The reels don't just spin here, they expand: the Stampede bonus randomly grows the grid mid-feature, and the Minor and Major progressives can drop at random, stampede or no stampede.
Buffalo Stampede
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Cabinet: VERVE hd portrait cabinet (31.5-inch portrait LCD screen); also seen in later Behemoth cabinet coverage, so VERVE hd should not be treated as the only physical format
RTP: unknown
Mechanic: standard
Known quirks
Buffalo Stampede's bonus feature includes a 'Random Reel Increase' where the 4x5 Xtra Reel Power grid's reel height expands by 1-2 symbol positions mid-feature, and the Free Games Feature awards 8, 15, or 20 free games for landing 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols respectively, with any 2 scatters during free games awarding 5 more free games and wild symbols multiplying free-game wins by 2x, 3x, or 4x.
Buffalo Stampede runs a two-tier local progressive: a Minor jackpot starting at $300 and a Major jackpot starting at $15,000, both of which can be won at random following any stampede game rather than being tied to a must-hit-by amount.
urcomped.com's physical-cabinet-locator page tracks this exact game (Buffalo Stampede by Aristocrat, distinct from Buffalo Mega/Ultimate Stampede) with player-submitted casino-floor sightings, including a recent posting tagging it aboard Virgin Voyages' Brilliant Lady cruise ship and a user post referencing Mohegan Sun.
Buffalo Stampede (2013, Aristocrat, RTP 94.85%) uses specific non-buffalo symbols -- mountain lions, eagles, and wolves -- alongside the buffalo wild/multiplier symbol, and its reel-expansion bonus works by adding rows when buffalo symbols land, increasing the number of 1,024 Reel Power ways to win.
Recognition clues
Tall VERVE hd portrait cabinet with a single 31.5-inch portrait screen
Red and gold 'Buffalo Stampede' logo at the top of the screen
Minor and Major progressive jackpot meters displayed directly below the logo
5x4 grid of wildlife symbols (buffalo, eagles, cougars) that expands vertically during stampede sequences
Programmable Nteractive LCD button deck with dynamic accent edge lighting
Photo checklist
Full cabinet shot showing the VERVE hd portrait screen shape
Close-up of the red and gold 'Buffalo Stampede' logo
Close-up of the Minor/Major progressive meters below the logo
A screen capture during a stampede sequence showing the expanded reel grid, if possible