Slot features, explained with real games
A slot's information panel names its features in a few words. This guide explains what each feature does to a spin, with an example from a title in the MEGA63 lobby and the figure its studio publishes.
Updated 12 November 2026
How a spin counts as a win
Every slot uses one of three methods to decide which symbols pay:
| Method | What counts | Example in the lobby |
|---|---|---|
| Paylines | Matching symbols along set lines drawn in the paytable | Fortune Gems (JILI): 5 paylines |
| Ways to win | Matching symbols on neighbouring reels, in any row | Super Ace (JILI): 1,024 ways; Super Ace Joker: 2,000; Golden Empire: 32,400 |
| Pay anywhere | A set number of matching symbols anywhere on the screen | Gates of Olympus (Pragmatic Play): 8 or more matching symbols |
A larger number of ways is not a larger return by itself. What a slot pays back over a long run is its RTP: the RTP calculator turns it into ringgit.
Features that change the reels mid-spin
- Tumble (also called cascade): winning symbols are removed and new ones drop into the gaps, so one spin can pay more than once. Gates of Olympus plays this way.
- Multiplier symbols: a symbol carrying a value such as 10x that multiplies a win. Pragmatic Play lists Gates of Olympus multipliers up to 500x, and 2x to 1,000x in Gates of Olympus 1000. In Starlight Princess, the multipliers on the screen add together.
- Wilds: symbols that stand in for others. Golden Empire 2 adds a bonus symbol that turns the gold frame into wilds; in Big Bass Bonanza free spins, the fisherman wild collects the money symbols on screen.
- Building multipliers: in Golden Empire's free games, eliminations build up the multiplier, by JILI's description.
Bonus rounds and how they start
- Free spins: a set of spins that cost nothing extra once started, usually by scatter symbols. In Big Bass Bonanza, every fourth wild collected restarts the free spins with 10 more, first at 2x, then 3x, then 10x.
- Super scatter: in Sweet Bonanza Super Scatter, one, two, three or four super scatter symbols start the bonus with a fixed prize of 100x, 500x, 5,000x or 50,000x the bet.
- Hold and spin: coin symbols lock in place while the rest of the reels respin. Pragmatic Play's Big Bass Hold & Spinner starts its bonus with three coins, and each new coin resets the respin count; the MEGA63 lobby lists it as Big Bass Bonanza - Hold & Spinner.
- Money symbols: symbols carrying a cash value that the bonus collects. Big Bass Bonanza lists them up to 2,000x in the bonus game, Bigger Bass Bonanza up to 4,000x.
- Bet-linked features: Money Coming Expand Bets adds a special wheel that unlocks more features as the bet rises, by JILI's description.
Buying the bonus
Some slots sell entry to the bonus round at a fixed price. Pragmatic Play prices the bonus buy in Gates of Olympus 1000 at 100x the bet. Whether a buy button appears depends on the market and the operator, so the game screen is the place to check.
A bonus buy is one large stake: the 100x is spent before the round starts, whatever the round then pays.
Numbers on the information panel
| Number | What it tells you | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Top win | The most one round can pay, as a multiple of the bet. Very few rounds reach it. | Fortune Gems 375x; Super Ace 10,000x; Gates of Olympus 1000 15,000x; Sweet Bonanza 21,175x |
| RTP | The share of all stakes a slot pays back over a very long run | RTP in ringgit |
| Volatility | Whether wins tend to be small and frequent, or rare and large | Slot volatility guide |
| Hit rate | The share of spins that return any win, where the panel lists it | Read the game's panel |
| Grid | The number of reels and rows | Starlight Princess Pachi and Fortune Gems 3: 3x3 |
Figures are the ones the studios publish (Pragmatic Play and JILI game pages), as recorded in the MEGA63 game guides on mega63official.com. The game's own information panel is the final word.
Questions
What is a tumble feature in slots?
Winning symbols are removed and new ones drop into their place, so a single spin can pay more than once. Gates of Olympus by Pragmatic Play uses tumbles.
What does 1,024 ways to win mean?
Matching symbols pay when they land on neighbouring reels in any row, instead of along fixed lines. Super Ace by JILI uses 1,024 ways; Golden Empire uses 32,400.
What does a bonus buy cost?
A multiple of the bet set by the studio: Pragmatic Play lists 100x the bet for Gates of Olympus 1000. Whether the option appears depends on the market and the operator.
What is a slot's top win?
The largest multiple of the bet one round can pay. It is a cap, not a forecast: JILI lists 375x for Fortune Gems and 10,000x for Super Ace.
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