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Quick Hit: Ultra Pays Guide
by Light & Wonder
Available in different themes like Eagle's Peak, Sun Dragon or Monkey's Fortune. The advantage play lies in its uncapped progressive meters, which rise with every bet.
When to Play
Game Features & Mechanics
The core mechanic of the Ultra Pays series is the "Rising Wheel" or "Curtain" feature, which expands the reels to offer more ways to win.
Expanding Reels (The Curtain): During the base game, a curtain covers the top portion of the reels. On any spin, this curtain can randomly rise, revealing up to 6 symbols per reel. This expands the active paylines (ways-to-win), significantly increasing the potential for line hits and allowing more space for scatter symbols to land.
Quick Hit Scatters: The game features the classic Quick Hit scatter symbols. Landing 3 or more anywhere on the screen awards a prize. Landing 5 or more awards one of the progressive jackpots displayed above the screen. The more symbols you land (up to 9), the higher the progressive tier.
Free Games Bonus: The bonus is triggered by landing three "Feature" symbols (e.g., Bald Eagles or Sun Dragons). This initiates a Pick Feature where you match 3 icons to determine your number of free spins (up to 20). Critically, the free games often play with the reels fully expanded, offering the maximum number of ways-to-win (up to 7,776 ways).
What to Be Careful About
- Suggested bankroll: 1000 units.
- Extreme Volatility Warning: Be aware that this game is super volatile. Since the progressive meters are uncapped (meaning they do not have a guaranteed "must-hit-by" limit), they can theoretically keep growing indefinitely without triggering. A high meter value increases your potential payout and creates the advantage, but it does not make the jackpot any more likely to hit on the next spin. Ensure you have a sufficient bankroll to withstand the variance, as you can go through long stretches without triggering the progressive.
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