Bingo Mania

Bingo Mania (Pragmatic Play) Review

Even if you're not a fan of bingo, you should try Bingo Mania, the new release from Pragmatic Play, themed around a colorful carnival of luck with balls and lottery tickets. Deciding not to reinvent the wheel, Pragmatic offers 5 reels and 3 horizontal lines with 30 paylines that are always active. Here you can bet from 0.20 to 240 euros per round by adjusting the coin value and selecting the number (up to 10 coins).

The simple mechanics provide equally simple rules: you land sequences of 3-5 matching symbols to win prizes. Each such combination must be on a payline and start from the leftmost reel. The prize amount is the product of your bet and the multiplier applied to the specific combination.

Most often, you will see low-paying card symbols A, K, Q, J (up to 2x for 5 matching symbols in a combination). The provider has also added many themed symbols to the game, such as safes, stacks of cash, slot machines, sevens, and bingo cards with multipliers of up to x50 (for a combination of five matching symbols). The game features a Wild symbol in the form of coins and a Scatter in the form of a diamond, which traditionally triggers free spins.

Bingo Mania Slot - Reels Screen

Bingo Mania Features

Many players seem to enjoy the collecting feature that leads to unusual bonuses, which is why Pragmatic added it to this game. But it didn't stop at just Wilds and free spins. Bingo Mania has several truly exciting extras that will appeal to many slot spinners.

Ante Bet

As we mentioned above, Bingo Mania is a slot with a fairly high level of volatility. This means that you can get stuck in the base game for a long time. To increase your chances of getting free spins and other bonuses, you can choose the standard Ante with x20 the size of your bet or the advanced option with x30 the initial bet. Although this is not too high a price, you are only increasing your chances of triggering the feature and are not guaranteed to get the bonus.

Wild

Acting as a wild card in some versions of video poker, the Wild symbol can replace standard symbols. With it, you have a better chance of forming winning combinations. But keep in mind that the Wild symbol never lands on the leftmost reel, so don't expect to find it there.

Free Spins

Appearing only on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th reels, the blue diamond is your key to free spins. Land three of these anywhere on the game grid (except on the first and last reels) and you'll receive 6 free spins as a gift. During free spins, you may also see mystery symbols that can turn into Wild or Bingo icons, boosting your winnings.

Bingo Bonus

Although you can purchase this bonus in the base game through a special feature, it is usually only available during free spins. You need to collect at least 6 bingo cards to see the 5x5 game grid. Here, you get 3 respins where bingo cards and super coins are fixed in their positions. By creating combinations horizontally, vertically, and diagonally, you will receive extra multipliers added to the coin symbols. Fill the entire screen with them to win the grand jackpot with a x5,000 multiplier.

Bingo Mania Slot - Bingo Bonus

Theme & Graphics

Themed after the much-loved game of bingo, this slot features balls, bingo cards, and slot machines spinning around in a bright circus with lights and confetti. As always, Pragmatic Play excels in terms of graphics, so get ready to enjoy rich colors, well-detailed symbols, and brilliant animations, especially in the bonus rounds. When playing Bingo Mania, you will hear a jazzy jingle with fanfare during wins, which is invigorating and not tiresome. But if you wish, you can easily turn off the sound in the game. As befits Pragmatic games, the Bingo Mania slot is well optimized for mobile devices so you can take it with you on the go.

Pros and Cons of the Bingo Mania Slot

Our Verdict

Pragmatic's Bingo Mania looks like a fun twist on the classic, but it has many pleasant surprises in store for patient players. I was excited to test this title, and at first I was disappointed by the rather simple game grid and high volatility. But as soon as the first bonus kicked in, everything fell into place.

I enjoyed the fun free spin rounds, but there are only 6 prepaid spins, and I would have liked more. However, the free spins are the key to the Bingo Bonus, which gives you a chance to win a large fixed jackpot. Although the volatility here is high, and therefore you have to wait a long time for the bonuses to start, there is an Ante Bet that increases the chances of free spins and the Bingo feature, respectively. Even if 6 FS seem stingy to you due to the lack of retriggering, the x10,000 maximum multiplier is motivating, and therefore, Bingo Mania is worth it.