BGaming · 2024
Lucky 8 Merge Up™ is a 6x6 video slot from BGaming where clusters pay and winning tiles merge up. Clusters pay, tiles merge up, free spins add multipliers. Check the figures before you spin.
Key figures
After this table you can tell what each figure means for your bet and your cap.
| Game detail | Shown here |
|---|---|
| Game provider | BGaming |
| Return to player (RTP) | 97.25% |
| Volatility level | Very high |
| Grid size | 6x6 |
| Maximum win multiple | x5,000 |
| Maximum win at top bet | A$250,000 |
| Release date | 15/02/2024 |
Pick this game if you want wins to form from touching tiles. Lucky 8 Merge Up™ is a video slot on a 6x6 grid. A win needs 4 or more tiles of the same level that touch side to side or up and down, and diagonal tiles do not count. The winning part of the cluster disappears. The tiles left behind upgrade to the next of 9 levels, so new clusters can form.
Choose this game for its free spins, where multipliers build from marked cells. Four, five or six scatters start 15, 18 or 20 free spins. Winning tiles get marked, and the next win in a marked cell gets a multiplier that doubles up to x128. Several marked multipliers in one cluster add together. Retriggers during free spins add 5, 8 or 10 more spins.
Know the board
Useful when you want to see the board and bonus screens before you set a bet.
The price is a fixed multiple of the total bet, and the table converts it to money at the top example bet.
| Paid extra | Total outlay | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Bonus Triggers Next Spin | x100 · A$1,000 | – |
Check the payback before you bet. The return to player is the share of staked money paid back over the long run, per A$100 staked. The version run on Skycrown appears in the game rules.
| RTP setting | RTP | Standard in game |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 97.25% | Yes |
How it plays
You will have followed one round from bet choice to session limit, step by step.
Pick a bet between A$0.20 and A$50 before each spin. With Chance x2 switched on, the total bet rises by 25%, so A$10 becomes A$12.50.
Find four or more same-level tiles touching side by side on the 6x6 grid. The cluster pays, then part of it vanishes and the rest moves up a level.
Follow the tiles after each Merge Up, since they upgrade to a higher level. Count the scatters as well, because four or more of them start Free Spins.
Land four, five or six scatters to start 15, 18 or 20 Free Spins. Landing four, five or six more during the round adds 5, 8 or 10 spins.
Set your session limit before the first spin, at the amount you can lose. Volatility is very high, so the result of one session cannot be known in advance.
Before a feature starts
Skycrown lays out every rule and figure before you choose a mode.
Land 4, 5 or 6+ scatters to start 15, 18 or 20 free spins. Winning cells get marked. A marked cell's next win gets a multiplier that doubles from x2 up to x128. Retrigger with 4, 5 or 6+ scatters for +5, +8 or +10 spins.
Base gameExtra spins
Pay 100x total bet to buy a Free Spins round. The next spin after purchase triggers the bonus. Buy Bonus is disabled while Chance x2 is active.
Before any spinFree spins round
Turn on Chance x2 to raise the total bet by 25%. It keeps the odds of a natural Free Spins trigger higher. It is not a separate bonus round, and it cannot run with Buy Bonus.
Choosing a betHigher trigger odds
Play on a fixed 6x6 grid. Four or more orthogonally adjacent same-level tiles form a paying cluster. Merge Up then removes part of the cluster, and the rest upgrades to the next of 9 levels.
Placing a betCluster wins
Eight tiles to read
Payouts below are in money at the A$0.20 example bet, and more symbols pay more the higher the tile.
| Symbol | 9+ | 10+ | 11+ | 12+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tile 7 | A$2 | A$3 | A$4 | A$10 |
 Tile 6 | A$1.60 | A$2 | A$3 | A$8 |
 Tile 5 | A$1.20 | A$1.60 | A$2 | A$6 |
 Tile 4 | A$1 | A$1.20 | A$1.60 | A$5 |
 Tile 3 | A$0.80 | A$1 | A$1.20 | A$4 |
 Tile 2 | A$0.60 | A$0.80 | A$1 | A$3 |
 Tile 1 | A$0.40 | A$0.60 | A$0.80 | A$2 |
 Tile 0 | A$0.20 | A$0.40 | A$0.60 | A$1 |
Lucky 8 Merge Up™
At Skycrown Casino, the trial comes first, and the account only when you decide to play for money.
Pick the demo to learn the grid without staking money, since it pays nothing. The real game needs an account and the legal age of 18+.
Play for real moneyDecide how much to stake before knowing whether the bonus round will come, because nobody can tell in advance how often it arrives. The result of one session is random, and it stays random whatever the RTP. A quiet stretch of spins proves nothing about the next one, and a fast run of free spins does not mean the game is due a pause.
Check the game rules before you judge the return on this slot. Which RTP version runs on Skycrown Casino is shown only in the game rules. Sessions can return far more or far less than the RTP, so treat it as a long-run average.
Read the maximum win of Lucky 8 Merge Up™ as a ceiling that is reached very rarely. It stands at 5,000 times the bet, so the money depends on the stake. A bigger bet raises the top figure in direct proportion.
Play only if you are 18+. Call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or register with BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Set a session budget before the first spin and treat it as the most you can lose. Stop when it runs out, even mid-bonus.
Decide your stop point before you spin, and keep it after wins and losses. A big win does not move the limit you set.
Use the deposit and loss limits in your account before you start a session. Lower them when a session runs longer than you planned.
Take a break when the game stops being fun, and register for self-exclusion if you keep chasing losses.
Lucky 8 Merge Up™
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Lucky 8 Merge Up™
Read this before the first spin, when you need the volatility, bonus cost and bet range.
Decide how much risk you accept before the first spin. Lucky 8 Merge Up™ has very high volatility, so results swing widely from session to session. The maximum win is x5,000 the bet, and no one can predict when it lands.
Buy only if you accept the price up front. Buy Bonus starts a Free Spins round for 100 times the total bet, which is A$1,000 at the A$10 example bet. The next spin after purchase triggers the bonus, and the buy is disabled while Chance x2 is active.
Aim for four or more scatters, because they start the Free Spins round. Four scatters give 15 spins, and six or more give 20 spins. Scatters that land during the round retrigger the feature and add more spins.
Pick a bet from A$0.20, the lowest stake, up to A$50, the highest stake allowed. The A$0.40 and A$10 amounts are only examples on this page. Chance x2 raises the total bet by 25%.
Open Lucky 8 Merge Up™ in the lobby and read its paytable at the A$0.20 bet first. Then move to a higher bet only when it fits your budget. Stay within the limits you set before the first spin.
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