Pragmatic Play · 2020
Gems Bonanza is a high volatility video slot by Pragmatic Play, running on an 8x8 grid with cluster pays. Its figures, modes and rules follow below.
Five numbers below
Most players want the odds and the size of wins before they stake anything at all.
| Game detail | How it reads |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| RTP | 96.55% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid | 8x8 |
| Release date | 01/10/2020 |
Pick Gems Bonanza if you want a cluster game with an Aztec, gem and treasure theme. The board is an 8x8 grid, and a win forms when at least five matching symbols connect horizontally or vertically. No fixed lines are needed. After each win, the tumble feature refills the empty spots, so the new symbols may form another win on the same spin.
Choose it for a bonus that builds over five levels. Random coloured marks trigger one of five spin modifiers when a win lands on them: NUCLEAR, WILD GEM, SQUARES, COLOSSAL SYMBOL or LUCKY WILDS. Collecting 114 winning symbols in a base spin starts Gold Fever, a round where each level plays all five modifiers once. Its multiplier climbs from 2x to 10x across five levels.
Round rules
After this, you will know how the bonus starts, how each level plays and what multiplier applies.
Collect 114 winning symbols in one base spin to start Gold Fever. Each of its five levels plays all five spin modifiers once, in fixed order: NUCLEAR, WILD GEM, SQUARES, COLOSSAL SYMBOL and LUCKY WILDS. The win multiplier rises 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x and 10x across levels 1 to 5.
Base game spinsMultiplier levels
Each spin starts on the 8x8 grid. Five or more connected symbols, linked horizontally or vertically, form a win. After every win the TUMBLE FEATURE refills the grid. Random coloured marks can trigger one of five spin modifiers when a win lands on the marked spot.
Placing your betClusters and tumbles
Know before betting
Decide your stake and limits before any spin, while the rules still feel new to you.
Pick your bet between A$0.20 and A$240 before you spin. Every win in the game is a multiple of the stake, so a bigger bet means bigger money payouts.
Look for five or more matching symbols touching horizontally or vertically. When a cluster pays, its symbols vanish and new ones tumble down, which can start another win.
Watch for coloured marks on the grid. Once a win lands on a marked spot, one of five spin modifiers can trigger: NUCLEAR, WILD GEM, SQUARES, COLOSSAL SYMBOL or LUCKY WILDS.
Collect 114 winning symbols in one base spin to start Gold Fever. It runs five levels, and each level plays every spin modifier once, in a fixed order.
Set a budget before the first spin and stop once it runs out. Nobody can know in advance how often Gold Fever starts or how a session will end.
See what pays
Stop guessing what a win looks like, and check these screens before you bet.
The Gold Fever round costs 100 times the total bet, so at the A$1 example bet you pay A$100 to start it.
| Purchase | Full price | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Gold Fever at 100x | x100 · A$100 | – |
Before you stake, know that RTP is the share of staked money paid back over a long run, counted per A$100 staked. The version running here is in the game rules, so check them first.
| Version | RTP | Provider default |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.55% | Supported |
Seven symbols to read
The payouts below are in money at the A$0.40 example bet, and more symbols in one win pay more.
| Gem type | 12+ | 15+ | 20+ | 25+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Red ruby | A$5 | A$10 | A$40 | A$200 |
 Purple gem | A$2.50 | A$5 | A$20 | A$100 |
 Green emerald | A$1.50 | A$3 | A$10 | A$60 |
 Turquoise gem | A$1 | A$2 | A$5 | A$30 |
 Amber gem | A$0.75 | A$1.50 | A$4 | A$20 |
 Magenta gem | A$0.50 | A$1 | A$3 | A$15 |
 Blue gem | A$0.40 | A$0.75 | A$2 | A$10 |
Decide before the first spin that the Gold Fever bonus round may not come at all. It starts only after a base spin collects 114 winning symbols, and no one can say in advance when that count will be reached. The result of one session is random, whatever the RTP shows.
Check the game rules before you stake, because the RTP version Extreme Casino runs for Gems Bonanza is shown only there. Read the rules, not a table, to see which version this lobby runs. Then decide whether that return suits how much you plan to stake.
Accept before you raise your bet that the maximum win is a ceiling reached very rarely. The top figure in the table is the ceiling, not a target for any session, so bet only what you can lose.
Practise without staking
Useful before your first session, when you want to learn the reels before staking.
Choose the demo to explore Gems Bonanza without staking, as it needs no money and pays nothing. Real play needs an account here and the legal age of 18+.
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Gems Bonanza basics
Open this before you choose a bet, when the paytable and the bet range matter most.
Start with the numbers that matter most. Gems Bonanza runs on an 8x8 grid, pays on clusters of at least 5 connected symbols, and its paytable uses an A$0.40 example bet. Pick the stake that suits your budget, and keep it for the whole session.
This page gives no maximum win figure for Gems Bonanza, so no top amount is promised. Gold Fever raises the win multiplier across five levels, from 2x at level 1 to 10x at level 5. Check the bet range before you stake.
Yes, Gems Bonanza lets you buy Gold Fever for 100 times the total bet. At the A$1 top example bet, the purchase costs A$100. Without the buy, the round starts once a base spin collects 114 winning symbols.
Gems Bonanza has one RTP version at 96.55%, based on A$100 staked. That figure is a long-run average across very many rounds, so one session can return more or less. Read it as a long-run average, not as a promise.
High volatility makes results swing widely from spin to spin. Wins can be rare, with long stretches between them. When the bonus will come cannot be known in advance.
Stakes run from A$0.20 to A$240 on Gems Bonanza. Use A$0.40 and A$1 as reference points, because this page uses them only as examples. Pick a stake that fits your budget before the first spin.
Gems Bonanza is for players aged 18+ only. 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 you open Gems Bonanza, and treat it as the most you will lose that day.
Decide when you will stop before the first spin, and keep that rule after a win as well as after a loss.
Use the deposit and loss limits in your account before you add money for Gems Bonanza.
Take a break as soon as Gems Bonanza stops being fun, and self-exclude if breaks do not help.
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