What the Fox Megaways Slot Review: Wily Wilds and Foxy Spins

What the Fox Megaways™ game artwork by Red Tiger

What the Fox Megaways™ combines variable reel heights with full-stack Wily Wilds and a bonus entered through a prize wheel. Three Foxy Spins symbols trigger the wheel, which can award up to 20 spins and a starting multiplier of up to 10x. Inside the feature, wins raise that multiplier to a maximum of 20x. The base-game Wily Wild multiplier is a separate effect, applied to Megaways wins by each full stack that lands.

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What the Fox Megaways at a glance

Provider	Red Tiger
Genre / theme	Animals
Game type	Video slot
Reels / grid	6 variable-height reels, up to 7 symbols each
Reference RTP	95.66%
Volatility	34.38 (provider numeric index)
Payout mechanic	Up to 117649 Megaways
Maximum win	10487x the bet
Release date	18 May 2021
Main features	Up to three full-stack Wily Wilds multiply Megaways wins; Foxy Spins use a prize wheel and wins grow a separate bonus multiplier.

RTP and stake limits can vary by version and market. Check the information screen in the game you open. Maximum win is a ceiling, not an expected result.

Variable Megaways and full-stack Wilds

This is a six-reel Megaways game with reel heights that vary up to seven symbols. The provider’s rowsReels field repeats 7 six times, but that is not evidence of a fixed six-by-seven layout; the game type and Megaways designation describe variable ways. Up to 117,649 ways are listed. Wily Wilds appear as full stacks covering an entire reel and substitute for all paying symbols. Each can multiply the Megaways win by up to 7x, with up to three Wily Wilds possible on one spin. The provider describes a maximum combined 7x7x7, or 343x, from those Wilds.

The Wild effect belongs to the spin’s Megaways win and should not be confused with the separate Foxy Spins multiplier. A full stack is required for the described Wily Wild behavior; the description does not say that every reel can carry one in a particular spin. As reel heights change, the number of ways changes too, but the 117,649 maximum does not indicate the probability of a win or an average number of winning ways.

Foxy Spins and their multiplier

Three Foxy Spins symbols anywhere on the reels trigger the bonus. A wheel spin determines up to 20 Free Spins and a starting win multiplier of up to 10x. The multiplier increases with every win, up to 20x. These are distinct controls: the wheel sets the initial spin count and multiplier, while wins during the feature advance the multiplier. The rules do not specify the exact award for every wheel segment or the retrigger rule, so neither is assumed.

The game thus has two multiplier layers with different conditions: full-stack Wilds can multiply a Megaways win by up to 7x each, while the bonus multiplier grows on wins up to 20x. The source does not explain whether every possible combination of these multipliers is subject to an additional cap beyond the listed maximum payout, so the review does not extrapolate a combined ceiling. Compared with The Dog House Megaways, What the Fox pairs stacked Wild multipliers with a wheel-selected bonus that builds its own win multiplier.

Configuration

Red Tiger lists 95.66% RTP, volatility index 34.38 and maximum payout 10,487x. Evolution lists the same RTP. The game was released May 18, 2021. The six variable-height reels and up-to-seven-symbol capacity explain the Megaways format; this is not a fixed 6×7 screen. The 10,487x maximum is a cap, not an expected feature result, and the 343x Wily Wild figure describes the maximum contribution of three such Wilds under the stated rule.

Strengths and weak points

Strengths

Two multiplier systems have distinguishable triggers: full-stack Wilds affect a spin’s Megaways win, while bonus wins raise a separate multiplier to a stated 20x cap.

Weaknesses

Wheel segment awards and retrigger rules are not specified. The 343x Wild combination and 10,487x maximum are ceilings, not estimates of how often those outcomes occur.

Our Editor’s View

What the Fox Megaways™ gives readers two different kinds of multiplier progression to follow. Variable reel heights determine the changing ways count, while full-stack Wily Wilds can multiply a spin’s result; Foxy Spins then uses a wheel to select bonus length and starting multiplier, with each win building the latter. Keeping those effects distinct makes the rules easier to evaluate. Players who enjoy changing reel configurations and bonus features that respond to wins may appreciate the combination. The less transparent parts are the wheel’s exact segment awards and bonus retrigger rules. The published maximum and largest Wild combination describe possible ceilings, not likely outcomes.