Sticky Sevens Megaways

Sticky Sevens Megaways: Slot Overview

Developer Skywind Group is certainly making the most out of their Megaways license from BTG, squeezing them out in seemingly faster succession. Today's release is Sticky Sevens Megaways, a classically styled game full of old school symbols held in a jazzy atmosphere. It's a lot more involved than a traditional fruit slot, though. Not only does Megaways do its dynamic reels thing, players also benefit from wild multipliers and two free spins games where wilds are either random or sticky.

When going down the classic slot route, developers either get crazy inventive, like ELK is doing in their Classic Series, or they keep it basic like Skywind has done with Sticky Sevens Megaways. All focus here is on the 6-reel game grid, to the exclusion of pretty much all else. Each reel holds 2-7 symbols each, meaning up to 117,649 ways to win are possible when maxed out. Apart from the game panel, the rest of the screen is a pixelated blue screen, while an electronic track that feels like it's eternally about to drop but never quite gets there bleeps away in the background. Things get more intense when searching for the third scatter or when free spins are in action. Until then, it's all pretty chilled, though in a good way if you like this style.

Beneath the loungey environment, Sticky Sevens Megaways is a take no prisoners type of slot. In large part, this is due to the highly volatile math model ensuring Sticky Sevens Megaways is no smooth ride. On the flipside, there are plenty of rewards here for fortunate players to reap, and RTP is a solid 96.5%, so it balances out quite well in the long run. Any device is suitable for hosting the retro gaming, where players pick bets to suit their bankroll from 20 p/c to $/€200 per spin.

The rules of the game follow the usual Megaways format. This means wins hit when matching symbols land left to right in adjacent reels starting from the first reel. All symbol types need at least three to do so, and there are eleven regulars on the paytable. From low to high are a bunch of generic 10-A card royals, cherries, oranges, lemons, watermelons, bells, and Bars. Non-card symbols pay out a reward of 1.5 to 7.5 times the stake for a six of a kind win.

The 'Sevens' of the title are wild symbols rather than pay symbols and seem to be required to form the majority of wins. In testing, at least, it was rare to score a winning combination without one. Ah well, a win's a win, and wilds appear on reels 2-5, carrying a multiplier of x1, x2, or x3. If two or more wilds make up a win, it is multiplied by both values.

Sticky Sevens Megaways: Slot Features

As well as wild multipliers, players get two free spins options to choose from when the bonus round is triggered and up to two additional betting options. One of these is the Ante Bet which doubles the chance of winning free spins. As always, there is a cost, and in this case, engaging the Ante Bet increases the normal stake by 25%.

Appearing on all reels are diamond scatter symbols, where 3 or more in view triggers free spins. As mentioned, there are two options to choose from here – Sticky Wilds or Random Wilds. After players make their pick, a wheel spins to determine how many free spins are awarded. Each wheel has three levels of increasing numbers of spins. If the feature was triggered by 3, 4, or 5 scatters, the wheel starts on levels 1, 2, or 3, respectively. Landing 6 scatters always award the maximum number of spins. Keep in mind, you can move up levels when landing on the Level Up segment of the wheel.

With Sticky Wilds, it is possible to win from 7 to 20 free spins. During this bonus, when wild symbols hit, they remain on the grid for the remainder of the feature. In between spins, wilds move to new random positions.

When picking Random Wilds, it is possible to collect anywhere from 15 to 30 free spins to start the bonus round. The special rule here is up to 6 wilds land randomly across the reels on each spin.

The second gamble option and final feature is the bonus buy. This costs 100x the base bet and initiates a spin that guarantees at least three scatter symbols land.

Sticky Sevens Megaways: Slot Verdict

Sticky Sevens Megaways is made with a specific player type in mind and does everything needed to entertain them. It's got the looks, sounds, and feels of a completely retro Megaways game, so fans of the style will be on solid ground. There are no hidden quirks or freaky extras to upset the traditional presentation. However, the bonus games are decent if a little unimaginative, and having Ante Bets, a bonus buy, plus two free spins rounds to choose from gives players some control over the experience.

Of the two bonus games, Sticky Wilds proved to be the most entertaining during testing. One reason was when a cluster of wilds locked in early on reels two and three, so each spin from then on was a winner. Even better is when they possess x2 or x3 multipliers. Random Wilds wasn't quite so exciting and be sure to note the term 'up to six wilds may land' on a spin. This means spins can pass by without turning up any random wilds at all. The positive for players who prefer the Random Wilds option is you are more likely to get a higher number of free spins, meaning a bigger bang for your buck, well, longer bang at least. Whatever your preference, Sticky Sevens Megaways should offer decent potential well over 5,000x but is officially capped at 10,000x

The good thing about Sticky Sevens Megaways is players know exactly what they are signing up for – retro gaming powered by Megaways with a couple of entertaining bonus rounds. Sticky Sevens Megaways doesn't push any sort of envelope; there are no surprises here, just reliable stats and a game that does everything the label says it will.