Buffalo Ascension Advantage Play Strategy

In Buffalo Ascension, the three middle reels expand in height whenever an arrow symbol lands. The reels begin at four symbols tall and can reach a maximum height of seven symbols. When an arrow symbol lands on a reel that is seven symbols tall, the prize above that reel is triggered. The prizes are either free games, stampede (which changes all occurrences of one or more symbols into buffalo symbols for a single spin) or super stampede (which changes all occurrences of three or more symbols into buffalo symbols for a single spin).

• Buffalo Ascension is more similar to Buffalo Link than it is to Hexbreaker. This means it is a high variance game that is entirely dependent on a good bonus feature to be profitable on any individual play. The free games feature is notoriously volatile and can oftentimes pay almost nothing, especially without any retriggers. So expect to have big wins and big losses on this machine.

• The super stampedes in reels two and four are easier to trigger than the super stampede in the middle reel, but they are still more difficult to trigger than the regular stampede or free games prizes. So be sure to bring a large bankroll when chasing super stampedes.

• The rules state, “The chance of [arrow symbol] appearing on a reel depends on the height of the reel and which prize is above it.” This means that the arrow symbols become increasingly more difficult to land as the reels get taller and the better prizes are more difficult to trigger.

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