Bass Boss

Bass Boss: Slot Review

Let’s play a fishing-themed slot game called Bass Boss by Red Tiger. Grab a canvas hat and put some zinc on your nose before we go out on the water. Bass seems to be a popular fish among players, maybe because they are easy to find or satisfying to catch. Whatever the reason, let’s start the game and see what we can catch in Bass Boss.

When I first saw Bass Boss, I felt a bit of unease. However, it wasn’t because the game looked bad. On the contrary, the blue water, hills, and trees looked beautiful and depicted healthy outdoor activities. The game reminded me of Red Tigers’ Get the Gold game that used InfiniReels, which I didn’t enjoy.

The game panel had a blue surrounding with five reels, and there was a fisherman in the upper right quadrant who could look like a classic prospector with a wardrobe change. However, Bass Boss turned out to be a positive experience with a country and western-style tune that complemented the game’s bubbly personality.

Fishing-themed slot games, such as 4 Fantastic Fish and Golden Catch, usually do not have high potential earnings. This also applies to Bass Boss, which offers a maximum win of 4,835 times the bet. While this is a decent amount compared to other similar games, it’s unclear how achievable this top prize is.

The game has a theoretical return to player value of 95.7%, which is lower than in Pragmatic Play’s hit Big Bass Bonanza range. However, it’s still a decent return. The minimum bet is 10 p/c and the maximum is £/€20 for all devices. The game is highly volatile.

Although line wins are still possible, I found it more worthwhile to focus on getting fish money symbols and looking for scatters in the game. To get a line win, you need to have three or more matching symbols on adjacent reels starting from the left side, and there are 10 fixed win lines. Low-paying symbols include the ten to ace card ranks, which give 1-3 times the bet for five of a kind, while premium symbols include spinning reels, hats, tackle boxes, and boats that give 10-30 times the bet for five of a kind. Bass Boss doesn’t use any wild symbols.

Bass Boss: Slot Features

Many fishing-themed slot games involve collecting symbols, just like in Fishin’ Frenzy and Bass Boss. The game includes four types of fish symbols that can land in any position: Grey Fish (worth 2x or 5x), Blue Fish (worth 10x or 15x), Green Fish (worth 30x or 50x), and Orange Fish (worth 100x or 200x).

In the game, the fisherman drops a hook randomly to align with a row on the game grid. If fish symbols are present in the row, they are collected and their values are awarded. If no fish symbols are in view or they are on other rows, no money is won. You can use the Nudge feature to move the hook to another row for a chance to catch more fish. Multipliers may appear in the base game, increasing the payout value of fish symbols to either x2, x3, x5, or x10.

Contest Spins

You can activate a bonus round by landing 3 or more Contest Spins symbols. The bonus round will give you 10, 15, or 20 Contest Spins, depending on whether you have 3, 4, or 5 Contest Spin symbols. While playing the bonus round, the fisherman will keep his hook in the water the entire time. At the end of each Contest Spin, the fisherman will either keep the hook in the same place or move it up or down to another row, giving you another opportunity to catch a fish.

During Contest Spins, a progress bar with 4 levels tracks the fish you catch. To move to the next level, you need to catch 8 fish. Every time you reach a new level, you will receive 10 extra Contest Spins and a multiplier that applies to any fish you catch in the future. The multiplier increases in the following order: x2, x3, x5, and x10.

Bass Boss: Slot Verdict

Bass Boss makes fishing look easy sometimes, but it’s not that simple in real life. If you drop your hook to the right depth and there are fish in that area, catching small fish is easy. However, landing larger fish symbols is not always possible. Occasionally, a random Nudge row shift can help you catch the more valuable fish. One lucky fisherman even caught the 100x fish this way.

Don’t expect to catch a lot of money-bearing fish easily on Bass Boss. Even if you reach the fourth level on multiple occasions through Contest Spins, it’s not a guarantee of major success. However, if you hit one of those Orange 200x fish at level 4 with the x10 multiplier on the float, it’s a juicy prospect and will get you nearly halfway to Bass Boss’ 4,835x the bet max win. To give a clearer perspective, the amount is over two times higher than what can be won in Big Bass Bonanza. It is also higher than the winnings for Bigger Bass Bonanza and Big Bass Bonanza Megaways. However, it is slightly less compared to Big Bass Splash, and there are no monster trucks included in the event. This additional detail may help outdoors enthusiasts in making their decision.

While there may be some debate about the realism of Bass Boss’ big wins, fishing is not just about winning. It’s also about being outdoors in nature and enjoying the hunter-gatherer experience. Bass Boss fits well among the growing selection of fishing-themed slot machines, with its cheerful attitude, colorful graphics, and chances to catch fish symbols for cash prizes. Although these may not always be the most impressive catches, lucky players can still find some level of glory in this game – in theory, at least.

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