How Big Bass Bonanza Megaways plays
A Megaways version of Big Bass Bonanza with tumbling wins. Wilds land only in the top row over reels 2 to 5. Three to six scatters give 10, 15, 20 or 25 free spins. In the round fish carry cash values and stay on screen through tumbles, and each fisherman collects every fish value in view. Every fourth fisherman collected adds 10 spins and lifts the collection multiplier to 2x, 3x and then 10x. Dynamite can drop extra fish onto the reels, and a bazooka can clear everything except the fishermen.
Theme: Fishing. Filed under Fishing, Animals and nature.
Features in this game
- Megaways: A ways-to-win mechanic where the number of symbols on each reel changes every spin, so the count of winning ways changes too.
- Cascading reels: After a win, the winning symbols are removed and new ones fall into the gaps, giving another chance to win from the same stake.
- Multipliers: A value such as ×2 or ×10 applied to a win, a spin or a whole feature, multiplying the amount paid.
- Free spins: A bonus round of spins played at no extra cost, usually triggered by scatter symbols and often with extra features.
- Money collect: A mechanic where cash-value symbols pay out when a collector symbol lands, gathering all their values at once.
What the figures mean
An RTP of 96.72% is a long-run average across millions of spins. It works out at a house edge of 3.28%, so every £100 staked costs £3.28 on average. A session of 200 spins at £1 stakes £200, and the expected cost of that session is £6.56, although the real result will usually land a long way either side. Work out your own figures.
The provider rates volatility as High (launch release: 'high-volatility'). That describes how winnings are spread: higher volatility means longer runs with little back and rarer, larger wins. It does not change the average. More on volatility, or see it in a simulation.
Questions people ask
What is the RTP of Big Bass Bonanza Megaways?
Pragmatic Play publishes 96.72%. Over a very long run that returns about £96.72 for every £100 staked; a single session can be far above or below it.
Who makes Big Bass Bonanza Megaways?
Big Bass Bonanza Megaways was made by Reel Kingdom and is distributed by Pragmatic Play. It was released in November 2021.
What is the maximum win on Big Bass Bonanza Megaways?
The provider states a maximum win of 4,000× the stake. At the £5 per spin limit for adults aged 25 and over in Great Britain that would be a theoretical top prize of £20,000; it is extremely rare by design.
Is Big Bass Bonanza Megaways high volatility?
Pragmatic Play describes its volatility as "High (launch release: 'high-volatility')". Volatility describes how wins are spread out, not how much the game returns on average.
Sources
- pragmaticplay.com/en/games/big-bass-bonanza-megaways/
- demogamesfree.pragmaticplay.net/gs2c/openGame.do?gameSymbol=vswaysbbb&jurisdiction=UK (doI
- pragmaticplay.com/en/news/pragmatic-play-delivers-punchy-upgrade-in-big-bass-bonanza-megaw
Notes on the data: Launch release dated 18 Nov 2021; it names the game as made 'in collaboration with the Reel Kingdom', so studio is Reel Kingdom. The release text describes 3 to 5 scatters and 10 to 20 spins; the current rules add 6 scatters for 25 spins. 'volatility' is from Pragmatic's launch release; 'volatility_indicator' is the three-step low/mid/high setting the build ships for its intro-screen meter (read from the game files on demogamesfree.pragmaticplay.net). They are different scales and can disagree.
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