Mancala Gaming

Buffalo Goes Wild

Slots Video Slots Wild West Nature Animals Wildlife

Prairie wildlife slot pairing paylines with Hold and Win

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

95%

return to player

Volatility

Medium volatility

variance

Max win

5,082×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.20

per spin

Reels

20 lines

Player rating

4.4 ★

5 votes

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4.4 / 5

5 ratings

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

Payouts & RTP8/10

RTP 95% → 8.0/10

Volatility8/10

medium → 8.0/10

Win Potential7.4/10

x5082.00 (5082×) → 7.4/10

Features8.5/10

11 features → 8.5/10

Game Mechanics6.3/10

f=11 r=5 p=20 → 6.3/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility4/10

0.2–20 (×100) → 4.0/10

Provider Reputation6.3/10

provider avg 6.3 → 6.3/10

Popularity2.5/10

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: 66 — Buffalo Goes Wild by Mancala Gaming

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Slot Summary

On June 16, 2023, Mancala Gaming released Buffalo Goes Wild as a medium-volatility alternative to more extreme Hold and Win designs. Its x5082.00 ceiling is substantial, but the structure still begins with 20 fixed paylines and multiplier Wilds. The defining shift comes when Coin symbols open a locked-symbol Bonus Game, replacing ordinary line evaluation with a limited sequence of replenishing Respins and Fixed Jackpots.

How It Plays

Base-game wins use 20 fixed paylines across the 5x3 layout. Wild symbols can occupy one position or stack across two rows to complete lines.

Standard Wilds carry a x2 multiplier, while stacked Wilds carry x3, giving line wins an additional value layer before the Coin feature appears.

Theme & Atmosphere

Animals and Wildlife define the symbol set, with buffalo joined by wolves, moose, eagles, and bears across a North American prairie setting.

Nature supplies the open landscape, while the Wild West label places the slot closer to frontier iconography than to a documentary treatment of wildlife.

Wild West Nature Animals Wildlife

Features & Win Potential

Wild Multipliers affect ordinary payline results, while Coin symbols redirect play into the Hold and Win format when enough appear together.

Medium volatility sits between the steady 20-line base game and the less frequent Bonus Game, where Fixed Jackpots create the larger payout targets.

Wild Symbol Respins Medium volatility Wild Multipliers 5 Reels Bonus Game Bonus Buy Bonus symbols Hold and Win 20 Paylines Fixed Jackpots

Bonus & Free Spins

The Hold and Win round begins with 3 Respins after 6 Coin symbols land. Triggering Coins lock, and every new Coin resets the counter to 3.

Jackpot-marked Coins determine access to Fixed Jackpots, while Bonus Buy offers direct entry to the Bonus Game without waiting for its regular trigger.

Spec sheet

Buffalo Goes Wild at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameBuffalo Goes Wild

StudioMancala Gaming

Released6/16/2023

Math

SlotRanker Score66

RTP95%

VolatilityMedium volatility

Max win5,082×

Bet range$0.20 – $20.00

Player rating4.4 / 5 · 5 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines20

Layout5x3

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 95% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$4.00

Cost per session$4.00

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 Buffalo Goes Wild? 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: 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 (95.00%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (5,082×).

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 Buffalo Goes Wild with other games

	Buffalo Goes Wild Score 66This game	Grand Buffalo Hold & Win Score 84	Bison Moon Megaways Score 83	Eagle of Fortune Score 81	Wolf Thunder Score 80
Identity
Studio	Mancala Gaming	BGaming	Northern Lights Gaming	Jelly	Belatra Games
Released	6/16/2023	—	10/7/2024	2/20/2025	7/25/2024
Math
RTP	95%	96.7%	96.1%	95.96%	96.03%
Volatility	Medium volatility	High volatility	High volatility	Medium/High	High volatility
Max win	5,082×	5,000×	10,000×	—	12,000×
Format
Reels	5	6	6	5	5
Layout	5x3	6x4	6x7	5x3	5x3
Paylines	20	—	117649	Pay Anywhere	25
Min bet	0.2	—	0.2	—	25
Max bet	20	—	5	100	200
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	—	—	✓	✓	✓
Bonus game	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Respins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

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Comparing against

Buffalo Goes Wild

Mancala Gaming

RTP

95%

Max win

5,082×

Score

Grand Buffalo Hold & Win

+ Free Spins+ Scatter

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+ Free Spins+ Scatter+ Multiplier

+ Free Spins+ Scatter+ Multiplier

+ Free Spins+ Scatter+ Multiplier

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