Formosa Bear
Taiwan wildlife slot centered on the native Formosan black bear
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SlotRanker Score: 42 — Formosa Bear by JDB
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How It Plays
Forty fixed paylines govern the base game, with matching symbols evaluated from the leftmost reel across the active lines rather than through clusters or changing ways.
The Wild Symbol substitutes for eligible regular symbols, while Scatter Symbols follow their own trigger rules and provide the route into Free Spins.
Theme & Atmosphere
Animals, Asia, Forest, Moon, Nature, and Wildlife themes focus on the Formosan black bear and other creatures associated with Taiwan's wooded habitats.
The bear is the central subject rather than a decorative symbol, giving the wider forest and moonlit setting a clear geographic and wildlife reference.
Features & Win Potential
The Wild Symbol performs the main Substitution Symbols role during ordinary spins, replacing eligible regular symbols to help complete combinations across the 40 paylines.
Scatter Symbols work independently of normal line combinations and open the Free Spins feature when the required trigger pattern appears during one result.
Bonus & Free Spins
Free Spins are triggered by the required Scatter Symbol combination. During the round, persistent Wild coverage can occupy more positions across successive feature spins.
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Compare Formosa Bear with other games
 Formosa Bear Score 42This game |  Gold Panther Maxways Score 88 |  Howling for Gold Score 81 |  Jungle Spirit Megaways Score 80 |  Bison Boom Score 77 | |
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| Identity | |||||
| Studio | Spadegaming This provider has been reviewed and approved by the SlotRanker team. What does this mean? | ||||
| Released | 5/5/2018 | 5/12/2022 | 9/15/2024 | 5/9/2024 | 7/10/2024 |
| Math | |||||
| RTP | — | 96.67% | 96.1% | 96.2% | 96.15% |
| Volatility | — | High volatility | High volatility | High volatility | Medium volatility |
| Max win | — | — | 10,000× | 6,547× | 11,000× |
| Format | |||||
| Reels | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Layout | 5x4 | 6x4 | 5x3 | 6x7 | 5x3 |
| Paylines | 40 | 200704 | 25 | 117649 | 20 |
| Min bet | — | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Max bet | — | 450 | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| Features | |||||
| Progressive | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wild symbol | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Free spins | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Scatter symbol | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiplier | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Bonus game | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Respins | — | — | — | — | — |
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Questions & Answers
Formosa Bear FAQ
JDB developed Formosa Bear as a Taiwan-themed Wildlife slot inspired by the native Formosan black bear.
The game uses 40 fixed paylines across five reels, so every listed line remains active for each paid spin.
Formosa Bear includes a Wild Symbol with a substitution role and Scatter Symbols that provide access to the Free Spins feature.
The listed release date is May 5, 2018, placing it among JDB's earlier nature and wildlife-themed video slots.
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