Ox Bonanza

Each Chinese New Year is represented by a different animal as part of their culture and this time around it’s the Year of the Ox and Real Time Gaming came up with Ox Bonanza online slot machine.

You’ll enjoy a set of amazing features, smooth gameplay and beautifully designed one-armed bandit overall. Oh, and let’s not forget about the famous RTG’s Jackpots!

Theme and Symbols

Ox Bonanza is an online video slot designed and developed by Real Time Gaming software provider. The title revolves around Chinese New Year, more specifically the Year of the Ox.

The reels appear to be floating amongst the pink clouds while the background shows us Cherry Tree branches spreading throughout the grid. The top part of the screen is designed in a way where the reels are held by the Temple’s roof.

The reels are decorated with typical Chinese colors, red and yellow while the track you’ll hear in the background is a traditional light and soft Asian tune. Previously we mentioned the importance of animals in Chinese culture hence the following pay table.

The Bull is the Wild Symbol, appearing only on the first reel to perform substitutions for all other icons with the exception of the Ox Bonus Scatter which will be mentioned once again shortly after the betting options, stick around and find out more.

The Ox, Mouse and Pig are the Major Symbols, as the developer referred to, while the Chow Chow ( Dog ) and A, K, Q, J, 10 and 9 royals make up for the least paying symbols on the grid.

Betting Options and Features

This online edition comes with a grid setup of 5 reels, each 3 symbols high and provides 25 pay lines for you to land and match symbols on. It will require 3 or more of the same icons, from left to right, to score a win.

£0,25 is the least amount you can bet per spin while the maximum bet is £12,50. The title comes with a very high variance level and features the highest payout of 2,000x the stake per round while also including Minor and Major Jackpots which contribute to the game’s RTP by 1,5%.

It’s time for features and we’ll be starting by letting you know that aside from the substitution, the regular Wild also delivers a x2 multiplier whenever it is a part of a winning combination.

What is more, there is a chance that the Bull Wild will morph Major Symbols to a Wild before the winnings are counted.

Progressive Jackpots - these can proc on random points in the base game delivering either Minor, Major or even both at the same time.

Free Spins - 3, 4 or 5 Ox Scatters anywhere on the reels trigger the feature and deliver 10, 20 or 100 Spins free of charge. The feature is also retriggerable, which means that more free spins can be won during the same.

Wrapping Up

Where to start with this one, huh? The game itself looks quite amazing and the theme is more than attractive, especially for the Asian market but, there are a few things we simply can’t understand.

For example, the very high variance level while the title is capable of producing wins of only 2,000x the stake. On the other hand, we’ve been given a chance to win 1 or even 2 Jackpots at the same time, so that’s something at least.

Real Time Gaming is one of those companies that expand their domain and titles all the time, e.g., the cooperation between Blueprint Gaming and RTG. Our experience with this provider has always ended on a positive note and for this reason we recommend that you try Ox Bonanza out and see for yourself where you stand on it.