Deal Or No Deal The Big Hit Megaways

Deal or No Deal The Big Hit Megaways: Slot Overview

If there's one thing gamblers aren't short of, it's ways to do deals with the infamous banker on the end of the notorious old-school red landline phone. We are, of course, talking about the Deal or No Deal TV show to online slot crossover phenomenon championed by software provider Blueprint Gaming. Here is another one going by the mouthful and a half title of Deal or No Deal The Big Hit Megaways. Box picking occurs in the game, natch, as does dealing or no dealing, though one thing separating DONDTBHM from the rest is a Bonus Trail that has prizes winnable when certain numbers of consecutive tumbles occur. Hey, if you're a DOND fan read on, if not, then scrutinising DONDTBHM probably won't make any more sense than the rest.

Fans should be pleased to note that Deal or No Deal The Big Hit Megaways looks familiar, though the sounds are a little off and legendary presenter Noel Edmonds does not lend his voice to the game as he did in Deal or No Deal Banker's Bonanza. No, DONDTBHM is more home brand than that. With a vast array of DOND slots under its belt already, Blueprint Gaming could probably turn them out in its sleep by now. Perhaps it did for Deal or No Deal The Big Hit Megaways? Carrying on.

Getting on to an actual TV game show would probably be quite difficult. In Deal or No Deal The Big Hit Megaways, it's much easier to partake. Simply pick a stake of 10 c to $/€10, and away you go. Make sure you can stomach a highly volatile math model and an RTP of 92.5% + JP 0.38% + 0.11% reserve - on account of the connection to the Jackpot King network. As for the final word in the lengthy title, Deal or No Deal The Big Hit Megaways is played on a game grid with 6 reels spinning top to bottom and a 4 cell tracker reel spinning side to side on top of main reels 2 to 5. This setup provides up to 117,649 ways to win - a number typically associated with Megaways slots. Wins hit left to right from the first reel, and winning symbols are removed and then replaced by the cascading wins feature.

For pay symbols, players bump into 9 to A card ranks as the lows, then a mug, a seal, a letter, and the game's logo as the high pays. A 6 OAK winning way consisting of royals is worth 0.8 to 1 times the bet, whereas premium 6-symbol wins are worth 2 to 50 times the bet. Found only on the tracker reel is the wild symbol, which substitutes for all symbols except the scatter. In addition, mystery symbols, whenever they appear, all reveal the same random pay symbol.

Deal or No Deal The Big Hit Megaways: Slot Features

The reaction win mechanic is also linked to the Bonus Trail, where various prizes are on display. Landing consecutive winning cascades raises progress along the trail. Some prizes change around from spin to spin, but in the base game, 4 consecutive reactions award Deal or No Deal, while 8 consecutive tumbles award a cash prize. If a cash prize is reached, it is awarded alongside the Deal or No Deal bonus. During free spins, the Bonus Trail only shows win multipliers, randomly determined on each spin. Other possible trail prizes are:

• Multiplier – multiplies the next reaction win.
• Deal or No Deal – triggers the DOND bonus.
• Eliminate – eliminates the lowest 5 results from the DOND bonus.
• Boost – upgrades all red prizes in the DOND bonus.
• Red Alert – eliminates all blue prizes and upgrades red prizes in the DOND round.
• Cash – players get a cash payout.

Deal or No Deal

Here's where prizes line either side of the screen, and players open boxes in rounds. In between rounds, the banker calls up with an offer. Players can either deal (accept and end the feature) or No deal to carry on. If you hold out all the way to the end, you open the box first chosen and are awarded its prize. Prizes are cash payouts of 1 to 30 times the bet or 8-12 free spins. If the Deal is taken, there is a chance the banker offers the Banker's Bonus Spins in addition to the cash offer. These are free spins played after the DOND feature.

Free Spins

A number of mystery symbols are randomly added to the reels at the start of free spins, and the Bonus Trail shows only win multipliers. Each reaction increments the multiplier trail and increases the win multiplier. On each spin, the multiplier trail randomly selects new win multipliers. Furthermore, hitting 3 or 4 scatters on the tracker awards plus 5 or 10 free spins, respectively.

Jackpot King

As Deal or No Deal The Big Hit Megaways is linked to the Jackpot King, it's possible to trigger the progressive feature randomly on any spin.

Deal or No Deal The Big Hit Megaways: Slot Verdict

With that, the DOND slot freight train rumbles on, picking up speed or drifting off the tracks into oblivion. It's hard to say. Gamblers who like to mix punting with taking on the banker get another chance to do so, while those yet to succumb to the DOND charm have another game to avoid. One of the main drivers behind Deal or No Deal The Big Hit Megaways' existence is the Bonus Trail, though it bears a striking resemblance to Big Time Gaming's Megatrail, which first appeared in another game show slot, Millionaire Rush Megaclusters, then later on in Vegas Rush.

BTG's trail offered a wider variety of rewards, though the prizes available on Deal or No Deal The Big Hit Megaways' are connected to the DOND bonus - in the base game, that is, before transforming into win multipliers during free spins. Any help you can get for the DOND bonus should be gripped firmly with both hands, too. For instance, the first DOND bonus in the review came down to 1x the bet and free spins… 1x was awarded. The second one came down to 1.5x and 5x, with 5x being awarded. If memory serves. It's a wonder how many people accept the deal offered by the banker on the phone between rounds, as it's hard not to keep pushing onward as long as there are free spins on the board. The unmodified cash prizes are weak, after all, topping out at 30x, so there are few enticements for picking them over the chance to win free spins.

Max win is the usual €250,000 cap you find in a Blueprint Gaming slot, but the Jackpot King has awarded wins far in excess of that amount, which might be more of a sweetener than the thought of taking on the banker. Outside the Jackpot King, Deal or No Deal The Big Hit Megaways is an okay DOND slot that probably passes muster for fans but does little to win new converts to the fold.