Northern Lights Gaming

Bison Boom

RARE Slots Video Slots Nature Forest Animals Moon Treasure Patriotic Bomb Wildlife

Wildlife slot pairing dynamite events with configurable bonus modifiers

Only 0.2% of slots feature Split Symbols.

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

96.15%

return to player

Volatility

Medium volatility

variance

Max win

11,000×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.20

per spin

Reels

20 lines

Player rating

4.6 ★

9 votes

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4.6 / 5

9 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 & RTP9/10

RTP 96.15% → 9.0/10

Volatility8/10

medium → 8.0/10

Win Potential8.1/10

x11000.00 (11000×) → 8.1/10

Features9/10

16 features → 9.0/10

Game Mechanics4.6/10

f=16 r=5 p=20 → 4.6/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility4/10

0.2–20 (×100) → 4.0/10

Provider Reputation7.6/10

provider avg 7.6 → 7.6/10

Popularity7.5/10

synthetic proxy → 7.5/10

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: 77 — Bison Boom by Northern Lights Gaming

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Slot Summary

Released in 2024, Bison Boom uses dynamite collection to feed a Wild Boom event and a configurable Link Win bonus. Northern Lights Gaming places the Bison Spins round at the center: three scatters on reels 1, 3 and 5 start it, landing symbols reset the remaining spins to 3, and the Upsizer lets players select modifier options before entry. The 96.15% RTP and x11000 ceiling sit behind a medium-volatility structure.

How It Plays

The base game runs on five reels and 20 lines, with dynamite tokens acting as the route to the Wild Boom event rather than paying as ordinary symbols.

Inside Bison Spins, cash-value symbols and modifier symbols land during a Link Win sequence. Any new symbol resets the remaining-spin counter to 3.

Theme & Atmosphere

Bison Boom places Animals and Wildlife within a frontier setting, using forest and moon imagery to give the reels a remote, open-country identity.

Bomb and Treasure themes connect directly to the dynamite mechanic, so the explosive framing signals feature activity instead of functioning only as decoration.

Nature Forest Animals Moon Treasure Patriotic Bomb Wildlife

Features & Win Potential

Collected dynamite tokens can randomly trigger Wild Boom, which places one or more Wild Symbols onto the reels and changes the immediate line configuration.

The Upsizer combines Link Win with selectable modifiers, while Split Symbols, Additive Symbols and Random Multipliers alter what can land or be collected during the feature.

Multiplier Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Medium volatility Pick A Prize Multiple Reel Sets 5 Reels Split Symbols Bonus Buy RTP range Random multiplier Cash Collector Reelset Changing Additive symbol Link Win Splitting Symbols

Bonus & Free Spins

Bison Spins begins after three Scatter Symbols land on reels 1, 3 and 5. It starts with 3 spins, and every new symbol resets that counter.

Bonus Buy offers direct entry, while the Upsizer allows selected modifier combinations. Cash-value symbols and special modifiers then compete for space during Link Win.

Spec sheet

Bison Boom at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameBison Boom

StudioNorthern Lights Gaming

Released7/10/2024

Math

SlotRanker Score77

RTP96.15%

VolatilityMedium volatility

Max win11,000×

Bet range$0.20 – $20.00

Player rating4.6 / 5 · 9 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines20

Layout5x3

Expected average based on this slot's 96.15% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$3.08

Cost per session$3.08

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 Bison Boom? 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 (96.15%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (11,000×).

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 Bison Boom with other games

	Bison Boom Score 77This game	Wolf Story Score 72	3 Charge Buffalo Score 85	Wolf Treasure Score 82	Howling for Gold Score 81
Identity
Studio	Northern Lights Gaming	Gamzix	Jili Games	Onlyplay	Booming Games
Released	7/10/2024	4/6/2023	12/30/2024	1/9/2025	9/15/2024
Math
RTP	96.15%	96%	96.27%	96.6%	96.1%
Volatility	Medium volatility	Medium volatility	Medium/High	High volatility	High volatility
Max win	11,000×	5,200×	—	10,000×	10,000×
Format
Reels	5	5	5	5	5
Layout	5x3	5x3	5x3	5x3	5x3
Paylines	20	25	1024	243	25
Min bet	0.2	0.25	0.2	0.1	0.2
Max bet	20	100	200	20	50
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	✓	—	✓	—	—
Bonus game	—	✓	—	✓	✓
Respins	—	—	—	—	—

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Bison Boom

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RTP

96.15%

Max win

11,000×

Score

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