Yum Yum Powerways Review
It’s not everyday you see a brand new pay way mechanic, and
Pragmatic Play’s Powerways system resembles💯 the Megaways engine at first glance. Once
you settle into the gameplay in Yum Yum Powerways however, you’ll soon discover💯 that
there are significant differences. Most notably, you can win from all 4 sides with this
innovative engine, just as💯 long as the winning combo starts from any of the 4 outer
reels that surround the 4x4 inner grid.
Instead of💯 the typical Cascading Wins engine
found on so many Megaways releases, Pragmatic has come up with their very own Winning
💯 Symbol Replacement feature. Basically, winning symbols are flipped to display new
symbols, and this also increases the win multiplier. Visually,💯 you might get either
hungry or nauseated, and there is something about wobbly, gelée-like junkfood tiles
that triggers the latter💯 in us.
Yum Yum Powerways Slot - Reels Screen
Yum Yum Powerways
Features
The Powerways engine comes with a 4x4 grid in the💯 middle, framed by 4-position
reels on all 4 sides. Premiums pay between 0.25 and 1.5 times your stake for 6-oak
💯 wins, and you have a wild symbol that steps in for all regular pay symbols. Winning
combinations pay from any💯 direction (left to right and vice versa, as well as top to
bottom and vice versa), but it must start💯 from any of the 4 outer reels.
Any winning
combo triggers the Winning Symbol Replacement feature, and you’ll see the winning
💯 positions flip to reveal a new set of symbols. Each winning replacement increases the
win multiplier by +1, and this💯 process goes on as long as you keep getting new winning
combinations. The progressive multiplier resets back to x1 between💯 paid spins in the
base game.
The Bonus Round is triggered when you land at least 3 chef scatters in view,
💯 and you get 6, 8, 10 or 12 free spins when you land 3, 4, 5 or 6 scatters,
respectively.💯 You get +1 extra spin per scatter you land during the feature, and you
can gamble for up to the💯 maximum of 12 spins up front if you dare to risk the whole
bonus round. Here’s some stats you might💯 find useful in that regard:
Gambling 4 to 6
spins comes with a 50.14 % winning chance.
winning chance. Gambling 6 to💯 8 spins comes
with a 42.88 % winning chance.
winning chance. Gambling 8 to 10 spins comes with a
44.46 %💯 winning chance.
winning chance. Gambling 10 to 12 spins comes with a 45.47 %
winning chance.
The progressive win multiplier starts at💯 x3 during the bonus round, and
it now increments by +3 per replacement win. A wild symbol roams around to💯 a new
position per spin on the 4x4 grid, and it’s not removed via the replacement feature if
part of💯 a winning combo. Non-UK players can purchase the bonus round, and you then get
between 3 and 6 scatters if💯 you pay 100x your stake (the RTP increases to 96.67 %).
The
200 Spins Yum Yum Powerways Experience
You get to see💯 the base game Winning Symbol
Replacement feature for around a minute, until we trigger the bonus round with 3
scatters.💯 We decided to try our luck in the gamble feature, and we ended up with 8 free
spins after a💯 few attempts. You can see it all for yourself in the 4-minute highlights
video below.
Review Summary
The win-from-all-4-sides system, which is💯 Powerways in a
nutshell, is an impressive innovation from Pragmatic Play. However, you do pay the
price with very low💯 overall symbol values, and the fact that you need at least 4-oak to
win. A higher potential than their ‘new💯 standard’ 5,000x could have amended this
drawback to a certain degree, but it’s not really a major issue anyway.
The gelée-like
💯 spinning junk food symbols are probably not what you want to see on hungover mornings,
but progressive multiplier Replacement Wins💯 are key to anything of significance coming
your way in the base game. To gamble for extra free spins is💯 risky, but the +3
incrementing win multiplier you get in the bonus round can accelerate things to a whole
new💯 level when you’re on a streak.
Pros Innovative Powerways engine
Progressive
‘Replacement Win’ multiplier
FS w/ +3 incrementing multiplier + roaming wild
Win up💯 to
5,000x your stake Cons Very low symbol values
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