Fruit Shop Megaways in South Africa: Free Spins and a Multiplier to x10
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Lowest bet we saw: R0.20 a spin at World Sports Betting
Loads about 2 MB from playin.com, the studio's demo host.
Fruit Shop Megaways is a fruit-themed NetEnt slot with six reels, each landing two to seven symbols a spin, for up to 117,649 ways to win. Wins run from the leftmost reel, cherries from two reels and every other symbol from three. A fruit win in the main game awards free spins, and inside the round a multiplier rises with each winning spin, up to x10.
RTP (return to player): the share of bets the game pays back over time, as NetEnt publishes it.
RTP as the studio publishes it.
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In short
Fruit Shop Megaways is a slot by NetEnt, released in 2021. Studio figures: RTP 96.06%. Found at 23 casinos we cover, from R0.20 a spin at World Sports Betting. No. 60 in our South African top 100. Try it on this page before you deposit.
Try Fruit Shop Megaways before you deposit
NetEnt's own version of Fruit Shop Megaways, from playin.com, the site of the Evolution Group's studios. It loads into this page only when you press the button; nothing comes from that site before. Playin asks you to confirm you are 18 or older.
Loads about 2 MB from playin.com, the studio's demo host.
What Fruit Shop Megaways looks like
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Images: NetEnt, official game page (netent.com); Our still from NetEnt's official gameplay video (games.evolution.com).
Where Fruit Shop Megaways comes from
NetEnt released Fruit Shop Megaways on 28 January 2021, and Evolution's games site calls it a sequel to a fan-favourite series. The 2011 Fruit Shop shares its name and theme but is a separate game with its own rules and figures. The key art prints 'Under license from' beside a small round red logo lettered BTG, under the Megaways name.
How Fruit Shop Megaways works
Each of the six reels lands two to seven symbols, so the grid changes shape from spin to spin. A counter above the reels shows how many Megaways the spin has: the symbols on each reel multiplied together.
A win needs matching symbols anywhere on three or more adjacent reels from the left, with no gaps, and cherries pay from two. Every extra copy of the symbol adds winning Megaways. Only the longest combination of each symbol is paid, and wins on different Megaways add up.
Besides the wild, the reels carry five fruits (cherries, plum, lemon, orange and watermelon) and the card ranks A to 10.
Counting Megaways: three grids
The first and last rows are NetEnt's lowest and highest counts, and the middle row is an example.
| Symbols on reels 1 to 6 | Megaways |
|---|---|
| 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 | 64 |
| 3, 5, 2, 7, 4, 6 | 5,040 |
| 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7 | 117,649 |
One spin, worked through
Say oranges land once on reel 1, twice on reel 2 and once each on reels 3 and 4, with no orange or wild on reel 5 and no wild on reels 2 to 4. That is a four-reel orange win on 1 x 2 x 1 x 1 = 2 Megaways: twice the four-orange pay. Cherries on reels 1 and 2, but not on reel 3, would pay separately, and together the two wins would award 3 + 1 = 4 free spins.
The wild: reels 2 to 5
The wild is the Fruit Shop logo in a wooden frame on a yellow background. It lands on reels 2 to 5, in the main game and in free spins, stands in for every symbol and has no multiplier of its own. With no wild on reels 1 and 6, every win starts with the symbol itself on reel 1, and a six-reel win needs it on reel 6 too.
Free spins per winning combination
Fruits award the same number in the main game and in free spins. Card ranks award spins only inside the round.
| Combination across | Cherries | Watermelon, orange, plum or lemon | A, K, Q, J or 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 reels | 1 | - | - |
| 3 reels | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 reels | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 reels | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 reels | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Free spins: a multiplier that climbs to x10
In the main game, a win on any fruit pays and also awards one to five free spins. A symbol awards spins once per spin, for its longest combination, and spins from several winning symbols add up. Card ranks pay but award no spins in the main game.
The round opens at x1. The multiplier rises by 1 after every free spin with a win, stays put after one without, and stops at x10: nine winning spins take it there. A combination worth R2 at your stake pays R10 at x5 and R20 at x10.
Inside the round card ranks also add spins. The round uses the stake that started it, and its total is added to that spin's win.
Fruit Shop Megaways in figures
| Detail | Fruit Shop Megaways |
|---|---|
| Released | 28 January 2021, by NetEnt's game page |
| Reels | 6, each landing 2 to 7 symbols |
| Megaways | 64 to 117,649 |
| Free spins multiplier | x1 to x10, up 1 per winning spin |
| Hit frequency | 17%, as NetEnt states it |
| Bonus buy | None listed by NetEnt |
What the numbers say about a session
NetEnt's hit frequency of 17% means a little more than one spin in six pays something. It counts how often spins pay, not how much.
NetEnt's page rates the volatility medium and Evolution's games site says high. NetEnt gives the RTP as 96.06% and Evolution as 95.06% / 96.06%, without saying what the two figures stand for. The game's own help shows the figure for the version you open, under Return to Player.
Fruit Shop Megaways RTP and volatility
NetEnt gives Fruit Shop Megaways's return to player as 96.06%.
Volatility is medium: small wins mixed with occasional bigger ones.
Paying for Fruit Shop Megaways in rand
We found Fruit Shop Megaways at 23 casinos. All take cards, 21 take Ozow, 15 take Capitec Pay and 21 take cash vouchers.
The lowest minimum deposit among them is R1, at Luckyfish, World Sports Betting and Hollywoodbets.
Winnings are paid to a bank account in your own name, after the FICA check.
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Is Fruit Shop Megaways legal in South Africa?
Fruit Shop Megaways is a slot. In South Africa you find it at licensed bookmakers, next to their sports markets.
All 23 operators we list for Fruit Shop Megaways hold a South African provincial licence.
Before you play with real money
Set a budget and a deposit limit before your first round. If it stops being fun, the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation helpline is free on 0800 006 008.
Pros, cons and verdict
- Up to 117,649 Megaways, counted above the reels
- Fruit wins award free spins, from two cherries up
- Each winning free spin raises the multiplier by 1, up to x10
- Card ranks extend the round too
- No bonus buy
- With a 17% hit frequency, most spins pay nothing
- No wild on reels 1 and 6
- A round from two cherries alone can be a single spin
Fruit Shop Megaways builds its feature out of ordinary wins: a fruit combination opens free spins, and inside the round every winning spin lifts a multiplier towards x10. It suits a player who likes short rules on a changing grid, not one looking for a bonus buy.
Fruit Shop Megaways FAQ
How do you trigger free spins in Fruit Shop Megaways?
With a win on any fruit in the main game. Cherries award 1 to 5 spins across two to six reels, and the other fruits 2 to 5 across three to six reels. Card ranks award none in the main game.
How does the free spins multiplier work?
It starts at x1 and rises by 1 after any free spin with a win, while a spin without a win leaves it unchanged. It stops at x10 for the rest of the round, and every win in the round is multiplied by it.
Can free spins be retriggered?
Yes. During free spins a win on any fruit or card rank adds spins: cherries 1 to 5, other fruits 2 to 5 and card ranks 1 to 4, by how many reels the win covers.
Is Fruit Shop Megaways the same game as Fruit Shop?
No. The 2011 Fruit Shop is a separate game with its own rules and figures. This page covers only the six-reel Megaways game, so check the full name on the tile.
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Where to play Fruit Shop Megaways in South Africa
Licensed South African operators where we have found Fruit Shop Megaways, with each one's licence and our score. Ordered by that score. How we score Offers checked September 2026.
Hollywoodbets
4.9
Betway SA
4.9
Luckyfish
4.9
SuperSportBet
4.9
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