Divine Fortune Megaways in South Africa: Falling Wilds and Bonus Wins
Divine Fortune Megaways is a NetEnt slot released on 24 November 2020. Six reels land two to seven symbols each, for up to 117,649 ways to win, and a win starts on reel 1 and runs across two or more adjacent reels. Every wild slides down one row per re-spin until it leaves the reels, a wild landing on a falling one covers its whole reel, and four FREE SPINS symbols award ten free spins with three Bonus Win meters. NetEnt gives the game a hit frequency of 41%.
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What Divine Fortune Megaways looks like
Images: NetEnt, official game page (netent.com); Our still from NetEnt's official promo video (games.evolution.com).
How Divine Fortune Megaways works
Every spin, whether main game or free spins, gives each of the six reels a random height of two to seven symbols. Multiply the heights and you have the spin's Megaways, its ways to win, up to 117,649, shown on a counter above the reels. By our arithmetic, the smallest grid, two symbols a reel, gives 64, NetEnt's listed minimum.
Symbols pay when they match anywhere on two or more neighbouring reels, starting with reel 1 and without a gap. A symbol counts once however tall it is drawn, each symbol is paid for its longest run only, and wins on different combinations in one spin are added together.
The picture symbols are Medusa, a lion, a horned bull-headed figure and an eagle; the others are K, Q, J, 10 and a delta-shaped letter. The wild is a white winged horse, and the scatter is a fist gripping lightning bolts above the words FREE SPINS.
The help's own payout example
The help shows this example in coins, at bet level 1. By our count, its picture holds 7, 4, 6, 4, 3 and 3 symbols on reels 1 to 6, matching its counter of 6,048 Megaways. Two Medusas on reel 1 make her win count twice.
| Combination | Megaways | Coins each | Coins paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medusa on reels 1 to 3 | 2 x 1 x 1 = 2 | 15 | 30 |
| 10 on reels 1 to 3 | 1 x 1 x 1 = 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Spin total | - | - | 31 |
Falling Wilds re-spins
Whenever a wild lands, the spin's wins are paid first. Then every wild shifts down one position and a Falling Wilds re-spin follows, in the main game and in free spins. Wilds keep triggering re-spins until they leave the reels; a re-spin is still awarded when the last one drops off the bottom row, so by our reading any spin that lands a wild brings at least one.
More re-spins, and free spins, can be won during a re-spin. Re-spins keep the stake of the spin that started them, and their wins are added to that spin's win. Wilds substitute for every symbol except FREE SPINS scatters and Bonus Win symbols.
Wild on Wild: a wild on a falling wild
A wild that lands on a cell held by a falling wild starts Wild on Wild, in the main game or in free spins: it expands over its entire reel and the spin's wins are paid. Then each wild shifts down one position and, in the help's words, a Falling Wilds Re-Spin is awarded 'with up to 7 Falling Wilds on the reels'. If four or more FREE SPINS symbols land in the same spin as a wild, the re-spins won in that round wait until the free spins are over.
Free spins per FREE SPINS symbols 🎁
From the game's paytable; the rules add five spins per symbol beyond four.
| Symbols anywhere | Free spins |
|---|---|
| 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 15 |
| 6 | 20 |
Free spins: every wild takes its reel 🎁
Inside the round, any wild that lands expands to cover its whole reel and becomes a Wild on Wild, and wins are evaluated after the expansion. The Falling Wilds rules apply in free spins too, so the wilds then shift down one position and a re-spin follows. Free spins keep the stake that started them, and their total is added to that round's win. NetEnt's page and the paytable tie the trigger to the main game.
Bonus Wins: three meters, fixed awards 🎁
From the game's help and paytable. Each award is a multiple of the bet; the rand column is our arithmetic at R2 a spin.
| Bonus Win symbol | Needed | Award | At R2 a spin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 5 | 10 x bet | R20 |
| Silver | 5 | 25 x bet | R50 |
| Gold | 5 | 500 x bet | R1,000 |
How the Bonus Meters count 🎁
In free spins, Bonus Win symbols, drawn as bronze, silver and gold coins, land anywhere on the reels and add a point each to their own Bonus Meter. The help describes the count in two ways. One line says a meter at five points or more 'is decreased by 5' and pays its Bonus Win, and the help's example, four symbols on one spin and three on the next, pays the award and carries the rest forward, two by our arithmetic. Another line says that once the Bonus Win is paid, the meter 'resets to zero' and keeps collecting. The two differ when a meter passes five, and the help keeps both.
All three awards can be won, more than once, until the free spins end.
Divine Fortune Megaways: key figures
From NetEnt's game page and the game's help.
| Detail | Figure |
|---|---|
| Released | 24 November 2020 (NetEnt's game page) |
| Hit frequency | 41% (NetEnt's game page) |
| Max payout | 4,500 x bet (NetEnt's game page) |
| Feature buy | None on NetEnt's page or in the help |
Hit frequency, volatility and your stake 📊
NetEnt gives a 41% hit frequency: roughly two spins in five pay something, by our arithmetic, and the figure says nothing about how big those wins are. NetEnt's page labels the volatility medium and Evolution's games site says Mid. NetEnt's 4,500 x bet 'Max payout' is its figure, not a promise, and the Gold Bonus Win's 500x is a fixed award, not a maximum win.
No staking pattern or system beats the house edge; choose a stake you can afford to lose across the whole session.
Divine Fortune (2017) is a different game
Divine Fortune, NetEnt's five-reel game from January 2017, has a page of its own on netent.com, and no rule or figure on this page comes from it. This game's paytable adds one line about the mechanic: 'Megaways under license from Big Time Gaming.'
Divine Fortune Megaways RTP and volatility 📊
NetEnt gives Divine Fortune Megaways's return to player as 96.09%.
Volatility is medium: small wins mixed with occasional bigger ones.
Paying for Divine Fortune Megaways in rand
Divine Fortune Megaways is in the lobby at 13 operators we list: all of them take cards; 12 take Ozow; 8 take Capitec Pay; 12 take cash vouchers.
The smallest first deposit for Divine Fortune Megaways among them is R1, at Luckyfish.
Divine Fortune Megaways winnings are paid by EFT to an account in your own name, after FICA.
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Is Divine Fortune Megaways legal in South Africa? 📜
Divine Fortune Megaways is a slot, which licensed bookmakers carry under their provincial betting licences.
All 13 operators we list for Divine Fortune Megaways hold a South African provincial licence.
Before you play with real money ⚠️
Set your Divine Fortune Megaways budget and a deposit limit before the first round, not after a losing one. If it stops being fun, the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation helpline is free on 0800 006 008.
Pros, cons and verdict ⚖️
- Any spin that lands a wild brings at least one re-spin, by our reading of the help
- Wild on Wild turns a wild into a full reel
- In free spins every wild covers its reel
- Bonus Win meters pay fixed amounts, and each can pay more than once
- Free spins need four scatters on one spin
- Wilds do not replace scatters or Bonus Win symbols
- Neither NetEnt's page nor the help lists a feature buy
Divine Fortune Megaways leans on its wilds: each falls a row at a time with a re-spin, a wild landing on a falling one takes the whole reel, and in free spins every wild does so while three Bonus Meters count symbols towards fixed awards.
Divine Fortune Megaways FAQ ❓
What starts the free spins in Divine Fortune Megaways?
Land four or more FREE SPINS symbols anywhere on the reels in the main game, also during a Falling Wilds re-spin. Four award 10 free spins, five award 15 and six award 20, by the game's paytable.
What are Falling Wilds re-spins?
After a wild lands and the wins are paid, every wild moves down one position and the reels spin again at the same stake, until the wilds have dropped off the bottom row.
Are the Bonus Wins fixed amounts?
Yes. In free spins, five Bonus Win symbols of one colour pay 10 times the bet for bronze, 25 times for silver and 500 times for gold, by the game's help.
Is this the same game as Divine Fortune?
No. NetEnt's Divine Fortune from 2017 is a five-reel game with a page of its own, and this page uses none of its rules or figures. The title with Megaways in it is the game described here.
Where to play Divine Fortune Megaways in South Africa
Licensed South African operators we have found carrying Divine Fortune Megaways, each with its licence and our score, and the date where we saw the game in the lobby ourselves. Ordered by that score. How we score Offers checked September 2026.
Also carrying Divine Fortune Megaways. Bonus, payment and payout terms for each are on its review.