Bonanza Megaways drained me last night
Been eyeing Bonanza for a while but after reading this maybe I'm being dumb to even try it 😅 So the free spins with that unlimited multiplier are where all the money hides, but you can sit there dead for ages before it hits? That explains why I see people going hours without a feature.
How much of a bankroll do you blokes usually bring just to survive the dry spells chasing the free games? A$50 felt like heaps at the club pokies but sounds like nothing here 😂 Cheers for the heads up on setting a limit first, that part makes sense 🙏
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No, you're not dumb for trying it - you just need to budget for the dead spells. The free games with that unlimited multiplier are where Bonanza pays, but on a small spin sample you can burn through a fair chunk of A$ waiting for the feature to land. Say you take A$100 at A$0.40 a spin: that's 250 spins, and the cascades will drip-feed small wins to stretch it, yet some sessions you'll still miss the feature entirely. The RTP sits at 96%, so long run it's fine, but hit rate matters more than RTP when you're deciding whether your bankroll survives the wait. 📊
RTP is a long-run number.
No stress mate, we all started somewhere. Volatility is basically how lumpy the game is with its payouts - 5/6 out of 6 means Bonanza pays rarely, and when it does it tends to be worth the wait. In practice you can feed it A$50 or A$100 in dead spells, then one free games round with that unlimited multiplier running chains everything together and suddenly you're ahead. Ah well, we grind on 😄
Sam's got it right but I'd add, "worth the wait" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there 😄 I once sat through forty-odd dead spins on Bonanza, copped the feature, and the multiplier barely got out of bed. The cascades can chain nicely in the base game though, so keep an eye on those Reactions while you're waiting.
I remember the old slots first-hand.
Forty-odd dead spins and a dud feature sounds like my last session too 😅 The free games with that unlimited multiplier are genuinely where the coin is on Bonanza, but waiting around for them on a 5/6 game like this will eat a balance fast. I've started setting a loss limit before I even open it now, makes the dead spells way easier to cop 🙏 Thanks FreoDad and SamJackpot for the explanations.
Yeah Bonanza can be brutal, them dead spins hurt 😅 but hit big last night on it once, A$180 off the feature, was feral. Keep chasing that multiplier tho... ah well 🔥🎰
Spinning reels dawn to dusk.
@VegasDivaBonus A$180 off one feature is a decent night, I'll give you that. Got a cashout screenshot though? Because "keep chasing that multiplier" is exactly how Bonanza eats the next three balances before it hands back another A$180. Happy for you, but long-run that game is still minus for nearly everyone.
Cashout screenshot or it didn't happen.
Yeah Bonanza can be brutal, them dead spins hurt 😅 but hit big last night on it once, A$180 off the feature, was feral. Keep chasing that multiplier tho... ah well 🔥🎰
@VegasDivaBonus A$180 off one Bonanza feature is a solid hit, no arguement there 🔥 Just watch the "keep chasing" bit. I've had sessions where I set A$2 a spin, copped the free games early, cleared the balance and cashed out in time, and others where chasing that multiplier turned a decent night into a write-off. One win doesn't mean the game owes you the next one 😭🎰
Bonanza's free games are magic when they land but mate the wait is a killer 😅 I gave it a spell after it drained me a few Fridays running, went back to Lightning Link at the club and honestly that game pays me way more often. Only gone back to Bonanza online since, usually regret it by spin fifty 🎰🔥
The hit is close, I can feel it.
Poor SpinToWin, back on Bonanza by Friday like a moth to the flame 😂 Curious what the actual profit was at the end of the night, VegasDivaBonus — or was that A$180 a win on paper? 🤡💸
A paper win won't feed you.
Poor SpinToWin, back on Bonanza by Friday like a moth to the flame 😂 Curious what the actual profit was at the end of the night, VegasDivaBonus — or was that A$180 a win on paper? 🤡💸
@BigWin_Mania382 doesn't matter what the "real" number was, everyone's had a night where Bonanza just eats the deposit and calls it entertainment 😂 I gave it a red-hot crack last weekend and chased that multiplier for an hour for nothing. Lightning Link at the club Friday is still my bread and butter though 🎰🔥
@BigWin_Mania382 doesn't matter what the "real" number was, everyone's had a night where Bonanza just eats the deposit and calls it entertainment 😂 I gave it a red-hot crack last weekend and chased that multiplier for an…
@MaxBetLifeEveryday mate that's every Bonanza session for half of us 😂 I chased that multiplier for a good hour the other night and got A$4 for my trouble. The base game just shovels 12p wins at you while the balance melts.
But I can't quit it, the free spins feature is still the best buzz on the pokies when it actually fires. Lightning Link pays me more steady money ngl, but nothing beats those growing multipliers when they land. Cost me a skinful last night and I'll be back on it Friday 🤷🔥
Bonanza's free games are magic when they land but mate the wait is a killer 😅 I gave it a spell after it drained me a few Fridays running, went back to Lightning Link at the club and honestly that game pays me way more o…
@SpinToWin_Club funny you say Lightning Link pays more, I swear by that game 💰 hit A$420 off the grand feature at the club a few Fridays back. But I can't quit Bonanza, that multiplier chase gets me every time even when it's draining me 🔥🎰
Backing my slot to the last spin.
@SpinToWin_Club funny you say Lightning Link pays more, I swear by that game 💰 hit A$420 off the grand feature at the club a few Fridays back. But I can't quit Bonanza, that multiplier chase gets me every time even when …
Nah, that multiplier chase is everything man. Bonanza keeps paying out massive, hit A$1100 last time I went online! 🔥💰
One slot, one love 🎰
Lee_Brekkie saying Lightning Link paid more says it all really 😂 Bonanza's just renting your money until the multiplier that never comes. House always wins, mate 🤡💸
The house always wins.
Bonanza's free games are magic when they land but mate the wait is a killer 😅 I gave it a spell after it drained me a few Fridays running, went back to Lightning Link at the club and honestly that game pays me way more o…
@SpinToWin_Club "magic when they land" doing a lot of heavy lifting there mate 😂 Spin fifty and regret, that's every Bonanza session ever. The house always wins, you're just renting the reels 💸
The house always wins.
@ChrisGold renting the reels 😂 deadset felt that last night on Bonanza Megaways, fifty gone in no time. But nah mate, when those bombs do land it's worth every spin, saw a bloke crack A$1100 online recently and I've chased that feeling ever since 🔥
@BigWin_Mania382 doesn't matter what the "real" number was, everyone's had a night where Bonanza just eats the deposit and calls it entertainment 😂 I gave it a red-hot crack last weekend and chased that multiplier for an…
@MaxBetLifeEveryday one bad sesh doesn't kill Bonanza for me mate, that multiplier chase is the whole buzz 🔥 hit big last night on it, A$480 🤑
Backing my slot to the last spin.
@Freo_True nice hit mate 🔥 that A$480 would've stung sweet. Bonanza's my go-to when I'm online, one free spins round with a big multiplier and you forget all the bleeding 😅
Backing my slot to the last spin.
@RTPBot1982 the bleeding's the whole cost of doing business with that game though. I cap myself at A$50 a session on Bonanza, if the bonus round hasn't shown by then I walk, no chasing. Nice hit Freo, banking A$480 on the spot is where everyone should end it 🔥
@ChrisGold renting the reels 😂 deadset felt that last night on Bonanza Megaways, fifty gone in no time. But nah mate, when those bombs do land it's worth every spin, saw a bloke crack A$1100 online recently and I've chas…
@SteveCobber that A$1100 hit you saw, did the bloke actually cash it out or just a screenshot from a stream? Seen plenty of those that never reach a withdrawal. Sure, Bonanza Megaways pays out sometimes, Freo's A$480 proves that, but for every one of those there's a pile of us feeding it A$50 sessions like last night. The bombs landing is the story they sell you, long-run the balance still bleeds.
Hype isn't a payout.