Snakes and Ladders Megadice slot by Pragmatic Play! The Pragmatic Play title in collaboration with Reels Kingdom is literally brimming with epic symbols and extra-engaging features that’ll definitely have you keeping your gaze on the 3×5 grid in this Minecraft-like world that sometimes acts like an actual board game.
Game Details
The Snakes and Ladders Megadice slot really tops all the other Reel Kingdom videoslots, such as the Rock Vegas Mega Hold & Spin slot or even the now-famous Big Bass Bonanza slot, in terms of both visuals and features. Dice-shaped Wilds that change the course of the whole game, Bonus Symbols capable of bringing a board game on the screen, and a friendly serpent set at the top of the reels, all come together gracefully in creating an action-packed 10-payline slot that’ll leave anything but bored.
Snakes and Ladders Megadice By Pragmatic Play
How to Play
Classic royals almost always part of a Pragmatic Play paytable make an appearance in the Snakes and Ladders Megadice slot as well, along with other jungly symbols. All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels starting with the leftmost one:
- Gorilla King – Pays 50x the bet for 5 on a payline
- Banana – Pays 20x the bet for 5 on a payline
- Snake – Pays 20x the bet for 5 on a payline
- Ladders – Pays 15x the bet for 5 on a payline
- A Symbol – Pays 10x the bet for 5 on a payline
- K Symbol – Pays 10x the bet for 5 on a payline
- Q Symbol – Pays 5x the bet for 5 on a payline
- J Symbol – Pays 5x the bet for 5 on a payline
- 10 Symbol – Pays 5x the bet for 5 on a payline
- WILD DICE – Pays up to 500x the bet if you hit 5 on a payline. It also can replace all the other symbols except for the Bonus. The curious thing about the Wild Dice is that it can land with 1, 2, or 3 dots on it, just like a normal dice would if thrown by a human hand. In this game, the dots on the Wild Dice represent multipliers of 1x, 2x, or 3x, which apply to the total win of the spin.
- BONUS – Lands on all reels and can trigger the Snakes & Ladders Board bonus.
How to Win
PROGRESSIVE FEATURE – This round is more a way of getting to the Snakes & Ladders Board bonus. At the beginning of the game, or when the bet is changed, the snake’s sections are inactive. The Wild Dice is the symbol that can fill up the units, depending on the number of dots it lands with. Fill all sections on the snake to activate the Bonus game.
If the snake fills up the 4th section on the dot, a random number of extra rolls from 2 to 5 will be added to the Bonus games that’ll start once the snake is completely filled. However, if you landed more dots on the Wild Dice to fully fill the snake more than once, you’ll be awarded extra retriggers on the Bonus Game that’s yet to begin.
The progress on the snake is saved for each bet size, and it’s displayed every time you go back to a bet size previously used. Changing the bet will reset the progress on the snake back to square one.
SNAKES & LADDERS BOARD BONUS – Activate this round by filling the snake in the base game or by landing 3x Bonus symbols on the reels. If the round is triggered by filling the snake, you’ll get 12 dice rolls plus the extra rolls up to 17, if any. However, if the feature is triggered by the Bonus symbols, you can play with different numbers of dice rolls as follows:
- 3x Bonus Symbols award 12 dice rolls
- 4x Bonus Symbols award 14 dice rolls
- 5x Bonus Symbols award 16 dice rolls
The grid changes completely in this round, the reels turning into a 12×12 board with 144 squares. Your token is represented by a gorilla head placed on square 1 at the start of the bonus game. To advance on the board, you’ll have to roll the 2 dice at the bottom of the screen. After every roll, the token moves several cells according to the total number of dots on both dice. Random items such as ladders, multipliers, and snakes spice up the gameplay as follows:
- Money Award – A random value from 4x to 100x total bet will be added to the total win of the round.
- Multiplier – The value of the displayed multiplier will apply to the total win collected up to that point of the game.
- Ladder – Takes the player from a lower square to a higher one on the board, acting as a shortcut. The gorilla head will automatically move up the board when it lands on the ladder.
- Snake – Takes the player from an upper square to a lower one on the board if the token lands on the snake’s head. You can think of it as the ‘reverse ladder’.
- Banana – Adds random money awards on the grid, while the other banana symbols are removed.
- Skyscraper – This symbol can appear randomly on any square. When the token lands on this symbol, it moves upwards on the board to a random higher position.
The round ends when there aren’t any more dice rolls to play, or when the token reached the final square.
The Snakes & Ladders Board Bonus features a guaranteed win of 20x the total bet. However, if you didn’t manage to hit enough to reach the minimum 20x multiplier, you’ll be taken to the Rage Mode. Here, the token gorilla head will move from the current position up the board to the final square, collecting all the prizes along the way. The ladders, bananas, and skyscrapers are not active in the Rage Mode.
If the gorilla head reaches square 144, the round ends immediately and you are given the chance to retrigger it. The dice will roll one time, and if the result is 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5, or 6-6, the Bonus round is retriggered.
Graphics
The graphics in this online videoslot are nothing like you’ve seen before in any Pragmatic Play title. Set on a pixel-made backdrop of a rich jungle, the reels spin with both shattered pixel symbols and cartoonish ones. A jungle-inspired soundtrack was added to enhance the feeling you’re actually on a quest to find the lost board game.
Conclusion
The title tells you everything you should expect from the slot. A snake is present from the beginning on the reels and plays a crucial role in the bonus round. In addition to being a symbol in the paytable, the ladder is also part of the board game, allowing you to move to a higher position. Finally, the Megadice places a well-deserved emphasis on the dice symbol that’s more than a simple Wild- it’s also the means to advance on the board in the bonus round.
