Wild Wild Riches Megaways: Slot Overview

Wild Wild Riches Megaways is an online slot by Pragmatic Play, created as a sequel of sorts to one of the developer’s earlier Irish-themed titles. More specifically, it’s a Megaways rework of the older game Wild Wild Riches, which launched in the latter part of 2020 and, back then, didn’t exactly blow us away. Still, it clearly struck a chord with some players, because Wild Wild Bananas arrived afterward, and now this Megaways edition is here. The question is: does it improve on the original?

One of the first things sharp-eyed players will spot is that Wild Wild Riches Megaways comes with a much fuller-looking reel layout than the two earlier Wild Wild releases. The previous games used a 3-3-4-4-4 set-up, but here you get a straight 6-reel grid, with 2 to 7 symbols potentially appearing on each reel. Beyond that, the presentation is largely familiar: rolling green hills, a white wooden fence, and a rainbow pointing toward a hat overflowing with gold coins beside the reels—inviting, or maybe mocking?

With the expanded play area, several of Wild Wild Riches Megaways’ key figures have also been adjusted. Outside of the win potential, though, the differences aren’t dramatic. As usual, keep an eye out for variable RTP versions, with the top return to player set at 96.02%. Volatility has been nudged up as well, now sitting at 5 out of 5. The slot runs on any device, and once players are ready, they can choose stakes from 20 p/c to $/€100 per spin.

As in the earlier game, Wild Wild Riches Megaways uses a ways mechanic for wins—only now it offers up to 117,649 ways to win instead of 576. Winning symbol combinations must begin on reel one and continue across neighboring reels from left to right. A six-of-a-kind way returns 0.5 to 1 times the bet for the 10-A card ranks, or 1.5 to 10 times the stake for six pipes, mushrooms, harps, four-leaf clovers, horseshoes, or beer mugs. Traditional charm or tired tropes? That’s up to you.

Wild Wild Riches Megaways: Slot Features

Moving on to the feature set, which is driven by three additional symbol types: wilds, bonus symbols, and Money symbols. These are what unlock the Money Collect feature and the free spins round when they land in the right configuration. Wilds come first; they show up on reels one and two and substitute for any standard pay symbol. The bonus symbol, meanwhile, can appear only on reel three.

Money Collect Feature

Money symbols land on reels 3, 4, 5, and 6. When 2 wilds hit on reels 1 and 2 and connect with adjacent Money symbols to form a left-to-right way, the Money values are collected. Possible rewards include:

• Cash prizes worth 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 15x, or 20x the bet.
• The Mini, Minor, Mega, or Maxi Jackpot, worth 25x, 50x, 100x, or 250x the bet, respectively.
• Multipliers of x2, x3, or x5 that get applied to the total collect feature win.

Free Spins Feature

Landing wilds on reels 1 and 2 together with a bonus symbol on reel 3 activates the free spins feature. Players are randomly awarded 6 to 20 free spins, and if they receive fewer than 20, they can choose to gamble for more. The gamble is done via a wheel split into red and green. Winning the gamble boosts the number of spins awarded (up to the 20-spin cap), while losing wipes out the entire award. During free spins, additional wild and Money symbols are present on the reels. On top of that, landing wild symbols on reels 1 and 2 plus a bonus symbol on reel three grants +6 extra free spins.

To finish, there’s also a bonus buy option that lets players jump straight into free spins for 100x the bet. Using it does not change the RTP.

Wild Wild Riches Megaways: Slot Verdict

Both Wild Wild Riches Megaways and the original display the phrase “Luck of the Irish” beneath the title, which made us wonder where it actually originated. After a bit of online digging, there doesn’t seem to be a single definitive answer. That said, one explanation comes from Edward T. O’Donnell, Associate Professor of History at Holy Cross College. He suggested the phrase developed during the gold and silver rushes in the late 19th century. Because some of the most successful miners were reportedly Irish or Irish-American, the expression “luck of the Irish” caught on—though not always as a compliment.

Anyone spinning Wild Wild Riches Megaways will certainly be hoping that luck shows up for them as well. A big reason is that Pragmatic Play has increased the win potential in line with the larger reel format compared to the previous game. This time, if the rainbow really does lead to the treasure, the slot can pay up to 10,000x the bet—more than double what Wild Wild Riches offered, though notably still below the maximum available in Wild Wild Bananas. Otherwise, the core flow feels much the same: land wilds on the first two reels with a bonus symbol to force your way into free spins, or pair them with Money symbols to scoop up collected wins.

So, if you believe bigger automatically equals better, then yes—Wild Wild Riches Megaways is, by definition, a more appealing option thanks to the expanded reel set-up and its beefier max win. There’s also plenty for fans of Irish-themed slots to enjoy. If not, it’s largely the same deal as before—just with a larger grid to play on.