Buffalo King Megaways

Overview

Buffalo King Megaways is an excellent new slot from the developers at Pragmatic Play and is complete with the highest possible volatility and though this will see less frequent pay outs, it does give you the chance to land big wins in a shorter space of time. You need to be aware of the blank spins to protect and ensure you have a solid bankroll strategy.

Theme & Symbols

The graphics and visuals used in Buffalo King Megaways are utterly amazing, with the visuals popping off the screen and the vivid background complete with wildlife being truly superb. The attention to detail extends through the entire slot and provides players with a seamless gaming experience. This slot has been created using the HTML5 meaning there is no need to wait for software to download before you can play. All you need to play is an Internet connection and the game will load automatically within seconds.

When it comes to the symbols you can expect to come across a moose and coyote and landing six of these across the reels will reward you with the top prize of 6x your stake. Unsurprisingly the Buffalo is the highest paying symbol and will reward you with 2x, 5x, 6x, and 7.5x when you land 3, 4, 5, or 6 of a kind.

Game Play

Buffalo King Megaways plays out on six reels, four rows and provides a massive 4,096 ways to win. When it comes to the return to player this is higher than average standing at 96%.

Before you begin playing this slot you should take the time to explore the slot interface. The way this slot has been created means that you can personalise your game to your own preferences such as quick spins, sound controls, the ability to turn the introduction screen on or off, and a battery saving mode if you choose to play on a mobile phone.

When it comes to placing your bet there is a wide range that starts from 0.40 per spin to 60 per spin, with plenty of ranges in between which assist you in setting a realistic budget to play with. The pay table provides information on the rules and the potential prizes, with it having the ability to automatically calculate what you could win using any stake. The interface used by Pragmatic Play is well put together and especially useful and I particularly liked the options that allowed me to micromanage the auto play spins by setting my own win and loss limits and keeping me fully in control of my bankroll.

Unsurprisingly Buffalo King uses the Megaways game mechanic to provide players with 4,096 ways to win. This figure has been calculated based on the number of reels and positions of the 6x4 grid. Megaways slots create more winning opportunities for players and rather than having to land winning combinations of matching symbols on the same reel, these symbols just need to land on adjacent reels starting with the left most one.

Although the prices on offer in the base game may not be the highest, Buffalo King has a generous free spins feature that comes complete with wild multipliers. For those who do not want to head into the wilderness completely blind there is a demo play which I advise you take advantage of as this is how you will get the best out of this incredible gaming experience without having to risk any of your own money. All slots are unpredictable, but this is part of the excitement, however if you have not played a Megaways slot before, the free play is the best way to understand exactly how the slot works.

Features

When it comes to the features the Wild can land on all your reels apart from the 1st and will substitute for all symbols apart from the Golden Buffalo bonus to create winning combinations.

The second feature is the bonus free spins, until you activate this you need to land three or more of the bonus symbols. The bonus symbol is represented by the gold Buffalo coin and these can land on any reel, with the number of free spins determined by the number of bonus symbols landed. If you land three bonus symbols you will be rewarded with eight free spins, landing four bonus symbols will provide you with 15 free spins, landing 5 bonus symbols rewards you with 25 free spins and landing 6 bonus symbols will reward you with 100 free spins. During the free spins feature all Wilds have a random multiplier value of 2x, 3x, or 5x. Any winning combination that contains at least one wild is multiplied by all the multipliers in the winning combination.

There are special reels for the free spin feature, and these are activated when you land two or more additional bonus symbols. Landing two bonus symbols will reward you with five free spins, three bonus symbols reward you with eight free spins, for bonus symbols provide 15 free spins, five bonus symbols reward you with 25 free spins, and finally 6 bonus symbols award you with 100 free spins.

Conclusion

Pragmatic Play is known for immersive and engaging gameplay coupled with outstanding visuals and sounds, and Buffalo King just reinforces this with its vast American wilderness and totally stunning details.

There will be players that find one bonus feature too simple, however, the free spins feature on offer in Buffalo King is stupidly generous, even though it is a high variance game, and this is shown that when you land 6 bonus symbols rewarding you with 100 free spins. I am not going to pretend that you will not need nerves of steel to land this but when you do, it will be well worth the wait as you can win wild multiplies of 2x, 3x or 5x and as such these can generate the huge top prize of 93,750x your stake.

I have enjoyed testing Buffalo King Megaways enormously and believe this will become a true favourite whether you are a fan of Pragmatic Play demo slots or not. My advice would be to use the free play as this will give you a real understanding of the game and more chance of landing the big wins.