Online Slot Review of Panda Mania by NextGen

Pania Mania Bonus & Free Games

Win 10 Free Games with Double Prizes when 3 or more Panda Mania Scatter symbols land anywhere on the reels, this round can be re-triggered if additional symbols land.

There is also a pick me bonus which rewards you with an instant prize when the Pick Me symbol appears on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th reels at the same time. You need to select one of the symbols, and you may uncover a Cash Prize, a Cash Prize plus Pick Again which gives you another chance to pick another symbol or Win All which awards you with 3 cash prizes.

The Panda Escape bonus is triggered when an escaped Panda appears at any time, it will turn symbols into Wilds and this bonus feature happens more often during the round of Free Games.

Symbols and Multipliers

If 3 (or 2) or more identical symbols land along an active payline starting with the leftmost reel, they will create a winning combination. There are 4 themed symbols, a Zookeeper who has been tied up and Zoo entry tickets that award payouts for 2 to 5 symbols, an ice cream and sweets on the floor, a cart with balloons on it and playing card symbols A, K, Q, J, 10 and 9 that award payouts for combinations of 3 or more symbols.

Special Symbols

The Wild is a Panda with the word Wild on it, it awards its own multipliers for combinations of 2, 3, 4 or 5 symbols. It can be used as a substitute for all symbols except the Scatter and Pick Me symbols and when substituting it will double the win amount.

The Scatter is the name of the game on a wooden sign, it has its own multipliers for combinations of 2, 3, 4 or 5 symbols that land anywhere on the reels and are multiplied by the total amount staked.

Gambling Round

After every successful spin the gamble button becomes active, it is a heart and club and if you click on it then you will open the gambling round. On a new screen you will see the back of a playing card which is blue. To the left are two buttons for red and black and the amount that you will win if your guess is correct and to the right are buttons for the four card suits and the amount that you will win if your guess is correct. Below the card you can see the is the history of the previously drawn cards and in the bottom right is a Take Win button which will credit your winnings to your balance and return you to the main game. If successful you can continue to bet your winning up to a maximum of 5 times.

Buttons and Controls of the Slot

When this game by NextGen opens you will see the Total Bet amount in the top left and your Balance in the top right of the screen. Below this is the main playing area which has 5 reels, with 3 symbols on each. Below the reels you will see a message bar and the control panel which has the following buttons:

• I opens the paytable, description of bonus rounds and free games and shows the paylines
• Musical note switches the game sounds on and off
• Line diagram displays the number of active paylines which can be adjusted using the arrows
• Coins shows the number of coins you are betting per line and you can use the arrows to adjust the amount
• Win shows the amount of the previous win
• Heart and Club this is only active after a winning combination lands and will open the Gambling Round
• Green button with 2 circular arrows opens the auto spin options where you can select between 0 and 100 auto spins
• Green button with a large play arrow will spin the reels once with the current line and bet settings

To the left and right of the reels you can see the numbers 1 to 25, if you click on one it will show the route of that payline and select the paylines up to that number. So if you click on the number 11, you will see the route of payline 11 and paylines 1 to 11 with be active. 

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