion, part eagle. In medieval lore it was admired because each creature was seen as ruler of its own realm. Mighty Griffin largely takes us back to that medieval setting, though not without a twist. Alongside castles, cliffs, and old heraldic imagery, the game throws in modern gambling-style extras like prize ladders and dream wheels. The contrast can feel a bit odd at first glance, but it’s worth giving it a chance. So, let’s step into a world of chivalry, knights, maidens, quests, mythical creatures, and a dash of Reno-style casino action.

At the core of Mighty Griffin is the ever-present Megaways engine licensed from Big Time Gaming. By now it feels like it’s been paired with nearly every theme imaginable—though we’re still waiting on Keeping Up With the Kardashians: Megaways, right? Just give it time. Here, Blueprint pushes the format with 6 vertical reels that can display up to 7 symbols each, plus the 1×4 horizontal reel running across the top. Together, that creates up to 117,649 win ways, along with the usual chaos that includes cascading wins.

Stake options are on the lower end but standard for this style of game at 10 p/c to $/€10 per spin. Considering the high potential and win limits involved, that range makes sense. RTP is slightly more complicated because of the Jackpot King element and sits a bit below average at 95.46% + JP 0.08% + 0.41% Reserve. Volatility is appropriately high, and yes—sorry for the stats dump—but up to this point it could easily describe plenty of Megaways titles.

When it comes to symbols, things become a little more distinctive. Beyond the 9 – A low pay card royals, there’s a set of gold-themed icons: a golden feather, a golden ring, a gold crown, and the griffin itself, which pays 50 times the stake for 6 of a kind. The book acts as the wild and is restricted to landing only on the 1×4 reel above the main grid. It boosts winning potential by substituting for any of the regular paying symbols.

Base game action is classic Megaways: winning symbols disappear, new ones drop in, and you can (hopefully) string together a lengthy run of cascades. On top of that, Mighty Griffin comes loaded with additional features designed to keep the mythical action rolling.

Mighty Griffin Megaways (Blueprint Gaming): Features

The feature set here is mostly familiar, with only a handful of twists. First up is the Mystery Symbol – once the reels stop, any orb mystery symbols showing will convert into a single randomly chosen matching symbol, which can be anything except the scatter.

The blue and gold griffin serves as the scatter and can appear anywhere apart from the 1×4 reel. Scatters award instant cash prizes and also trigger free spins when 3 or more land together. When the Free Spins feature activates, you first get a chance at the Golden Streak feature – it begins with reels spinning that contain only bonus symbols and empty spaces. The spinning continues until no additional bonus symbols land, or until the reels fill up. Each bonus symbol carries a free spins value, and these are added together. Before the free spins round starts, players are then given the option to gamble the total for a chance at more, or risk losing them and returning to the base game. During free spins, an unlimited multiplier is in play and rises by 1 after every winning cascade. Scatters can still land, with 3 awarding 5 extra spins and 4 awarding 10 extra spins.

Based on how the casino has set up Mighty Griffin, players outside the UK may also be able to use the Legend Free Spins Bonus Bet. This buy option costs 75 times the stake and ensures at least 3 scatters will land on the next spin.

Finally, there’s the Jackpot King Promotional Pot System. This too depends on operator settings and is activated by landing 4 Jackpot King overlay symbols. The game then switches to a separate format where the goal is to collect at least 15 crown symbols to move up a ladder and unlock the Wheel King. After each spin, players pick one of three choices:

• Spin – spin the reels to potentially collect more Crown symbols to add to the win ladder.
• Collect – ends the feature by awarding a Bonus Win that is calculated using the multiplier of the stake reached on the win ladder.
• Wheel King – go directly to the Wheel King Round.

The Wheel King is a dream wheel-style mechanic split into multiple segments. Players spin to win either a Promotional Jackpot or a Big Total Bet Multiplier. If a jackpot is hit, it resets and starts building again.

Mighty Griffin Megaways (Blueprint Gaming): Verdict

As experienced players will likely notice, Mighty Griffin Megaways takes heavy inspiration from Wolf Legend Megaways. In practice, they’re almost identical games, with the main difference being the jackpot system. Since Mighty Griffin was produced as an exclusive title, that similarity isn’t especially surprising—exclusive releases often end up being near-copies.

Regardless, Mighty Griffin Megaways is the kind of slot that packs in a lot of moving parts. It’s like a wedding cake made by a chef who kept piling on extra layers. Yes, there are loads of win ways and the potential for sizeable payouts, but at its core it really is a Wolf Legend Megaways clone, and with a lower RTP. If that’s your thing and you’re in the mood for another Megaways-heavy spectacle, it could still be worth trying.

It’s difficult to feel truly hyped, probably because we’ve encountered this formula more than a few times already. Even so, Mighty Griffin Megaways delivers big figures on paper and is certainly capable of producing an enjoyable session.