Grows on Trees Megaways

Grows on Trees Megaways: Slot Overview

You may have heard the expression 'money doesn't grow on trees' before, possibly from a parent or guardian, to refer to the fact that money is a limited resource and to stop asking for something, possibly a toy, because you aren't going to get it. Wouldn't it be cool, though, if money did grow on trees? Let's pretend, just for fun, there's a special tree growing in your garden that you can pluck baskets of cash from instead of plain yet nutritious fruit. Sigh. Oh well, back in the real world, Grows on Trees Megaways is an online slot from independent developer Slot Factory released by Skywind Group, which is a remake of the earlier game Money Grows on Trees.

In Grows on Trees Megaways, a big bushy tree sits behind the gaming grid as a location where coin symbols may grow, or appear at least. With a cheerful cartoon look and vibe, it's almost possible to believe that money might actually grow on trees in this sunnily presented game world. Of course, we all know this isn't the case, but Grows on Trees Megaways is a casino game, so the results might swing in either direction - cash money, or nowt.

As a casino game, then, progressing deeper into Grows on Trees Megaways requires selecting a stake from 20 c and hacking away at the spin button like an angry lumberjack. Behind the greenery lies a 4 out of 5 rated, highly volatile math model, available in three RTP configurations where the maximum return value is 96%. Held on a 6-reel Megaways matrix, each reel may land 2 to 7 symbols on a spin, providing up to 117,649 ways to win when the grid is fully expanded.

When calculating payouts, Grows on Trees Megaways does this annoying thing where it divides the total bet by 20, then provides bet multiplier win values based on this reduced figure. For pay symbols, the game has cherries, lemons, oranges, grapes, watermelons, plums, limes, sevens, and a logo symbol. On the paytable, the rewards for hitting 6 OAK are displayed as 15x to 150x, but when keeping in mind these figures are times 1/20 of the bet, the 'real' values are 0.75 to 7.5 times the total bet. Pointlessly confusing. Mushroom wilds are used in Grows on Trees Megaways, substituting regular pay symbols in order to help connect winning ways.

Grows on Trees Megaways: Slot Features

Time to sow some features, where the list of extras includes coin wins, free spins, and Mega Spins.

Coins

On each spin, the background tree sprouts coin symbols displaying multipliers of the bet. If 3 coin symbols land on reels 2, 3, and 4, then players win the coin multipliers shown in the tree as well as any on reels wins.

Plant Food Free Spins

Landing 3, 4, 5, or 6 plant food scatters awards 8, 12, 15, or 20 free spins, respectively. During free spins, more coins appear around the reels, providing the chance for possibly higher wins. Mega food symbols also become active during free spins, and landing 3 of them triggers the next feature.

Mega Spin

Hitting 3 or more mega food symbols on a free spin grants extra free spins, plus a single Mega Spin is awarded. For the Mega Spin, all coin multipliers upgrade to their maximum possible values. After this one special spin, players return to regular free spins to play through any remaining spins.

Grows on Trees Megaways: Slot Verdict

Just as finding out money doesn't actually grow on trees, Grows on Trees Megaways turned out to be a bit disappointing after spinning through it a few times. It's got a somewhat interesting gaming idea tied to the growing on trees theme, that is, displaying winnable coin symbols amongst the branches of a tree, but Grows on Trees Megaways wasn't a game that got better as it progressed. The opposite occurred, where what appeared to be solid symbol payouts wilted under the bizarre way Slot Factory has represented their values, compounded by a cute yet flimsy underdone feel the game exuded.

It's almost as if (and no one is making accusations, but this is the impression formed) that Grows on Trees Megaways obscured its payout capabilities because they might actually be pretty weak, on the whole. For example, Slot Factory has not supplied max win numbers, and Grows on Trees Megaways did not come across as a big potential game. One indicator of this is the Mega Spin, which in the paytable is one of Grows on Trees Megaways' hyped features. However, the paytable also mentions winning up to x800 on a Mega Spin, and if this figure is applied to the 1/20 bet value division thing obfuscating everything else, and there is no reason to think it doesn't, then the maximum Mega Spin win would be worth 40x the total bet, which is a big whoopty doo.

In conclusion, Grows on Trees Megaways is a charming game and all, with a fairly unique way of displaying coin symbols that can be won amongst the branches and leaves, but it felt weak, malnourished as if the game would have benefited from an extra shovel or two of manure to really make it sprout.