The Dog House Megaways 1000

The Dog House Megaways 1000: Slot Overview

There are many ways of bulking up a portfolio, and one thing some developers do is revisit old games, beef up the features, then release them in an upgraded form. Developer Pragmatic Play has been busy doing so through its 1000 range, which has included reworks like Gates of Olympus 1000, Sweet Bonanza 1000, and Sugar Rush 1000. As well as snazzy titles, these games share elements linked to the number 1000, and in the case of The Dog House Megaways 1000, this means enhanced wild multipliers with a seriously expanded upper value that puts the original's capabilities in a deep dark shade.

The Dog House is synonymous with suburban living, but The Dog House Megaways 1000 has been pushed even further away from the city centre. We're out in the middle of the countryside for this one, not a farm as such, more a sort of lifestyle block where there would be room for a horse, a few crops, things like that. This is a series that evokes the warm fuzzies through agreeable visuals and adorable characters, of which The Dog House Megaways 1000 lays on as thick as any other. We are dealing with the most recognisable pack of canines in online slots, after all, and The Dog House Megaways 1000 delivers all the charm of the original while giving its lovable cast a larger and more picturesque playground to roam.

Hanging with poochies means picking a stake of $/€0.20 to $/€240 per spin before setting the 6-reel Megaways grid in motion, each reel landing up to 7 symbols. The number of ways to win depends on the symbols on the reels, and when all are filled, there are 117,649 Megaways in play. The math model volatility is classed as medium, while RTP is 96.5%.

The pay table is covered in classic Dog House symbols, such as 10-A card ranks, bones, collars, and four lovable canine characters. Landing 6 matching dog symbols pays 1.5x to 7.5x the stake, while 0.5x to 1.5x is paid for landing 6 OAK of the rest of the symbols.

The Dog House Megaways 1000: Slot Features

Features to look out for are multiple wilds, two types of pickable free spins features, super bonus free spins, all super all bonus free spins, special bets, and feature buys.

Wild Symbols

Kennel symbols are wild, and they substitute for regular pay table symbols. Wilds appear on reels 2-5 with a multiplier of x1 to x1,000. If more than one wild is included in the same win, the multipliers multiply each other.

Free Spins

Scatter symbols and super scatter symbols appear on all reels. Hitting 3, 4, 5, or 6 scatters triggers 7, 12, 15, or 20 free spins, respectively. When triggered, players choose Sticky Wilds or Random Wilds. Note that none of the bonus rounds in this game can be retriggered.

• Sticky Wild Free Spins - Sticky wilds appear on the middle 4 reels with a multiplier of x1 to x1,000. Whenever one hits, it stays on the screen until the end of the round.
• Random Wilds - During this feature, up to 6 wilds with multipliers of x1 to x1,000 can be added to the screen in random positions on each spin.

Super Bonus Free Spins & All Super Bonus Free Spins

When 3+ scatters land and at least one of them is a super scatter, the super bonus free spins version is awarded. During super bonus free spins, on every spin, a random number of wilds or sticky wilds can land on the middle four reels. Sticky wilds remain on the screen, while wilds spin off. Hitting 3, 4, 5, or 6 super scatters triggers 7, 12, 15, or 20 all super bonus free spins, respectively. In this feature, a random number of wild or sticky wilds can land on the middle four reels. All wilds of any kind stay on the screen till the end of the round.

Special Bets and Feature Buys

One of the special bets is an ante bet, which costs 3x to make the chance of triggering a bonus round 10 times higher. Super Spin 1 costs 20x and guarantees at least 2 wilds land, while Super Spin 2 costs 500x to guarantee at least 3 wilds land, and one of them will have a multiplier of at least x25. Free spins cannot be triggered from Super Spins.

In the buy section, players may trigger a free spins round for 100x the stake, or Super Free Spins 1 for 500x, which triggers super bonus free spins or the all super bonus free spins feature. At 2,500x the bet, players can buy Super Free Spins 2, where players choose sticky wilds or random wilds. If sticky wilds are chosen, a sticky wild with a value of at least x25 lands on the first spin. If random wilds are chosen, a wild with a value of at least x25 lands on every spin.

The Dog House Megaways 1000: Slot Verdict

Pragmatic Play's mission with the 1000 series has been clear from the start: take a proven slot formula, inject a powerful boost, increase winning potential, then send it out into the wild. The Dog House Megaways 1000 follows the script, delivering a more aggressive, wired-up version of one of the developer's most beloved slots. The first thing that popped out was the values on the multiplier wilds. For the record, the original Dog House slot peppered its grid with x2 or x3 multiplier values. This one, shoot, can produce multis of up to x1,000. Obviously, just because it technically can do so doesn't mean it's going to overflow the reels with them like a flea infestation, and the base game could pass by in a flurry of not a whole lot happening. On the other hand, multipliers multiplying each other is a hallmark of The Dog House, and getting a couple of decent wilds, or more, working together in a Megaways machine can be strong stuff.

The bonus round has more depth than the original, too, though it largely mirrors the choice of options found in The Dog House Megaways. Here, Raining Wilds has been renamed as Random Wilds, even if they function in the same way, that is, dropping up to 6 wilds on each spin. Tough choice, but the goal remains the same: get wilds to the screen, in any way possible. Vastly larger multipliers contribute to a vastly larger max win, too, as The Dog House Megaways 1000 boasts the biggest win cap in the series at 25,000x the bet. It also has one of the, if not the most extensive range of special bets and feature buys as a result of Pragmatic Play really expanding this area of its slots recently, catering to gamblers who prefer to go large up front rather than rely solely on patience to get to the best bits.

On a side note, The Dog House Megaways 1000 is an interesting study in how online slots have evolved since 2019, when the original The Dog House was released, as studios provide gamblers with ever bigger feature buy and ante bet options. They are optional, and even putting them to the side when considering the angles, it's hard to deny that The Dog House Megaways 1000 achieves the objectives its maker laid out for it. That is to be a bigger, bulkier, and louder doggy slot than its predecessors while retaining the charm the series is known for.