Big Wild Buffalo
Six reels, four rows and 4,096 ways for symbols to connect, with buffalo wilds that turn a quiet grid into a loud one. It is in our pokies lobby now, in demo mode or for real money in AUD.
A plains stampede built on 4,096 ways
Big Wild Buffalo is a high volatility pokie from Belatra that drops the old payline map and pays on ways instead. The grid runs six reels wide and four symbols deep, so every column gives you four chances to match, and the arithmetic works out at 4,096 possible ways for symbols to connect from the leftmost reel across.
You do not need to learn a line pattern. If the same symbol lands on consecutive reels starting at reel one, you are paid, whatever row each one sits on. Bison, eagles, wolves and big cats share the grid with card ranks, and the payouts step up sharply between the two groups, which is why six of a kind on the top animal feels nothing like six card ranks.
We list it under online pokies in the lobby. Open it on a desktop browser or a phone, set a stake you are happy to repeat, and the ways engine does the counting for you.
Buffalo wilds
The buffalo substitutes for the standard symbols, so a gap in an otherwise connected run can still be filled. A wild sitting deep in the grid often completes several ways at once, because each row is counted on its own.
Ways, not lines
Wins are read left to right across neighbouring reels. Three matching symbols on reels one, two and three pay whether they land high or low. That freedom is exactly where the 4,096 figure comes from.
Scatters into free spins
Enough scatters in one spin opens the free spin round, and those spins carry multipliers. The scatter count and the multiplier structure are printed in the game's info panel, which you can open from the menu before anything is staked.
Where the multipliers live
The free spin round is the part of Big Wild Buffalo that carries a session. Spins arrive with a multiplier applied to wins, so the same connected run that paid modestly in the base game pays several times more once the feature is running.
Because a high volatility pokie holds most of its prize money back for the feature, the base game can run cool for a while. That is the design rather than bad luck. Think of the base game as the part that funds the feature, and the feature as the part that pays.
Multiplier values, spin counts and any re-trigger rule sit in the info panel inside the game window. We would rather send you to the screen that cannot be out of date than print figures the studio is free to change.
Play Big Wild BuffaloHigh volatility, and a session you can actually plan
Volatility describes the shape of your results, not how much a game returns over time. High volatility means fewer winning spins and bigger ones when they land. On this pokie that shows up as long stretches of small returns broken by a feature that can clear them in a handful of spins.
The practical lever is stake size. Pick a bet that lets you spin at least a few hundred times inside the money you have set aside, because the feature needs room to appear. A player with A$100 betting A$2 has fifty spins. The same A$100 at A$0.20 has five hundred. Neither is right or wrong, but only one gives the free spin round a fair chance to show up.
Our lobby remembers your last bet level, so glance at the stake selector when you reopen the game after a break.
From demo credits to real AUD
Open the demo
Every pokie in our lobby, this one included, runs on play credits without an account. Nothing is staked and nothing is won, which makes it the cheapest way to learn where the scatters sit and how the ways engine counts.
Create your account
Registration takes about a minute: your name, date of birth, email and an AUD account. You must be 18 or over. The one time identity check comes later, before your first payout.
Fund it your way
PayID, POLi, Neosurf, Visa, Mastercard or crypto. Minimums start at A$10 on Neosurf and A$20 on PayID, POLi and cards, and VegasNow adds no fee of its own. The cashier lists every option.
Switch to real money
Open the game from your logged in account and the stake selector now draws on your balance. Wins settle to the same balance and can be cashed out under the limits on our withdrawals page.
A$7,500 and 200 free spins over three deposits
Deposit one is matched 100% to A$3,000 with 100 spins, deposit two 150% to A$2,500 with 50, deposit three 200% to A$2,000 with 50. From A$20 each, and no code to type.
Claim your bonus
Bonus rules that apply while the reels turn
- Pokies carry 100% weight against the 35x wagering on bonus funds, so spins here count in full. Table and live games count 10% or less.
- Your maximum bet is A$7.50 a spin while any bonus is active. Lower the stake before you start, because going over it can cost you the bonus.
- You have 30 days from the moment a bonus credits to work through the wagering.
- Free spins arrive 20 a day for 10 days at A$0.20 each, and each daily batch can return up to A$100.
- Deposits from A$20 qualify and no promo code is needed. The full conditions sit on our bonus page.
Questions we get about Big Wild Buffalo
Who makes Big Wild Buffalo?
Belatra built it. The studio name appears on the loading screen and in the game's info panel next to the paytable.
What is the return to player?
It is shown in the game's info panel, which opens from the menu inside the game window. We point you there rather than quote a figure, because the panel always carries the version you have loaded.
How many ways can pay?
Up to 4,096. The grid is six reels by four rows and wins count from the left across neighbouring reels, so the row a symbol lands on does not matter.
Can I play it on my phone?
Yes. It runs in your mobile browser on iOS and Android with nothing to install. Our mobile app page shows how to pin VegasNow to your home screen for a full screen view.
Does it count toward wagering?
It does, at 100%, like the rest of our pokies. Keep every spin at or under A$7.50 while bonus funds are in your balance.
Where to next
All our pokies
Browse a lobby of 3,000 plus games by studio, theme and feature.
→Wild Cash x9990
A very high volatility three by three grid with stacking multiplier wilds.
→Mummyland Treasures
Belatra hold and win with collect symbols and jackpot tiers.
→Welcome package
The A$7,500 and 200 spin offer with every condition spelled out.
→