Wild Wild Bananas

Wild Wild Bananas is a video slot developed by Pragmatic Play. The game features a 5-reel layout with an initial 25 paylines, which can expand to 576 ways to win. It offers high volatility gameplay with an RTP of 96.10% and a maximum win potential of 12,000x the bet.

The slot draws inspiration from Rudyard Kipling's “The Jungle Book,” creating a tropical jungle setting filled with vibrant characters and lush visuals. The character appears to be Mowgli, accompanied by other jungle inhabitants such as a monkey, a toucan, and a snake. These characters serve as high-paying symbols, while card suits represent lower values.

The game's atmosphere is enhanced by a jolly soundtrack that complements the playful jungle theme. Pragmatic Play has effectively combined classic fruit slot elements (bananas as money symbols) with the jungle adventure theme, creating a unique blend of traditional and modern slot design.

Core Game Mechanics

Wild Wild Bananas is played on a 3-3-4-4-4 reel layout. The base game starts with 25 paylines, but this can increase significantly during bonus features. The wild symbol appears on the first two reels, while a bonus symbol can land on the third reel. A key feature is the banana bunch, which acts as a money collect symbol on reels 3, 4, and 5.

Bets range from 0.30 to 125 credits per spin. The paytable includes character symbols with Mowgli offering the highest regular payout at 100x for five of a kind. Other high-paying symbols include the monkey (80x), toucan (50x), and snake (25x), followed by card suit symbols.

Bonus Features

1. Money Collect Feature:
   • Activated when wild symbols appear on reels 1 and 2 simultaneously.
   • Banana bunch symbols on reels 3, 4, and 5 carry values from 1x to 25x the total bet.
   • On reel 5, banana symbols can also display jackpot values of 50x, 100x, or 500x.
2. Free Spins:
   • Triggered by landing two wilds on reels 1 and 2, plus a bonus symbol on reel 3.
   • Initially awards 10 free spins.
   • During this feature, more wild and banana symbols are in play.
3. Golden Money Symbol:
   • Appears on reels 3, 4, and 5 during free spins.
   • When it lands, it increases the number of symbols on that reel by one, up to a maximum of eight.
   • This mechanic can increase the number of paylines up to 576.
4. Free Spins Retrigger:
   • When a golden money symbol lands on a reel with eight symbols, it awards additional free spins (up to 10).
   • This retrigger can only occur once per reel.
   • After a retrigger, the golden money symbol no longer appears on that specific reel.

The most interesting aspect of Wild Wild Bananas is its dynamic reel expansion during the free spins feature. The golden money symbols not only add more symbols to the reels but also increase the number of paylines, potentially reaching 576 ways to win. This progressive expansion, coupled with the possibility of retriggering free spins, creates an exciting and volatile bonus round that can lead to substantial wins up to the game's maximum of 12,000x the bet.