Push Gaming · 2022
Big Bamboo is a high volatility video slot from Push Gaming with a 5x6 grid and Chinese, monkey and panda themes, shown here before the first spin.
Pick Big Bamboo if you want a slot with a Chinese theme, monkeys and a panda on a 5x6 grid. The base game pays along 50 fixed win lines, and the paytable diagrams each one. A win needs at least two matching symbols on a line, and only the highest win per line is paid. The grid never changes shape in base play, so each round is checked against the same lines.
Choose Big Bamboo over a simpler slot if you want features that build. Free spins start when enough Scatter symbols land on reels 2 to 4, and a side meter adds spins and a multiplier as low symbols convert to bamboo. A Mystery Bamboo can uncover a Golden Bamboo respin, and the Gamble step lets you risk a free spins award for a higher tier.
Number guide
Most players worry that a return percentage hides how their money really moves.
| Game setting | Shown as |
|---|---|
| Provider | Push Gaming |
| RTP (return to player) | 96.13% / 96.52% / 96.71% / 96.74% / 96.76% / 96.94% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid (reels by rows) | 5x6 |
| Maximum win multiple | x50,000 |
| Maximum win at top bet | A$5,000,000 |
| Release date | 03/03/2022 |
During free spins
Before a first bet, most players wonder what the screens look like, so these show them.
Big Bamboo extras
It answers the most common worry: how a bonus starts and what happens next.
Land enough Scatter, BONUS or Gamble Scatter symbols on reels 2 to 4 and the Free Games Feature starts with free spins. The right-hand meter tracks four card-suit low symbols. Each full low-symbol conversion to bamboo adds bonus spins and a multiplier. Further scatter landings retrigger extra spins.
Base game spinsExtra free spins
Land a Mystery Bamboo reveal that uncovers a Golden Bamboo to start a respin. Each Golden Bamboo position spins through Instant Prize, Multiplier, Scatter, Gamble Scatter and Collector symbols until resolved. Summed Instant Prize and Collector values are multiplied by the Base Bet and any landed multipliers.
Mystery Bamboo revealSummed prize values
Decide at the ladder after a Free Spins trigger: collect the current award, or gamble it for a chance at a higher ladder tier. A vertical prize ladder shows the awarded tier highlighted. A losing rung forfeits the free spins entirely.
Free Spins triggerA higher tier
Pick one of four options on the shared Base Bet stepper. Three fixed options set the low symbols converted at none, 2 or 4. The 4-converted option offers no gamble step. Mystery Free Spins randomly resolves into one of the other three outcomes.
Before the purchaseA chosen outcome
Before you buy, set the bet, since each price is a fixed multiple of it; the table lists the money at A$5.
| Purchase | Price (A$) | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| No Low Symbols Converted | x99 · A$495 | – |
| 2 Low Symbols Converted | x179 · A$895 | – |
| 4 Low Symbols Converted | x608 · A$3,040 | – |
| Mystery Free Spins | x300 · A$1,500 | – |
Before you bet, know what RTP means: the average share of each staked amount returned over a very long run, on an A$100 basis. The game rules show the version Crownplay runs.
| Payout level | RTP | Factory setting |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.94% | Excluded |
| Variant 2 | 96.76% | Excluded |
| Variant 3 | 96.74% | Excluded |
| Variant 4 | 96.71% | Excluded |
| Variant 5 | 96.52% | Excluded |
| Variant 6 | 96.13% | Supported |
Big Bamboo payouts
The payouts below are in money at the A$1 bet, and more matching symbols pay more.
| In A$ | 2+ | 3+ | 4+ | 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 WILDWild | A$0.50 | A$2 | A$10 | A$150 |
 Panda | A$0.50 | A$2 | A$10 | A$150 |
 Wild Boar | – | A$0.50 | A$2 | A$20 |
 Monkey | – | A$0.40 | A$1.60 | A$16 |
 Bird | – | A$0.30 | A$1.20 | A$12 |
 Club | – | A$0.10 | A$0.20 | A$0.40 |
 Heart | – | A$0.10 | A$0.20 | A$0.40 |
 Spade | – | A$0.10 | A$0.20 | A$0.40 |
 Diamond | – | A$0.10 | A$0.20 | A$0.40 |
Round walkthrough
Crownplay Casino lays out each round in order, so you know what happens before you bet.
Pick a bet between A$0.10 and A$100 before the first spin. Each win is a multiple of that bet, so A$1 and A$5 stakes pay in the same proportion.
Look at the 50 fixed lines on the 5x6 grid, since two matching symbols on a line can already pay. Only the highest win per line is paid.
Watch for Mystery Bamboo reveals, since one can uncover a Golden Bamboo and start the Golden Bamboo Feature. Any landed Multiplier then multiplies that feature's total.
Land enough Scatter and Gamble Scatter symbols on reels 2 to 4 to trigger the Free Games Feature. A right-hand meter tracks the four card-suit low symbols as they convert.
Set a spending limit before you start, and stop when you reach it. If play stops feeling like a choice, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858.
Setting your Base Bet is the first decision before any spin. How often the bonus round comes is not known in advance. No earlier result shows what the next spin pays. Two players with the same bet can finish a session far apart, and the result of one session is random whatever the RTP.
Before you stake, look up which RTP version Crownplay Casino runs for Big Bamboo. That version is shown only in the game rules. Two versions of the same slot can return different shares of the stake, so the rules are the place to check.
Before you chase a result, read the maximum win as a ceiling, not a goal. Big Bamboo's maximum win is reached very rarely. No one can know in advance whether a session will come near it, and this page gives no odds for it.
Practise without a deposit
At Crownplay Casino, the trial comes first, so every stake is a choice you make knowingly.
Pick the demo to learn the rules. It needs no money and pays nothing; the real game needs an account at Crownplay Casino and the legal age of 18+.
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This game is for players aged 18+. Get help in Australia: call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858, or register with BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Decide how much you can lose before the first spin, and keep that amount separate from money for bills. Once it is spent, the session is over.
Set your stop point before you start, and keep it after a large win too.
Set deposit and loss limits in your account before the first spin, and change them only when you are calm.
When the game stops being fun, take a pause, or register with BetStop to self-exclude.
Big Bamboo guide
Useful before the first spin, when the rules and costs are still unclear to you.
The maximum win is 50,000 times the Base Bet in one round. The highest allowed bet of A$100 turns that into A$5,000,000. The A$5 example bet caps the win at A$250,000.
Yes, the bonus can be bought. Four options sit on one shared Base Bet stepper, and their costs run from 99 to 608 times the bet. Mystery Free Spins randomly resolves into one of the other three outcomes.
Free spins start when enough Scatter and BONUS symbols, or Gamble Scatter symbols, land on reels 2 to 4. The feature awards a set of free spins and a Low-Symbol conversion meter on the right. Each full conversion adds spins and a multiplier, and further scatter landings retrigger spins.
The lowest bet is A$0.10 and the highest is A$100. This page uses A$1 and A$5 as examples, and the paytable shows figures for a A$1 bet. Those examples are not the game limits.
Big Bamboo's own maximum win is 50,000 times the bet, below the 75,000 times of Big Bamboo 2. Each title in the series sets its own cap and RTP, and the RTP options of this slot run from 96.13 to 96.94. Bamboo Ways caps at 25,000 times.
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