Bomb Bonanza

Get ready for some explosive reel action on the video slot from Pragmatic Play. Bomb Bonanza bangs fifty pay lines across a 5×3 format with wild substitutions and a random spreading wild feature of up to 5×5 screen-covering size. Break into the free spins bonus for guaranteed expanding wilds by collecting gold nuggets for wins of up to 2,015x your bet.

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Slot Details

Bomb Bonanza is a video slot with 5 reels, 5 rows and 50 pay lines. match three or more adjacent symbols from the leftmost reel along pay lines for a win. You can dig for gold from 0.25 to 125 credits per spin. This game has a 5/5 very high volatility rating and a 96.46% RTP rating. Alternative RTP versions will be chosen at some online casinos of 95.50% and 94.50%. You can check the in-game info to see which version is in play upon loading.

A keen prospector stands in the centre of a town in ruins due to his explosive exploits, no doubt. Slow piano bar music plays a relaxing tune for the pyromaniacal prospector, who takes us into his mine for more explosive action in the free spins. The game has a familiar leading design and feel that has become synonymous with the Pragmatic Play games.

The pay symbols start at the low end with the card royals J, Q, K and A, awarding 2x or 3x your stake for five of a kind. A pickaxe, gold pan, sack of gold, and our prospector follow, awarding from 6x to 12x your stake for matching five on a pay line. Bombs represent the wild symbol that substitutes all others except for the free spins scatter, which is self-titled and triggers the bonus game for landing all three on reels 1, 3 and 5.

Bomb Bonanza Slot Features

Pragmatic Play has a range of games with Bonanza in the title, like Sweet Bonanza, Gems Bonanza, Big Bass Bonanza Megaways, etc. Many more game developers add to the list, clearly not shy of stifling the Bonanza search function in casino lobbies. So let’s look at Pragmatic’s plan to make this one stand out among many.

A basic spin of Bomb Bonanza will see players matching symbols along pay lines for a win. When one or more wild symbols land on a spin, each has a chance to expand and spread more wild symbols around its position in a square of 2×2, 3×3, 4×4 or the maximum of 5×5. Expanding wilds will spread up, down, left or right in a randomly chosen way that may move the expansion outside the play area.

Land three scatters on reels one, three and five on a spin to trigger 6 Bomb Bonanza Free Spins. The reels change to feature a special gold nugget symbol, which works in conjunction with a nugget collect meter next to the play area. Collected nuggets explode from the reels allowing new symbols to cascade and fill the gaps.

Collect nuggets during free spins to win extra spins and larger expanding wilds for any remaining spins as follows:

• Collect 5 Golden Nuggets | Level 2: Awards 4 extra free spins with all wilds expanding to 2×2.
• Collect 5 Golden Nuggets | Level 3: Awards 2 extra free spins with 3×3 wilds.
• Collect 5 Golden Nuggets | Level 4: Awards 2 extra free spins with 4×4 wilds.
• Collect 3 Golden Nuggets | Level 5: Awards an extra spin with all wilds expanding to 5×5.

The round starts on level 1, with wilds staying at a 1×1 size. All wild symbols are guaranteed to expand into their corresponding sizes upon reaching level 2 onwards.

Final Verdict

Bomb Bonanza has relatively simple gameplay centred around spreading wilds. During the base game, one may appear on any spin to interrupt the hunt for the bonus, where the real explosive mining for wins begins. Collecting golden nuggets is the key to coming close to the game’s 2,015x bet potential, although because wilds can spread out of the play area, reaching upper levels is no guarantee of success.

Bomb Bonanza – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. On the Bomb Bonanza slot by Pragmatic Play, are the same reel sets used throughout the game?

Pragmatic Play uses different reel sets for the base game and free spins bonus game on the Bomb Bonanza slot.

2. What games can I play similar to Bomb Bonanza from Pragmatic Play?

NetEnt's classic, Creature from the Black Lagoon, features spreading wilds that create a similar effect to Bomb Bonanza, or you could try the studio's Jingle Spin for similar. Miss Wildfire by Elk Studios and Beef Lightning Megaways by Big Time Gaming have wild expanding mechanics.

3. On Bomb Bonanza by Pragmatic Play, how many golden nuggets must be collected to trigger 5x5 wilds?

Eighteen golden nuggets must be collected during free spins to activate 5x5 wilds.

Fun Fact

Entertainment was sparse during the Californian Gold Rush between 1848 – 1855, and one of the main attractions for workers who toiled for long, arduous days for scraps of gold was coming together from miles apart for bull and bear fights.

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