Pragmatic Play · 2023
Power of Merlin Megaways is a high volatility Pragmatic Play slot with a 6-reel Megaways grid and Tumble cascades. Here are its figures before your first spin.
Demo is free. Real money play needs an account and you must be 18+.
Start here if you want a six-reel Megaways slot with a Fantasy, Forest and Witchcraft theme. The number of ways to win changes from spin to spin and from tumble to tumble, up to 117,649. A win needs 2 matching symbols. When a win lands, the winning symbols cascade away and new symbols drop in from above. Symbols include Merlin the wizard and an owl.
Choose this game for a bonus that grows with each tumble. Free Spins start with the Progressive Multiplier at 1x, rising by 1x on each tumble for the rest of the round. Four or more scatters start the round, and 3 scatters during it add 4 more spins. The optional Gamble wheel can add 4 spins per step, or lose the whole round.
Power of Merlin Megaways
After this table, you will know what each figure means for your stake.
| Game fact | Figure on screen |
|---|---|
| Game provider | Pragmatic Play |
| RTP (return to player) | 96.08% / 96.09% |
| Volatility | High |
| Maximum win multiple | x40,000 |
| Top win at top bet | A$4,000,000 |
| Release date | 06/07/2023 |
Power of Merlin Megaways
Gtbets Casino shows each step of a round so you can set your bet before any spin.
Pick a bet from A$0.20 up to A$100 before the first spin. Sample bets on this page, A$0.40, A$0.50 and A$10, are examples only.
Watch how many live ways a spin shows, which can reach 117,649 on this grid. Each win clears, and new symbols drop in from above for the next tumble.
Look for the Lightning Bolt Feature, which can turn a random paying symbol on reels 2 to 5 into WILD when the bolt hits the top row.
Decide on the gamble wheel after four or more SCATTER symbols trigger Free Spins. Each gamble step can add 4 spins or lose the whole round, while COLLECT starts the round.
Set a loss limit before the first spin, and stop when you reach it. Nobody can know in advance when a bonus will land or how a session will end.
Four modes explained
Most players worry about how a bonus starts and what it costs to get one.
Land four or more SCATTER symbols to start the round: four give 10 free spins, five give 14, six give 18, seven give 22, eight give 26, nine or more give 30. The multiplier starts at 1x and rises 1x per tumble. Three SCATTER symbols mid-round add 4 spins.
Base game spinsUp to 30 spins
Gamble or collect when the wheel appears, before Free Spins starts. A won gamble adds 4 spins: the 10 to 14 step has a 63.10% win chance, the 26 to 30 step 78.92%. A lost gamble ends the entire round. COLLECT starts the round with the current count.
Wheel offeredExtra spins at risk
Buy Free Spins starts the Free Spins round for a fixed price instead of waiting for 4 SCATTER symbols. The price is 150 times the bet: A$1,500 at the A$10 bet.
Base gameFree Spins now
Pick a bet and spin the 6-reel Megaways grid, with up to 117,649 live ways. Tumble cascades winning symbols, and new ones drop in from above. Lightning Bolt can turn a random paying symbol on reels 2 to 5 into WILD when the bolt hits the top row.
Bet placedWays and tumbles
Skipping the base game costs 150 times the bet, so Buy Free Spins at A$10 is A$1,500.
| Option | Price | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Free Spins round | x150 · A$1,500 | – |
Weigh the return before you spin. Return to player is the share of stakes paid back over time. The table shows each version in money on A$100 staked. The game rules show our version.
| Payback setting | RTP | Factory setting |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.09% | Included |
| Variant 2 | 96.08% | Not available |
Game Pictures
The screens below settle what the grid, the bonus and a win look like before any bet.
Choosing to bet on Power of Merlin Megaways means accepting that the free spins may come early, late, or not at all. How often the bonus round arrives is not known in advance, and the result of one session is random whatever the RTP. The RTP describes a long run average, so a few spins tell you little about it.
Deciding where to play means checking which RTP version runs here, and that answer sits only in the game rules. Read them before your first spin and look for the RTP line. Once you have found it, keep the rules open in a second tab while you play.
Going for the biggest prize is a natural pull with this kind of slot, but the maximum win is a ceiling reached very rarely. Read it as the upper limit the game can pay, not as a target for your session. Nothing on this page tells you when, or whether, a session will get near it.
Practice Mode
Gtbets Casino lets you learn the game first and decide when to stake.
Demo play needs no money and pays nothing. Real play needs a Gtbets Casino account, and you must be 18 or older.
Start playingYou must be 18+ to play. For help in Australia, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or use BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Decide how much you can afford to lose before you open the game. Stop when that sum is spent, not when the balance drops.
Set your stop point before the first spin, and keep to it after a win. A win on screen does not change the plan.
Set a deposit limit and a loss limit in your account before the first spin. Do not raise them during a session, whatever the balance shows.
Take a break as soon as the game stops being fun. If you keep coming back to it, self-exclude through BetStop.
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Power of Merlin Megaways
Read this before you open the game, when you are choosing a bet and checking the RTP.
Start at the minimum bet of A$0.20 and watch how the Megaways grid, Tumble and Lightning Bolt Feature behave before you raise the stake. Each round is still a paid spin at that stake, so keep the amount small while you learn the rules.
Know the ceiling before you bet: the maximum win is x40,000 the bet, which is A$4,000,000 at the A$100 top bet. How often a win that size lands cannot be known in advance, so treat the figure as a limit, not an expectation.
Know the two RTP versions, 96.08 and 96.09 percent, before you start. They differ by only 0.01 percentage points. RTP is a return over a long run, not a promise for one session, so a single session can finish well above or below it.
Pick a stake from A$0.20 up to A$100 per spin. The bets of A$0.40 and A$10 are examples only, so check the stake options in the game before you bet.
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