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Did you know that the American buffalo is actually a bison and that buffaloes don’t even live in America? The true home of the buffalo is Africa and Asia, while bison live in America and Europe. Even so, I am positive that most of the Yanks will keep calling them buffaloes, eh?
Unfortunately, buffaloes can’t be seen on the breathtaking plains of New Zealand. However, the Playtech product offers a beautiful picture of American grasslands, where the reels are set. The translucent reels would have secured an even better view of the prairie.
In the Buffalo Blitz pokie machine, the buffalo is the king of the prairie. It is the top-paying regular symbol that tends to land in stacks. On the reels, you will also come across mountain lions, racoons, grizzly bears, and elks. Playing cards represent low-value symbols.
The diamond is Wild that substitutes for all regular symbols and appears on all reels but the first. Free Games Scatter triggers up to 100 free spins at once.
Buffalo Blitz pokie features 6 reels and 4 rows, offering 4,096 ways to win. To pocket a payout, players need to land matching symbols on at least two successive reels, beginning from the leftmost reel. A three of a kind is the minimum for low-value icons.
Buffalo pays the most in the 2016 release, paying 7.5x the bet for six of a kind. Mountain lions and racoons offer 6.5x the bet each for the maximum combo. Landing six grizzly bears or elks on successive reels will win you 5x.
Betting starts at $0.20 and goes up to $80 per single spin. Just set the coin value somewhere between $0.01 and $2, and you are ready to go. This high-volatility game comes with an RTP of 95.96% and offers a max payout of 10,000x the bet.
We are not supposed to hunt down the animals in the Playtech title. Our mission is to trigger bonus features that can enhance our odds. There aren’t many of them, and everything revolves around the Free Spins feature.
By landing 3 or more Scatters on the reels, you will trigger up to 100 free spins. While testing the game, I never triggered more than 15 at once. Within the feature, it is possible to get extra free spins with 2+ Scatters. I managed to add up to 10 free spins to my tally.
Winning payouts in free spins is not easy, at least that was the case with me. I got a few winning free spins. The good news is that each of them yielded rather high payouts.
Diamond Wild turns into Multiplier Wild during the Free Spins feature. It lands on all reels but the first, and adds a 2x, 3x, or 5x multiplier when part of a winning combo. If two Multiplier Wilds are in the same winning combinations, multipliers are added together.
I did not get so many Multiplier Wilds, and none of them came with a 5x multiplier.
Players will love Buffalo Blitz because of its simplicity, both regarding its looks and the features it offers. The visuals are crisp and clean, while the soundtrack follows the theme completely. Buffaloes land in stacks, thus helping you to form winning combos more easily. Even so, note that this is a high-volatility slot. Wins will not occur often but can be quite substantial.
I was not able to land huge payouts and loads of free spins while testing the game, but it doesn’t mean it will happen to you. Buffalo Blitz is one of the most popular Playtech pokie machines for a reason. The popularity of the 2016 release made Playtech create two sequels.
First, there is the Buffalo Blitz 2, with up to 14,400 ways to win. The fans of the Megaways game engine will be stoked to know that there is also the Buffalo Blitz Megaways pokie machine, offering up to 117,649 ways to win and 4 progressive jackpots. We have to agree with the army of followers and rate the original game 9.3.
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