Play Rainbow Riches Megaways Slot Online

Rainbow Riches Megaways will look familiar to anyone who has played the original. The green countryside, colourful gems and famous pot of gold are all still here, although what happens on the reels is considerably different.

The old 20-payline format has been replaced by six reels that change height between spins. As a result, the number of possible winning combinations can move anywhere from 324 to 117,649.

There is more movement after the reels stop, too. When a winning combination lands, the symbols involved are cleared away and replaced from above. These cascades continue for as long as another win follows. Sitting above the main grid is an extra horizontal reel containing special symbols used by the Super Gem Bonus and Free Spins features.

Barcrest originally launched the game in 2019 after licensing the Megaways system from Big Time Gaming. It now sits within the wider Light & Wonder catalogue.

While the setting still feels unmistakably Rainbow Riches, this is far from a simple reskin of the original. The Road to Riches trail, Wishing Well and Pots of Gold selection game have made way for changing reel layouts, cascading wins and a multiplier that can grow during Free Spins.

Open Rainbow Riches Megaways at Heart Bingo and choose one of the stake amounts currently shown inside the game.

The game then follows a simple sequence:

1. Select the stake for the next spin.
2. Press the Spin button.
3. Wait for the six main reels and the horizontal top reel to stop.
4. Check for matching symbols across consecutive reels from left to right.
5. Winning symbols disappear and create a cascade.
6. New symbols enter the available positions.
7. Cascades continue until the grid no longer contains another win.
8. The complete round ends before the next stake begins.

Most regular symbols need to appear across at least three consecutive reels, beginning with reel one. Their vertical positions do not need to match.

The White Gem is an exception because it can form a result from two neighbouring reels.

Rainbow Riches Megaways uses ways to win rather than traditional paylines. Several copies of the same symbol on one reel can combine with several matching symbols on the next, creating more than one winning route.

Check the live information screen before playing for the stakes and game rules currently available to your account.

The size of the reel grid can change before each paid spin.

Rainbow Riches Megaways offers between 324 and 117,649 ways to win. More symbols in view generally create more possible routes across the reels.

Once a paid spin has started, that reel configuration remains fixed throughout its cascade sequence. Symbols may disappear and be replaced, but the reel heights do not change until the next paid round.

This is different from a slot where every cascade generates a completely new grid size.

The game displays the current number of active ways above or around the reels. That figure applies to the original result and every cascade that follows from it.

The lower-paying symbols are the card ranks 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace.

Blue, Green, Purple and Orange Gems sit higher in the paytable. The White Gem is the highest regular symbol and the only standard icon that can pay from two matching reels.

The current paytable uses the following stake multiples:

These values should still be checked against the information screen inside the current Heart Bingo version before publication. The same figures appear on current operator game pages, but live configurations can change.

Horseshoe Wild

The diamond-covered Horseshoe acts as the Wild symbol.

It replaces the card ranks and regular Gem symbols when the substitution creates or extends a winning route.

The Horseshoe does not replace the Pot of Gold or Super Gem symbols. Those icons have separate feature functions and do not form standard symbol combinations.

Pot of Gold Symbol

The Pot of Gold triggers the Free Spins Bonus.

You need at least four Pots in view across the main reels at the end of a spin or cascade sequence. The Pots do not need to sit beside one another or follow a standard winning route.

Four Pots award 12 Free Spins. Five award 17, while six award 22.

Super Gem Symbol

The rainbow-coloured Super Gem only appears on the horizontal top reel.

It does not have its own standard payout. Landing one activates the Super Gem Bonus instead.

Cascading Wins

When the reels produce a winning combination, every symbol involved in that result disappears.

Replacement symbols drop into the main grid from above. Symbols on the horizontal reel enter from the right.

The refreshed grid is then checked again.

Another winning combination creates another cascade without charging for a second spin. The process continues until a replacement grid fails to produce a new result.

The number of active ways remains fixed throughout the sequence. It only changes when the next paid spin begins.

Several combinations can pay during the same cascade. The game calculates all qualifying routes before removing the winning symbols and moving to the next grid.

Super Gem Bonus

The Super Gem Bonus begins when its rainbow-coloured symbol appears anywhere on the horizontal top reel.

Every visible Gem symbol then changes into one randomly selected Gem type. The Super Gem itself joins that transformation.

For example, the feature may choose the Purple Gem. All Blue, Green, Orange, White and existing Purple Gems in view would then become Purple before the game evaluates the new grid.

The transformation only affects Gem symbols. Card ranks, Horseshoe Wilds and Pots of Gold remain unchanged.

Any combination created by the transformation pays before the resulting symbols disappear through the normal Cascading Wins mechanic.

The Super Gem Bonus remains available during Free Spins because the bonus retains the core reel and cascade mechanics from the base game.

Rainbow Riches Megaways Free Spins

Four or more Pot of Gold symbols across the main reels trigger the Free Spins Bonus.

The number of starting spins depends on the number of Pots:

• Four Pots award 12 Free Spins
• Five Pots award 17 Free Spins
• Six Pots award 22 Free Spins

Each Pot beyond the first four adds another five spins

Current operator game information lists the maximum win as 12,500x the stake.

That is the overall payout cap rather than a fixed prize attached to one symbol or feature.

The maximum is not guaranteed by reaching 117,649 ways, triggering the Super Gem or building the Free Spins multiplier to a particular value. The final result still depends on the symbols and combinations produced by the game.

• Rainbow Riches: This is where the series began. It sticks with 20 traditional paylines and offers three different bonus rounds based around picks, wheels and trails. You will not find changing reels or cascading wins here.
• Rainbow Riches Crops of Cash: Rather than looking for matches across fixed paylines, Crops of Cash awards wins when matching symbols touch on neighbouring reels. Its respin feature can hold coin symbols in place while collected Leprechauns help expand the grid.
• Slingo Rainbow Riches: A rather different spin on the familiar Irish theme, this title blends slot-style reels with Slingo’s number-matching gameplay. It retains recognisable Rainbow Riches symbols but does not follow the six-reel Megaways format.

Players looking for more changing-reel games can also browse Heart Bingo’s Megaways section.