Buffalo Grand
On cruise ships
No dated cruise report yet
How it plays. It keeps the Buffalo base game but moves it to a tall, dual curved-screen cabinet and adds a wheel. Landing the bonus symbols sends you to the wheel, which can pay credits, multipliers, a free-games round or one of the progressive levels. More on how it plays
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Where Buffalo Grand has been reported
We haven't found a dated public report of this game on a cruise ship yet.
It may still be on board: makers sell to cruise lines, and floors change often. If you've played it at sea, a member report below helps the next passenger.
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How Buffalo Grand plays
How it plays
Free games follow the classic Buffalo pattern of coin scatters and multiplying wilds, and Aristocrat's launch materials mention up to 50 free games and jackpot multipliers.
Features
- Wheel bonus that can award credits, free games or a progressive
- Several stacked progressive levels shown above the reels
- Jackpot multipliers
- Classic Buffalo free games with multiplying wilds
At a glance
- Maker
- Aristocrat Gaming
- Series
- Buffalo
- First released
- 2015
- Type
- Wheel bonus
- Mechanics
- Xtra Reel Power ways, Wheel bonus, Multi-level progressives, Jackpot multipliers, Free games with multiplying wilds
- Theme
- North American wildlife / prairie
- Layout
- 5 reels, Xtra Reel Power ways-pays (review sites describe the grid inconsistently)
- Cabinets
- Arc Double
- Jackpots
- Launch materials describe a multi-site progressive top prize plus four more linked progressive levels, with jackpot multipliers possible; Class II installs use a single-site link. Exact levels and values vary by casino.
- Payback
- Not published. On ships, the operator sets it and doesn't post it.
In the Buffalo series
Tips from players and reviewers
- Read the help screens before betting: on many wheel games the jackpot segments or their values depend on the bet level, but we could not confirm Buffalo Grand's exact rule from a reliable source.
- Compare the progressive meters on different banks; the upper levels are linked and can differ noticeably between casinos.
- The cabinet is premium (usually leased), so it is often placed as a showpiece rather than in penny rows; check the minimum bet.
Tips can't change the odds of any spin. They help you pick a bet level and a machine.
Industry standing and land-casino jackpots
Buffalo Grand put the franchise's familiar math on a large showpiece cabinet with progressives, and Aristocrat built a whole 'Grand' series on it; its mechanics are still being recycled into new 2025–2026 Buffalo titles.
Help the next passenger know whether Buffalo Grand is still aboard your ship
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- One report per member for each game, ship and month, from the line's fleet list.
- Up to 20 reports a day per member.
- A report without a note is published straight away. A report with a written note is held until an editor has read it.
- Editors can approve or reject held reports and remove any report. You can delete your own reports at any time.
- Published reports show the line, ship, month and note, never your name or email.
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