Reactions refill in two directions
Every winning symbol participates in the reaction and is replaced. Main-reel symbols arrive from above, while the extra reel refills from the right. Further qualifying wins continue the same paid round rather than starting another separately charged spin.
Regular combinations match consecutive symbols from the leftmost reel, regardless of height. Only the highest win per combination is paid, while separate combinations are added. The Megaways category explains why the changing ways count is not the same as selecting more fixed paylines.
Wilds are confined to the extra reel
The checked rules place Wilds in the extra reel and allow them to substitute for ordinary symbols, excluding Scatters. Their contribution belongs to the corresponding middle reel. A Wild does not replace a HOT Scatter to complete the feature trigger.
This location rule is useful when reviewing a clip. A small extra-reel symbol can contribute to a large-looking main-field result, so cropping the extra row can remove information needed to reconstruct the award.
HOT Scatters start the free-spin allowance
Three HOT Scatters award eight free spins. Each additional Scatter adds four. The gamble screen appears after the feature is triggered, allowing the player to collect the currently awarded allowance or risk it for a larger one.
The current provider catalog describes a purchase of eight spins at 40× the base stake. That is a published option for the listed version, not proof that every older or locally supplied build offers the same menu. The Feature Drop rules must be read in the actual game.
Feature Drop affects a price, not a guaranteed return
Feature Drop symbols can appear in the main reels and reduce the feature price. The checked rules exclude them from the extra reel and from the feature itself. If the price falls to zero, the feature triggers automatically.
This does not establish that the paid spins used to reduce the price were free. When comparing the total session cost, include those spins as well as any final purchase. A price reduction is a change to the displayed entry offer, not a refund of all prior play.
The gamble has a visible failure outcome
Collect starts the feature with the current number of spins. A successful gamble adds four spins and can offer another gamble. An unsuccessful result awards the number shown in black on the wheel; if that number is zero, the feature ends. The official description sets a maximum of 24 spins from this gamble sequence.
The first stage is described as 50/50, with later stages at 60/40 in favour of success. Those probabilities are not guarantees. A 60% success chance still includes a 40% failure chance on that decision, and the consequence depends on the failure number shown at the current stage.
A better theoretical figure is not a risk-free decision
The referenced operator rules state a theoretical-return assumption involving use of the gamble. That is a statement about the mathematical decision path in that version, not a promise that a particular player will keep or improve a particular bonus.
If your immediate priority is retaining the currently awarded spins, the relevant fact is the Collect option. If you inspect Gamble, read both outcomes first. This review does not turn an expected-value statement into a recommendation to risk every feature regardless of personal limits.
The free-spin multiplier develops through reactions
During free spins, the multiplier starts at 1× and increases by one after each reaction. The feature retains that developing counter across its spins. Free Spin Scatters in the extra reel can extend the allowance: three add four spins and four add eight in the checked rules.
For a simplified award example, €1.50 of eligible pre-multiplier wins at an applicable 4× counter contributes €6. The next reaction can increase the counter for its own evaluation sequence; it does not justify multiplying the entire previous feature total again. The paytable guide explains how to identify the base award before a modifier.
Compare the final award with the real entry cost
At a €0.50 base stake, the current catalog’s 40× purchase costs €20. A hypothetical €15 completed feature is 30× the base stake but a €5 loss against that entry. If a supplied Feature Drop price was lower, use the actual confirmed amount instead.
The session-recording guide adds the wider context: prior paid spins, a purchased entry and the feature’s gross return belong in separate fields. A positive result on one discounted purchase does not establish a positive session overall.