Manufacturer: Aristocrat
Buffalo Link has a bonus feature that is triggered by accumulating buffalo heads. The buffalo head counter begins at 100 and the feature must hit before 1800.
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Buffalo Link has a notorious reputation within the AP community. I can’t think of a game that is more controversial or that people have a stronger opinion about. Players will get absolutely slaughtered on the bonus feature over and over again. But then they will have the occasional gigantic win that entices them to always give the game one more shot.
It’s common to see APs (and degens who understand the MHB feature) play this at any number above 1000.
The buffalo heads accrue very quickly (approximately 1.7 per spin). The volatility lies in the bonus feature.
In the hold & spin feature, you need to fill the board by collecting 20 buffalos to win the grand jackpot. It’s very common for the machine to tease you by landing 19, so don’t get too excited thinking that it is likely to hit the jackpot.
There is a trick to checking all the bet levels without having to pay for each spin. Simply put in a one-dollar bill or small ticket with less than one dollar on it. The screen will then default to the lowest bet at that denomination (on the 1¢ denom that will be the $1 bet). Touch the 200 credits button on the bet panel and it will display the buffalo counter for that bet level. Just keep doing this for all the bet levels and keep hitting the return to game button when the machine tells you that you don’t have enough money to bet. Sometimes you will hear a clinking sound and it won’t let you check the bet level (this happens when the previous player did a “lucky chance spin” and lost). In that situation, you need to pay for a spin at the lowest bet level (on that denomination) and then continue checking the machine as usual.
Buffalo Link has an RTP that ranges from...
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The entire bonus paid out a pathetic $2 (on a $2 bet).
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