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The 16 Booming Games online slots at winshark88 pay in six different ways, from Fortune Surge's five lines on a 3×3 screen to Primal Buffalo PowerGrid's 10,000 ways and the pays-anywhere grid of Gates of Hercules 10,000. Find each game's pay rule here, then compare RTP, volatility and max win in one table.
Before RTP or features, check how a game decides that a spin has won. The 16 Booming Games pokies at winshark88 casino use six pay layouts:
The smallest screen of the 16: three reels, three rows and 5 fixed pay lines. A line pays when matching symbols sit along one of those paths, and the paytable draws all five. Its listed features are built around coins instead: Coin Stack collects, Fortune Surge instant prizes and a Surge Bonus in which as many as three Collect symbols lock. Max win 2,000x, RTP 96.1%, and review sites agree on medium-high volatility.
No lines to follow here. Six reels hold 4, 5, 5, 5, 5 and 4 symbols, and multiplying those heights (4 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 4) gives the 10,000 ways. Matching symbols on neighbouring reels pay in any row; the paytable shows how many reels a win needs. Two PowerGrids lock coins for prizes on any spin, alongside an Ultra Prize Reel and Free Spins with a Bonus Buy option, priced on the rules screen. RTP 96.1%, max win 2,150x.
A 6×5 grid with scatter pays: 8 or more matching symbols anywhere on screen make a win. Cascading reels then clear the winners and drop new symbols into the gaps, so one spin can keep paying. Random multipliers from 2x to 500x can land, and the 15 Free Spins carry a growing multiplier plus Boost+. The 10,000 in the title is the max win, 10,000x; RTP is 95.9%.
Nine games keep the familiar 5×3 screen. What separates them is how many fixed paths the paytable checks.
The fewest lines on a 5×3 screen, with one of the higher ceilings: 10,000x, at a 96.1% RTP. It lists Barrel Boost, Cash Collection and Big Net, plus 10 to 20 Free Spins with extra-spin and multiplier meters.
Ultra Buffalo Hold and Win plays on 20 fixed lines, then moves to a 5×8 grid with the Ultra Reel for Ultra Hold and Win. It also has a Buffalo Bonus Wheel and Wild Buffalo Herd, a 5,000x max win and agreed medium-high volatility. Mr. Oinkster's Hold and Win pairs 20 lines with Piggy Bank and Vault collectors, Free Spins with Jumbo Symbols and an optional Oink Bet, whose cost is on the rules screen; its max win is 2,000x. Both return 95.6%.
Both list Free Spins, stacked symbols and an optional Gamble step, and the rules screen sets out its risk. Gold Gold Gold returns 96% and Burning Classics 96.1%; their max wins are in the game info.
Buffalo Hold and Win (95.9%), Buffalo Hold and Win Extreme (4,000x, 95.5%), Mustang Hold and Win (2,000x, 96%) and Bonza Bucks Hold and Win Extreme 10,000 (12,000x, 95.9%) all run 25 lines. Their coin features differ, as the next sections show.
Both use 30 lines on taller screens. Cash Pig's 5×4 grid comes with Piggy Bank coin collects and Free Spins with Minor Elimination and Major Upgrade. Review sites agree on high volatility and an 8,000x max win, and its 95.1% RTP is the lowest here. 64 Gold Coins Hold and Win uses a square 5×5 grid with Flaming Respins, a coin Hold and Win with Grid Expand and Boost, a Collection Pot and an optional Blazing Bet, costed on the rules screen. Max win 10,000x, RTP 95.9%.
Tasty Bonanza is the second pays-anywhere game on a 6×5 grid; its paytable sets the count each symbol needs. Wins cascade with Random Multipliers, and it adds a Candy Jar collector, bomb symbols and unlimited Free Spins. It is rated high volatility, with a 6,500x max win and a 96.1% RTP.
Megaways games give each reel a new height every spin, so the number of ways changes too. Howling Wolves Megaways does this on six reels, with cascades, Howling Wilds, Alpha Wolf Spin, Wolf Pack Multipliers and Free Spins. RTP 96%; max win in the game info.
Seven games carry Hold and Win in their name. Coin symbols lock in place and you get respins, while the pay layout handles the normal spins in between. Respin counts, coin values and how the top prize is won are in each game's rules.
Buffalo Hold and Win Extreme lists a 1,000x Grand Bonus, and Mustang Hold and Win awards its 1,000x Grand Bonus when all 15 coins fill the screen. A Grand Bonus is a jackpot prize, not a max win: Bonza Bucks' Grand Bonus is 10,000x, yet its max win is 12,000x. Both Extreme games also list All Coins prizes of 1x to 5x and a Bonus Buy.
Where a cell reads "Shown in game info", open that game's info screen for the figure.
| Game | How it pays | Volatility | Max win | RTP | Main feature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Hold and Win | 25 pay lines on 5×3 reels | Shown in game info | Shown in game info | 95.9% | Hold and Win with Grand Bonus, Major Free Spins, Quick Hit Bonuses and Stacked Wilds |
 Buffalo Hold and Win Extreme | 25 pay lines on 5×3 reels | Shown in game info | 4,000x | 95.5% | Hold and Win Extreme coin respins with 1x–5x All Coins prizes, a 1,000x Grand Bonus and Bonus Buy |
 Ultra Buffalo Hold and Win | 20 fixed pay lines on 5×3 reels | Medium-High | 5,000x | 95.6% | Buffalo Bonus Wheel, Wild Buffalo Herd and Ultra Hold and Win on a 5×8 grid with the Ultra Reel |
 Primal Buffalo PowerGrid | 10,000 ways on a 4-5-5-5-5-4 reel grid | Shown in game info | 2,150x | 96.1% | Two PowerGrids lock coins for prizes on any spin, Ultra Prize Reel, and Free Spins with Bonus Buy |
 Mustang Hold and Win | 25 pay lines on 5×3 reels | Shown in game info | 2,000x | 96% | Hold and Win (all 15 coins win the 1,000x Grand Bonus), Major Free Spins, Quick Hit Bonuses and Stacked Wilds |
 Bonza Bucks Hold and Win Extreme 10,000 | 25 pay lines on 5×3 reels | Shown in game info | 12,000x | 95.9% | Hold and Win Extreme coin respins with 1x–5x All Coins prizes, a 10,000x Grand Bonus and Bonus Buy |
 64 Gold Coins Hold and Win | 30 pay lines on 5×5 reels | Shown in game info | 10,000x | 95.9% | Flaming Respins, coin Hold and Win with Grid Expand and Boost, Collection Pot and Blazing Bet |
 Mr. Oinkster's Hold and Win | 20 pay lines on 5×3 reels | Shown in game info | 2,000x | 95.6% | Piggy Bank and Vault collectors, Hold and Win, Free Spins with Jumbo Symbols and Oink Bet |
 Fortune Surge | 5 fixed pay lines on 3×3 reels | Medium-High | 2,000x | 96.1% | Coin Stack collects, Fortune Surge instant prizes and a Surge Bonus with up to three locked Collect symbols |
 Cash Pig | 30 pay lines on 5×4 reels | High | 8,000x | 95.1% | Piggy Bank coin collects and Free Spins with Minor Elimination and Major Upgrade |
 Gold Gold Gold | Up to 20 pay lines on 5×3 reels | Shown in game info | Shown in game info | 96% | Free Spins, stacked symbols and an optional Gamble feature |
 Burning Classics | Up to 20 pay lines on 5×3 reels | Shown in game info | Shown in game info | 96.1% | Free Spins, stacked symbols and an optional Gamble feature |
 Gates of Hercules 10,000 | Scatter pays (8+ anywhere) on a 6×5 grid | Shown in game info | 10,000x | 95.9% | Cascading reels, random 2x–500x multipliers, 15 Free Spins with a growing multiplier and Boost+ |
 Tasty Bonanza | Pays anywhere on a 6×5 grid | High | 6,500x | 96.1% | Cascades with Random Multipliers, Candy Jar collector, bomb symbols and unlimited Free Spins |
 Fish Tales: Double Catch | 10 pay lines on 5×3 reels | Shown in game info | 10,000x | 96.1% | Barrel Boost, Cash Collection and Big Net, plus 10–20 Free Spins with extra-spin and multiplier meters |
 Howling Wolves Megaways | Megaways on 6 reels (ways change every spin) | Shown in game info | Shown in game info | 96% | Cascades with Howling Wilds, Alpha Wolf Spin, Wolf Pack Multipliers and Free Spins |
Game details: Booming Games official game list ↗
RTP is the share of all stakes a game pays back over a very large number of spins. Here it runs from Cash Pig's 95.1% to 96.1%, which five titles share. It can differ between casinos because operators pick from settings the studio supplies; winshark88 runs every Booming game on its default setting, the highest available.
The max win is the most one round can pay, as a multiple of your bet, and each game's rules state it. On an AU$1 spin, Fortune Surge's 2,000x is AU$2,000 and Gates of Hercules' 10,000x is AU$10,000. It is a ceiling, not an expected result.
Booming's official catalogue lists 118 games, 117 of them slots, each with a free demo on the studio's site. winshark88 supports demo play too, so you can watch a ways grid or a pays-anywhere grid before using real money. Practice credits have no cash value. See the free pokies guide.
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Fortune Surge. It has 5 fixed lines on three reels and three rows, the smallest screen of the 16 games. Its max win is 2,000x and its RTP is 96.1%.
Its six reels hold 4, 5, 5, 5, 5 and 4 symbols, and those heights multiply out to 10,000. Matching symbols on neighbouring reels pay in any row, so there are no lines to follow.
Symbols do not need to line up. Eight or more matching symbols anywhere on the 6×5 grid make a win, and cascading reels then replace the winning symbols.
No. Fish Tales: Double Catch has only 10 lines but a 10,000x max win, while the 25-line Mustang Hold and Win has a 2,000x max win.
Casinos choose from RTP settings the studio supplies. winshark88 runs every Booming game on its default setting, the highest available.
Yes. winshark88 supports demo play, so you can see how a ways or pays-anywhere grid works before using real money. Practice credits have no cash value.
Withdrawals by PayID, Skrill, Neteller or Payz land within 5 minutes, from AU$30. Deposits start at AU$10 by PayID and arrive instantly.