Pragmatic Play · 2020
Matching symbols that touch on the 8x8 grid form clusters of five or more and pay out. Gems Bonanza is a high volatility Pragmatic Play slot.
Gems Bonanza figures
Worried the RTP means your money returns soon? Here is what the figure covers.
| What it tells you | On the screen |
|---|---|
| Provider | Pragmatic Play |
| RTP | 96.55% |
| Volatility | High |
| Grid | 8x8 |
| Release date | 01/10/2020 |
On the 8x8 grid, a win forms when five or more matching symbols touch horizontally or vertically. The Aztec, Gems and Treasure theme frames the game, and seven symbols, from red ruby to blue gem, make up the symbol set. Each winning cluster clears, and new symbols tumble into the gaps, so one spin can chain several wins. Gems Bonanza is a high volatility game, so its wins come rarer and bigger.
When a win lands on a random coloured mark, one of five spin modifiers can trigger: NUCLEAR, WILD GEM, SQUARES, COLOSSAL SYMBOL or LUCKY WILDS. Collect 114 winning symbols in a base spin and the Gold Fever bonus round opens. Its five levels raise the win multiplier from 2x to 10x, and each level plays all five modifiers once, in fixed order.
Know before you spin
Shows the order of one round, from the bet you pick to the payout you collect.
Nothing moves on the grid until you pick a stake from A$0.20 up to A$240. Paytable amounts in this guide use A$0.40, and every win scales with the stake you pick.
Five or more matching symbols touching horizontally or vertically form a cluster and pay. Winning symbols vanish, the tumble feature refills the grid, and new wins can follow.
Coloured marks land at random, and a win on a marked spot triggers one of five spin modifiers. Those are NUCLEAR, WILD GEM, SQUARES, COLOSSAL SYMBOL and LUCKY WILDS.
Winning symbols add up during a base spin, and 114 of them start the Gold Fever bonus round. Each level plays all five modifiers once in fixed order.
Each spin resolves on the grid before the next one starts, so you decide when to stop. Set your limit before the first spin.
Instead of spinning, you can buy the bonus for 100 times the total bet, which is A$1,000 at the top example bet of A$10.
| Paid entry | A$ amount | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Buy Gold Fever | x100 · A$1,000 | – |
Over many spins, the reels pay back a share of the stake. The table gives it per A$100 staked. Sessions can end above or below that. The version we run is in the game rules.
| Return mode | RTP | Standard setting |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.55% | Yes |
Higher multipliers
Read this before your first base spin, or when a feature has just started on your screen.
Gold Fever starts when a base spin collects 114 winning symbols. Its 5 levels each play all 5 spin modifiers once, in fixed order: NUCLEAR, WILD GEM, SQUARES, COLOSSAL SYMBOL and LUCKY WILDS. The win multiplier rises 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x and 10x across levels 1 to 5.
Base Game spinsUp to 10x
A base spin pays clusters of at least 5 connected symbols, joined horizontally or vertically, on the 8x8 grid. Tumble refills the grid after each win. A random coloured mark can trigger one of 5 spin modifiers once a win lands on it.
Before any featureCluster wins
Inside Gems Bonanza
Shows the grid, a winning spin and the bonus screen, so you know what to expect.
Seven icons
Payouts below are in A$ at the example bet of A$0.40, and more symbols in a cluster pay more.
| A$ value | 12+ | 15+ | 20+ | 25+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Red ruby | A$5 | A$10 | A$40 | A$200 |
 Purple gem | A$2.50 | A$5 | A$20 | A$100 |
 Green emerald | A$1.50 | A$3 | A$10 | A$60 |
 Turquoise gem | A$1 | A$2 | A$5 | A$30 |
 Amber gem | A$0.75 | A$1.50 | A$4 | A$20 |
 Magenta gem | A$0.50 | A$1 | A$3 | A$15 |
 Blue gem | A$0.40 | A$0.75 | A$2 | A$10 |
Two ways to start
Playamo lets you test every Gems Bonanza spin in demo mode before any money changes hands.
The reels turn in demo mode at no cost, but they pay nothing. The real game needs a Playamo account and you must be 18 or older.
Play nowEach spin lands symbols on the 8x8 grid, and tumbles refill the board after every win. The Gold Fever bonus round opens once 114 winning symbols are collected in a base spin. How often that happens cannot be known in advance, and the result of one session stays random whatever the RTP is.
Each spin on the reels pays out under one RTP version, yet the version running on this site is shown only in the game rules. Check that line before you stake, since the rules hold the final figure.
Clusters of five or more connected symbols pay, and tumbles can chain several wins in one spin. The maximum win of Gems Bonanza is a ceiling that players reach very rarely, so treat it as a limit, not an expectation.
Player questions
Playamo Casino shows every bet, payout and limit before the first spin.
Each spin on the 8x8 grid can run from A$0.20 up to A$240. The paytable on this page uses A$0.40, and the example bets go up to A$10, so the same win pays a different sum at each stake.
The tumble refills the grid after every win, so the lowest bet of A$0.20 lets you watch a round run at little cost. Use the paytable at A$0.40 to compare what each symbol pays.
Collect 114 winning symbols in one base spin and Gold Fever starts on its own. Otherwise the buy option costs 100 times the total bet, which is A$1,000 at the example top bet of A$10.
Each Gold Fever level raises the win multiplier, from 2x on level one to 10x on level five. The money you win follows the bet you choose, and the highest bet on Gems Bonanza is A$240.
Wins land in clusters of five or more connected symbols on the 8x8 grid. Gems Bonanza has high volatility, so the size and timing of wins vary widely from spin to spin.
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Useful when this slot's pace or bet size does not suit you and you want other options.
You must be 18+ to play Gems Bonanza. For help in Australia, call the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 or join BetStop, the national self-exclusion register.
Every spin on the 8x8 grid costs the bet, so set a budget you can afford to lose before the first spin.
A cluster win lands on the grid and can feel like a reason to keep going, so pick your stop point before the first spin.
A run of losing spins on the grid adds up fast, so set deposit and loss limits on your account before you play.
Reels that stop feeling fun are the signal to pause, so take a break or self-exclude through BetStop instead of chasing a big win.
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