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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