Great Panda Demo Slot - Review for Canadians, Demo Play & Payout Info

Introduction

The distinctive black and white panda is the eponymous star of this Oriental-themed slot from Booongo. While not one of the most popular developers, Booongo excel at casual, fun, straightforward slots that retain classic touches for player enjoyment, while priding themselves on innovation for 21st century HTML5 games. Great Panda is a 5 reel offering with a 5x3 format and 25 paylines.

It’s actually a Hold and Win game, so you might see it referred to that way on online casinos if you decide to pay to play this with your own cash.

To the right of the reels you’ll find game information, turbo, therein spin button, autopsic and sound toggle from top to bottom. Below the reels is balance and bet adjustment. Above the reels you’ll see the three jackpot amounts listed.

There are four themed base game symbols, including the panda, racoon, duck and koi fish. There’s also lower value J, Q, K and A symbols, plus a flower Bonus symbol. The bonsai is the scatter. A yin and yang symbol is the wild, which substitutes all symbols bar the scatter and bonus.

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

This is both an Oriental and animal themed slot. The giant panda is native to China and is considered a national treasure, standing as a symbol for peace and friendship for the Chinese.

The background is a lush green leafy scene at night with a dark starry sky above. The reels are outlined simply in gold, while the symbols are colourful and pleasing on the eye. The aesthetics here are decent quality but rather simple and basic, while the interface to the right of the reels looks rather too large and clunky.

There’s very little in the way of animation, such as sparkles from the lotus symbol. A gentle Oriental soundtrack keeps you company as you spin the reels. This is an uncomplicated slot that unfortunately lacks imagination and atmosphere, but it’s nonetheless an easy one to pick up, play and casually enjoy.

Great Panda RTP and Variance

This is a medium volatility slot with a a 95.20% RTP, which is a little disappointing being under the 96% average we like to see.

How to Play Great Panda

1. Select your bet using the +/- buttons below the reels
2. Choose the coin stacks button to quickly jump to a certain stake or place the max bet
3. Hit spin and hope Panda thinks favourably of you to score you a win!
4. Turbo spin and autospin options are available if desired

Bet Sizes & Paytable Wins

The minimum stake is 0.25 coins. The maximum wager is 60.00. While the minimum should be reasonable enough for the more casual players, the max bet may not quite satiate the higher rollers looking for more risk and greater returns.

*Symbols pay for combinations of two and above.
*The most valuable symbol in the base game is the panda, worth 10x for 5-of-a-kind.
*The top prize is 2000x with the grand jackpot in the Bonus Game.

Great Panda Bonus Features

This slot dishes up two main bonus features, one with free spins and one with respins, both with a slight twist:

Free Spins

Three bonsai scatters anywhere on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th reels will trigger eight free spins. During this reel, getting more scatters on the same reels will retrigger another eight freebies. The Bonus Game can be triggered during this round. Only the higher tier symbols will be in play during the round, not the low value card symbols.

Bonus Game

Six or more Bonus symbols will send you on your way to the hold and win Bonus Game. Only Bonus symbols are in play and they’ll be sticky, staying on the reels during the round. You’ll get three respins to start with, but each new Bonus symbol appearing will reset the respins to three. The round continues until all respins are used or all 15 Bonus symbols are collected, after which the value of all symbols are added up and the bonus win will be paid. Possible values include 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 16 and 18x the total stake.

That’s not all. During the round it’s possible to win one of three juicy jackpots with one of the bonus symbols randomly appearing on the reels:

Mini Jackpot: 20x total bet
Minor Jackpot: 50x total bet
Grand Jackpot: Collect all 15 Bonus symbols for 2000x bet

Great Panda Review

This is a simple, unfussy slot that’s easy to pick up and play. It may not wow in terms of aesthetics, but it does the job and makes for stress-free gaming. The bonus features add some interest and exciting while providing ample ways to win and some decent payouts, though there’s nothing too new here to really set the slot apart from the crowd.

It’s unlikely players will get particularly impressive payouts in the base game or elsewhere other than the bigger jackpots, which can dish out potentially very lucrative prizes. Higher rollers may be disappointed given the lower max 60.00 coin bet, but we imagine this game would reasonably suit for more casual gaming.

Can’t ‘bear’ to leave the Pandas just yet? Check out the Wild Giant Panda slot demo from EURASIAN. This 5x3 slot has 243-ways-to-win, and while the RTP isn’t known, it offers up various free spins, respins and stacked wilds to keep this cute and cuddly game potentially interesting.

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