89PHP Mahjong Ways 2 — Avalanche Reels, 2000 Ways & RTP

Of the PG Soft titles covered here, Mahjong Ways 2 is the one built around a medium-volatility-labelled game whose published maximum is 100,000x, an unusual pairing.

Before money goes on the game, know how it pays.

What the maximum win figure actually means

The largest possible outcome of a single round relative to the stake is what the published 100000x ceiling on Mahjong Ways 2 describes. As a boundary and not a target, it tells nothing about how often any outcome occurs. Small payouts almost every time it pays are possible even when a game carries a very high ceiling.

Treat the ceiling and the volatility as a pair when reading, not the ceiling by itself. Either one alone means almost nothing, and only the two together describe the shape of the game.

In context: Mahjong Ways 2 RTP and volatility

For an evening, the published RTP of 96.95% means nothing as a rate, because it is a long-run average across millions of spins.

This comes from game data that PG Soft itself publishes, though its game page does not display it.

In PG Soft’s words the game has medium volatility, a description of how results are shaped, not how large they are.

Mahjong Ways 2 alongside the rest of its family

The original Mahjong Ways has 1,024 ways evaluated and a 25,000x maximum that is published. Evaluating 2,000 and publishing 100,000x is what this one does. Reaching the extra headroom is rare, and that rarity is what pays for it, since the RTP barely moves, from 96.92% to 96.95%.

Mahjong Ways 2 and the way its feature round works

Payouts in this game actually happen in the feature round.

In place of the cascade there is an avalanche where golden tiles convert to wilds as they fall, and the way-count nearly doubles to 2,000. A 100,000x maximum alongside a medium volatility label is the figure to stop and consider; that combination usually signals an accounting ceiling more than an outcome anyone should plan around. Free spins still run on a multiplier that rises, and within a round that multiplier still does not reset.

This title has a maximum win of 100000x published by PG Soft, a ceiling on a single round and not a number to plan a session around.

Playing Mahjong Ways 2 at 89PHP

Among PG Soft’s slots, Mahjong Ways 2 is a 5-reel ways-to-win one. Here is how to get into it at 89PHP:

1. Sign in at 89PHP and open the game lobby.
2. Mahjong Ways 2 can be found by name search, and the lobby can also be narrowed to PG Soft.
3. Open the info screen of the game, then look at the stake range and the paytable.
4. Decide a budget for the session, and stake low at first until you have learned the feature round.