Cashpot Kegs Megaways

Cashpot Kegs Megaways: Slot Overview

Feel free to grab a sausage and a stein and join us as we delve into Cashpot Kegs Megaways, an online slot from games designer Kalamba Games. Though perhaps maybe not, if you're in the mood to have your eyeballs metaphorically pop out by something you've never seen before. We say this because Cashpot Kegs Megaways is a coming together of two of Kalamba Game's already-made slots – 9 Blazing Cashpots Megaways and Cashpot Kegs (2022). Still keen? Great, time to order up.

Like its two predecessors, Cashpot Kegs Megaways is not a fantastic-looking game. Nor does its theme use, a sort of Oktoberfest, bierhaus thing, contribute much to the audiovisual experience. A blue wall adorned with a repeating beer mug pattern makes up the background, while a few symbols on the game board are about all there is theme-wise. A prize ladder next to the game grid is probably the most eye-catching detail on account of its sizable top prize. Other than that, the only notable aspect about Cashpot Kegs Megaways is a soundtrack which seems better suited to an 80s martial arts film or an Asian-themed slot than a bierhaus one. Where's all the oompah?

Mixing up the brew behind the scenes is a highly volatile math model pushing out all sorts of RTP values depending on how players attack the game, with a 'regular' default figure of 96.5%. Played on a 6-reel Megaways panel, each reel can land 2 to 6 symbols; the number of symbols may vary from spin to spin, where it is possible to have up to 46,656 ways to win available. Winning combinations pay left to right, starting from the leftmost reel, but Cashpot Kegs Megaways does not use a cascading wins system. Bets range from 10 p/c to $/€20 per spin whilst also offering four bonus buy options.

Starting with the low pay symbols, Cashpot Kegs Megaways lands 9-A card ranks, then a pretzel, some sausages, an accordion, and a mug of beer as its 4 high pay symbols. Landing a winning combination of 6 matching low pays awards 1 to 1.5 times the bet, while a 6 matching premium symbol wins pays 2.5 to 4 times the bet. Lastly, wild symbols are present on reels 2 to 5 and substitute for all regular paying symbols when they hit.

Cashpot Kegs Megaways: Slot Features

The Bonus Cashpot prize ladder is arguably Cashpot Kegs Megaways' central feature and is joined by free spins and four bonus buys.

Bonus Cashpots

Cashpot symbols are how players win Bonus Cashpot prizes. Landing 8-9, 10-11, 12-14, 15-17, 18-19, 20-21, 22, 23-24, or 25 Cashpot symbols awards 5x, 10x, 20x, 50x, 100x, 200x, 500x, 2,500x, or 25,000x the bet, respectively.

Free Spins

Landing at least 3 scatter symbols in the base game triggers the free spins round. What you get for landing 3 scatter symbols is 2x the bet + 9 free spins, for 4 scatter symbols it's 5x the bet + 12 free spins, for 5 scatter symbols it's 10x the bet + 15 free spins, and for 6 scatter symbols it's 15x the bet + 18 free spins. During free spins, when a Bonus Accumulator symbol lands on reels 2, 4, or 6, it is collected. For each 3 Bonus Accumulator symbols collected, +3 free spins are awarded.

Buy Bonus

Cashpot Kegs Megaways' bonus buy menu is where players may buy one of these:

• 9 free spins for 49x the bet. RTP 96.51%.
• 9 Enhanced Free Spins for 104.6x the bet. RTP 96.6%.
• 18 free spins for 106.5x the bet. RTP 96.66%.
• 18 Enhanced Free Spins for 227x the bet. RTP 96.9%.

During Enhanced Free Spins, the Bonus Cashpot prize values increase. The top prize becomes 50,000x the bet.

Cashpot Kegs Megaways: Slot Verdict

Not sure, did we really need the spawning of Cashpot Kegs Megaways onto the planet? It's basically a redo of a game which was already a tad so-so. Especially when it comes to being immersed in a wondrous online gaming world. Fair enough, Kalamba Games has taken a different approach, preferring to present Cashpot Kegs Megaways in a sort of classic, retro, old school slot type way rather than let players feel like they're elbow to elbow with punters in a pub, downing steins of frothing beer, and singing to tunes. Since Cashpot Kegs Megaways is a blend of Cashpot Kegs and 9 Blazing Cashpots Megaways, its maker might have been restricted to an extent as to how the game would look, but that doesn't stop the game from being less underwhelming visually.

The features are a step up, even if they've pretty much come straight over from the previous game. Basically, for players looking for a slot which drops scatter symbols onto the reels in order to win instant prizes, Cashpot Kegs Megaways' larger-than-usual values might be all the enticement they need. Not sure how some will feel about the full 50,000x the bet top prize only being available when buying Enhanced Free Spins, though. Feels a bit, dunno, is cheeky the right word? Perhaps more so, depending on how you calculate max win multipliers. For instance, 50,000 divided by the cost of buying the 18 Enhanced Free Spins round (at 227x) is actually around 220x, so yeah, players' choice on that one. Buying Enhanced Free Spins is optional, of course, and the un-enhanced top prize of 25,000x the bet is still a substantial total to swing for.

Still, players had the same max win total to swing for in 9 Blazing Cashpots Megaways, with more or less the same ways of swinging too. As such, Cashpot Kegs Megaways leans a little on the superfluous side, but to put a positive spin on it, players looking for a scatter symbol instant prize game with big numbers might be happy putting up with the average presentation.