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Big Bad Wolf Megaways

Slots Video Slots Fantasy Animals Cartoon Fairy tale

Quickspin's wolf-and-pigs property converted to Megaways play

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

94.11%

return to player

Volatility

High volatility

variance

Max win

26,252×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.20

per spin

Reels

117649 lines

Player rating

3.6 ★

14 votes

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14 ratings

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Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Payouts & RTP6/10

RTP 94.11% → 6.0/10

Volatility9/10

high → 9.0/10

Win Potential8.8/10

x26252.00 (26252×) → 8.8/10

Features10/10

19 features → 10.0/10

Game Mechanics9.1/10

f=19 r=6 p=117649 → 9.1/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout5/10

6x7 → 5.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.2–100 (×500) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation7.3/10

provider avg 7.3 → 7.3/10

Popularity5/10

search demand p39 + proxy blend (70/30) → 5.0/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 74 — Big Bad Wolf Megaways by Quickspin

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Slot Summary

Quickspin revisits one of its most recognizable game properties by converting Big Bad Wolf to a Megaways format with as many as 117649 winning routes. The studio issued several RTP models rather than one universal setting, while tumbles and a rising Free Spins multiplier reshape the older fairy-tale formula for a high-volatility, six-reel game.

How It Plays

Six reels can show different symbol counts from spin to spin, changing the available ways before each result. Winning symbols then clear through the Cascading system.

The variable grid and Cascading sequence mean a single paid spin can contain several evaluations. Symbol replacement continues until no further qualifying win appears.

Theme & Atmosphere

Animals, Cartoon, Fairy tale, and Fantasy themes return the wolf and three pigs to their familiar conflict, with the houses framing the bonus objective.

The comic treatment keeps the chase readable despite the larger grid. Character actions mark feature changes, while the fairy-tale rivalry supplies continuity with the wider Big Bad Wolf series.

Fantasy Animals Cartoon Fairy tale

Features & Win Potential

Megaways changes the active symbol count on the six reels and can create up to 117649 winning routes. Cascading removes winners and drops replacements into their positions.

Increasing Multipliers become most important during Free Spins, where each successful cascade raises the current value. Symbol collection and Symbol Swap provide additional ways for the feature state to change.

High volatility Free Spins Increasing Multipliers 6 Reels Multiplier Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Cascading Megaways Bonus Buy Multiway (+1024)Symbol Swap Symbols collection (Energy)Additional Free Spins RTP range Avalanche Colossal Reels Grid Free Spins Multiplier

Bonus & Free Spins

The Free Spins round carries a multiplier that rises with each winning tumble. Additional Free Spins may extend the sequence before the multiplier and grid reset.

A Bonus Buy can open the Free Spins feature directly where permitted, replacing the wait for the regular Scatter Symbol trigger with an immediate paid entry.

Spec sheet

Big Bad Wolf Megaways at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameBig Bad Wolf Megaways

StudioQuickspin

Released9/7/2021

Math

SlotRanker Score74

RTP94.11%

VolatilityHigh volatility

Max win26,252×

Bet range$0.20 – $100.00

Player rating3.6 / 5 · 14 votes

Format

Reels6

Paylines117649

Layout6x7

This game is searched most in United Kingdom, Argentina, and Austria.

Expected average based on this slot's 94.11% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$4.71

Cost per session$4.71

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

How long could a bankroll last on Big Bad Wolf Megaways? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

Volatility tier: High

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (High). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (94.11%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (26,252×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Compare Big Bad Wolf Megaways with other games

	Big Bad Wolf Megaways Score 74This game	Mad Hatters Score 74	Puss N Boots Score 73	Greedy Wolf Score 72	Alice’s Mad Fortune Score 72
Identity
Studio	Quickspin	Games Global	Red Tiger Gaming	Pragmatic Play	Armadillo Studios
Released	9/7/2021	6/1/2006	5/7/2016	8/4/2022	1/23/2024
Math
RTP	94.11%	96.08%	95.17%	95.45%	94%
Volatility	High volatility	Low volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility
Max win	26,252×	—	1,000×	3,000×	—
Format
Reels	6	5	5	5	5
Layout	6x7	5x3	5x3	5x4	5x4
Paylines	117649	30	20	20	10
Min bet	0.2	0.01	0.2	0.2	0.2
Max bet	100	—	100	100	100
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	✓	✓	✓	—	✓
Bonus game	—	✓	—	—	✓
Respins	—	—	—	✓	✓

Every number is shown as a delta against Big Bad Wolf Megaways.

Comparing against

Big Bad Wolf Megaways

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RTP

94.11%

Max win

26,252×

Score

+ Respins− Multiplier

+ Bonus Game+ Respins

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01Is Big Bad Wolf Megaways related to an earlier Quickspin slot?

Yes. Quickspin describes it as a Megaways version of one of the studio's most recognizable and historically successful game properties.

02How many winning ways can the game produce?

The variable reel configuration can create up to 117649 ways to win during a spin.

03Does Big Bad Wolf Megaways have one fixed RTP?

No. Quickspin lists separate 90 percent, 94 percent, and 96 percent math models, so the version offered by an operator matters.

04What changes during Free Spins?

The Free Spins Multiplier increases after each successful tumble, allowing consecutive Cascading wins to raise the multiplier within the feature.

Series

Big Bad Wolf

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Game	Year	RTP	Volatility	Slot Score
Big Bad WolfQuickspin	2012	97.34%	Medium/High	81
Big Bad Wolf Christmas SpecialQuickspin	2020	97.34%	Medium/High	69
Big Bad Wolf MegawaysCurrentQuickspin	2021	94.11%	High volatility	74
Big Bad Wolf: Pigs of SteelLatestQuickspin	2023	96.14%	High volatility	77
Big Bad Wolf Cash Collect & LinkQuickspin	—	96%	Medium volatility	67

Big Bad Wolf
Quickspin · 2012
RTP97.34%Score81Medium/High
Big Bad Wolf Christmas Special
Quickspin · 2020
RTP97.34%Score69Medium/High
Big Bad Wolf MegawaysCurrent
Quickspin · 2021
RTP94.11%Score74High volatility
Big Bad Wolf: Pigs of SteelLatest
Quickspin · 2023
RTP96.14%Score77High volatility
Big Bad Wolf Cash Collect & Link
Quickspin · —
RTP96%Score67Medium volatility