Fire Stampede

In Fire Stampede, the designers plunge us into the heart of the great plains of the Wild West, where flaming herds of buffalo race down the hills at full speed for a stampede of winnings. Their fiery hooves set the prairie ablaze with every stride, as players wait patiently for the prizes to fall.

A word of caution, though, as these powerful beasts can also burn you if you’re not careful! The special Connect & Collect feature is there to tame their ardor. Connect special symbols up to the 6th reel to land free spins, multipliers, wilds or various exceptional jackpots up to 4000x the stake.

Riding alongside these impetuous fire buffaloes requires an initial bet of $0.20 to $240 per spin. The Fire Stampede slot’s grid is located on the right-hand side of the screen, while the flaming bison menacingly appears on the left-hand side of the reels. A 6-reel, 5-row configuration allows for the formation of 1875 ways to win, note also the presence of two special positions at the ends of the third reel, bringing special symbols during play. Also, the last reel is reserved for special symbols, as we’ll see later. Spinning the reels will let you feel the high volatility of this slot, with an RTP of 96% and a maximum winning potential of 4275x the stake.

Connect the ways to win mega boosters!

All symbols pay from left to right on adjacent reels, starting with the left-most reel. The A, K, Q, J, 10 and 9 symbols can pay between 0.20x and 2x the stake, while the cactus, bald eagle, gold nuggets and buffalo can boost prizes from 0.50x to 10x the stake. There’s a Wild capable of replacing all symbols except the Connect & Collect, which appears on all reels in the base game or during Free Spins.

For scorching hot gameplay, the Connect & Collect feature enlivens the Fire Stampede game, and Free Spins can follow with numerous winnings.

Connect & Collect

The Connect & Collect symbol can appear anywhere on reels 1 to 5. Find Connect & Collect symbols lined up on adjacent reels from left to right, starting with the leftmost until the symbol string reaches one of the special positions on the third reel or the sixth reel. In this case, you’ll win the prize at that position.

In the base game and in Free Spins, special positions can trigger the following features:

• Respins: Can only fall on special positions on the third reel. Up to 5 respins can be triggered, during which all Connect & Collect symbols that fell to trigger the bonus remain in place and the other reel positions spin again. If further Connect & Collect symbols appear, they in turn remain in place until no more respins are triggered.
• Money Value: When this symbol is hit, a prize worth 2x to 800x the stake is won.
• Add Wilds: When this symbol is reached, wilds are added on reels 2 to 5.
• Free Spins: If Connect & Collect symbols reach this symbol, then 7, 10, 15, 20 or 25 Free Spins will be triggered with a prize of 2x the total stake in addition.
• Minor, Major & Grand Awards: If one of these jackpots is reached, then the Minor prize of 25x the stake, the Major prize of 200x the stake or the Grand prize of 4000x the stake is won. Note that it’s also possible to randomly trigger the Grand Award after any spin.

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Free Spins

The Sheriff’s badge is a Scatter symbol, appearing on all reels and representing another opportunity to access Free Spins. Find 3, 4 or 5 Scatter symbols to trigger Free Spins. The bonus starts with the total number of Free Spins collected from all Free Spins symbols, plus 7, 10 or 15 Free Spins with 3, 4 or 5 Scatter symbols respectively.

As more Free Spins symbols are reached by collecting Connect & Collect symbols, these are added to the number of Free Spins remaining.

Buy Free Spins

It’s also possible to buy access to the Free Spins bonus for 100x the total stake.

Tame the Flaming

Bison Pragmatic Play reuses Connect & Collect functionality to focus Fire Stampede’s appeal on this level. The special positions on the third reel increase the possibilities of access to the various bonuses, including Respins, which give an extra chance to get a line of Connect & Collect symbols until the last reel where all the features are concentrated. With a payout of up to 4275x the stake, the Fire Stampede game is rather captivating although the entire theme and gameplay has already been used in the past.