3 Buzzing Wilds - Pragmatic Play's sticky wild bonus game at Voodoo Casino
Pragmatic Play's five-reel slot with three free spins modes built on sticky wilds, 96.03% RTP and high volatility where wins come less often but can be much bigger.
Meet 3 Buzzing Wilds on the 5x4 grid
Bees and high volatility. 3 Buzzing Wilds is a bee-themed game on a 5-reel, 4-row grid by Pragmatic Play. Released in 2023, the slot builds wins across 20 paylines using three matching symbols as the minimum. It combines expanding wilds, sticky wilds and random wild events to shape the round. High volatility means wins arrive less often but can reach much further. The game runs at 96.03% RTP in its standard form.
Size your bets before you start. This slot suits players comfortable with longer dry spells between wins and stakes that match. Bets range from NZ$0.20 to NZ$240, with example stakes at NZ$0.40, NZ$2 and NZ$5. The base game can trigger random wild events to boost payouts. If you prefer frequent small wins or only want to chase bonuses without base-game risk, 3 Buzzing Wilds demands patience and bankroll depth.
3 Buzzing Wilds: pick your bonus path. Three Free Spins variants shape what happens after the bonus triggers. You pick one: Random Wilds gives 10 free spins with sticky wilds added at random; Expanding Wilds awards 8 spins where any wild fills its reel vertically; Surrounding Wilds runs 6 spins where a special queen-bee symbol plants wilds around it. All wilds remain sticky until the round ends. Each mode runs against a sunflower-field background and cannot retrigger.
Continue reading3 Buzzing Wilds: grid, RTP and maximum win
Understand the RTP, volatility, grid layout and top payout before you start playing.
Pragmatic Play
NZ$1 200 000
How does one round of 3 Buzzing Wilds work?
See exactly what you control and what happens each time you play
Symbols and their payouts
The payouts shown below are in NZ dollars at a stake of NZ$0.40. Land more of the same symbol and your payout grows.
Highest-paying symbols
Beekeeper boy3+ NZ$2 · 5+ NZ$20
Honey beehive3+ NZ$0.80 · 5+ NZ$20
Wild3+ NZ$2 · 5+ NZ$20Other symbols
Queen bee3+ NZ$2 · 5+ NZ$20
Ladybug3+ NZ$1 · 5+ NZ$8
Caterpillar3+ NZ$0.80 · 5+ NZ$6Your choice of free spins feature
Random Wilds builds each spin. One of three Free Spins variants chosen after the Free Spins trigger or Buy Free Spins purchase. Awards 10 free spins. At every free spin, random WILD symbols can be added to random positions on the grid; any WILD added this way remains sticky on screen and accumulates spin over spin until the end of the round.
Do expanded wilds fill entire reels? One of three Free Spins variants chosen after the Free Spins trigger or Buy Free Spins purchase. Awards 8 free spins. Any WILD symbol that hits during the feature expands vertically to fill the whole reel and remains sticky on screen until the end of the round.
What does the queen-bee SURROUNDING WILD do? One of three Free Spins variants chosen after the Free Spins trigger or Buy Free Spins purchase. Awards 6 free spins. For each SURROUNDING WILD symbol that hits during the feature, WILD symbols are placed on all grid positions around it; all SURROUNDING WILDs and the WILDs they create remain sticky until the end of the round.
3 Buzzing Wilds base-game surprises. On random base-game spins independent of the Free Spins feature, the game can produce a Random Wilds event where WILD symbols appear in random positions, an Expanding Wilds event where a landed WILD expands to fill its reel vertically, or a Surrounding Wilds event where the special queen-bee symbol lands and turns neighbouring grid positions into WILD.
Demo and real-money play compared
Before you stake your first dollar, decide whether to learn the game first or jump straight in.
Random events, not promises
When does the bonus come? When the bonus round arrives depends on random events. No pattern tells you how many spins until the beehive scatter lands and triggers the bonus choice.
Your next session's result. Your first session could end ahead or behind, regardless of the RTP. The 96.03% applies only when you've staked enough to let averages work across thousands of spins.
Maximum wins are rare. The maximum win of NZ$1,200,000 sits at the top of the range. Most spins finish far below it, and reaching it requires both high stakes and the rarest symbol combinations.
Average return per 100 staked
RTP is an average calculated over a very large number of spins played over time. The two RTP figures here apply only to their stated conditions: one when you buy free spins, the other when you play the standard game without buying.
RTP 96.03% · Standard game
RTP 96.02% · Buy Free Spins bonus
Buy your way in
Pay NZ$500 at a NZ$5 bet to enter the free spins round immediately and pick your bonus variant. You skip the base game and go straight to choosing between Random Wilds, Expanding Wilds, or Surrounding Wilds.
Play it first, ask later: the essentials
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Keeping your play under control
3 Buzzing Wilds: set your limit first. Decide your session budget before you start and stick to it. This amount should be money you can afford to lose without affecting your life.
Win or lose: know your exit. Plan when you will stop playing, whether you are winning or losing. A win can make you want to play longer; a losing streak can push you to chase it back.
Set account limits now. Use the deposit limits and loss limits in your Voodoo Casino account to enforce your budget. The site also offers session time reminders and reality checks.
Help is available if you need it. If the game stops being fun or you feel you are not in control, take a break or use self-exclusion. The Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand and Gambling Helpline New Zealand offer free support.