Buffalo King Megaways Slot Review

Buffalo King Megaways Slot RTP, Details & Wager Limits

The Buffalo King Megaways slot uses Big Time Gaming’s Megaways engine. This means you’ll see different numbers of symbols appearing on each spin. The more symbols on display, the more opportunities you’ll have to form a winning combination.

Fully expanded, the reels here offer 200,704 Megaways. To create a winner, land 3 or more matching symbols or wilds on adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel.

You can join the action here at stake levels that range from 20p to £125 per spin (with the Ante Bet active). Click on the minus and plus buttons to adjust your bet to your liking.

In some countries apart from the UK, you will find a Quick Spin setting for quicker spins and an Autoplay function for autospins. There’s also a Battery Saver mode which reduces animation speed when your battery is low, especially on mobile.

The Buffalo King Megaways RTP is 96.52%, which is well above the 96% average for an online slot. The volatility comes in at the maximum 5 out of 5.

With the bigger wins coming from the free spins, the maximum potential win is 5,000 x your total stake from a single spin.

Theme – join the king of the North American prairies

A Grand Canyon-style wilderness forms the backdrop to the action in the Buffalo King Megaways slot. Set in the North American Prairies Provence, this is the Megaways version of Buffalo King so expect the same graphics, symbols and animations.

Complementing the comic-book-style imagery is a twangy slice of Americana. It’s an ideal fit for this rather rugged, outdoors theme.

The reels are made up of A to 10 royals which spin alongside an assortment of wild animals. In order of value are a moose, wolf, big cat and eagle. The buffalo is the most lucrative symbol, paying 20 x your total stake if you land 6 on adjoining reels.

There’s also a Wild that can land on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 and substitute for all the standard symbols. Rounding out the symbols is the Bonus.

Symbol	Payout
10	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.1, 0.2, 0.4 or 0.6 x stake
J	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.1, 0.2, 0.4 or 0.6 x stake
Q	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.1, 0.2, 0.4 or 0.75 x stake
K	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.3, 0.5 or 1 x stake
A	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.2, 0.3, 0.5 or 1 x stake
Moose	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.3, 0.5, 0.75 or 1.5 x stake
Wolf	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.3, 0.5, 0.75 or 1.5 x stake
Cougar	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.5, 0.75, 1.25 or 3.75 x stake
Eagle	3, 4, 5 or 6 = 0.75, 1.25, 2.5 or 6.25 x stake
Buffalo	2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 = 1, 2, 4, 10 or 20 x stake
Wild	Substitutes for all except Bonus symbol
Bonus	4+ triggers Free Spins feature + pays up to 100x

Buffalo King Megaways Mobile

The colourful visuals stand out nicely here, even when playing on a mobile or tablet. That’s important given all the moving parts on show here. The design in the Buffalo King Megaways slot is simple but up to the job.

Buffalo King Megaways Bonus Features

With 3 bonus features, the likeliest way to set off a stampede of wins in Buffalo King Megaways comes via the Free Spins feature. Here, the free spins come with potential multipliers of up to 5x.

Tumble feature

Buffalo King Megaways uses a Tumble feature. After a winner is formed, the winning symbols are blasted off the grid and new symbols land in the vacated positions. A new payout consideration is made. The tumbles keep on coming as long as a new winner lands.

Free Spins feature

The main feature here is the Free Spins feature. It’s triggered in the usual manner by landing 4 or more bonus symbols on the same spin. The more bonus symbols, the more initial free spins and stake multiplier:

• 4 bonus symbols = a payout of 5 x stake plus 12 free spins
• 5 bonus symbols = a payout of 20 x stake plus 17 free spins
• 6 bonus symbols = a payout of 100 x stake plus 22 free spins

Importantly, wilds come with 2x, 3x or 5x multipliers attached. Land 1 of these and the amount is added to the tumble meter to the left of the reels. Land more than 1 of them in the same set of tumbles and their values are combined.

For example, land a 2x wild on the first tumble of a free spin and a 5x wild on the second and a 10x multiplier is active during any tumbles that subsequently land. When there’s a winless tumble, you’ll start a new free spin and the multiplier meter resets to its starting value of 1x.

Land 3 Bonus symbols during the feature and another 5 free spins are added to your total. There’s no limit to the potential number of retriggers meaning unlimited free spins.

In some countries, there’s the possibility of buying your way into the Free Spins feature. This costs 100 x your total stake. For your reference, this isn’t available in the UK.

Ante Bet feature

Whilst UK players can’t buy the free spins, there’s an option here to activate the Ante Bet feature. This doubles your chances of triggering the Free Spins feature.

A standard spin will set you back 20 coins. With the Ante Bet active, that rises to 25 coins. For example, a £1 bet would rise to £1.25. The standard payouts remain what they would have been for the £1 stake but extra Bonus symbols are added to boost your feature opportunities.

Buffalo King Megaways Review Summary – disappointing from Pragmatic Play

Many of the classic elements that have made Megaways so popular are on display in the Buffalo King Megaways slot. The main wrinkle comes in the free spins where you can combine multipliers during a set of tumbles to really get the cashier rocking. It’s similar to how the multipliers and tumbles work in Sweet Bonanza.

The Free Spins feature can be a real hit and miss affair but that’s no surprise given the sky-high volatility of this slot. However, this game doesn’t come close to the original Buffalo King slot which offers 93,750 x stake max wins. The Megaways version only offers 5,000 x stake max payouts.

Why would anyone try this game as opposed to the original? If it’s buffalos you’re after, Buffalo Hunter from Nolimit City comes with 5 bonus features and a potential 12,647 x stake win. Alternatively, Skywind’s Big Buffalo Badlands is a fun choice with some excellent features.