Editorial note: this is a general guide to how Sweet Bonanza works. Slot rules, feature availability and RTP can vary between operators and game versions, so always check the in-game information panel before you spin. Slots are games of chance — nothing here is a prediction of results, and no strategy changes the odds.
Sweet Bonanza slot review
Sweet Bonanza is Pragmatic Play’s 2019 candy-land hit and one of the most recognisable slots in the UK. Like its stablemate Gates of Olympus, it abandons paylines for a six-reel, five-row grid where eight or more matching fruits or sweets pay anywhere, winning symbols tumble away, and a free-spins round full of multiplier bombs supplies the fireworks.
How Sweet Bonanza plays
Bananas, grapes, watermelons, plums and apples make up the lower paytable, with four colours of hard candy at the top — red candies are the most valuable. Land eight or more of a kind anywhere and they pay, then explode so new symbols can fall in and extend the win. An ante-bet toggle increases the stake by a quarter to double the natural chance of reaching the bonus.
Free spins and candy bombs
Four or more lollipop scatters trigger ten free spins, and scatters during the round add more. The round’s power comes from rainbow candy bombs: they only appear in free spins, carry multipliers from 2x up to 100x, and when a tumbling sequence ends, every bomb on screen is added together and applied to that sequence’s win. Several big bombs landing under a busy screen is how the famous payouts happen.
RTP, volatility and max win
The standard published RTP is around 96.5%, with lower operator versions in circulation — check the in-game information panel for the figure where you play. Volatility is high, and the advertised maximum win is just over 21,000 times your stake, among the largest caps of its era.
Frequently asked questions
How do you trigger Sweet Bonanza free spins?
Land four or more lollipop scatters anywhere on the grid for ten free spins. Additional scatters during the round award extra spins.
What do the candy bombs do?
Bombs appear only during free spins and carry multipliers from 2x to 100x. When a tumble sequence finishes, all visible bomb values are summed and applied to that win.
What is the RTP of Sweet Bonanza?
Around 96.5% in the standard version. Pragmatic Play also supplies lower-RTP builds, so the in-game information panel is the reliable source.
What is the maximum win in Sweet Bonanza?
The advertised cap is just over 21,000 times your total stake.
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