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Many of Pragmatic Play's best-known pokies come in pairs or families: an original, then a follow-up with bigger multipliers or a new bonus round. At ii89 online casino you can play both sides of each pair, and this guide sets out what actually changes between them, with RTP, volatility and max win for all 18 games.
When a Pragmatic Play pokie does well, the studio often releases a follow-up that keeps the grid and the way it pays but changes the numbers: wider multiplier ranges, a different free-spins trigger or a higher max win. In every pair below the RTP and volatility barely move. Of the 18 slots on this page, four form two original-and-1000 pairs, two belong to the Big Bass series, three share the Megaways format and two are 7×7 cluster games.
The same 6×5 pays-anywhere grid as the original, where eight or more matching symbols win, but multiplier symbols now range from 2x to 1,000x. Four or more scatters start 15 free spins. RTP 96.50%, high volatility and a max win of 15,000x the bet, against the original's 5,000x.
Still a 6×5 grid that pays anywhere, now with candy bomb multipliers worth up to 1,000x during free spins. Four or more lollipops start 10 free spins. Its 96.53% RTP edges past the original, and its max win of 25,000x the bet is the highest of the 18 Pragmatic Play slots covered here.
Ten lines on a 5×3 reel set, like Big Bass Bonanza, but up to five random modifiers can apply before free spins begin. In the bonus, wilds collect money symbols worth up to 5,000x. RTP 96.71%, high volatility and a 5,000x max win, more than double the first Big Bass game's figure.
Wins come from eight or more matching symbols anywhere on the grid, with no paylines. Tumbles keep a spin alive: winning symbols disappear, new ones fall into the gaps and a fresh win can form. Multiplier symbols land with values from 2x to 500x, and in free spins each one adds to a running total that applies to later wins in the round. RTP 96.50%, high volatility, max win 5,000x.
The layout, the RTP and the volatility rating stay put. What moves is the top multiplier, doubled to 1,000x, and the ceiling, which rises to 15,000x.
Starlight Princess plays much like the original: the same grid, 2x to 500x multipliers that add together after each tumble and a 5,000x max win.
The first Sweet Bonanza also pays anywhere on a 6×5 grid and uses tumbling reels. Four to six scatters start 10 free spins, where multiplier symbols worth 2x to 100x can land. Its RTP is 96.48%, it is rated high volatility, and its max win is shown in the game's info screen.
The free-spins multipliers become candy bombs reaching 1,000x, a tenfold rise on the original's top value, and the published max win is 25,000x. The trigger moves to four or more lollipops. If you prefer smaller swings, stay with the first game.
Both run on ten lines, both list 96.71% RTP and both are rated high. In Big Bass Bonanza, free spins bring a fisherman wild that collects money symbols worth up to 2,000x, and each retrigger raises the multiplier, as high as 10x; the max win is 2,100x. Big Bass Splash shakes up the start of the bonus with random modifiers and raises both the money-symbol values and the max win to 5,000x.
Floating Dragon Hold and Spin uses a similar idea: in its free spins, wilds collect fish money symbols. It adds a Hold & Spin respin round with diamond symbols worth up to 4,993x, and its RTP matches the Big Bass pair at 96.71%.
On a Megaways pokie the height of each of the six reels changes every spin, so the number of ways to win changes too. The format is shared; the free spins are not.
Clusters of five or more touching symbols pay on a 7×7 grid. Each spot where a win lands is marked, and further wins there give it a multiplier that doubles, up to 128x. During free spins the marked spots stay for the whole round, so multipliers can build across many spins.
The same grid size, but the multipliers travel with the symbols rather than the board. Winning symbols can carry a 2x multiplier, or 2x and 4x in free spins, and these combine up to 256x. Both list 96.50% RTP, high volatility and a 5,000x max win.
Five titles here have no sibling in the list: The Dog House, Wild West Gold, Wolf Gold, John Hunter and the Book of Tut, and Joker's Jewels. Wolf Gold is the only one rated medium volatility. Max wins in the table are Pragmatic Play's own figures as a multiple of the bet; "Shown in game info" means no figure is published.
| Game | How it pays | Volatility | Max win | RTP | Main feature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gates of Olympus | Pays anywhere: 8+ matching symbols on a 6×5 grid | High | 5,000x | 96.50% | Tumbling reels; multiplier symbols from 2x to 500x; in free spins every multiplier adds to a running total |
 Gates of Olympus 1000 | Pays anywhere: 8+ matching symbols on a 6×5 grid | High | 15,000x | 96.50% | Multiplier symbols from 2x to 1,000x; 4+ scatters start 15 free spins |
 Sweet Bonanza | Pays anywhere: 8+ matching symbols on a 6×5 grid | High | Shown in game info | 96.48% | Tumbling reels; 4–6 scatters start 10 free spins with 2x to 100x multiplier symbols |
 Sweet Bonanza 1000 | Pays anywhere: 8+ matching symbols on a 6×5 grid | High | 25,000x | 96.53% | Candy bomb multipliers up to 1,000x in free spins; 4+ lollipops start 10 free spins |
 Starlight Princess | Pays anywhere: 8+ matching symbols on a 6×5 grid | High | 5,000x | 96.50% | Multipliers from 2x to 500x add together after each tumble; in free spins they build a running total |
 Sugar Rush | Clusters of 5+ symbols on a 7×7 grid | High | 5,000x | 96.50% | Winning spots are marked and gain multipliers that double up to 128x; spots stay for the whole free-spins round |
 Fruit Party | Clusters on a 7×7 grid | High | 5,000x | 96.50% | Winning symbols can carry 2x multipliers (2x or 4x in free spins) that combine up to 256x |
 Big Bass Bonanza | 10 lines, 5×3 | High | 2,100x | 96.71% | Free spins where the fisherman wild collects money symbols worth up to 2,000x; retriggers raise the multiplier to 10x |
 Big Bass Splash | 10 lines, 5×3 | High | 5,000x | 96.71% | Up to five random modifiers before free spins; wilds collect money symbols worth up to 5,000x |
 The Dog House | 20 lines, 5×3 | High | Shown in game info | 96.51% | Wilds on reels 2–4 carry multipliers; sticky wilds in free spins |
 Wolf Gold | 25 lines, 5×3 | Medium | Shown in game info | 96.01% | Money Respin with three jackpots, the top one worth 1,000x; free spins with giant symbols on reels 2–4 |
 Great Rhino Megaways | Megaways: 6 reels, over 200,000 ways | High | 20,000x | 96.50% | Tumbling reels; choose 15–23 free spins with 1x, 5x or 10x starting multipliers that grow by 1x per tumble |
 Buffalo King Megaways | Megaways: 6 reels, over 200,000 ways | High | 5,000x | 96.52% | 12–22 free spins where every wild carries a 2x, 3x or 5x multiplier |
 Madame Destiny Megaways | Megaways: 6 reels | High | 5,000x | 96.56% | Wilds double wins; a wheel sets up to 12 free spins and a multiplier up to 25x |
 Wild West Gold | 5×4 grid | High | 10,000x | 96.51% | Wilds carry 2x, 3x or 5x multipliers that add together; sticky in free spins |
 Floating Dragon Hold and Spin | 10 lines, 5×3 | High | 5,000x | 96.71% | Hold & Spin respins with diamond symbols up to 4,993x; free spins where wilds collect fish money symbols |
 John Hunter and the Book of Tut | 10 lines, 5×3 | High | 5,500x | 96.50% | Book of Tut is wild and scatter; a special expanding symbol in free spins; unlimited retriggers |
 Joker's Jewels | 5 lines, 5×3 | Shown in game info | 1,040x | 96.50% | Classic five-line pokie; the joker pays up to 1,000x and bonus symbols pay 10x to 250x anywhere |
Pragmatic Play has its headquarters in Gibraltar and offers slots, live casino and more, with a slots portfolio of over 500 in-house games. Its titles run on desktop and mobile in 33 languages and are RNG-tested and certified by Gaming Laboratories International, Quinel and Gaming Associates.
RTP is the long-run percentage of all stakes a game returns, not a forecast for one session. It can vary from casino to casino, because Pragmatic Play ships each game with several settings and the operator chooses. ii89 runs every game on its default, highest setting, which gives figures from 96.71% for the Big Bass pair and Floating Dragon down to 96.01% for Wolf Gold. Within each original-and-1000 pair the gap is 0.05 points or less.
ii89 supports demo play, which suits this kind of comparison. Open Sweet Bonanza and its 1000 edition with practice credits and compare their free-spin multipliers. Practice credits have no cash value and demo results do not predict real play. More free-play options are in the free pokies guide.
The minimum deposit is AU$10 by PayID, credited instantly, and eZeeWallet, Apple Pay and Google Pay can be used to deposit as well. Withdrawals by PayID, Skrill, Neteller or Payz arrive within 5 minutes, from a minimum of AU$30. See the ii89 banking guide for each method or the PayID page for step-by-step help.
ii89 offers a 30% Sunday bonus, and VIP members can claim the AU$59.88 daily VIP bonus. Both are explained on the ii89 promotions page.
ii89 opens in the browser on iPhone and Android with no app to install. The 7×7 cluster grids and the six-reel Megaways games are easier to follow in landscape.
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Both pay for eight or more matching symbols anywhere on a 6×5 grid, both list 96.50% RTP and both are rated high volatility. The 1000 edition widens the multiplier symbols from a 500x top value to 1,000x and lifts the max win from 5,000x to 15,000x the bet.
Neither is better; they suit different players. The 1000 edition has a slightly higher RTP, 96.53% against 96.48%, candy bomb multipliers up to 1,000x in free spins and a published 25,000x max win. The original's free-spin multipliers run from 2x to 100x, and its max win is shown in game info.
Big Bass Bonanza is the simpler of the two: free spins where a fisherman wild collects money symbols worth up to 2,000x, with a 2,100x max win. Big Bass Splash adds random modifiers before free spins and lifts the max win to 5,000x. Both pay on 10 lines with a 96.71% RTP.
Both are cluster games on a 7×7 grid. In Sugar Rush the board remembers where wins landed: marked spots gain multipliers that double up to 128x. In Fruit Party the multipliers sit on the winning symbols themselves and can combine up to 256x.
On a Megaways game, each reel shows a different number of symbols every spin, so the number of ways to win changes from spin to spin. At ii89 you can try three Pragmatic Play Megaways titles: Great Rhino, Buffalo King and Madame Destiny.
Yes. Pragmatic Play offers several RTP settings and the casino picks one; ii89 runs each game on its default, highest setting. You can confirm the figure in the info screen of any game.
Yes. ii89 supports demo play, so you can open an original and its follow-up with practice credits and see how the multipliers and free spins differ before you deposit. Practice credits cannot be withdrawn.
ii89 has a 30% Sunday bonus, and VIP members can collect a daily VIP bonus of AU$59.88. The promotions page has the details of both.