Buffalo King Megaways

Sometimes that works out very well (such as with Piggy Riches Megaways and Gonzo's Quest Megaways) and sometimes you think: you had saved yourself the trouble (The Dog House Megaways, Divine Fortune Megaways).

Buffalo King Megaways falls into the second category with us. The charm of the original was that, seemingly out of nowhere, you could grab huge payouts in the bonus game. And then the pace was also killer.

With this slot everything goes awry and, although you can win up to 5,000 x the bet, large payouts seem a lot rarer. In addition, we have also seen the Southwest theme a bit now. How many bison, eagles, cougars and coyotes can one person tolerate? Should you ignore Buffalo King Megaways altogether? That goes way too far for us. It's certainly not a bad lock, but it all feels a bit tame.

In the background we see the familiar Southwest USA, with red rocks, cactuses and mountains that resemble teapots. The playing field always has 6 reels and with every spin the number of symbols per reel changes.

In this way, a maximum of 200,704 Megaways can be created. The variance is high and the theoretical payout percentage is set at 96.52%.

You can bet from 0.20 euros and that goes up to 100 euros per spin. For 25% extra you activate the Feature Bet, which doubles the chance of winning the free spins bonus.

The premium symbols (the wild animals) yield between 1.50 x and 20 x the bet with a 6-of-a-kind and as low symbols Pragmatic Play has chosen the familiar card symbols. Nice and clear.

There are also wild symbols. These only appear on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 and substitute for all other symbols except the scatters.

The 4 or more scatters will give you the free spins bonus.

With 4 scatters you win 12 free spins, and every extra scatter is good for +5 spins. The maximum number of free spins that you can enter the bonus round with is 22 free spins. You can also win +5 extra free spins during the free spins, by spinning 3 or more scatters.

If you don't have the time and a large balance, choose the Bonus Buy option: 100 x the bet guarantees you at least 4 scatters

During the free spins, the wilds play an essential role. They contain multipliers up to x5 and keep the total multiplier growing as long as you spin new winning combinations and new wilds.

When the spin is over, the total multiplier is reset to x1.

It is a game mechanism that resembles the bonus round of Sweet Bonanza, not coincidentally also an online slot from Pragmatic Play.

If you play as many Megaways slots as we do, you will naturally become more critical. The Megaways mechanism can be extremely powerful, but sometimes it is a bit disappointing for that reason.

With a slot with such a theme, we expect tough, fast, relentless gameplay.