Buffalo Ways Slot Machine: Review & Demo
Thanks to the Wild West genre, North America’s prairie and its many wild creatures are no mystery to the rest of the world. Naturally, there are slot machines designed to take advantage of that fact, and one of them is Gong Gaming’s Buffalo Ways, which is an exclusive release for Microgaming operators.
Buffalo Ways relies on a setup with 6x4 reels, fairly large, and with 4096 ways to win, so there is ample opportunity to claim a prize as close as possible to the 12,000x top jackpot. The slot’s volatility is high, but the RTP of 96.04% should give players good enough odds overall. While playing it, the game can give you access to free spins, or it can improve wins with the help of multiplier wilds.
Buffalo Ways Slot Betting and Prizes
40 coins are required for your wagers in Buffalo Ways, which end up being worth at least $0.40 per spin. While increasing the bet, all the way up to $20 per spin, the coin value automatically changes and can reach $0.50.
With all those ways to win, and with multipliers coming from wilds as well, the top jackpot is not much of a surprise. Worth 12,000x the stake of the round (up to $240,000 cash), it’s above average for slots overall, but with a high volatility rating, I wouldn’t have minded if it was even better.
You want to see good returns in the long run, and Buffalo Ways does that, based on the 96.04% RTP which they’ve announced for it.
Features
One of the two major feature symbols that Buffalo Ways has inside, the wild is going to take the form of a blue diamond. You only get it on the last five reels, so it’s unable to create combinations with other wilds. Still, as a substitute for regular symbols, it can be of help, and its presence is appreciated.
The initial trigger of the free spins feature will require 3 to 6 Free Spins logos on the reels. This gets you between 8 and 100 free spins. Not only are you able to retrigger the feature with 2-6 scatters, and get 5 to 100 more rounds, but there are also multiplier wilds in play.
Now, whenever a wild symbol is part of a winning combo, the prize it brings your way will be multiplied by either 2x, 3x, or 5x (random). When you get 2+ wilds in a combo, then their multipliers are added together, before being applied to the prize.
Theme & Design
The theme of the new slot is not unique to it, far from it. There are many North American wildlife-themed games out already, and they generally tend to rely on the same type of images. It’s not a bad design, all things considered, but neither is this above average for its category.
Initially, we find six low-value symbols, using images of the Royals (9, 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace). We then go to the wild creatures, high-value symbols showing us images of the Raccoon, American Eagle, Deer, Bear, and the Buffalo. Blue Diamonds and Free Spins logos are used as their feature symbols.
Conclusion
Buffalo Ways end up being a decent option, relying heavily on popular features. It can pay well, it has both multipliers and the potential to bring you hundreds of free spins, so what’s not to like?
