Big Bass Day at the Races

In typical fashion, we see a 5×3 grid in the setup where symbols pay from left to right on 10 paylines – we see this often in the franchise, just like the Christmas Big Bass Bonanza slot. There are also some stunning payouts, as follows:  

• Champagne Bucket – Pays 200x for 5 on a payline   
• Picnic Basket – Pays 100x for 5 on a payline   
• Pint of Beer – Pays 50x for 5 on a payline   
• Binoculars – Pays 50x for 5 on a payline   
• A Symbol – Pays 10x for 5 on a payline   
• K Symbol – Pays 10x for 5 on a payline   
• Q Symbol – Pays 5x for 5 on a payline   
• J Symbol – Pays 5x for 5 on a payline   
• 10 Symbol – Pays 5x for 5 on a payline     

Scatter Symbol – The Fisherman takes the reins and lands on all reels, triggering the Free Spins.   

Wild Symbol – Known as Man Wild, with his winning ticket in hand, this symbol hits on all reels during the Free Spins and can replace all other symbols except for the Scatter and the Money Symbols (cause he collects them)!   

Money Symbol – The horses and jockeys themselves have a value from 1x to 50x the total bet that has a random chance of being collected on every spin in the base game, and 0.2x to 1000x can be won per symbol during the Free Spins bonus.   

Free Spins – Here’s where the fun really kicks off though! This game really wants you to get your Free Spins, two mechanics that help you activate them – whenever 2 Scatters land on the reels, but not a third:  

• There is a chance that a lasso turns a random symbol into a Scatter.    
• When both Scatters can move one position down on the reels, a respin will occur on the remaining reels, and the ones with existing Scatters move one position downwards, giving you the chance to land a third.    

Right, we’ve covered how easy it is to get into the Free Spins round – now it’s time to pick your horses! Before the Free Spins round starts, you get the opportunity to pick your horses, which, when you do, reveal modifiers that will be applied in the Free Spins round. The following modifiers can be drawn:  

• More Free Spins – Adds 1 – 3 additional Free Spins.  
• Fixed Horse – Applies modifiers that guarantee up to 3 Money Symbols hitting on every spin during the whole round!  
• Already Collected Wilds – Adds up to 3 Man Wild Symbols to the progression bar (which we will explain in a moment).  
• Remove the Lowest Horse – This modifier removes the chance for the lowest multiplier value and the second lowest multiplier value to be removed from the Money Symbol’s possible multipliers.  

Now, every time the Man Wild appears on the reels, the special meter fills up at the top of the reels. As it progresses, it grants modifiers, each one better than the last. The further it progresses, the better the prizes, such as extra Free Spins and increasing the multiplier applied to the Money symbols.    

The Man Wild doesn’t only rack up progression points, he also collects winning bets in form of Money Symbols. Sometimes, when the Wild Symbol hits, but no Money symbols are around to be collected, the magic lasso rounds up some horses for the Wild to collect! It works both ways, though, so when we see Money Symbols on the reels and no Wild, there’s a random chance that the Wild will appear in random positions. Then, just to make sure, whenever there’s a Wild, but no Money Symbol, there’s a random chance at the Stampede animation being triggered, which will change all symbols on the screen except the Wild.    

Buy Free Spins – You can also skip the line and use the Bonus Buy option, activating the bonus round for 100x the total current bet.   

Ante Bet – Up the ante, you say? Sure! Enabling the Ante Bet activates a 15x bet multiplier, which causes the gameplay to produce more Scatters.   

When it comes to horse racing, betting starts low at € 0.10 and welcomes up to € 375. A spectacular max win of 5000x awaits all the intricate mechanics to hit it, which we know they will in time. The RTP doesn’t disappoint with a decently high theoretical RTP of 96.07%. The game has a high volatility, rewarding strong betting.   

Now, we’re going to try keep this brief as we know we won’t be doing this free online slot justice with words alone – you need to see it! The famous Fisherman has left his fishing gear behind and now sports a fashionable hat, jacket, and tie. Well. He also sports multiple beard colours and races multiple horses, as well as a wild stud… Actually, he’s everywhere! It’s a welcome sight though as the Big Bass feel is flawlessly converted into a scene of revelry and rivalry as different horses race for the win! The symbols are super appropriate and look great – the pint of beer looked the most enticing after a long race, in our opinion! We were absolutely spoilt when it came to audio – which was completed with horse sound effects on certain symbols landing. The music was also a great driver of the action, keeping us up to speed and ready for anything this wonderful slot could throw at us!  

We think this slot needs no further hyping, as it delivers a solid experience and allows us to live out our high-country fantasies from the comfort of our homes! With its lovely gameplay mechanics both in the base game and Free Spins rounds, along with some breathtaking visuals, this addition to the Big Bass Franchise is more than welcome despite its unique theme in Pragmatic Play’s offer!  

Another theme-based Big Bass is available and it takes us to the olden days of knights and wizards, it’s Big Bass Secrets of the Golden Lake demo! 

Play Front Runner Odds On demo if you’re looking for more interactive horse racing fun!