Buffalo Blox GigaBlox Slot Review
A ragged hide sign swings off a trapper’s cabin, snow-streaked peaks behind it, dreamcatchers dangling from the eaves over a lush painted meadow. Buffalo Blox GigaBlox takes the most cliched theme in American gambling and, by handing it to Jelly Entertainment‘s European art team, gets away with it: this is the rare buffalo slot that looks like somebody wanted to paint it. The interesting choice isn’t the art, though – it’s that every spin carries a colossal symbol, so the spectacle never takes a spin off.
It runs on a 5×4 grid with 20 paylines, 95.1% RTP and high volatility, with a ceiling of 2,864x the bet. It’s a sibling of Burning Blox GigaBlox, which shares the same block-stacking mechanic, and sits in the same Jelly stable as Big Benji’s Back WildWays.
Base Game & Features
Wins pay left to right across 20 fixed lines, and only the highest combination on each line counts. With a hit frequency of 24.01%, a little over one spin in four connects, which is lean even by high-volatility standards. The grid itself is where the character lives.
Three things can happen on any given spin, and each has its own trigger:
- Gigablox: active on every spin, no trigger required
- Coin prize: six or more Coin symbols in view on any spin
- Free Spins: five or more Diamond scatter symbols in view
Gigablox
Gigablox is active on every spin, so at least two reels arrive as colossals each time. Any symbol that pays can land as a giant, and when things line up you can get up to four reels linked with 4×4 colossals filling the view. It’s a guaranteed spectacle rather than an occasional one, and it shapes the whole rhythm of the base game.
Because a 4×4 colossal covers the equivalent of sixteen regular symbol positions, a single oversized Buffalo can complete paylines across most of the screen at once. The Buffalo also arrives super stacked, so whole reels of it aren’t unusual. The mechanic doesn’t change what pays – it changes how much of the grid any one symbol can occupy, and how suddenly a spin resolves.
Coin Symbols
Coins can also land as Gigablox, which is how six of them can appear at once. Coin symbols can be Wild, substituting for everything except the Diamond scatter. On any spin, six or more Coins in view pay a prize, so the coins give the base game a second win path that doesn’t touch the paylines at all.
A win needs three or more identical symbols in sequence from the leftmost reel. If a winning combination starts with three wilds, only the highest interpretation of the line is paid. The scatter is the one symbol exempt from all of this: Diamonds don’t need a payline to count. The paytable at the default stake looks like this:
- Buffalo: 0.1x for two, 5x for three, 10x for four, 20x for five
- Bear: 2.5x for three, 5x for four, 12.5x for five
- Third high symbol: 10x for three, 20x for four, 40x for five
- Fifth high symbol: 8x for three, 10x for four, 20x for five
- Highest low symbol: 5x for three, 8x for four, 15x for five
- Second low symbol: 5x for three, 8x for four, 10x for five
- Third low symbol: 5x for three, 8x for four, 10x for five
- Fourth low symbol: 5x for three, 8x for four, 10x for five
The Buffalo is the only symbol that pays for a pair, and it pays just a tenth of your stake for the privilege. Below the top three, the drops are steep. The fourth and fifth highs pay the same as each other, and every low symbol pays identically for three and four of a kind.
Buffalo Bet
The Buffalo Bet is an optional side bet costing a 25% stake increase, and in exchange you get more chances of triggering Free Spins. The paytable stays exactly the same with it active, so it’s purely about reaching the bonus round faster, at a price.
Buffalo Blox GigaBlox Free Spins
Free Spins trigger with five or more Diamond scatters in view. Each Diamond then flips to reveal either one or two spins, and the collective total is what you’re awarded, with a floor of six. Land a big scatter stack and the reveals can build a chunky round from the off.
Inside the round, two things change. The coin threshold drops from six to four Coins in view, and the reels carry even more Buffalo symbols, so the colossals that arrive are more likely to be the one symbol worth stacking. Land all twenty Coins during Free Spins and you collect the top coin prize of 2,500x the bet.
The round keeps its own accounting. All wins from Free Spins are added to the win from the spin that triggered them, and the end screen shows the final rounded total. That means the collected wins on screen can add up to a fraction more or less than the figure the round actually pays – small print, but worth knowing when a total looks a shade off.
Retriggers are available too: any single Diamond in view during the round adds more spins, so a round that’s running well can keep extending itself. It’s a straightforward bonus on paper, but the lowered coin threshold and the buffalo-heavy reels give it a genuinely different feel to the base game.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7/10
You come to this one for the look of the thing and the constant motion: every spin has a giant symbol somewhere on it, the coin prizes keep the paylines from being the only story, and the painted frontier is better than a buffalo slot usually deserves. It’s a slot that’s busy in a way most high-volatility games aren’t.
The Free Spins round is the best part, because cutting the coin threshold to four turns a long shot into something you can realistically chase, and the retriggers let a good round run on. What it costs you is the return: 95.1% is below what a modern slot should be offering, and the paytable below the Buffalo is thin enough that most colossals land into near-silence.
It’s for players who value a game that always shows up, spin after spin, and can stomach the lean patches between. Anyone hunting big ceilings or generous returns has better herds to follow; for the rest, the plains here still run warm.
Buffalo Blox GigaBlox FAQs
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What is the RTP of Buffalo Blox GigaBlox?
The RTP is 95.1%, and that’s the total expected return of the game. -
Is Buffalo Blox GigaBlox high volatility?
Yes, it’s a high volatility game with a hit frequency of 24.01%, so wins land on roughly one spin in four. -
What is the maximum win on Buffalo Blox GigaBlox?
The maximum win is 2,864x your bet. The biggest single prize inside the features is 2,500x the bet for landing 20 coin symbols during Free Spins. -
How do you trigger Free Spins in Buffalo Blox GigaBlox?
Land five or more Diamond scatter symbols in view. Each Diamond reveals one or two free spins, and you’re always awarded at least six. Any single Diamond during the round retriggers more spins. -
What do Coin symbols do in Buffalo Blox GigaBlox?
Coins can be Wild, and six or more in view on any spin pays a prize. During Free Spins the threshold drops to four Coins, and landing all 20 pays the top coin prize of 2,500x your bet. -
What is the Buffalo Bet in Buffalo Blox GigaBlox?
It’s an optional side bet that increases your stake by 25% and gives you more chances of triggering Free Spins. The paytable doesn’t change while it’s active. -
What are the minimum and maximum bets on Buffalo Blox GigaBlox?
Bets run from 0.20 to 80 per spin, and the Buffalo Bet adds 25% on top if you switch it on. -
When is Buffalo Blox GigaBlox released?
Buffalo Blox GigaBlox’s release date is 30 June 2022.
