Free slot: Buffalo King Megaways

How Buffalo King Megaways works

Buffalo King Megaways is a recent online casino slot. It was released on April 29, 2021 by online gaming provider Pragmatic Play and is based on Megaways technology, developed by Big Time Gaming. It is a new version of the popular **Buffalo King** slot, featuring wild animals on the plains of the American West.

There is a classic reel operation with 6 reels of 2 to 8 symbols each and up to 200,704 ways to win. The reels are triggered and show different symbols. Symbols that are part of a winning combination are deleted and the reels they belong to are triggered again. There is a row of 4 slots above the grid on reels 2 to 5 where the symbols appear differently, scrolling from right to left.

Buffalo King Megaways has a payout ratio of 96.52% and can be described as a high volatility machine with a maximum payout of up to 5,000 times the original bet.

The different symbols of Buffalo King Megaways

12 different symbols can appear on the grid:

• Rock Spur as WILD: it appears only on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 and replaces any other symbol except the Bonus.

• Gold Coin Bonus: it appears anywhere on the reels and triggers the free spins bonus feature when at least 4 of them are collected.

• The buffalo (pays x20 for 6 identical symbols);

• The eagle (pays x6.25 for 6 identical symbols) ;

• The cougar (pays x3.75 for 6 identical symbols) ;

• The wolf (pays x1.5 for 6 identical symbols) ;

• The moose (pays x1.5 for 6 identical symbols);

• The classic symbols A, K, Q, J and 10 (pay x0.6 to x1 for 6 identical symbols).

The different connections in Buffalo King Megaways

There are many ways to win in Buffalo King Megaways. In fact, there are up to 200,704 ways to win. To win, all you need to do is get between 2 and 6 identical symbols anywhere on the grid, adjacent to each other from left to right, as shown in the image below.

How the Buffalo King Megaways bonus works

When 4 or more bonus symbols land on the reels during a single game round, the free spins bonus feature is triggered. 4, 5 or 6 bonus symbols award 12, 17 and 22 free spins respectively and a payout of 5, 20 or 100 times the original bet.

During the free spins, each WILD comes with a random multiplier of x2, x3 or x5. If multiple WILDs land on the reels at the same time, the associated multipliers multiply with each other to increase the potential payout. If 3 or more Bonus symbols land on the reels again on the same spin during the bonus round, 5 additional free spins are awarded, with no limit on retriggering.

This free spins bonus feature can be purchased for 100 times the original bet. It is also possible to increase the cost of a spin by 25% to double your chances of getting this bonus round.

Our opinion about Buffalo King Megaways

Lovers of the original version will be delighted with Buffalo King Megaways. Following on from Christmas Carol Megaways and Madame Destiny Megaways, online gaming provider Pragmatic Play has once again indulged in Big Time Gaming's technology for the remake of its popular Buffalo King slot. Admittedly, it's a far cry from the 93,750x starting bet jackpot that the original slot offered. But the maximum winning potential of 5,000 times the bet in this second version is more realistic and just as enticing.

Add to this the originality of the multipliers associated with the WILDs, a traditional free spins bonus, a popular theme and the possibility to buy the bonus game: all the ingredients are there to make Buffalo King Megaways the new hype machine of this spring 2021.