Sweet Bonanza Dice Slot Review
A sweet shop stall with candy-cane posts and a chocolate-drizzled awning, and carnival mallets leaning in over the reels as though the whole stand could be packed up at closing time. Pragmatic Play‘s Sweet Bonanza Dice makes the case that a re-skin done well is still worth playing: the dice replace the candy symbols and nothing else moves, yet the engine underneath remains one of the moreish scatter-pays set-ups in the studio’s catalogue.
It’s a 6×5 grid where symbols pay anywhere on the screen, running at 96.6% RTP with low volatility and a ceiling of 21,175x the bet. Stakes run from 0.20 to 240.00 per spin. Fruit Party Dice and Gates of Olympus Dice have worn the same dice trims, and the original Sweet Bonanza sits at the head of the family.
Base Game & Features
Symbols pay anywhere on the screen, and the total number of the same symbol visible at the end of a spin decides the win. Landing eight or more of a kind is the entry point for every payout, with the biggest rewards reserved for screens full of a single symbol. There’s no wild here, so the scatter does the special-symbol work alone.
All wins are multiplied by the base bet and paid as coin values, and when a spin forms wins with several different symbols at once, each one is calculated separately and added into a single total. Nothing in the base game carries a multiplier, so the number on screen is the number you’re paid.
The paytable splits into dice-styled sweets, fruit and the scatter, and every value below is a multiple of the total bet:
- Heart – 50x for 12+, 25x for 10-11, 10x for 8-9
- Moon – 25x for 12+, 10x for 10-11, 2.5x for 8-9
- Star – 15x for 12+, 5x for 10-11, 2x for 8-9
- Blue Square (4-dot) – 12x for 12+, 2x for 10-11, 1.5x for 8-9
- Apple – 10x for 12+, 1.5x for 10-11, 1x for 8-9
- Banana – 8x for 12+, 1.2x for 10-11, 0.8x for 8-9
- Sprout – 5x for 12+, 1x for 10-11, 0.5x for 8-9
- Purple Square (4-dot) – 4x for 12+, 0.9x for 10-11, 0.4x for 8-9
- Pink Square (5-dot) – 2x for 12+, 0.75x for 10-11, 0.25x for 8-9
- Scatter (mallet) – 100x for 6, 5x for 5, 3x for 4
The scatter sits on all six reels and pays from any position, and it’s the same symbol that opens the bonus round, which is the one job it does that the paying symbols can’t. Six of them in one spin is the richest single screen the paytable offers, at 100x the total bet.
Tumble Feature
Every winning spin sets off a tumble. Winning symbols are paid and removed, the remaining symbols fall to the bottom, and fresh symbols drop in from above. Tumbling continues for as long as new wins keep forming, with no limit on the chain, and the full total lands in the balance once the sequence ends.
Because the pay-anywhere maths stacks with tumbles, a single spin can pay several times over. A screen that starts with a modest cluster can end up much richer if the right symbols keep falling, and wins from multiple different symbols in the same sequence all add together.
Stake Settings and Controls
The bet menu handles everything through a single multiplier, with the total stake shown in both coins and cash, and the coin value adjustable separately from the bet level. Spin speed cycles between normal, quick and turbo, and an autoplay menu handles runs of automatic spins that can be stopped mid-sequence with a second press. Space and enter on the keyboard start and stop a spin.
The settings menu toggles the intro screen, the ambient music and the sound effects independently, and the game history page records the full win of each free spins cycle rather than its spin-by-spin detail.
Ante Bet
Two bet multipliers are on offer, and they change how the game behaves:
- 20x multiplier – unlocks the option to purchase a free spins round for 100x the total bet
- 25x multiplier – doubles the chance of triggering free spins naturally by adding more scatters to the reels, and disables the purchase option
It’s a straight choice between buying the bonus outright and improving the odds of landing it the slow way. The stake rises with the 25x multiplier, so the doubled trigger chance isn’t free.
Sweet Bonanza Dice Free Spins & Multipliers
Free Spins
Four or more scatter symbols anywhere on the screen award the round, which starts with 10 free spins played on special reels. During the round, three or more scatters add 5 further free spins, so a lucky screen can keep the round running well past its opening length.
The special reels are the quiet detail worth knowing about: the symbol mix in the bonus differs from the base game’s, so the round doesn’t simply replay the standard grid at no cost. The full win from the round is paid out once it completes rather than spin by spin.
Multiplier Symbols
Multiplier symbols appear on the reels only during free spins, and each one takes a random value between 2x and 100x when it lands. They stay on screen until the tumbling sequence finishes, holding their value while the symbols around them tumble away.
Once the chain of tumbles stops, every multiplier on screen has its value added into one combined figure, and the sequence’s total win is multiplied by it. A screen carrying several of them can turn an ordinary chain of cluster wins into something far larger, because the summed total applies to everything the sequence collected, not to the last win alone.
Buy Feature
The free spins round can be bought outright through a purchase button in the base game, priced at 100x the total bet on the 20x multiplier. On the 25x multiplier the button gives way to the doubled natural trigger chance, and the two options never run at the same time.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7/10
This is a slot you sit with rather than chase: pastel dice drift down, small clusters pop, and the low volatility keeps the balance breathing while you wait for the mallets to land four across. The one reason to sit at this particular stall is the pacing, and it’s a genuinely comfortable place to spend an hour.
The bonus round is where the game keeps its promise, because a full screen of summed multipliers at the end of a long tumble can dwarf an entire session of fruit. The flip side is that everything outside that round is thin: the smaller symbols pay fractions of the stake, and if you’ve spun the original Sweet Bonanza there is nothing here you haven’t already seen, dice or no dice.
It suits anyone who likes the scatter-pays rhythm without the bruising swings of the 1000-series, and newcomers to the family who want the gentlest version first. Anyone hunting drama between bonuses will find the sugar bowl half empty. For a slow afternoon among the frosted hills, though, it goes down easy.
Sweet Bonanza Dice FAQs
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What is the RTP of Sweet Bonanza Dice?
The RTP is 96.6%. -
Is Sweet Bonanza Dice high volatility?
No, it’s a low volatility game. Low volatility slots pay out more often in smaller amounts, while still offering the chance of a bigger win. -
How do wins form in Sweet Bonanza Dice?
Symbols pay anywhere on the screen. The total number of the same symbol on screen at the end of a spin determines the win, so there are no paylines to follow. -
How do you trigger free spins in Sweet Bonanza Dice?
Four or more scatter symbols landing anywhere on the screen award 10 free spins. During the round, three or more scatters add 5 further free spins. -
What do the multiplier symbols do in Sweet Bonanza Dice?
They land only in the bonus round and carry a random value between 2x and 100x. Each stays put until the tumbles finish, and then all the values on screen are totalled up and applied to everything the sequence won. -
Can you buy the bonus on Sweet Bonanza Dice?
Yes, a purchase button sits in the base game and costs 100x the total bet, but only while the 20x bet multiplier is active. Switching to the 25x multiplier removes the button in exchange for a doubled chance of triggering the round naturally. -
What does the Ante Bet do in Sweet Bonanza Dice?
It swaps between two bet multipliers. The 20x setting allows the bonus to be bought for 100x the total bet, while the 25x setting puts more scatters on the reels to double the natural trigger chance at a higher stake. -
What is the grid size of Sweet Bonanza Dice?
It’s a 6×5 grid, with six reels and five rows, and symbols pay anywhere on it rather than on fixed lines. -
What is the minimum and maximum bet on Sweet Bonanza Dice?
Stakes run from 0.20 to 240.00 per spin. -
When was Sweet Bonanza Dice released?
Sweet Bonanza Dice’s release date is 10 January 2023. -
Who makes Sweet Bonanza Dice?
Pragmatic Play. -
What is the maximum win on Sweet Bonanza Dice?
The maximum win is 21,175x the bet.
