Yum Yum Powerways - Review for Canadians, Demo Play & Payout Info

Introduction

Yum Yum Powerways features a slot layout of a 4x4 middle grid surrounded by 4-position reels on all sides equating to a 4-6-6-6-6-4 format. Through the Powerways mechanism, wins are in all directions, starting with any outer edge, providing 16,384 paylines.

Bonus features include the Winning Symbol Replacement with increasing multipliers following every spin and the Free Spins which can be gambled to increase the amount of bonus spins up to 12. Yum Yum Powerways also features both Scatters and Wilds symbols.

Theme and Graphics

As the name suggests, Yum Yum Powerways is a food-themed slot featuring burgers, pizza, noodles, chicken, salad pittas, fries, cheesecake, cake, iced doughnuts, chocolate doughnuts and guacamole. The bright pink van is parked up at the side of a beautiful tropical beach and ready to serve it’s mouth-watering treats.

Graphics That Look Good Enough to Eat

Although not an original theme, the graphics are done extremely well and this is an inviting-looking game to play. The soundtrack has an energetic lilt to it which puts you in the mood for calypso and can be toggled on/off to suit.

Yum Yum Powerways RTP & Volatility

The Yum Yum Powerways has a decent RTP of 96.43% which is above average and its volatility rate is high. As indicated by these stats, with a little patience, you should see pretty substantial wins hit the pot every now and then.

The one slight downside is that Pragmatic Play have insisted on a win cap of 5,000x your bet. However, there are some nice bonus features which can boost your win pot nicely.

How To Play Yum Yum Powerways

At first, Yum Yum Powerways can feel a little complex, but once you have spun a few times, you’ll find a rhythm. The inner 4x4 grid spins independently from the four surrounding 4-position reels ad you need to match a minimum of 4 symbols on adjacent reels which must start from an outer edge.

Wins are paid in all directions as in top to bottom/bottom to top, left to right/right to left. Through the Powerways mechanism, there are 16,384 ways to win.

Special Symbols

The Wilds are represented by a plate of burger, fries, ketchup and a drink and the Scatters feature a cheerful looking chef. The Wilds substitute for all other symbols except the Scatters and appear on all reels.

Winning Symbol Replacement Feature

Following every spin, all winning symbols disappear from the reels, the winning combination is paid and new symbols replace the empty positions. After each round of symbol replacements, a win multiplier is applied which starts at 1x and increases by one each time, this continues until there are no more winning combinations.

Yum Yum Powerways Free Spins

Land three or more Chef Scatters to activate the Free Spins feature, as follows:

• 3 Chef Scatters = 6 Free Spins
• 4 Chef Scatters = 8 Free Spins
• 5 Chef Scatters = 10 Free Spins
• 6 Chef Scatters = 12 Free Spins

Should you land 6 to 10 Free Spins, you are given the option to ‘Collect’ or ‘Gamble’ to increase your total to the maximum 12 spins. A wheel spins and you have two options to hit: ‘Win’ or ‘Lose’.

• For every ‘Win’ you increase the Free Spins total by 2
• For every ‘Lose’ you decrease the Free Spins total by 2

Should you ‘Lose’ and end up with 0 Free Spins, the feature ends and you return to the base game. You can ‘Collect’ your spins at any point.

• During the Free Spins, a win multiplier of 3x is applied to your total win
• For every Winning Symbol Replacement that occurs, the multiplier is increased by 3x

During the Free Spins, one Wild is guaranteed to sit randomly in the 4x4 middle grid for every bonus spin. This Wild will not disappear with the symbol replacement feature, potentially creating more winning opportunities. Any Chef Scatter that lands during the Free Spins feature will award a further 2 bonus spins.

Yum Yum Powerways Conclusion

Even though it may feel slightly complex to begin with, the Powerways mechanism demonstrates Pragmatic Play’s creativity and courage to try something new. With a few spins, you’ll be getting to grips with the substantial 16,384 ways to win and enjoying the bonus features this game has to offer.

The Good and the Bad

The Free Spins and Winning Symbol Replacement features can prove especially rewarding which is helpful when you are faced with low value symbols and a win cap of 5,000x your bet. With its fun theme and uplifting bonus features, Yum Yum Powerways will appeal to both newbies and seasoned players and is most definitely worth a spin.

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