Push Gaming · 2022
Big Bamboo is a 5x6 video slot from Push Gaming with high volatility and a 50,000x maximum win. This page covers its figures, rules and features.
The demo is free. The real game needs an account and players aged 18+.
Reels spin on a fixed 5x6 grid with a Chinese theme, and monkey and panda symbols sit among the card suits. Wins form along fixed lines drawn in the paytable. A line pays with as few as two matching symbols, and only its highest win counts. Wild and Scatter symbols drive the features, so the base game sets the stage for the bonus rounds.
Free spins start when enough Scatter and Bonus symbols land on reels two to four. A right-hand meter tracks low symbols converting to bamboo, and each full conversion adds spins and a multiplier. Golden Bamboo is a respin feature, opened when a Mystery Bamboo uncovers gold beneath it. Gamble steps chase a higher prize tier, but a losing rung forfeits the free spins.
Game sheet
Useful when you want the core numbers before choosing a bet or opening the paytable.
| What it measures | How it reads |
|---|---|
| Provider | Push Gaming |
| Return to player | 96.13% / 96.52% / 96.71% / 96.74% / 96.76% / 96.94% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid | 5x6 |
| Maximum win multiple | x50,000 |
| Maximum win in money | A$5,000,000 |
| Release date | 03/03/2022 |
Turn sequence
Most players wonder what the reels actually do between the first click and the result.
Set the Base Bet before the first spin, anywhere from A$0.10 up to A$100. The paytable uses A$0.20 as its example, and every payout scales with the bet you pick.
Symbols land on a fixed 5 by 6 grid, and each of the 50 win lines pays only its highest win. A round can pay at most 50,000x the Base Bet.
A Mystery Bamboo reveal can uncover a Golden Bamboo, which opens the respin. Each Golden position spins through Instant Prize, Multiplier and Collector symbols, and a landed Multiplier scales the sum.
Enough Scatter or BONUS symbols on reels 2 to 4 trigger the Free Games Feature. Each time a low symbol fully converts to bamboo, the meter adds spins and a multiplier.
Decide your loss limit before the first spin, since no round can be predicted. Once that amount is gone, stop, even if a feature has just paid.
Each price is a fixed multiple of the bet, moving with the stake; the table lists costs at the A$2 top bet.
| Paid round | Total cost | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| No Low Symbols Converted | x99 · A$198 | – |
| 2 Low Symbols Converted | x179 · A$358 | – |
| 4 Low Symbols Converted | x608 · A$1,216 | – |
| Mystery Free Spins | x300 · A$600 | – |
RTP is the return to player per A$100 staked, measured over a long run, so it says nothing about one session. The version run on this site is shown in the game rules.
| Payback level | RTP | Standard pick |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.94% | Unavailable |
| Variant 2 | 96.76% | Unavailable |
| Variant 3 | 96.74% | Unavailable |
| Variant 4 | 96.71% | Unavailable |
| Variant 5 | 96.52% | Unavailable |
| Variant 6 | 96.13% | Included |
Three frames
The three screens show what a win, a feature and a bonus look like in play.
Big Bamboo rules
After this section you will know how each mode starts and what it awards.
Enough Scatter/BONUS and Gamble Scatter symbols on reels 2-4 start the Free Games Feature with a set of free spins. A Low-Symbol conversion meter on the right adds bonus spins and a multiplier each time a low symbol fully converts to bamboo. Further scatter landings retrigger extra spins.
Base Game spinsFree spins, multipliers
A Mystery Bamboo reveal symbol uncovers a Golden Bamboo symbol and starts this respin. Each Golden Bamboo position spins through Instant Prize, Multiplier, Scatter, Gamble Scatter and Collector symbols until resolved. All Instant Prize and Collector values are summed and multiplied by the Base Bet and any landed multipliers.
Mystery Bamboo revealCollected prize values
After a Free Spins trigger, a vertical prize ladder appears with the awarded tier highlighted. You can collect the current award or gamble it for a chance at a higher ladder tier. A losing rung forfeits the free spins entirely.
Free Spins triggerA higher tier
Four purchase options share one Base Bet stepper: no low symbols converted, 2 low symbols converted, 4 low symbols converted with no gamble step, and Mystery Free Spins. Mystery Free Spins randomly resolves into one of the other three outcomes.
Base GameChosen bonus outcome
Nine symbols to know
The payouts below are in money at A$0.20, and more matching symbols pay more.
| Icon in play | 2+ | 3+ | 4+ | 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 WILDWild | A$0.10 | A$0.40 | A$2 | A$30 |
 Panda | A$0.10 | A$0.40 | A$2 | A$30 |
 Wild Boar | – | A$0.10 | A$0.40 | A$4 |
 Monkey | – | A$0.08 | A$0.32 | A$3.20 |
 Bird | – | A$0.06 | A$0.24 | A$2.40 |
 Club | – | A$0.02 | A$0.04 | A$0.08 |
 Heart | – | A$0.02 | A$0.04 | A$0.08 |
 Spade | – | A$0.02 | A$0.04 | A$0.08 |
 Diamond | – | A$0.02 | A$0.04 | A$0.08 |
Each spin drops a new grid of symbols onto the 5x6 reels, and the Free Games Feature can start after any spin. How often it arrives is not known in advance. Nothing on the screen shows the gap between triggers, and the result of one session is random, whatever RTP version is running. A quiet run and a lucky run both come from the same random draw.
The 5x6 reels run one of six RTP versions, and that version sets the long-run return of the stake. Which version we run is shown only in the game rules. Read that part before your first spin, then compare it with the money table on this page.
A round on the 5x6 reels can pay up to x50,000 the current Base Bet, and that cap is a ceiling reached very rarely. The maximum win is a limit on the payout, not a target a session works toward.
Players must be 18+. For help in Australia, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 or register with BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Set a session budget before the first spin and treat it as the full cost of play, not a starting point for chasing losses.
Decide your stopping point before you start, and hold to it after a big win as much as after a loss.
Use the deposit and loss limits in your account, and set them before you open Big Bamboo rather than during a session.
When Big Bamboo stops being fun, step away for a break, and if play feels out of control, register with BetStop to self-exclude.
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Enough Scatter, BONUS or Gamble Scatter symbols landing on reels 2 to 4 start the Free Games Feature in Big Bamboo. The feature awards a set of free spins, and further scatter landings add more spins during it.
Big Bamboo offers four purchase options at a shared Base Bet. At A$2, buying the bonus with no low symbols converted costs A$198, and the Mystery Free Spins option costs A$600.
The lowest bet in Big Bamboo is A$0.10 and the highest is A$100. The paytable and the examples on this page use A$0.20, A$0.40 and A$2 as reference bets.
Big Bamboo has six RTP versions, from 96.13 to 96.94 percent per A$100 staked. RTP is a long-run average across many rounds, so it does not show what a single session returns.
Big Bamboo is the earliest game in the series, and Bamboo Ways, Happy Bamboo and Big Bamboo 2 are separate games with their own RTP. Bamboo Ways tops out at 25,000 times the bet, while Big Bamboo 2 tops out at 75,000 times the bet.
Big Bamboo pays up to 50,000 times the bet in one round. At A$2 the figure is A$100,000, and at the highest bet of A$100 it is A$5,000,000.
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