Buffalo King Megaways by Pragmatic Play at Reelraven Casino — the facts you need
Pragmatic Play's Buffalo King Megaways runs on a variable-height grid with up to 200,704 ways to win. The slot pays 96.52% and delivers high volatility: wins arrive less often but can reach much larger amounts.
Buffalo King Megaways uses a variable-height Megaways engine
How many ways can you win? Buffalo King Megaways is a western-themed hunt for big wins across a variable-height grid that shifts with every spin. Six reels hold up to 7 symbols on the edges and up to 8 in the middle, creating up to 200,704 ways to form a win. Released in 2021 by Pragmatic Play, the slot relies on its Tumble Feature: when symbols pay, they cascade away and the grid refills, recalculating ways to win after each tumble. This means a single spin can produce multiple payouts before the round ends.
Patience versus frequent payouts. The high volatility means wins come less often and can be much bigger. This suits players willing to ride longer dry spells for larger payouts, and who prefer betting sessions over frequent small hits. The slot ranges from NZ$0.20 to NZ$300 per spin. Players seeking steadier action or lower stakes may find the gaps between wins frustrating, while those chasing substantial multipliers and bonus rounds will find the risk worthwhile.
Free Spins: where multipliers cluster. Free Spins shape the entire round structure. Four or more Bonus symbols anywhere trigger between 12 and 22 free spins depending on the count. During the feature, Wild symbols carry random multipliers of 2x, 3x or 5x that stack together across all Wilds in a single tumble sequence, creating the conditions for massive wins. Three or more Bonus symbols during Free Spins add 5 more spins, with no limit to retriggering. The night-time starry palette replaces the daytime desert background.
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NZ$1 500 000
Buffalo King Megaways: five steps to a round
Understand exactly what occurs on each spin without surprises midway through
How does Buffalo King Megaways look on screen?
Read what you can win from each symbol
These payouts apply at a stake of NZ$0.20 per spin; more matching symbols on the reels mean higher payments.
The big animals
Bonus scatter4+ NZ$1 · 6+ NZ$20
Buffalo2+ NZ$0.20 · 6+ NZ$4
Bald eagle3+ NZ$0.15 · 6+ NZ$1.25Smaller wins
Cougar3+ NZ$0.10 · 6+ NZ$0.75
Grey wolf3+ NZ$0.06 · 6+ NZ$0.30
Moose3+ NZ$0.06 · 6+ NZ$0.30Buffalo King Megaways Free Spins explained
Scatter symbols start the feature. Four or more Bonus symbols anywhere on the grid trigger the round: 4 symbols award 12 spins, 5 award 17 spins, 6 award 22 spins. Three or more Bonus symbols during Free Spins retrigger the feature, adding 5 more spins with unlimited retriggering possible.
Can you improve your odds of triggering? The Ante Bet option increases your stake by 25 percent to double the chance of triggering Free Spins and raise Bonus symbol frequency across the reels. The paytable stays unchanged. You cannot use Ante Bet and Buy Free Spins together.
Before you spin versus buying directly. Buy Free Spins instantly starts the round for 100 times your current bet, with a random outcome of 12, 17 or 22 spins matching the natural trigger tiers. This feature is disabled when Ante Bet is active.
Variable grid and cascade mechanics. The six-reel grid changes its height each spin, with outer reels reaching up to 7 symbols and middle reels up to 8 symbols, generating up to 200704 ways to win. Winning symbols cascade away and refill, recalculating ways after every tumble across the daytime desert backdrop.
Testing the game without real money
Get familiar with the grid, features and bonus before your first real spin.
Which RTP applies to your play?
RTP is a long-run average calculated over millions of spins. Each figure applies only to the play condition listed next to it: standard gameplay, the ante bet option, or when you buy the bonus feature directly.
RTP 96.52% · Standard game
RTP 96.49% · With ante bet enabled
RTP 96.50% · When bonus is bought
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Buffalo King Megaways and its series siblings
Buffalo King Megaways offers 96.52% RTP and x5,000 maximum win; the 2024 Untamed version pays 96.02% and x10,000; the original 2020 slot pays 96.06% and x93,750.
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Buy Free Spins instantly?
Trigger Free Spins instantly for NZ$500 at your example bet of NZ$5. The outcome randomly awards 12, 17 or 22 spins, matching what the base game can award when four or more Bonus symbols land.
Increase odds of the bonus?
Raise your bet from NZ$5 to NZ$6.25 to double your chances of landing Bonus symbols and entering Free Spins naturally. The paytable itself stays the same; you pay more per spin but improve your odds of the feature.
Buffalo King Megaways: randomness at every spin
When it comes versus when you hope. The bonus round arrives when its symbols land, not on a schedule. No pattern tells you when Free Spins will trigger, regardless of your stake or how long you play.
Your session stands alone. One session's outcome—win or loss—is always random. The RTP of 96.52% describes only what happens across millions of spins, never what your session will deliver.
The ceiling you may never touch. The maximum win of NZ$1,500,000 is a ceiling so high it reaches almost never. Betting at the top limit does not bring that prize closer.
Buffalo King Megaways: your questions answered
These answers cover how the bonus starts, what each RTP means, trying the demo, and what makes this slot distinct.
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What should you decide before you play?
Plan before you play. Decide your session budget before you place your first bet. This slot's high volatility means wins arrive less frequently and can be much larger, so plan an amount you're comfortable spending.
When do you walk away? Set a stopping point in advance, whether you've won or lost. Winning a large payout is a good moment to step away, not a reason to continue spinning.
Limits on your account. Use Reelraven's deposit limits and loss limits to cap what you can spend in a session or over time. These account tools prevent you from chasing losses.
Buffalo King: when to take a pause. Take a break if the game stops feeling like fun, or use self-exclusion to pause your account. Gambling Helpline New Zealand and The Problem Gambling Foundation offer free support.