Buildin’ Bucks

Buildin’ Bucks Review

Welcome to the forest kingdom of the Buildin’ Bucks: an online slot built by the renowned software developer Play’N GO. The title was released on the 12th of September, and it is a mint addition to the provider's Fairy Tales game repertoire. The bonus pack includes Feature Wheel, Respins, and Free Spins.

Furthermore, the Buildin’ Bucks slot is packed with several fixed jackpots and the bonus round comes with guaranteed prizes. All that might seem usual, and it truly is, but the way everything is brought by Play'N GO is fascinating. So, it's time to introduce our main characters - the Brickie, the Chippie, and the Welder.

They are common to be seen on the forest construction side, and each one is a master in its specialty. Fairy Mary is the group's welder, flying around and fixing things. Grout Bricky is a master in building brick walls, while the Woody Elf takes care of the wooden materials.

But that’s far from all, because the Fantasy theme is enhanced with another magical creature. It seems that in this enchanted forest, a Leprechaun has made a hut, too. It can be seen relatively rarely riding a wrecking ball, but every time, it somehow manages to knock down the frames built by our skilled Elves.

Buildin' Bucks game comes with astonishing visual elements - crystal-clear graphics, well-selected colors and nuances, and funny animations. The soundtrack is relaxing and perfectly matching the busy yet serene environment on the construction side. The game is also compatible with mobile devices (Android & iOS), thanks to HTML5.

The playing grid is huge, taking most of the screen, and wooden framed, consisting of 5 reels and 3 rows. You'll quickly spot that the middle column is additionally framed as the special Feature Wheel scatter can only land there. It will instantly assign random rewards, but I'll explain that later.

Play'N GO has abandoned its favorite 10-line mechanics and has added a far more sensitive engine to this slot. It generates 243 ways to win on every spin, starting from the leftmost reel and continuing on adjacent positions to the right. Players can use a wide range of tools to make their play smoother, including Autoplay with advanced settings and Fast Play.

Buildin’ Bucks Slot - Reels Screen

Buildin' Bucks Play’N GO is loaded with Wild symbols that may land on any reel and substitutes for all symbols but scatters. Wilds and Fairy Mary pay the highest regular cash rewards in the slot - 1x, 2x, and 6x the bet for 3 to 5 matches. Grout Bricky and Woody Elf award up to 3.75x and 2x the stake, respectively.

You can also spot a couple of building instruments while spinning the reels, and they play the role of medium-paying symbols. You can expect from 0.40x to 1.25x, which isn't too high but still better than the low-valued symbols' payouts. Aces and Kings bring 0.20x to 0.75x, while Queens and Jacks - 0.10x to 0.50x the bet.

Play'N GO has hidden the betting modifier a bit, so don't feel foolish if you don't find it right away. If so, simply click on the Autoplay tab to reveal all the menus, including bets and settings. There are 15 stake levels included in the range from €0.20 to €100 per spin. Therefore, you can try some basic strategies to optimize results!

The Buildin' Bucks RTP ranges and a total of 5 versions were released by the provider. The highest-paying one is also the most common - 96.20%, while the others are 94.20%, 91.20%, 87.20%, and 84.20%. The slot machine is characterized by medium levels of volatility despite the relatively high Hit Frequency rate.

The Buildin' Bucks max win is not bad, but far from being lavish - 5,000x the bet or up to a whopping €500,000. However, as it often happens in fairy tales, luck is of crucial importance if you want to collect the jackpot prize. According to the developer, the maximum payout will fall on about 360 billion spins!

Buildin’ Bucks Features

Despite its marvelous visual appearance and fresh idea, Buildin' Bucks is actually a pretty simple slot machine. This doesn't stop it from being heavily loaded with bonus features. The Hard Hat scatters are the key to most of them, as well as the Feature Wheel symbol. Find out more in the following paragraphs:

Feature Wheel

While spinning the reels, keep your eyes on the middle reel and look for the Bonus Scatter. You will immediately receive the Feature Wheel reward if it lands. The Wheel of Fortune has 6 sectors in the main game and is spinning all the time. Depending on your luck, you can win:

• Fairy Mary Feature
• Grout Bricky Feature
• Woody Elf Feature
• Minor Jackpot - 30x the bet
• Major Jackpot - 50x the bet
• Grand Jackpot - 100x the bet

Fairy Mary, Grout Bricky & Woody Elf

Characters in this game have special powers of building frames made of different materials. Fairy Mary has adopted the gold, Grout Bricky works with bricks, while Woody Elf is a master of wood. Whenever one of the modifiers is triggered via the Feature Wheel, 6 respins will be awarded.

The character will place 3 power frames on the board of its respective material. Respins can't be retriggered but every Hard Hat scatter will add another frame of the activated kind. If it lands on a framed position, it will move to another one randomly that has no frame.

Upgrades are possible when the whole grid is covered by the respective character's frame. Wood is upgraded to brick, brick transforms into gold, while gold….remains gold. If a Hard Hat scatter lands on a gold-framed position, it instantly awards a cash prize of 100x the total bet.

Free Spins

Hard Hat scatters activate the bonus minigame and award 6 free spins. Bonus scatters on the middle reel activate a different Feature Wheel with extra free spins on it only. You can either add +1, +3, or +5 rounds to your remaining balance. Three, four, or five scatters initially add 3 Wooden frames, 4 Brick frames, or 5 Gold frames on the board.

Hard Hat scatters in view, add wooden frames or upgrade the current one to brick or gold. The cash prize rule is still active, and if a scatter lands on a Gold Frame, it moves to another one or pays 100x the stake if there is no other position. At the end of the Free Spins bonus, each frame transforms into a house of different value and instantly pays a random reward:

• Wooden House - 2x to 5x the bet
• Brick House - 6x to 12.50x the bet
• Gold Castle - 15 to 25x the bet

Buildin’ Bucks Slot - Free Spins Gameplay Screen

Pros And Cons Of Buildin’ Bucks Slot

Our Verdict

Buildin' Bucks casino game is crafted to attract attention, and surely, many players will try at least the demo version of the slot. It comes with amazing visuals, light-hearted atmosphere, and a promise of something special. The attention to detail is what makes Play'N GO stand out from most of the other software providers out there.

It's pretty much the same here with a forest filled with Elves, and each character is developed to grace. Even the tricky leprechaun is riding not an actual wrecking ball but a Pot'O Gold, adding a bit of Irish luck to the mix. Then again, Play'N GO has reduced the win cap in its slots ever since the Scourge of Rome.

Indeed, 5,000x is fair enough, but the chance of hitting it is too low (1 in 360 billion). Moreover, the gameplay is a bit scarce, and I needed several hundred spins to try a character modifier. In fact, in a 500-spin test session, I won Woody Elf's feature, twice the Minor prize, and activated Free Spins 3 times.

Not bad, but at the end I was almost 30% down from my initial balance despite the bonus triggers. So, my verdict can't be really positive based on my experience, despite the exciting visuals and mechanics. Perhaps I was expecting something closer to Wild Swarm 2 of Push Gaming, or perhaps not.