Joker Bombs Slot Review

Joker Bombs Slot Overview

Joker Bombs from Hacksaw Gaming drops you into a lively amusement park packed with sweets and explosives, played on a 6x5 grid with a scatter-win system. You hit a win by landing 8 or more matching symbols anywhere, then the Cascade mechanic clears them and drops new ones. During my sessions the pace felt brisk rather than brutal, helped by medium volatility and a respectable 5000x max win.

The default RTP for Joker Bombs sits at 96.48%, which is slightly above average, though operators can use lower settings so I always check the info panel first. Stakes range from 0.20 up to 100 per spin, and the quoted hit frequency is 23.54%, which matched my feeling of fairly regular action. Core features are Cascade, three types of Multiplier Bombs, a Free Spins bonus and an optional Bonus Buy.

Joker Bombs Slot Information

The game has a bright fairground backdrop where balloons drift behind the reels and a cheeky joker keeps watch. The 6x5 layout uses scatter-win style payouts rather than lines, so symbol positions matter less than sheer quantity. Any time I hit 8 or more identical symbols anywhere on the grid, they paid out and vanished, with new symbols tumbling in to extend the same paid spin through cascades.

Lower paying symbols in Joker Bombs are balloon icons in turquoise, orange, purple, red and yellow. Hitting 15 or more of the same balloon pays between 5x and 15x your bet, so they tend to carry the smaller base game hits. Higher paying symbols are candies coloured blue, green, pink and red. When I managed 15+ premiums on the grid, they paid from 50x right up to 200x the stake, which feels very punchy.

Instead of traditional wild symbols, Joker Bombs leans on special icons. The joker himself is the scatter that can open the Free Spins feature, while the various bombs act as multipliers rather than line helpers. I quickly learned that the base paytable provides the foundation, but real excitement comes when those bomb symbols attach multipliers to the growing win amount sitting above the reels during cascades.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	15+	x200
	13+	x20
	11+	x10
	10	x5
	9	x4
	8	x2.5
	15+	x150
	13+	x12.5
	11+	x6
	10	x4
	9	x3
	8	x2
	15+	x100
	13+	x10
	11+	x4
	10	x3
	9	x2
	8	x1.5
	15+	x50
	13+	x7.5
	11+	x3
	10	x2
	9	x1.5
	8	x1
	15+	x15
	13+	x7.5
	11+	x2.5
	10	x1.5
	9	x1
	8	x0.5
	15+	x10
	13+	x5
	11+	x2
	10	x1
	9	x0.5
	8	x0.2
	15+	x10
	13+	x5
	11+	x2
	10	x1
	9	x0.5
	8	x0.2
	15+	x5
	13+	x2.5
	11+	x1.5
	10	x0.75
	9	x0.2
	8	x0.1
	15+	x5
	13+	x2.5
	11+	x1.5
	10	x0.75
	9	x0.2
	8	x0.1
	Multiplier
	Scatter

Joker Bombs Slot Features

Cascade is the feature you see most often in Joker Bombs. Each winning set of symbols is removed, the win is parked as a pending amount above the reels, and new symbols fall in. That same spin can keep paying as long as more wins form. Multiplier Bombs then interact with a separate pending win multiplier, which is applied to the final total once no more cascades occur on that spin.

There are three bomb types. Normal Bombs land showing 2x, 3x or 4x and simply add their value to the pending multiplier if the spin wins. Revealing Bombs arrive with a question mark, then reveal 5x, 10x, 25x or 50x, again adding to the multiplier. Epic Bombs show an X and multiply the current pending multiplier by 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x or 10x. Free Spins trigger from 3 or more jokers, granting 10 spins with bombs appearing more often and on higher values, plus +5 spins whenever 3 scatters land during one cascade sequence. Outside the UK you can buy the bonus for 100x bet, which gives 10 free spins and a slightly adjusted RTP of 96.46%.

The 200 Spins Joker Bombs Slot Experience

Across roughly 200 spins on Joker Bombs, I found the gameplay sat nicely between grind and burst. Base game cascades hit at a steady clip, with smaller balloon wins keeping the balance ticking while I waited for chains where several bombs dropped together. Natural bonuses did not feel impossible, though they could take a while, and when I tried a bought bonus in demo the difference in bomb frequency was immediately obvious.

Joker Bombs Slot Verdict

From a seasoned player’s point of view, Joker Bombs is a solid medium volatility slot that trades raw potential for more approachable swings. The 5000x cap is lower than some Hacksaw releases, yet the mix of scatter-win mechanics, frequent cascades and multiplier bombs still gives enough punch. When the pending win and multiplier both climb, especially with an Epic Bomb in the mix, the game can turn a modest spin into a standout result.

The amusement park theme, candy symbols and bomb effects work well together without feeling too sugary, and the scatter-win system keeps every drop of symbols relevant until the last cascade settles. I would say Joker Bombs suits players who enjoy multiplier-driven action, like to chase chained reactions rather than fixed lines, and prefer medium volatility sessions where features appear regularly instead of being rare, brutal marathons.

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