How to play Buffalo pokie

Buffalo is a 1,024-ways Aristocrat classic. Here is everything you need — the ways-to-win format, the gold coin scatter, the stacked buffalo and the multiplying sunset wilds.

Step by step

Understanding 1,024 ways

Forget paylines — Buffalo pays for matching symbols on adjacent reels from the leftmost reel, regardless of which rows they land on. With 4 rows on each of the 5 reels, that makes 1,024 possible combinations. Stacked buffalo can fill whole reels, so a single lucky spin can pay across many of those ways at once.

Symbols & paytable order

The buffalo is the top symbol (five pay up to 300x), followed by the wildlife premiums (eagle, wolf, cougar, elk) and then the royals 9, 10, J, Q, K and A. The sunset is the wild and the gold coin is the scatter. See the full RTP & payouts breakdown.

The free spins & multipliers

Three or more gold coins open the free spins. The magic is the sunset wilds: each one on the middle reels carries a 2x or 3x multiplier, and when two land on the same win the multipliers combine — that is how Buffalo produces its biggest hits. More on the bonus features page.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Treating it like a payline game — Buffalo is a feature game; the value is in the free spins, so play to reach them.
• Chasing losses by raising your bet after a quiet patch — variance does not "owe" you a win.
• Ignoring the RTP at your casino — Buffalo versions differ, so check the paytable.
• Playing without a limit — decide your budget before you spin.

Frequently asked questions