How To Play Ancient Island Megaways Mobile Slot
The Ancient Island Megaways slot takes us on a treasure-filled adventure with the potential to win up to 10,000x your bet across its six reels.
Created by Pragmatic Play, the slots provider that brought us the John Hunter slots and The Dog House Megaways game, this Ancient Island Megaways game comes with Tumbling Reels on every win, Changing Ways to Win on every spin and a Free Spins bonus round where the Expanding Wilds and Special Modifiers excite.
With up to 117,649 ways to win, the Aztec style theme is eye-catching, with animations that stand out on a win, but you will find that with its high volatility and base game hit frequency of 1 in 4.55, you’ll need to budget your spins wisely.
Ancient Island Megaways comes with Expanding Wilds
The combination of Expanding Wilds, Special Features, and Tumbling Reels in the base game helps you get some decent wins. However, from our experience, unless you are lucky enough to hit a huge multiplier of 50x or so, wins are typically between 1x and 10x your bet.
Landing a Wild Symbol anywhere on reels 2 to 5 expands it, which can help create more wins. However, suppose a special symbol is above it in the top modifier reel. In that case, it will activate, rewarding you with a Cash Prize, Multiplier, Max Ways, Replace Non-Winning Symbols, or Extra Wilds.
It’s a feature that, when it shows, helps get you a little more excited, but ultimately, it’s the Ancient Island Megaways Free Spins bonus round where you can get the 10,000x your bet maximum win.
Free Spins with Extra Special Symbols
If you’re looking to score the game’s biggest wins, you’ll need to land the free spins bonus by finding 4, 5, or 6 scatters anywhere across the six reels. Do this, and you’ll get 12, 14 or 16 free spins, respectively.
During this Ancient Island Megaways slot bonus game, the top modifier reel is now filled with 5 symbols, guaranteeing your chance of triggering one when a Wild symbol lands, which will help you get a higher top win.
Triggering the free spins is easier said than done in this video slot, with stats like a 1 in 408 chance of triggering the free spins bonus, which is much higher than in other Pragmatic Play slots games. If available in your country, you can use the Buy Bonus button, which will take 100x your current bet and randomly trigger the 12, 14, or 16 free games.
Is it worth it? Ancient Island Megaways is a high-volatility slot, so we wouldn’t recommend it. You’re better off trying to win one of the Mega Moolah jackpots.
Related Slots: Try more Megaways games like Rainbow Riches Megaways or the Barnhard Megahays Megaways slot.
Ancient Island Megaways Slot Stats
| Mobile Slot Released | 10th February 2025 |
| Slot Type | Megaways Slot |
| Software Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Slot Reels / Paylines | 6 Reels / 117,649 Ways to Win |
| House Edge / RTP | 3.45% / 96.55% |
| Slot Volatility | High |
| Min/Max Bet | 0.20 / 240 |
| Max Win | 10,000x Bet |
| Free Spins | 12, 14 or 16 Free Spins | 5 Special Symbols |
| Bonus Rounds | Tumbling Reels, Expanding Wilds, Free Spins, Special Symbols, Multipliers, Bonus Buy |
| Slot Themes | Myths & Legends |
Ancient Island Megaways Bonus Features
Expanding Wilds: Wilds can land on reels 2, 3, 4, and 5 only. When they do, they will expand, and any Special Feature above that reel will be activated.
Special Features: Above reels 2, 3, 4, and 5 is a special reel filled with modifier symbols. When an expanding wild lands underneath a reel with active special symbols above that modifier will activate:
- Cash Prize (Gold Coin) - value of 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 8x,10x, 20x, 50x or 100x your bet
- Multipliers (Star) - the value of 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 8x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x or 50x (if more wilds are present, their multiplier values are added)
- Max Ways (X with arrows) - increases the reel size to the full 117,649 ways to win, increasing the chance of a win
- Replace Non-Winning Symbols (?) - symbols that aren't part of a win with the Wild are replaced by other random symbols
- Extra Wild Reel (Golden W) - adds another Wild reel to reels 2, 3, 4, or 5
Tumbling Reels: On a win, the winning symbols will be removed, the symbols shift down, and new symbols are added to the top, providing an extra chance at creating a winning Megaway.
Megaways Mechanics: On a spin, each of the six reels could have up to 7 symbols on it, providing a different number of ways to win from left to right on each spin.
Free Spins: Trigger the 12, 14 or 16 free spins with 4, 5 or 6 scatters, respectively, in the base game. During the free spins, all spaces in the special top reel are filled with special symbols, providing an added chance to trigger a feature.
Bonus Buy: For 100x your bet, you can trigger the free spins where 4, 5 or 6 scatters will randomly provide you with 12, 14 or 16 free spins.
Pros
- Up to 117,649 ways to win, creating plenty of opportunities for large payouts
- Expanding Wilds and special modifiers provide additional chances for big wins
- Free Spins bonus with the potential for up to 10,000x your bet
- Engaging Aztec theme with exciting animations and a strong visual appeal
Cons
- High volatility can make wins feel scarce, especially in the base game
- The Free Spins bonus round is challenging to trigger, with a 1 in 408 chance
- Without a huge multiplier, most base game wins are modest, typically between 1x and 10x your bet
- RTP can be lower at 95.55% or 94.55% at some casinos
