Push Gaming · 2022
Big Bamboo is a high volatility slot by Push Gaming on a 5x6 grid. This page sets out its figures, rounds and bonus modes before you spin.
Know what to expect
Most players worry they cannot tell what a percentage means for their money, so each figure gets a plain answer.
| What is it? | Current setting |
|---|---|
| Provider | Push Gaming |
| RTP versions | 96.13% / 96.52% / 96.71% / 96.74% / 96.76% / 96.94% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid layout | 5x6 |
| Maximum win multiple | x50,000 |
| Maximum win in money | A$5,000,000 |
| Release date | 03/03/2022 |
Reels spin on a fixed 5x6 grid, and the theme brings Chinese motifs together with monkeys and a panda. The game runs 50 fixed win lines, and only the highest win on each line pays. Wins start at two matching symbols, so a round can pay even when only a pair lands on a line. Each round ends when the reels stop, and the total of all winning lines is credited.
Enough Scatter symbols on reels 2 to 4 open the Free Games Feature, where each low symbol converted to bamboo adds spins and a multiplier. A Mystery Bamboo can uncover a Golden Bamboo, which starts a respin with Instant Prize and Collector symbols. After free spins are awarded, a Gamble ladder lets you collect or risk them, and a losing rung forfeits the spins.
Inside Big Bamboo
After this, you will recognise the bonus and win screens before you play.
Big Bamboo bonuses
Read this before you hit a bonus, or when a Scatter lands on reels 2-4.
Enough Scatter, BONUS and Gamble Scatter symbols on reels 2-4 start the mode. You get free spins and a right-hand Low-Symbol meter with four card-suit symbols. Each conversion of a low symbol to bamboo adds bonus spins and a multiplier. More Scatter landings retrigger spins.
Base Game spinsFree spins
When a Mystery Bamboo reveal symbol uncovers a Golden Bamboo symbol underneath, the Golden Bamboo feature begins. Each Golden Bamboo position spins through Instant Prize, Multiplier, Scatter, Gamble Scatter and Collector symbols until resolved. Then Instant Prize and Collector values are summed and multiplied by the Base Bet and any landed multipliers.
Base Game spinRespin prizes
After a Free Spins trigger, a vertical prize ladder appears with the awarded tier highlighted. You can collect the current award or gamble it for a chance at a higher ladder tier. A losing rung forfeits the free spins entirely.
Free Spins roundCollect or gamble
Four purchase options share one Base Bet stepper: no low symbols converted, 2 low symbols converted, 4 low symbols converted (no gamble step offered), and Mystery Free Spins. Mystery Free Spins randomly resolves into one of the other three outcomes.
Before the spinA chosen outcome
Each price is a multiple of the bet, so at a A$1 bet the cost is shown in the table.
| Purchase | Pay | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| No Low Symbols Converted | x99 · A$99 | – |
| 2 Low Symbols Converted | x179 · A$179 | – |
| 4 Low Symbols Converted | x608 · A$608 | – |
| Mystery Free Spins | x300 · A$300 | – |
Spins on the 5x6 grid pay back a share of the stake over time. That share is the RTP, shown per A$100 staked in the table, and the version we run is shown in the game rules.
| Version | RTP | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1 | 96.94% | Unavailable |
| Version 2 | 96.76% | Unavailable |
| Version 3 | 96.74% | Unavailable |
| Version 4 | 96.71% | Unavailable |
| Version 5 | 96.52% | Unavailable |
| Version 6 | 96.13% | Supported |
Round guide
You will know each step of a round before you place the first bet.
The reels wait for your Base Bet, which can go from A$0.10 up to A$100. The paytable uses A$0.40, and each win is measured against the bet you pick.
The reels form wins on 50 fixed lines shown in the paytable. Only the highest win per line pays, and a round pays at most 50,000 times the Base Bet.
A Mystery Bamboo reveal can uncover a Golden Bamboo, which starts a respin. Instant Prize and Collector values add up, then multiply by the Base Bet and any landed Multiplier.
Enough Scatter/BONUS symbols on reels 2 to 4 start the Free Games Feature. Each full conversion of a low symbol to bamboo on the right-hand meter adds spins and a multiplier.
The reels stop after each spin, and nothing on them tells you what comes next. Set your limit before the first spin, then stop once you reach it.
Payout table
The payouts below are in A$ at the example bet of A$0.40, and more matching symbols on a line pay more.
| A$ win | 2+ | 3+ | 4+ | 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 WILDWild | A$0.20 | A$0.80 | A$4 | A$60 |
 Panda | A$0.20 | A$0.80 | A$4 | A$60 |
 Wild Boar | – | A$0.20 | A$0.80 | A$8 |
 Monkey | – | A$0.16 | A$0.64 | A$6.40 |
 Bird | – | A$0.12 | A$0.48 | A$4.80 |
 Club | – | A$0.04 | A$0.08 | A$0.16 |
 Heart | – | A$0.04 | A$0.08 | A$0.16 |
 Spade | – | A$0.04 | A$0.08 | A$0.16 |
 Diamond | – | A$0.04 | A$0.08 | A$0.16 |
Two routes, no stake
By the end you will know how to test the game and what a real account requires.
Spins in the demo cost no money and pay nothing. The real game needs a Beepbeep Casino account and a player aged 18+.
Play real moneyThe reels decide when the bonus round arrives, and nobody can predict that moment in advance. How often the Free Games Feature or Golden Bamboo Feature starts is not known before a session begins. The result of one session is random, and it stays random whatever the RTP version. A high RTP does not promise a bonus soon, and a long dry spell does not mean one is due.
Each spin on the reels pays back at the rate of the RTP version this site runs. Which version that is shown only in the game rules, so read them before the first spin and match the version against the RTP table on this page.
A winning round on the reels can reach 50,000 times the Base Bet, which is the win cap of this slot. That ceiling is reached very rarely, so treat it as a limit on the top prize, not as an expected result.
Players must be 18 or older. Call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 for support, or register with BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Set the amount you can afford to lose on Big Bamboo before the first spin, and do not raise it during the session.
Decide when you stop before you start, including after a big win on the Golden Bamboo respin or the Free Games Feature.
Use the deposit and loss limits in your account settings so that a long session cannot spend more than you planned.
Take a pause or self-exclude through BetStop once Big Bamboo stops being fun, and walk away from the reels.
Big Bamboo lobby
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Big Bamboo facts
Short answers on RTP, demo play, maximum win, bonus buy and volatility before your first bet.
Big Bamboo comes in six RTP versions, from 96.13% to 96.94%. RTP is the long-run return per A$100 staked, so it describes the average over many spins. It does not predict what a single session will pay.
Big Bamboo is played at bets from A$0.10 to A$100 a spin, so a low stake lets you watch how a round runs before you raise it. The paytable itself is shown at A$0.40, and the 50 fixed win lines are diagrammed there.
Big Bamboo pays up to 50,000 times the Base Bet per round. At the A$1 top bet in the example, that is A$50,000. At the highest bet of A$100, the same cap reads A$5,000,000.
Yes, Big Bamboo has four bonus buy options, priced from A$99 to A$608 at the A$1 example bet. Each one sits on a shared Base Bet stepper, and Mystery Free Spins randomly resolves into one of the other three.
Big Bamboo has high volatility. Wins tend to come in larger, less frequent swings, so a session can run long without a big payout and then turn quickly. How often the bonus lands cannot be known in advance.
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