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The Great Safari

Safari cascade slot with selectable free-spin modes

SlotRanker Score
72
/ 99
72
05099

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RTP
96.6%
return to player
Volatility
Medium volatility
variance
Max win
6,500×
top multiplier
Min bet
$0.20
per spin
Reels
5
200704 lines
Player rating
3.5 ★
14 votes
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Why this score

High confidence (100%)

Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Slot score profile across 5 weighted categoriesPayouts & RTP9/10RTP 96.6% → 9.0/10Volatility8/10medium → 8.0/10Win Potential7.6/10x6500.00 (6500×) →…Features8.5/1012 features → 8.5/10Game Mechanics7/10f=12 r=5 p=200704 →…
Payouts & RTP9/10
RTP 96.6% → 9.0/10
Volatility8/10
medium → 8.0/10
Win Potential7.6/10
x6500.00 (6500×) → 7.6/10
Features8.5/10
12 features → 8.5/10
Game Mechanics7/10
f=12 r=5 p=200704 → 7.0/10
Context signals (tie-breakers)
Layout6/10
5x3 → 6.0/10
0.2–500 (×2500) → 8.0/10
provider avg 6.7 → 6.7/10
synthetic proxy → 2.5/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 72 — The Great Safari by Fastspin

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Slot Summary

Anyone who prefers choosing the balance between more Free Spins and a stronger starting Multiplier gets a meaningful decision before The Great Safari's bonus begins. Fastspin joins that choice to Cascading wins, gold-symbol conversions and a broad multiway pay system. The safari setting supplies the subject, but the slot's sharper identity comes from symbols changing into Wilds before the next cascade and extending a single paid result.
MechanicsGold symbols convert before subsequent cascades

How It Plays

Matching symbols pay across adjacent reels through the Multiway system. After a win, Cascading removes the successful symbols and introduces replacements, so one wager can produce several consecutive evaluations.

Some oversized symbols can arrive in stacks, while eligible winning symbols may change before the next drop. This makes each cascade partly a reset and partly a continuation of the previous result.

Theme & Atmosphere

Africa, Animals, Nature and Safari define a wildlife expedition rather than a character-led story. The setting gives the oversized animal symbols a clear reason to dominate the reel area.

The natural subject remains readable while the reel set changes shape and symbols swap roles. That restraint matters because the Cascading sequence already asks the player to track several transformations.

Features & Win Potential

Avalanche and Cascading wins clear successful symbols for replacements. If eligible gold symbols took part, Symbol Swap changes them into Wild Symbols before the next evaluation.

Reelset Changing and Stack features expand the available Multiway combinations. Their purpose is not merely scale, since larger symbols can also participate in the conversions that sustain a cascade.

Bonus & Free Spins

Free Spins Mode Choosing presents four starting configurations. The choice exchanges a larger spin supply for a stronger opening Free Spins Multiplier, making risk preference explicit before the round.

Additional Free Spins can arrive through further Scatter Symbols. Winning cascades increase the active multiplier, so later results can carry more value than early feature spins.

Spec sheet
The Great Safari at a glance.
Identity
Slot nameThe Great Safari
StudioFastspin
Released12/29/2022
Math
SlotRanker Score72
RTP96.6%
Max win6,500×
Bet range$0.20 – $500.00
Player rating3.5 / 5 · 14 votes
Format
Reels5
Paylines200704
Layout5x3

True Cost to Play

Expected average based on this slot's 96.6% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Cost per hour$2.72
Cost per session$2.72

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

Bankroll survival simulator

How long could a bankroll last on The Great Safari? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Volatility tier: Medium

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (Medium). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.60%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (6,500×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Identity
Studio
Released12/29/20228/2/20229/23/20198/24/202310/26/2012
Math
RTP96.6%96.44%96.5%96%97.5%
VolatilityMedium volatilityHigh volatilityHigh volatilityHigh volatilityMedium volatility
Max win6,500×10,240×18,792×
Format
Reels55655
Layout5x35x46x75x35x3
Paylines200704102411764972930
Min bet0.20.20.10.20.02
Max bet50025201150
Features
Progressive
Wild symbol
Free spins
Scatter symbol
Multiplier
Bonus game
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Questions & Answers

The Great Safari FAQ

4 questions

It uses a large multiway win system and Cascading symbols, allowing fresh symbols to enter after a win instead of ending the paid result immediately.

Four or more Scatter Symbols trigger Free Spins. Before the round starts, the game presents four choices that trade spin quantity against the starting Multiplier.

When eligible gold-framed symbols join a winning combination, they change into Wild Symbols before the cascade, creating another chance to connect matching symbols.

The catalog sets the maximum at x6500. Cascades, Wild conversions and the Free Spins Multiplier all contribute to the game's upper win path.

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