Big Juan - What you need to know
Wild Streak Gaming and Pragmatic Play, who have already brought us Day of Dead, deliver a Mexican adventure-theme slot with Big Juan. Known for its innovative respin bonus features, it takes centre stage in Big Juan.
The game is played in two phases - a base game and a respin bonus round. The base game is played on a 5-reel, 4-row grid with 40 fixed paylines. However, when the bonus triggers, the game area shrinks.
To land a win in this game, you need at least three matching symbols from the left side of the grid. Achieving a five-of-a-kind of the biggest paying symbols rewards up to 6.25x your stake. However, keep an eye out for the wild chilli symbols, doubling as the top high-paying symbol and substituting for all other paying symbols when landing anywhere on the reels. Hit the right combinations, and you can win up to 2,600x your stake.
Big Juan Statistics
Grid Size: 5 x 4
Provider: Wild Streak Gaming and Pragmatic Play
Number of Winning Lines: 40
Slot Theme: Mexico
Main Bonus Round: Wild Transformations, Respins
Free Spins?: Yes
Playing Big Juan
How to Set Your Stake
You can adjust your bet using the + and - buttons, allowing you to set a value between the min and max range.
How to Spin the Reels
After setting your stake, you simply need to press the spin button. You’ll need to land 3 or more matching symbols from left to right, starting from the first reel on any of the 40 paylines, to land a win.
Bonus Rounds in Big Juan
Wild Transformation Feature: During the base game, when six or more identical pay symbols appear on reels 2, 3, or 4, they will change into chilli wild symbols, potentially leading to even bigger wins.
Respins Round: Landing 3, 4, or 5 pinata scatters will reward you with 10, 12, or 15 respins. This round is played on a 3x3 grid with an additional special 4th reel containing a single position. Positioned at the centre of the main grid is a sticky bag of coin symbols, while other positions may reveal money symbols, symbols for extra spins, or one of four jackpot symbols. On the 4th reel, if a Win symbol lands, you’ll be awarded the total value of all visible money symbols as well as the bag of coins. Jackpot symbols, if present, will contribute to their respective jackpot meters. As you collect enough jackpot symbols, you’ll unlock prizes ranging from the Mini, Minor and Major to the Grand jackpot, offering rewards of 12.5x, 50x, 250x, or 2,500x the total bet.
Alternatively, the Boost symbol could land on the 4th reel, adding the values of all money symbols to the bag of coins symbol. This value will remain until the end of the round.
21.co.uk Review of Big Juan
Pragmatic Play and Wild Streak Gaming really have created a great design with this one. Not only is the base game filled with great designs, but the respin feature is the star of the show, with a max win of up to 2,600x. For similar themed alternatives, you could also try titles such as Chilli El Toro and Wild Toro.
