Merlin’s 10K Ways (ReelPlay) – Review & Demo Play

Merlin’s 10K Ways Slot Overview

I’ve spent time with Merlin’s 10K Ways from ReelPlay, a 6 reel slot using a 4-5-5-5-5-4 setup and 10,000 ways to win. The action builds around tumbles, a top reel with Merlin as the wild, and a Bonus Respins feature. Land six scatters and you’re in, with fixed bonus prizes on offer up to a headline 10,000x. It plays fast, hits feel frequent for this style, and the wild on the top reel helps string wins together between feature chases.

Merlin’s 10K Ways Slot Information

Merlin’s 10K Ways runs on a 4-5-5-5-5-4 grid with wins paid on adjacent reels from the left, giving 10,000 ways per spin. Stakes run from 0.2 to 20, suiting low to mid budgets. The default RTP sits at 96.10%, with an alternative 94.35% build seen at some sites. Volatility is high. I logged a hit rate near the stated 26.18%, so small to medium rolls appear often, with the feature arriving around the quoted 1 in 164 spins.

The top end is solid. The base can throw wins up to 3,225x, while the overall max win reaches 12,144x the bet. Play is optimised for mobile, tablet, and desktop, and the extra horizontal reel above reels two to five adds an extra symbol to those reels every spin. That strip is where Merlin shows as the wild, which matters a lot across chains of tumbles. Wins form from the leftmost reel on adjacent reels, so coverage across early reels drives results.

Merlin’s 10K Ways Slot Features

Tumble is active on every spin. After a win, the paying symbols are removed and new ones drop in to fill the gaps. Symbols on the top horizontal reel also clear when used in a win, and fresh symbols slide in from the right. The sequence keeps going while new wins form, then stops when no further connections appear. It keeps the base game lively and can build several payouts from a single stake.

Merlin is the wild symbol and substitutes for all regular symbols, but not the scatter. He only appears on that top reel above reels two to five. I’ve had plenty of base game chains where a single Merlin on the strip completed two or three lines in a row. That placement keeps wilds impactful without flooding the grid.

Merlin’s Bonus Respins need six or more scatters. You start with three spins. Scatters lock and any new scatter resets the counter to three. At the end, each scatter pays either a cash value from 1x to 100x, or a fixed bonus prize. Mini pays 10x, Minor 50x, Major 250x, Grand 2,000x, and the 10K bonus pays 10,000x. Mini and Minor can repeat; Grand, Major, and 10K hit at most once.

Decoding the Paytable in Merlin’s 10K Ways

The low pays are spades, diamonds, clubs, and hearts. Six of a kind returns between 0.5x and 0.9x the bet. Premiums are the bottle, book, blue dragon, green dragon, and red dragon, paying 1x to 5x for six. The standout is the yellow dragon, worth 100x for a full six symbol hit. Merlin acts as wild only, and does not replace the scatter symbol. That spread keeps the focus on premiums and the top dragon for serious base hits.

In practice I rate premiums for tumble stretches, with yellow dragon spikes carrying the big base potential. Chains form from the leftmost reel, so positioning matters. A watch on the top strip is worth it, as wilds there often turn half formed connections into lines and set up the next drop. It suits steady staking while you hunt the respin round. I keep bets tidy within bankroll due to the high volatility.

Merlin’s 10K Ways Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	6	x100
	5	x30
	4	x10
	3	x5
	2	x2
	6	x5
	5	x2.5
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.5
	6	x2.5
	5	x1.5
	4	x0.75
	3	x0.25
	6	x2
	5	x1
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.25
	6	x1.2
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	6	x1
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.15
	6	x0.9
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.15
	6	x0.7
	5	x0.5
	4	x0.25
	3	x0.15
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.25
	3	x0.1
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	Wild
	Bonus, Respin