Buffalo 50

Buffalo 50 Slot Review

A moonlit valley, cliffs on both sides, still water catching the blue of the night sky: the American wilderness at midnight, framed in red and gold. That’s the stage Endorphina have set for Buffalo 50, and it’s a stage worth stopping for. The claim this game makes is a quiet one: that a low-variance animal slot with one mechanic can still justify itself, if the return is right.

The interesting thing about this one is the numbers. It’s a 5×4 grid with 50 paylines, stakes from 0.50 to 200 per spin, and an RTP of 98.06%, which is unusually generous. Sister titles like Fruletta and Chance Machine 5 Dice sit in the same catalogue, and neither gets close to that return.

Symbols, Paylines and the Paytable

Wins are for combinations of a kind, left to right on adjacent reels across enabled paylines. Scatters count from any position. Line wins and scatter wins are added together, and only the highest combination on each payline pays.

All values below are multiples of the total bet:

• Cougar / Eagle – 0.5x for three, 2x for four, 10x for five
• Wolf / Moose – 0.5x for three, 1.5x for four, 5x for five
• A / K – 0.1x for three, 1x for four, 3x for five
• Q / J / 10 / 9 – 0.1x for three, 0.5x for four, 2x for five
• Wild (Buffalo) – 1x for three, 5x for four, 20x for five
• Scatter (gold coin) – 2x for three, from any position

The buffalo wild substitutes for every symbol except the scatter, and it appears stacked in both the main game and Free Games, so a reel can stop fully covered or show only part of the sequence. It’s also the richest symbol on the board.

Look at how the tiers step down and a shape emerges: the animals pay several times what the royals do, and the four-of-a-kind money thins out fast as you descend. This is classic low-variance territory. Lots of small returns, a ceiling that never climbs far.

Free Games

Three scatter symbols trigger 5 Free Games with stacked wilds. Scatters appear on reels 2, 3 and 4 only, which is worth knowing: three reels is the whole window for triggering, so the middle of the grid is where the feature lives or dies. The gold coin also pays 2x the total bet for three, whether or not the feature follows.

The round runs with the same bets and lines as the triggering spin, and it can be won again while it plays. Five spins is a modest award, but with stacked wild buffalo reels in play, a single free spin can fill several paylines at once. Because the stacks can land partially, the wild sequence on any reel depends on where it stops, which keeps the round from playing out the same way twice.

Risk Game (Gamble)

After any win, you can take it to the Risk Game. Four cards are dealt face down; beat the Dealer’s card and your win doubles, with up to 10 attempts in total. If the Dealer’s card is higher, the winnings are gone and the round ends.

The Joker beats everything, and the Dealer can never draw one. A draw, where your card matches the Dealer’s value, leaves the win unchanged and grants another attempt. Cards can reappear from round to round, and the probabilities aren’t equally distributed. Take Win banks the current total at any point.

The odds aren’t flat either. The average return on a Risk Game round is 84%, but your actual chances move with the Dealer’s upcard:

• Dealer shows 2 – 162% return
• Dealer shows 3 – 121% return
• Dealer shows 4 – 113% return
• Dealer shows 5, 6, 7 or 8 – 101%, 100%, 100% and 100% return
• Dealer shows 9 – 92% return
• Dealer shows 10 – 78% return
• Dealer shows J, Q or K – 69%, 66% and 64% return
• Dealer shows A – 42% return

Card-counting instincts apply: a low Dealer card is the moment to press, a high one is the moment to bank. Against an Ace the round is deeply unfavourable, while against a 2 it’s the best gamble in the game.

Bonus Pop Buy Feature

The Bonus Pop button buys a package of 5 Free Games at any time, with the cost scaled directly to your total bet. The bought round starts with one main-game spin that lands enough scatters to trigger Free Games the normal way, then plays out exactly as a chance-triggered round would, stacks and retriggers included.

Two conditions apply. Winnings from bought Free Games can’t be gambled in the Risk Game, and Bonus Pop isn’t available at every operator. With Bonus Pop switched on, the game’s theoretical RTP is 95.55%, a fair step down from the standard 98.06%, so the convenience of skipping the trigger costs you return.

Our Honest Verdict

Overall Rating: 7.1/10

This is slow, patient spinning. You choose Buffalo 50 for one reason: a 98.06% return that almost nothing else on the shelf matches, and a moonlit valley to do it in. The wins arrive small and often, and the stacked buffalo wilds occasionally turn a routine spin into something worth watching.

The strength is that return, plus a gamble round with real texture: the odds swing from 162% against a 2 down to 42% against an Ace, so reading the Dealer’s card actually matters. The weakness is the ceiling. There’s no published top prize, and the paytable tops out at 20x for a full wild line, so nobody’s chasing a life-changing hit here. Bonus Pop makes it worse, not better, dropping the return to 95.55%.

It suits the long-session player who values return over spectacle. Big-ceiling hunters will find the herd too tame.

Buffalo 50 FAQs

• What is the RTP of Buffalo 50?

  Buffalo 50 runs at a theoretical RTP of 98.06%. That figure doesn’t include the Risk Game, which has its own average return of 84%, and it drops to 95.55% if you play with Bonus Pop switched on.
• How do you trigger the Free Games in Buffalo 50?

  Landing scatter symbols on reels 2, 3 and 4 awards 5 Free Games played with stacked wilds. Only the middle three reels can produce the trigger.
• Can the Free Games round retrigger?

  Yes. The feature keeps your original bets and lines active and can be won again while it plays.
• How does the Risk Game work?

  After a win you can pick from four face-down cards. Beat the Dealer’s card and your win doubles, with up to 10 attempts; lose and the round ends with nothing. A draw keeps your win and grants another try, and the Joker beats everything, though the Dealer can never draw one.
• Can you buy the bonus on Buffalo 50?

  Yes. Bonus Pop lets you purchase the Free Games round whenever you like, at a price that scales with your total bet. Bought rounds play like normal Free Games, but their winnings can’t be gambled in the Risk Game, and Bonus Pop may not be offered by every operator.
• When is the best time to gamble a win in the Risk Game?

  Your odds depend on the Dealer’s card. Against a 2 the round returns 162% on average, while against an Ace it returns just 42%, so low Dealer cards favour pressing and high ones favour taking the win.
• What is the minimum and maximum bet on Buffalo 50?

  Stakes run from 0.50 to 200.00 per spin.
• Who makes Buffalo 50, and when was it released?

  Buffalo 50 is an Endorphina title. Its release date is 23 September 2020.