Big Bamboo

Apparently, it’s not just pandas that are fond of bamboo, with many online software providers incorporating it into various online slots. As many punters would expect, this title revolves around a hungry panda. However, the bamboo itself is perhaps even more prominent.

The Big Bamboo slot is set in the middle of an Asian rainforest, with animated leaves occasionally dropping in from above.

It’s also worth mentioning that this release features three layers of audio, including background music, occasional animal sounds, and various effects for matching combinations.

This game was created by Push Gaming, a reputable provider that likes to include a variety of new components to each of their titles. In the past, they found success with online slots such as Gems of the Gods, Meet the Meerkats and Bonus Beans.

When looking at their portfolio, it’s evident that Push Gaming likes to use unique themes across their range, while also making them easy on the eye!

Game Features

All of the standard icons in Big Bamboo are shown as different playing card suits, including a blue diamond, a green spade, a purple heart, and a red club.

These are then followed by the premiums, which include a bird, a monkey, a pig, and a panda chomping on some bamboo. Should five of these premium icons form a matching combination, players will be awarded with 12x, 16x, 20x, or 150x their stake size, respectively.

For the special icons, there is a golden wild, which can replace any of the standard or premium symbols if a combination is possible. There are two types of scatters, a regular and a gamble variation, with both being responsible for triggering the main bonus. Finally, there are bamboo mystery symbols that can reveal any symbol or a singular golden bamboo cane. If more than one mystery icon is on screen, they will all show the same symbol.

Should the mystery icon reveal a golden bamboo, each will spin and land on one of four potential outcomes. The first is a fixed value, which will be awarded to the player once the spin has concluded.

Next is a Collector that will accumulate all fixed-value icons in view, display the total amount, and lock in place. This allows all of the empty golden bamboo symbols to spin again.

A multiplier of 2x to 10x can be displayed, before this value is applied to all fixed values and collector icons in view. Last but not least, the golden bamboo symbol can also show a combination of scatter icons, in order to trigger the bonus.

This bonus can also be activated by landing standard scatter icons on reels 2 and 3, alongside a gamble scatter on reel 4. If this happens, the gamble scatter will then reveal 4-9 spins, 7-9 spins with two standard symbols converted to mystery icons, or 8 to 10 free spins with all four standard symbols converted to mystery icons.

Before the bonus mode starts, players will be taken to a gamble screen. Here, they can choose to wager their free spins to potentially move up a tier or leave empty handed, which is decided by the outcome of a wheel. Of course, players can also collect immediately or after a successful spin, in order to start the round.

The first thing players may notice when the bonus loads is the meter on the right. Each of the standard icons will have four dots surrounding them, with a multiplier also being present. Should a scatter symbol drop into play, it will be collected in order to fill one of the aforementioned dots.

If all four get filled, players will receive an additional 4, 3, or 2 spins, depending on the level. A different multiplier will also be unlocked once four dots have been filled. However, this will only be applied to any potential winnings from the golden bamboo symbols. This mode can also be retriggered if the golden bamboo icons show +1, +2, or +3, with the corresponding number of spins being added to the tally!