Free slot: Gems Bonanza

How Gems Bonanza works

The Gems Bonanza slot machine was created by provider Pragmatic Play and deployed in online casinos on October 1, 2020. Search for the lost wealth of one of the most enigmatic empires in our history, that of the Aztec people.

Gems Bonanza is a cascading slot machine with an 8x8 scheme filled with symbols connecting adjacent to each other.

With an RTP of 96.51% and high volatility, you can win up to 10 000 times your bet.

The different symbols of Gems Bonanza

On Gems Bonanza, there are not different types of symbols as there are on most slot machines, but seven different symbols with different powers.

• Classic Symbols: These are represented by rare gems and pay differently depending on their rarity.

• Wilds symbols: These are represented by a goldstone with a green pearl. They can replace any existing symbol and can only appear during the "Lucky Wilds" and "Wild Gem" features.

The different connections in Gems Bonanza

On Gems Bonanza, there are no payment lines but a minimum number (five minimum) of symbols that must connect adjacent to each other. Furthermore, Gems Bonanza is a cascading slot machine, which means that as soon as a connection is created, it frees up space for new symbols coming from the top of the grid.

Powers have been scattered all over the game grid and they change, appear, and disappear as they please! To activate them, a connection must be made where they appeared. Each power has a different color and a different effect on the game grid.

• Nuclear: It is activated by the blue mark, and at the end of the turn it cleans the entire game grid of all new symbols.

• Wild Gem: It is activated by the pink mark and replaces, at the end of the round, a random symbol with wilds symbols.

• Squares: It is activated by the orange mark and at the end of the round randomly displays 2x2 blocks of the same symbol on the game board.

• Colossal Symbol: It is activated by the red mark and at the end of the round a block of random size between 3x3, 4x4 and 5x5 of the same symbol appears on the game grid.

• Lucky Wilds: It is activated by the green mark and at the end of the round, 5 to 15 wilds symbols appear on the game board.

If more than one power is activated during the same game turn, then the powers will be played in this direction: Nuclear, Wild Gem, Squares, Colossal Symbol, and Lucky Wilds.

How the bonus of Gems Bonanza works

There is no symbol to launch the bonus game on Gems Bonanza, but there is a gauge to fill in to get it. This gauge can be filled up using the connection made in the basic game during a single round of play. The bonus game is called "Gold Fever" and in order to get it you have to re-connect during one game round.

By obtaining the bonus game, you start at level 1 with a win multiplier in x2. You need to get enough connections to advance to the next level. To help you with this task, all game powers are activated and start in the order of priority stated in the previous point.

To move to the next levels it is necessary to obtain:

• Level 2 - Multiplier x4: 116 symbols

• Level 3 - Multiplier x6: 120 symbols

• Level 4 - Multiplier x8: 125 symbols

• Level 5 - Multiplier x10: 132 symbols

The bonus stops either when no more connections are possible and it is not possible to advance to the next level or when you have completed all possible connections to level 5.

This bonus is also available for purchase for a price of 100 times your wager.

Our opinion on Gems Bonanza

Like many existing slot machines, Gems Bonanza is based on the concept of a cascading game grid with adjacent connections. However, the leveling system during the bonus game is a novelty that thrills many players. This simple principle increases player excitement and the desire to reach the maximum level of the game.

In addition to this aspect, we find the old-school graphic style of Pragmatic Play that we particularly like on a theme that is too rarely exploited: the Aztec civilization.

Pragmatic Play has also understood its community of players by integrating into Gems Bonanza the means to buy the bonus game directly. This allows the most impatient players to enjoy the bonus without having to play the slot machine for long minutes.

A great achievement on the part of Pragmatic Play.