Mahjong Ways 2026

Mahjong Ways · PG Soft · 2021

Reviewed by Pedro Alves

Especialista em Slots PG Soft

Mahjong Ways is the 2021 release that introduced PG Soft's cumulative-multiplier free-spins formula and still owns the highest max-win in the catalogue at 20,000× the stake. The structure breaks completely with the 3×3 Fortune family: a 5×4 grid with 4,096 ways to win, no fixed paylines, and a real Free Spins round entered when Golden symbols transform into Wilds. Inside the bonus, the multiplier stacks cumulatively across every spin, so a long-running feature is where the 20,000× ceiling becomes mathematically reachable. Mahjong Ways RTP is 96.54% — modest by family standards and notably below the 96.95% of Mahjong Ways 2 — and volatility sits high, so dry stretches happen and the recommended bankroll is at least 200× the bet. How to play Mahjong Ways takes a few spins to internalise because of the ways system, but the strategic core is straightforward: protect the bankroll for the feature, and consider the Bonus Buy when reading the RTP plus a controlled feature-frequency sample matters more than base-game time. In any honest Mahjong Ways review or comparison against Mahjong Ways 2, the verdict is consistent: the original built the formula and still has the larger ways grid (4,096 vs 3,125), but the sequel takes the math title with the higher RTP.