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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.
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Buffalo Stampede is a 2013 release from Aristocrat Leisure, built for the company's VERVE hd portrait cabinet -- a single 31.5-inch vertical screen topped by the game's red-and-gold logo and, just below it, a pair of Minor and Major progressive jackpot meters. True to its name, the reels don't just spin here: during its Stampede bonus, the 4x5 grid can randomly expand its height mid-feature, adding extra symbol positions and pushing the game's 1,024 ways to win even higher for that spin.
Buffalo Stampede runs on Aristocrat's VERVE hd portrait cabinet, a 31.5-inch vertical screen with a red-and-gold 'Buffalo Stampede' logo up top and the Minor and Major progressive meters displayed just below it, plus a programmable Nteractive LCD button deck with dynamic accent lighting. It has also been spotted in Aristocrat's later Behemoth cabinet, so the VERVE hd shell isn't the only physical format in circulation. The symbol set pairs a buffalo wild/multiplier with mountain lions, eagles, and wolves rounding out the plains-wildlife cast.
The base game runs on a 1,024-ways Reel Power system across a 4x5 grid. The Stampede bonus is a 'Random Reel Increase' feature where the grid's height can grow by one or two symbol positions mid-feature. A free-games round separately awards 8, 15, or 20 free spins for landing three, four, or five scatter symbols, with any two scatters during the bonus adding five more spins, and wild symbols multiplying free-game wins by 2x, 3x, or 4x -- all standard published paytable mechanics rather than anything proprietary.
Buffalo Stampede runs a two-tier local progressive: a Minor jackpot that resets to a $300 starting point and a Major that resets to $15,000, both of which can hit at random following any stampede round rather than being guaranteed at a fixed accumulation point. RTP has been reported at 94.85% by at least one third-party review site, though actual return can vary by casino and denomination.
Player-tracking sites have logged confirmed sightings at properties including Mohegan Sun and, more unusually, aboard Virgin Voyages' Brilliant Lady cruise ship -- a reminder that Aristocrat's floor titles travel well beyond traditional land-based casinos.
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