The Prairie Awaits in Wild Bison Stampede

Animal-themed slots are plentiful, so for a game to stand out in this crowded category, you need a title that excels on all fronts. Fortunately, that’s exactly what Slotmill has accomplished with Wild Bison Stampede. This slot has gorgeous visuals, exciting bonus rounds, and a chance to score an impressive 6,688x top prize.

We’ll be walking you through the ins and outs of this thrilling title in this review. We’ll walk you through the volatility and bonus rounds to help you decide if Wild Bison Stampede is the right game for you.

Wild Bison Stampede Visuals

You don’t need to cram every last inch of the background with details to make things look good. The right amount of detail and a few fancy effects are more than enough for players to fill in the gaps. We see shrubs and cacti, faraway mountains and a whole lot of empty land between it all, and instantly imagine a sprawling prairie. The occasional gust of wind blowing dust all over the place adds to the immersion.

Available symbols are split into low and high-paying tiers. Lower-value icons include colourful playing card royals, while high-paying symbols include raccoons, lynxes, wolves, and eagles. The bison plays the role of Wild, while a golden coin with a bison on it is the Scatter.

Wild Bison Stampede Gameplay and Features

You play this Slotmill release on a 5×4 grid with 20 fixed paylines. Scoring wins requires three or more identical symbols to appear next to one another on a payline. Winning combinations must start on the leftmost reel; otherwise, the cash prize won’t be awarded.

Wild Bonuses

During normal gameplay, there are two Wild bonuses you can benefit from. The first are stacked Wilds, which can appear on the second and fourth reels. Stacked Wilds cover the entire reel, though each covered position counts as a separate Wild, allowing them to participate in multiple wins.

The second Wild bonus that can trigger is Random Wilds. When it triggers, it adds single and stacked Wilds to the reels, potentially resulting in a big win. Random Wilds can only trigger during normal gameplay.

Free Spins

Three Scatters on the first, third, and fifth reels activate the Free Spins bonus. There are three types of free spins in the game, and which one you get is determined using a coin flip.

• Sticky Wild Free Spins grants 9 free spins during which any single-symbol Wilds become sticky. They remain on the reels until the feature ends. Filling an entire reel with Wilds turns it into a stacked Wild and awards one extra free spin.
• Nudging Wild Free Spins award 7 free spins with sticky stacked Wilds on all reels. Stacked Wilds that appear partially on a reel will nudge up or down until they cover the entire reel. Each stacked Wild on the screen grants an extra spin.
• Super Free Spins give 12 free spins that combine Sticky Wild and Nudging Wild bonuses. Single Wilds on reels one, three, and five are sticky, while Stacked Wilds on reels two and four can nudge if necessary.

Xtra Bet

Wild Bison Stampede offers an Xtra Bet feature. It increases your base bet by 50% but increases your chance of activating one of the Free Spins features by 3x.

Fast Track

You can use the Fast Track bonus to immediately activate one of the features in this Slotmill release. Available Fast Track bonuses and their prices are:

• Random Single Wild – adds a single Wild in a random position. Costs 30x your stake.
• Random Stacked Wild – places a stacked Wild in a random position. Costs 40x your bet.
• Sticky Wild Bonus – triggers the Sticky Wild Free Spins feature. Costs 80x your wager.
• Nudging Wild Bonus – activates the Nudging Wild Free Spins feature. Costs 100x your stake.
• Super Bonus – awards the Super Free Spins feature. Costs 400x your bet.

Wild Bison Stampede RTP and Payouts

The RTP for the Wild Bison Stampede slot is 96.01% during normal gameplay. Using Xtra Bet and Fast Track features, you can increase it to a degree. The highest RTP option is buying the Super Bonus, which raises the RTP to 96.39%. This does give a slight advantage to players who can spend the money, but not by a significant amount.

This Slotmill title walks the tightrope between medium and high variance, though it skews more towards high volatility. The top prize you can win playing this slot is 6,688x your stake.