ABOUT
The crave for fruit slot games never seems to cease as Pragmatic Play has released several titles in this realm over the last few years, but Cash Bonanza has the potential to be a cut above the rest. With 'Bonanza' in the title, you'd be right to think there's some Megaways influence at play here, but Cash Bonanza innovates rather than merely copying.
Betting Options and Bonus Features
Right off the bat, Cash Bonanza choose a 4x6 grid that is pretty peculiar for a fruit-themed slot, but players are greeted with the same familiar symbols such as oranges, lemons, grapes, cherries... and a wild in the shape of a cash bag. The lucky 7 is what you should be focused on here as it pays 10x the stakes when landing in a 6x combo.
This is an extremely high-volatility slot with an RTP of 96.52% and a max win of 5,000x. One thing in the base game completely separates Cash Bonanza from your average fruit slot, which is the respin feature. Whenever you make a winning combination, all those symbols plus wild symbol and scatters on the grid are locked in place. Then, a respin happens but the number of rows on the reels containing locked symbols increases.
The respin is over when no more winning combination is found; otherwise, it repeats until every reel has 8 spots on it. This process expands the 4x6 grid into a 8x6, so from 4,096 ways to win to 262,144. Every combo counts toward your total payout after the respin finishes and then you'll play the next turn on the standard 4x6 grid again.
Collect 3 scatters for a ticket to the bonus round with 8 free spins, and every extra scatter symbol after that gives you 4 bonus spins. The free spins round will start with the same grid that was in play on the triggering spin. This time, the number of rows doesn't reset every spin but will stay the same or increase with each spin.
In addition, there is another source of reward in this round, which is a win multiplier that increases its value by 1 every time players land a respin win. The multiplier applies at the end of the respin, which means it resets for the next spin. You can also retrigger 4 free spins with only 2 scatters plus 4 more for every added scatter.
Roshtein's Take
Cash Bonanza is truly a breath of fresh air among the newer fruit-themed slots. The respin feature happens organically and is super fun to play. Regarding the base game, not many slots out there can replicate the satisfaction you feel when you get an 8x6 full-screen win in this slot.
The free spins feature, although doesn't provide another layer to the gameplay, extends the respin concept to its maximum potential. If there is one criticism for Cash Bonanza, it is how the respin animation is way too slow. A spin here may take you 5 times longer than normal because the respin happens every time there's a win on the board.
