PHSWERTE Mahjong Ways 2: The Sequel's Extra Rows and Higher Ceiling

By PHSWERTE Editorial Team

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On a Sunday visit to a tita’s house, a cousin who loves the first mahjong slot asks whether the sequel is the same game in new clothes. It is not, though the family resemblance is strong. This phswerte mahjong ways 2 page lays both games out on PG Soft’s own figures and picks out the differences a player will actually feel.

PHSWERTE Mahjong Ways 2 against the original

Imagine opening both games in two browser tabs and flicking between them: the art is close, the reels are not. Here is what moved:

PointMahjong WaysMahjong Ways 2
Symbols per reel4-4-4-4-44-5-5-5-4
Ways that pay1,0242,000
Top payoutx25000x100000
Return to player (PG Soft)96.92%96.95%
Free-spin multiplier peakx1010 times
Volatility labelMediumMedium

The extra row on the three middle reels is the root of every other change. Four symbols on the outer reels and five on the inner three give 4 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 4, which is where the 2,000 figure comes from.

Features that carry over, and the one that matters most

A player who learned cascades in the first game will feel at home within three spins. The shared core:

  1. Cascades. Paid symbols clear and new ones fall into place, so one spin can pay more than once.
  2. Tiles becoming wilds. Golden mahjong tiles that land in a win convert to wilds, which keeps chains alive.
  3. Free-spin multiplier. Inside the bonus round it climbs as cascades continue, topping out at 10 times.

The change worth planning around is the ceiling. Quadrupling the maximum to x100000 while the RTP shifts by 0.03 points means the extra top-end value has to come from somewhere, and in practice it comes from big results arriving less often. Expect a session on the sequel to swing harder than one on the original Mahjong Ways, even though both carry PG Soft’s Medium label.

A fair way to feel that difference is a small, fixed test: play the same number of spins on each game at the same low stake and note how often the balance moves at all. The sequel will usually show longer quiet stretches between wins. Those quiet stretches are what a higher ceiling costs; the game is not faulty. Keep the stake the same on both games during the test, or the comparison tells you nothing.

Scatters trigger these spins as part of the game’s own maths, a different animal from promotional rounds a casino might give away. That distinction gets its own page: PG Soft free games explained.

Before trying the sequel in the lobby

A night-shift worker on a break opens Pocket Games Soft and finds two mahjong icons that look nearly identical. The shelves this site recorded carried no Mahjong Ways 2 tile, so confirm the sequel is in the studio list before you plan around it. Wanting a practice run first? Read the PG Soft demo options at PHSWERTE before assuming one exists.

Phone players can set up the lobby icon through the PHSWERTE app pages, and every PG Soft title lives under the PG Soft studio page for PHSWERTE. Gambling is only for players 21 and over.

How to Get Started

  1. Confirm you opened the sequel

    The two titles look alike in the studio list. Check for the 2 in the name and the taller middle reels before you stake anything.

  2. Count the middle reels

    Reels 2, 3 and 4 show five symbols each, the outer reels four. That shape is why more symbol combinations score than in the first game.

  3. Budget for a wider spread

    A x100000 ceiling with an almost unchanged RTP means the extra headroom is paid for by rarer big hits, so plan a smaller stake per spin.

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Situations Readers Ask About

Should I pick Mahjong Ways 2 over the first game?

Neither is better on paper. The RTPs sit 0.03 points apart, 96.95% against 96.92%; the sequel trades more frequent modest results for a higher x100000 ceiling.

How far does the way count climb in the Mahjong Ways sequel?

2,000, from a 4-5-5-5-4 symbol layout. The original scores 1,024 ways on a plain 5x4 grid.

Does the Mahjong Ways 2 free-spin multiplier go higher than the first game's?

No. PG Soft describes a free-spin multiplier of up to 10 times, the same top value the original reaches.

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