Big Boom Riches, developed by Just For The Win, introduces players to an explosive mining adventure on its 5 reels and 3 rows grid, offering 10 distinct ways to secure a win. This video slot game merges the thrill of seeking treasures underground with engaging mechanics and visuals to enhance the gaming experience.
The game mechanics are centred around the innovative Rolling Reels feature. This feature acts as a catalyst for potential consecutive wins by eliminating symbols involved in a winning combination and allowing new symbols to cascade into their place. The process continues in a chain reaction, providing players with multiple opportunities to win from a single spin, with the action coming to a halt only when no new wins are generated and neither TNT Wilds nor X-Wilds remain on the grid.
Within the game's paytable, players will find a total of eight symbols divided evenly between lower-value J-A royals and higher-value colourful gems in shades of purple, green, orange, and pink. The gemstones, as the more lucrative group, can deliver wins ranging from 3 to 15 times the player's stake, depending on the combination landed.
Wild symbols are pivotal in Big Boom Riches, not only for their traditional role in substituting for any pay symbol to aid in forming winning combinations but also for their special features. The game introduces three types of wilds: the standard wild, the X-Wild, and the TNT Wild, all of which carry the same value as the highest-paying gemstone. Unique to Big Boom Riches, both TNT Wilds and X-Wilds have an explosive feature that detonates adjacent symbols, thereby activating the Rolling Reels and opening up the grid for potential new wins.
A distinctive aspect of the base game is the cash prize triggered by landing three or more TNT Wilds during a Rolling Reels cascade. Players can win a reward ranging from 1x to a staggering 5,000x their bet depending on the number of TNT Wilds appearing, from three to twelve.
The adventurous prospector symbol serves as the scatter, and landing 3, 4, or 5 scatters triggers 9 free spins, alongside a generous payout of 2, 20, or 100 times the stake. Unlike the base game, scatters during free spins don't offer direct payouts but instead grant an additional free spin each time they appear. Moreover, the free spins round features an escalating win multiplier, starting at x1 and increasing by one with every X-Wild that lands, enhancing the potential for significant wins.
