Design and Audio
The slot has an Asian setting full of long bamboo trees. It's an ideal home for pandas, for they thrive on stems, shoots, and leaves from bamboo. But the game doesn't promise you a zen-like experience just because there are pandas symbolically representing Zen philosophy. Instead, the forest remains illuminated with a sort of spiritual light and sparkles, which renders a mystical experience to players.
Serene and peaceful music keeps playing throughout the game, adding to Big Bamboo's overall meditative experience.
Features
There's so much happening during the base game and bonus rounds of Big Bamboo that the gameplay never looks boring.
Mystery Bamboo Symbols
When Mystery Bamboo Symbols hit, these symbols transform into pay symbols, including wild and Golden Bamboo symbols.
Golden Bamboo
The Golden Bamboo feature triggers if mystery symbols display golden bamboo symbols. Positions marked with golden bamboo symbols spin individually to display one of the following options:
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Instant Prize: a stake multiplier between 1x to 5000x the total bet
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Collector Symbols: collects value from all instant prizes and collector symbols on screen. The collector symbol remains on screen throughout the feature while the remaining positions spin.
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Multiplier: increases the value of instant prize or collector symbols by providing a multiplier between x2 and x10.
Scatters and Gamble Scatters might also appear during the Golden Bamboo feature. If the scatter symbols appear on reels 2 and 3 during the base game, there's a chance the gamble scatter might appear on the fourth reel. If it happens, the gamble scatter position spins to produce any of the following outcomes:
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4-9 free spins
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7-9 free spins with two low-paying symbols substituted to mystery bamboo symbols
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8-10 free spins with 4 low-paying symbols substituted to mystery bamboo symbols
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No rewards - a blank spin
Gamble Feature
In case the gamble scatter symbol offers 4 to 9 free spins, you may gamble to win more free spins. A wheel spins to reveal whether you win the gamble or not. If your gamble is successful, more free spins add to your tally. If not, all free spins are forfeited.
Free Spins
If a scatter symbol lands during the free spins feature, it fills one of the four dots next to a low-paying symbol meter. Once all four dots fill up, the low-pay symbol converts into a mystery bamboo symbol. Similarly, you can convert all low-pay symbols. The 1st conversion awards +4 free spins, while the 2nd and 3rd conversion provides +3 extra free spins. In the last symbol conversion, you win +2 free spins.
Converted symbols also come with multipliers, which apply to the total amount generated during the Golden Bamboo feature. For the first, second, third, and fourth converted symbols, you get x2, x3, x5, and x10, multipliers, respectively.
Bonus Buy Feature
Hitting the star symbol next to the grid takes you inside the bonus buy feature. Here you get options to purchase four variations of free spins. They are as follows:
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99x the stake for 7 to 9 bonus spins
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179x the stake for 7 to 9 bonus spins with two converted symbols
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608x the stake for 8 to 10 bonus spins with four converted symbols
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300x the stake for randomly allotting bonus spins and converted symbols
Note that the bonus buy feature might not be available in some jurisdictions.
Payouts
Big Bamboo's paytable is neatly arranged with low and high-paying symbols. At the lower end are four card suits offering 0.4x the stake for five matching ones. Higher up the pay ladder are birds, monkeys, warthogs, and pandas offering 12x to 150x the stake for landing five identical symbols. Wilds also pay and, like pandas, offer 150x the bet for lining up five similar ones across the payline.
Theme
The slot offers an Asian setting deep inside a bamboo wood. Although it deals with forests and animals, with a specific focus on pandas, Big Bamboo exudes meditative and spiritual vibes with an Asiatic touch.
Volatility
Big Bamboo is a highly volatile slot. So, be prepared to face a long winless streak before big wins come your way.
About the Game Provider
Push Gaming is an innovative game provider, operating in the igaming industry for over a decade. Compared to most other software developers, Push Gaming releases slots less frequently. But when it comes to quality, few can match the standards of this brand. With just over 25 slots in its portfolio, each is a distinguished title with amazing visuals and top-notch features. The company has partnered with over 200 operators, which also includes a good many crypto-gambling platforms.
