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mahjong ways 2 slot theme, stakes, pays & symbols

I've had a good few trips to the casino over the years, but I tend to be more of a slots player than heading to the tables, if I'm honest. Occasionally, I may have a little flutter on the roulette wheel or the odd hand of blackjack, but I've always felt I stand a better chance of winning when I spin the reels on one of my favourite slots. Preferences tend to be different all around the world, don't they, and the further east you travel, the more you'll find that table games are the choice of those wanting to have a bet. However, one particular tile game named Mahjong has transitioned from the tables into an online slot. This was created by PG Soft and called Mahjong Ways, and it has proved to be an extremely popular game for the provider. So much so that it's the sequel to that title we are taking a more detailed look at today.

Just like in the original version of this slot, the paytable symbols are made up of the characters found on the tiles in the game Mahjong. In all truth, these symbols are far too detailed to be able to describe them to you accurately, so the best I can do is to say that the green tile is the most valuable at 5x for a five of a kind win, whilst the lower value symbols can pay as little as 0.6x for a full payline. These may not sound like the biggest pays you have ever heard of, but we must consider there are two thousand ways to win on the game, so these amounts can be awarded multiple times on one spin. There's the inclusion of a wild symbol too, which is the golden ingot. This carries no monetary value but will substitute for all other regular symbols.

Trying your luck for real money on Mahjong Ways 2 doesn't have to be a costly affair, with stakes starting from as little as €0.20 and reaching up to a maximum of €20. One of the major highlights of this game is the impressive return to player percentage on offer, which comes at a fantastic rate of 96.95%, which is considerably above the general average of most online slots.

base game & modifiers

Those familiar with this game's original version will remember that it was played across a 5x4 reel set. This time around, PG Soft has decided to add an extra row on the three centre reels, which gives Mahjong Ways 2 a reel set of 4x5x5x5x4. What does this mean for the general play? Well, the original slot had just 1,024 ways to win, but Mahjong ways 2 has 2,000 fixed paylines for players to create wins upon due to the extra rows on this version.

Maximising those extra positions and getting yourself a win will require you to land three matching symbols on adjacent reels. These wins need to start from the leftmost reel first, so keep that in mind while you're playing. As for the other in-game features, let's look at these below.

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Cascading reels

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gold played Symbols

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multiplier

mahjong ways 2 slot free spins Feature

One main bonus feature can be triggered, and to activate this, you will need to land three scatter symbols in view. This will award ten free spins, with each additional scatter appearing after adding two more to your starting total. 

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free Spins

There are a couple of points of significant interest during this bonus to keep a look out for. Firstly, the multiplier values above the reels are now doubled, so reaching the end will mean that you'll have a 10x multiplier applied to any wins achieved in that sequence. Secondly, all symbols on reels 2, 3, and 4 are now gold-plated, so you'll have a better chance of hitting a win that creates a wild afterwards.

Extra free spins can be awarded too. So keep your fingers crossed that the scatter symbols again land in view, as this will mean additional spins and even more chances to win.

mahjong ways 2 slot review final thoughts

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