Bamboo Ways — Push Gaming's high-volatility slot at Theonline Casino
Push Gaming's expanding-reel slot pays across up to 46,656 ways. The base game builds extra rows with each win; free spins start with removed low symbols and a multiplier. RTP is 96.30%, and wins come less often but can be much bigger.
Bamboo Ways: a Chinese-themed game with expanding reels
Growing grid from 729 to 46,656 ways. Bamboo Ways is a six-reel game set in a Chinese garden where pandas and symbolic animals spin across a grid that grows from 3 rows to a maximum of 6 rows. Push Gaming released this slot in September 2025. Every spin starts with 729 ways to win; cascading wins and instant prizes unlock extra rows up to 46,656 ways. High volatility means wins come less often and can be much bigger. The Expanding Wild, Mystery Symbols and Money Collect features drive the base game forward.
Choose your stake and bonus level. You will enjoy Bamboo Ways if you prefer longer play sessions with fewer, larger wins over frequent small payouts. The high volatility and maximum win of x25,000 your bet suit players who have a budget for runs that may see spins without returns. The Ante Bet options and four buyable bonuses give you control over your session: you can raise the stakes yourself or stay with the base game. At NZ$0.10 to NZ$100 per spin, you choose your bet size.
Why multipliers matter in the bonus round. Free Spins shape your biggest wins in Bamboo Ways. You trigger them with 3 or more Scatter symbols, or by landing the Golden Bamboo Feature in the base game. Each Scatter count determines your spin count, starting grid size and multiplier: 3 Scatters gives 6 spins with a x1 multiplier; 6 Scatters gives 10 spins with a x5 multiplier. During Free Spins, low-value symbols are progressively removed, so matching wins become easier and multipliers boost every payout.
Full articleThe key numbers explained
These figures shape how the game plays and what you can win on any single spin.
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NZ$2 500 000
Your path through a single round
Theonline Casino guides you through each moment, from the bet selection to what lands on the grid.
Bamboo Ways: the game grid and a winning spin
Bamboo Ways symbol payouts in NZ dollars
The payouts shown below are in New Zealand dollars at a stake of NZ$0.20. Matching more symbols across the reels increases your win amount.
Highest pays
Panda2+ NZ$0.10 · 6+ NZ$1.60
Boar3+ NZ$0.10 · 6+ NZ$0.60
Monkey3+ NZ$0.08 · 6+ NZ$0.50Lower pays
Crane3+ NZ$0.08 · 6+ NZ$0.50
Red Scroll3+ NZ$0.04 · 6+ NZ$0.20
Purple Gourd3+ NZ$0.04 · 6+ NZ$0.20What happens when your grid expands and bonuses land?
Scatter ladder unlocks multipliers. Land three or more Scatters or trigger the Golden Bamboo Feature to start free spins. Your multiplier and grid size increase with Scatter count: three Scatters give six spins at x1 multiplier on a 3x6 grid; six Scatters give ten spins at x5 multiplier on a full 6x6 grid. Low symbols are removed from the reels as your multiplier grows.
Golden Bamboo symbols spin for outcomes. When Mystery Symbols resolve into Golden Bamboo symbols, each Golden Bamboo position spins through outcomes: Instant Prize payouts, Multipliers that boost other wins on the reels, Collectors that sum and remove values, Converters that create more Golden Bamboo symbols, Scatters, and Row Unlockers in the Grand Golden Bamboo bonus buy.
Watch Mystery Symbols fill your grid. Mystery Symbols can land in the base game or free spins and expand adjacent mystery tiles to fill the row or reel space, then all revealed tiles resolve to the same underlying symbol. That symbol may be a Golden Bamboo, which triggers the Golden Bamboo Feature and its spinning outcomes.
Bamboo Ways stake modes boost Scatter chances. Select a higher-stake mode before you spin: 1.5x Base Bet or 3x Base Bet, both off by default. Neither mode is a toggle. Each level increases the chance of landing the Scatter symbol on every base-game spin, bringing free spins closer.
Build bigger wins or chase the maximum
Big Bamboo 2 reaches x75,000 with 96.36% RTP; Big Bamboo hits x50,000 at 96.13%; Happy Bamboo and Bamboo Ways both sit at 96.30% and 96.31%, with Bamboo Ways capping at x25,000.
Big Bamboo 2
Happy Bamboo
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Your first spin: what remains unknown
Bamboo Ways: bonus timing stays random. The Free Spins round arrives without warning or pattern. No spin count, no session length, no stake tells you when the Scatter symbols will land. Each spin carries the same possibility, nothing more.
Your session: pure chance. Your session result is random. The RTP of 96.30% describes only what billions of spins average over time. Your hundred spins, your week, your month can fall anywhere. Luck determines the outcome, not mathematics.
Bamboo Ways tops out very rarely. The maximum win of NZ$2,500,000 at the top bet is a ceiling you are extremely unlikely to reach. Most players never see it. It sits at the edge of possibility, not in the path of typical play.
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What can you buy in Bamboo Ways?
When symbols hide their value
Reveal hidden symbols across the grid to trigger the Golden Bamboo Feature. At NZ$10 per spin, this costs NZ$180 to buy. Mystery Symbols expand adjacent tiles to unlock the same underlying symbol, which may trigger the bonus.
Bamboo Ways at maximum potential
Spin the highest-tier bonus with all outcomes available from the start of the feature. At NZ$10 per spin, this costs NZ$1 200 to buy. The Grand Golden Bamboo grants access to all Instant Prizes, Multipliers, Collectors, Converters and Row Unlockers.
Fast entry to the bonus round
Guarantee three Scatter symbols land and start your Free Spins round immediately. At NZ$10 per spin, this costs NZ$800 to buy. You enter Free Spins with a x1 multiplier, four rows unlocked and one low symbol removed from the paytable.
When you want a bigger bonus
Let the game place three to six Scatters randomly to start your Free Spins whenever they land. At NZ$10 per spin, this costs NZ$4 000 to buy. More Scatters unlock higher starting multipliers and remove additional low symbols from view.
Start with the demo or play for real money
Decide whether to test Bamboo Ways free first or go straight to real-money spins.
Bamboo Ways returns NZ$96.30 per NZ$100 staked
RTP is a long-run average calculated over a very large number of spins. Each RTP figure applies only to the specific play mode or feature purchase shown next to it—the standard game, a bonus buy, or an ante bet mode.
RTP 96.30% · Standard game and Random Scatters buy
RTP 96.20% · Mystery Symbols bonus buy
RTP 96.33% · Grand Golden Bamboo bonus buy
Answers to your questions about Bamboo Ways
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Bamboo Ways: play within your means
Decide your limit first. Decide how much you can afford to lose before your first spin. Only play with money you do not need for bills or essentials, and stick to your limit even if you want to keep playing.
Plan your exit in advance. Set a point where you will walk away, whether you are ahead or behind. A big win on Bamboo Ways is not a reason to continue; stopping on your own terms keeps the game enjoyable.
Limits that work for you. Use your account's deposit limits and loss limits to enforce your plan. These tools stop you from spending more than you have decided, letting you play without second thoughts.
Stop when it matters. If the game stops being fun or you feel you are losing control, take a break or use self-exclusion. The Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand, Gambling Helpline New Zealand and the Multi-Venue Exclusion Programme all offer support.