Fire Stampede 2 Slot Review

Fire Stampede 2 Slot Overview

Fire Stampede 2 is a sequel from Wild Streak Gaming working with Pragmatic Play, and it sticks very close to the first game. You are back on the North American prairie, with a flaming bison under a set of fixed prizes and the reels pushed to the right. The whole thing revolves around the Connect & Collect mechanic, so every spin feels like you are chasing chains rather than traditional lines.

The layout in Fire Stampede 2 uses six reels and five rows, but the top and bottom of reel three and the entire sixth reel are reserved for special awards. That leaves you with 1,875 ways to win instead of a full 6x5 grid. Stakes run from 0.25 up to 250 per spin, the volatility sits at the high end, and the top RTP setting is 96.51 percent.

Theme and Graphics in Fire Stampede 2

Visually, Fire Stampede 2 swaps the rocky canyon from the first outing for wide grassy plains with distant mountains. The bison smoulders on the left, shifting up and down beneath the prize panel, while the reels themselves sit on a dark backdrop that keeps things readable. The soundtrack leans into a Western feel with a bit of country twang, and I found it matched the pacing of the game quite well.

Symbols and Paytable in Fire Stampede 2

To hit a regular win in Fire Stampede 2 you need matching symbols on at least three adjacent reels starting from the left. Because the special spots on reel three and the whole sixth reel never show pay symbols, the longest combos are five of a kind, spread across 1,875 ways. The low side is made up of 9 to A card ranks paying 0.4x to 0.6x for five.

Premiums in Fire Stampede 2 are the cactus, eagle, pile of gold and the bison, which return between 1x and 4x your stake for five across. The wild is a cowboy hat that appears on reels two, three and four, helping to complete combinations but leaving scatters and Connect & Collect symbols untouched. I like the balance, though those Connect & Collect icons do grab a lot of reel space during the livelier spins.

Connect & Collect Feature in Fire Stampede 2

The Connect & Collect feature in Fire Stampede 2 is the star of the show. Special symbols land only in the top and bottom of reel three and across the whole rightmost reel, while Connect & Collect icons can appear in regular spots on reels one to five. You are trying to form an unbroken chain of these icons from the left, touching horizontally or vertically, to reach at least one special position.

If your chain reaches any special spot, you take the prize shown there, and highlighted groups on the sixth reel pay all their marked awards at once. Respins only appear on reel three, giving you five respins with all existing Connect & Collect symbols held in place and any new ones sticking too. Should you fail to connect to another award during that sequence, you still receive a small payout of three to ten times your bet.

Money Value awards can sit on reel three or six, paying 2x to 20x on the inner reel or 10x to 200x on the far right, while Add Wilds splashes extra cowboy hats over reels two to five. Free Spins spots carry 7 to 25 spins plus 2x stake. There is also Stampede, the fixed 25x Minor, the Mystery Prize up to a 4,000x Grand, and a 100x bonus buy outside the UK.

Bonus Buy Feature

Free Spins Feature When buying the FREE SPINS feature the triggering spin is guaranteed to hit enough CONNECT & COLLECT symbols to form a chain that reaches the special positions on reel 3 and at least one of the positions on reel 6.
Feature Cost:	x100 Bet
RTP:	96.52%
Volatility:	-

Free Spins and Random Awards in Fire Stampede 2

Free spins in Fire Stampede 2 can arrive in two ways. Landing three, four or five scatters anywhere gives you 7, 10 or 15 free spins plus an instant payout of twice your bet, and any Free Spins awards reached through Connect & Collect are added on top. During the bonus the Connect & Collect system behaves exactly as in the base game, but wilds now come with x2 or x3 multipliers that combine across a spin.

Those multiplier wilds apply to all wins on that spin, so lining up several hats can create a serious global multiplier on top of whatever the Connect & Collect chain throws at you. On top of that, Random Awards can trigger in both phases, dropping extra wilds, Connect & Collect symbols or top bison icons onto ordinary positions. I have had some very dead patches, but clusters of random help can flip a session fast.

RTP, Volatility and Max Win in Fire Stampede 2

From a numbers angle, Fire Stampede 2 uses a default RTP of 96.51 percent, though casinos can pick lower settings of 95.56 or 94.43, so I always check the info screen first. Volatility is rated at the top of the scale, with a hit rate around 26.5 percent and free spins dropping roughly once every 138 spins. The advertised max win is 8,300x bet, but the odds of seeing that are extremely long.

Fire Stampede 2 Slot Verdict

After a fair few sessions on Fire Stampede 2, I would say it is aimed squarely at players who already liked the original Connect & Collect concept. The visuals stick very closely to the first release and the base game can feel quite busy, yet the extra layers in free spins and the random extras make the sequel feel more capable of producing those explosive stretches I am always hunting.

The main drawback for me is how often Connect & Collect symbols block regular line hits without joining up to anything meaningful, especially on cold spells. When it all lines up, though, the mix of highlighted awards, Mystery Prizes and stacked multipliers inside free spins gives Fire Stampede 2 a satisfying punch. If you enjoy high volatility and do not mind some long dry spells, this bison is worth saddling up again.

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