Sweet Bonanza: matching fruit and free-spin bombs
Sweet Bonanza pays for eight or more matching symbols anywhere on its 6x5 grid.
Fruit and sweets disappear when they win, new symbols fall into the gaps, and the same paid spin can keep tumbling. The original Pragmatic Play game adds 2x to 100x multiplier bombs during free spins, with each bomb total applied to one tumble sequence.
The appeal is easy to follow: count the matching symbols, watch the refills, then see what the bombs do to the accumulated win. Choose the original for that sequence of events. Sweet Bonanza 1000 and Sweet Rush Bonanza change the multiplier mechanics, so their names matter when you pick a game.
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- Provider
- Pragmatic Play
- Original announcement
- 2019
- Symbol grid
- 6 reels × 5 rows
- Catalogue RTP
- 96.48%
Scattered fruit can win together
All 30 positions contribute to a symbol count. Eight bananas can pay even when they sit on different reels, with other symbols between them. The matching symbols do not have to touch or follow a line from the leftmost reel. The three ordinary tiers are 8 to 9, 10 to 11 and 12 or more of the same symbol.
Different winning symbol types can pay on the same screen. Their awards add together. The original has no Wild substitute, so a heart contributes to the heart count and a banana to the banana count; neither stands in for the other. The pink spiral lollipop has its own Scatter rules.
The tumble repeats this order after an ordinary win:
- Pay the ordinary winning combinations and remove their symbols.
- Let the remaining symbols fall down and refill the gaps from above.
- Count the new screen and continue if it has another ordinary-symbol win.
Each further tumble uses the original stake as its payout basis, with no additional stake or payment charged. The sequence finishes when a refill produces no additional ordinary-symbol win. The rules set no numerical limit on the number of tumbles.
Scatters stay in place through these refills. Their award is counted once at the end of the sequence, rather than paid again after every tumble. A screen that pays only for Scatters does not start an ordinary tumble sequence. Base-game awards reach the balance after the complete sequence has finished.
What each fruit and sweet pays
These values are multiples of the normal total bet, using the original 20-unit stake basis. Multiply a value by your normal bet to calculate its cash award. The native coin table uses base units: its 1,000-coin twelve-heart award becomes 1,000 / 20 = 50x the normal total bet. Turning Ante on changes the price of the spin at the same base unit; it does not turn the values below into multiples of that higher price.
Red heart candy
- 8 to 9
- 10x
- 10 to 11
- 25x
- 12 or more
- 50x
Purple square candy
- 8 to 9
- 2.5x
- 10 to 11
- 10x
- 12 or more
- 25x
Green pentagon candy
- 8 to 9
- 2x
- 10 to 11
- 5x
- 12 or more
- 15x
Blue oval candy
- 8 to 9
- 1.5x
- 10 to 11
- 2x
- 12 or more
- 12x
Apple
- 8 to 9
- 1x
- 10 to 11
- 1.5x
- 12 or more
- 10x
Plum
- 8 to 9
- 0.8x
- 10 to 11
- 1.2x
- 12 or more
- 8x
Watermelon
- 8 to 9
- 0.5x
- 10 to 11
- 1x
- 12 or more
- 5x
Grapes
- 8 to 9
- 0.4x
- 10 to 11
- 0.9x
- 12 or more
- 4x
Banana
- 8 to 9
- 0.25x
- 10 to 11
- 0.75x
- 12 or more
- 2x
Hearts have the largest ordinary award at every tier. A larger group of a lower-paying fruit can still outweigh a smaller candy group: twelve apples pay 10x, while eight purple candies pay 2.5x. Count and symbol type both affect the result.
The lollipop Scatter pays anywhere too, with these separate printed tiers:
- Four lollipop Scatters
- 3x
- Five lollipop Scatters
- 5x
- Six lollipop Scatters
- 100x
The six-Scatter row is labelled six in the original paytable. Feature entry has a broader condition: four or more Scatters trigger ten free spins. During the feature, three or more Scatters add five spins, even though the first cash-payout tier for Scatters is four.
A hypothetical €1 normal-bet sequence might first pay eight bananas, worth €0.25, then refill into ten apples, worth €1.50. If the next refill has no ordinary win and there is no other award, the sequence totals €1.75. A base-game sequence stops there; multiplier bombs belong to free spins.
The bombs multiply one free-spin sequence
The feature starts with ten free spins and uses special reels. Landing three or more lollipops during it adds five extra spins. A retrigger extends the feature; the rules do not give it a fixed overall spin ceiling. Those in-game spins are separate from any casino promotion offering free spins as an account bonus.
Bombs can appear on any reel during the feature. Each takes a random value from 2x to 100x and remains visible through that free spin's tumbles. A bomb has no cash award of its own. It needs a winning sequence to multiply.
At the end of the sequence, the bomb values are added together, then that sum multiplies the complete sequence win. For example, 2x and 5x produce a 7x multiplier. Their values are not multiplied together, and a 5x bomb does not affect only the symbols that fall after it arrives.
€1.75 with two bombs: a hypothetical calculation
Use the €1.75 sequence above during free spins and add 2x and 5x bombs. The result is €1.75 × (2 + 5) = €12.25. This illustrates the rule; it is not a recorded result or a claim about how often those symbols appear.
The next free spin begins with its own sequence and bomb calculation. There is no saved bomb total carried across the whole feature. Each sequence contributes its result to the feature total, which is credited when the free-spins round finishes. The bomb range gives no probabilities for individual values; a 100x label cannot tell you when the next large bomb will land.
Normal spins, Ante and buying the feature
Normal play uses 20 base units. Ante uses 25, increasing the cost by 25% at the same base unit. Its base reels contain more Scatters, and the documented mode doubles the relative chance of triggering free spins. That is a comparison with normal mode, without an absolute trigger frequency or a guaranteed feature.
The documented purchase costs 100 times the normal total bet and is available with the normal 20-unit setting. Ante disables feature purchase. In the purchase sequence, a trigger spin lands four guaranteed Scatters, then the ten-spin feature follows the same rules as a naturally triggered round. Buying entry changes how you reach the feature; its bomb values and retrigger rules remain the same.
- Normal spin
- €1
20 × €0.05; natural feature entry
- Ante spin
- €1.25
25 × €0.05; increased relative feature-entry chance
- Feature purchase
- €100
100 × €1; documented ten-spin entry
Keep those three prices separate. The 100x purchase is an upfront stake for entry, not a wagering requirement to complete later. Paying €100 does not guarantee returning €100, and a purchased feature can finish below its cost. A casino may serve a configuration without the purchase option, so the presence of an Ante control or a game title alone does not establish that you can buy it.
A normal win is still calculated from the base unit. In the €0.05 example, eight bananas pay five base units, or €0.25. That is 0.25x the €1 normal price and 0.20x the €1.25 Ante price. Raising the charged stake through Ante should not make an unchanged paytable look like a larger cash award.
Reading the RTP and maximum figures
Pragmatic Play's original Sweet Bonanza catalogue gives 96.48% RTP. The original native help documents a 96.48% to 96.51% range. These figures describe mathematical return over a very large volume of play; they do not give a 96.48% chance of winning or predict the amount returned in your next session. The range does not identify a separate percentage for each normal, Ante and purchased mode.
€1,000 of wagers at 96.48%: a hypothetical expectation
A hypothetical €1,000 of total wagers at 96.48% corresponds to €964.80 in mathematical expected returns and €35.20 in expected net loss. Total wagers count money staked repeatedly; they are not a €1,000 deposit requirement. An individual session can finish far above or below the mathematical expectation. Raising a stake or purchasing a feature does not remove that variation.
The provider's original launch describes Sweet Bonanza as high volatility, and the pictured original help also uses High. Another version of the original game help uses Medium. Treat the displayed label as part of the game configuration, not a measured promise of steady payments. The feature's dependence on winning tumbles and random bombs makes it especially unhelpful to judge the next round from the last one.
The 21,175x potential and the displayed stake
The 21,175x potential belongs to the original game's 2019 launch and native overview. The original has no progressive jackpot; that potential is a win expressed in bet multiples, not an accumulating jackpot prize. At an illustrative €0.20 normal bet, that multiplier would equal €4,235. The overview's exposure figure of 2,117,500 follows from 21,175 × 100 in each of its printed €, $ and £ denominations; it is not a conversion between currencies or a personal winning result. A maximum-potential figure also gives no instruction about whether a particular casino's executable game stops a feature at that amount. Avoid treating it as a universal present-day hard cap.
The illustrated original EUR help prints stakes from €0.20 to €125. Its normal menu shows a €100 total, while the corresponding Ante screen shows €125, preserving the 25% price increase. Another original help version prints $0.20 to $125 without naming the dollar currency. These are documented configuration examples, not a current PLN range or a promise that every casino offers €125 normal spins. The displayed total bet and the game's own information menu identify the settings you are actually using.
Use the bet display before the Spin button
The original interface lets you change the stake from the BET controls and bet menu. Its CREDIT and BET labels can switch the display between coins and cash. Check the total bet after changing the coin value, number of base units or Ante setting; the same symbol payout can look different when one screen shows coins and another shows euros.
The information control opens the game's rules and paytable. The original settings include sound, ambient music, the intro screen and game history. History records the entire free-spins cycle, while the base-game balance receives a paid spin's total after its tumbles finish. That timing explains why a running tumble total and the credited balance need not change at the same instant.
The documented original Autoplay menu includes these stop conditions:
- Any win.
- A feature is won.
- A single win exceeds the selected amount.
- The balance increases by the selected amount.
- The balance decreases by the selected amount.
Its Skip screens option skips feature introduction and end screens. Those controls change presentation or when automatic play stops; they do not change the symbol-counting or bomb rules. Control availability can vary with the served version.
No combination of timing, autoplay settings or recent tumble results supplies a profitable Sweet Bonanza strategy. The useful choices are concrete: the charged stake, whether to pay extra for Ante, and whether an available purchase price suits the amount you intend to spend.
Open the original demo and compare the multiplier editions
Pragmatic Play's Sweet Bonanza product page provides the original game's demo. The title should read Sweet Bonanza, without 1000, Super Scatter, Xmas or Rush added. A demo is a way to see the counting, refill sequence and feature controls; demo credits are separate from a funded casino balance. Access to the provider's interactive game can depend on its own entry requirements and location.
The original product material covers desktop, tablet and phone. That does not establish a separate downloadable Sweet Bonanza app or APK. For mobile use, the relevant product is the game served by the provider or casino, with that version's total bet and help visible.
Sweet Bonanza 1000
Sweet Bonanza 1000 raises its bomb values to 1,000x and documents a 500x Super feature purchase. The original reaches 100x per bomb and documents a 100x purchase. Compare the charged entry price alongside the multiplier number; a higher label does not establish a better chance of profit.
Sweet Rush Bonanza
Sweet Rush Bonanza builds multipliers on positions through repeated winning explosions and retains those positions throughout free spins. Original Sweet Bonanza instead sums random bomb symbols within a single sequence. Choose Rush for the position-building feature or the original for the separate bomb calculation. CandyLand live, Dice and Slingo titles are different games too, and their rules do not describe this original slot.
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Questions and answers
Does original Sweet Bonanza need connected clusters?
No. Eight or more matching ordinary symbols can pay anywhere on the 6x5 grid, without touching or following a payline. Different winning symbol types can pay on the same screen, and their awards add together.
Do Sweet Bonanza's multiplier bombs carry into the next free spin?
No. During free spins, bombs take values from 2x to 100x and stay through the current tumble sequence. Their values add together and multiply that sequence's complete win. The next free spin starts its own bomb calculation; a bomb has no cash award by itself.
Is 21,175x a universal hard cap for original Sweet Bonanza?
The 21,175x figure is the original game's potential from its 2019 launch and native overview. It is a win in bet multiples, and the original has no progressive jackpot. That figure does not establish whether a particular casino's executable game stops a feature at that amount.
