Genii

Great Golden Buffalo

Slots Video Slots Nature Animals Wildlife Buffalo

High-volatility buffalo slot with two distinct bonus routes

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

95.1%

return to player

Volatility

High volatility

variance

Max win

—

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.01

per spin

Reels

15 lines

Player rating

4.4 ★

15 votes

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4.4 / 5

15 ratings

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Payouts & RTP8/10

RTP 95.1% → 8.0/10

Volatility9/10

high → 9.0/10

Win Potential—

no data

Features6/10

9 features → 6.0/10

Game Mechanics4.4/10

f=9 r=5 p=15 → 4.4/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility8/10

0.01–37.5 (×3750) → 8.0/10

Provider Reputation5.4/10

provider avg 5.4 → 5.4/10

Popularity6.7/10

synthetic proxy → 6.7/10

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SlotRanker Score: 69 — Great Golden Buffalo by Genii

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Slot Summary

A Golden Buffalo Wild that expands across an entire reel gives the free-spins phase its main payoff-shaping move. Great Golden Buffalo places that mechanic inside Genii's high-volatility wildlife slot, while a separate coin-triggered Hold and Win round changes the task from forming line combinations to retaining prize symbols through respins. The two bonus routes give its 15-line format more range than the base layout suggests.

How It Plays

Great Golden Buffalo places combinations across five reels, three rows, and 15 fixed paylines. Regular Wilds support line wins, while Landscape Scatters and Feature Coins lead to separate bonus phases.

The base round therefore has two collection targets rather than one universal trigger. Scatters lead toward Free Spins, while three or more Feature Coins move play onto a locked-symbol respin grid.

Theme & Atmosphere

Buffalo, bears, wolves, eagles, and horses place the game in a North American wildlife setting. The emphasis is on open plains and large animals rather than a fantasy interpretation of the buffalo subject.

Nature imagery keeps the visual hierarchy legible: animal symbols carry the line game, the landscape marks the Scatter, and the Golden Buffalo distinguishes both Wild behavior and the coin feature.

Nature Animals Wildlife Buffalo

Features & Win Potential

The Golden Buffalo acts as a regular Wild during base play. In Free Spins it becomes an Expanding Symbol, covering its reel and increasing the number of positions available to complete line combinations.

Feature Coins operate separately from the expanding Wild. Once their round begins, landed coins remain fixed, while Extra Spin symbols or new coins keep the Hold and Win sequence active.

High volatility Free Spins Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol 5 Reels Bonus Buy Additional Free Spins Expanding Symbols 15 Paylines

Bonus & Free Spins

Free Spins begin when Landscape Scatters land across the grid, with larger Scatter counts awarding more spins. The Golden Buffalo Wild expands only during this phase.

The Buffalo Bonus starts with three respins after at least three Feature Coins land. Each additional coin resets the counter, and the feature concludes when no respins remain or the grid is filled.

Spec sheet

Great Golden Buffalo at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameGreat Golden Buffalo

StudioGenii

Released4/20/2022

Math

SlotRanker Score69

RTP95.1%

VolatilityHigh volatility

Max win—

Bet range$0.01 – $37.50

Player rating4.4 / 5 · 15 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines15

Layout5x3

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 95.1% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$0.20

Cost per session$0.20

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

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

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

Volatility tier: High

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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 (High). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (95.10%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (1,000×).

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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Compare Great Golden Buffalo with other games

	Great Golden Buffalo Score 69This game	3 Charge Buffalo Score 85	Grand Buffalo Hold & Win Score 84	Wild Buffalo: Hold ‘n’ Link Score 79	Crazy Buffalo Score 78
Identity
Studio	Genii	Jili Games	BGaming	NetGame Entertainment	Fa Chai Gaming
Released	4/20/2022	12/30/2024	—	4/29/2022	12/13/2022
Math
RTP	95.1%	96.27%	96.7%	96.22%	96.5%
Volatility	High volatility	Medium/High	High volatility	Medium/High	Medium/High
Max win	—	—	5,000×	5,000×	10,000×
Format
Reels	5	5	6	5	5
Layout	5x3	5x3	6x8	5x4	5x4
Paylines	15	1024	—	1024	1024
Min bet	0.01	0.2	—	0.1	0.6
Max bet	37.5	200	—	100	60
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	—	✓	—	✓	—
Bonus game	—	—	✓	✓	—
Respins	—	—	✓	—	—

Every number is shown as a delta against Great Golden Buffalo.

Comparing against

Great Golden Buffalo

Genii

RTP

95.1%

Max win

—

Score

Grand Buffalo Hold & Win

+ Bonus Game+ Respins

Wild Buffalo: Hold ‘n’ Link

NetGame Entertainment

+ Multiplier+ Bonus Game

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01What makes the Golden Buffalo Wild different?

It substitutes for regular symbols in the base game, then expands across an entire reel when it appears during Free Spins.

02How does the Buffalo Bonus work?

Three or more Feature Coin symbols trigger the Hold and Win round. Coins remain fixed, new coins restore the three-respin counter, and collected values are paid when the round ends.

03How many Free Spins can be awarded?

Three, four, or five Landscape Scatter symbols award 17, 20, or 25 Free Spins. The Golden Buffalo Wild can expand during this round.

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