Upgrades Handed Out Before a Single Turn Is Played
Splash keeps the tackle, the angler and the collecting bonus intact, then slips one extra moment into the sequence. Bait boxes land, the reels pause, and the game turns over a handful of tokens that can improve the round before it even begins. Up to five of them apply. It also carries the fattest money fish in the whole range at 5,000 times the bet.
A Round in Rand With Three Tokens Revealed
Bet R2 and imagine the reveal turns over additional turns, a richer set of money fish and an extra wild. You begin with more than ten turns on the counter, the fish arriving carry heavier amounts, and anglers show up often enough that the fourth one lands before the counter empties. Collections after that point double. A round like this can return several hundred rand off a R20 entry, which is why people keep opening this particular release.
A Round in Rand With Nothing Revealed
Same R2 bet, same three bait boxes, but the tokens give you nothing. Now you are playing standard turns with standard fish. Two anglers land, each sweeping one modest fish, and the counter runs dry at roughly R25 returned. Neither ending is unusual. The width of the gap between the two is the defining trait of Splash.
What Sits in the Token Pool
- Additional money fish placed on the reels
- Additional wild anglers to do the collecting
- Additional turns on the counter
- Other improvements of the same sort, drawn at random
Between zero and five are applied, and once they are in place the machine reverts to the rules every release shares.
Specifications
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Supplier | Pragmatic Play |
| Grid | 5 by 3, ten win lines |
| RTP | 96.71%, though some sites run a weaker build; the rules screen is definitive |
| Money fish | as high as 5,000x the bet |
| Bonus round | 10, 15 or 20 turns from 3, 4 or 5 scatters |
| Upgrades | up to five applied at random before the round |
| Collect multipliers | 2x, then 3x, then 10x |
| Feature buy | 100 bets at sites that enable the button |
About That 5,000x Fish
It is the rarest thing in the pool and it pays nothing by itself. An angler must land while it is still sitting on the grid, and its amount only swells if restarts have already lifted the collect multiplier. Most sessions here never produce a fish worth more than a few bets, so treat the headline figure as the outer edge of what the artwork can display rather than as anything you should plan around.
Restarts Still Do the Heavy Lifting
Upgrades improve where a round starts. Restarts decide where it finishes. Every fourth angler collected tacks ten turns onto the counter and raises the multiplier one rung, from 2x through 3x to 10x, and a round that never reaches the fourth angler never sees a multiplier at all, however generous the reveal looked.
Free Play in Rand
The demo higher up runs on a virtual rand balance straight from the Pragmatic Play server, no sign up involved. Tokens, money fish and any purchase option all behave identically to the paid game, so counting reveals in free play gives you numbers you can trust.
Picking Between the Releases
Base turns are close to indistinguishable across the range, so the choice comes down to the bonus. Splash offers the strongest opening and the heaviest fish. The original offers the steadiest rhythm. Big Bass Bonanza 1000 offers the largest possible round total. None of them offers better odds than the others in any meaningful sense.
Before You Deposit
Settle on a bet you can repeat two hundred times, check the wagering rules attached to any welcome package, then pick a site from the platform list on this page and look for Splash under Pragmatic Play. Over 18s only, and only with money you can comfortably lose.
Questions players ask
What does Splash add to the original?
A reveal of up to five random upgrades before the bonus round starts, plus money fish worth up to 5,000x instead of 2,000x.
How much can one fish carry?
Up to 5,000 times your bet, the largest single symbol in the series.
What return does Splash pay?
96.71% on the standard build. A weaker configuration may be in place at some sites, so check the rules screen.
What are the tokens turned over before the round?
The upgrades: extra money fish, extra wilds, extra turns and similar improvements. Between none and five are applied.
How is the 10x multiplier reached?
Collect twelve anglers in one round. Each fourth one lifts the multiplier and the third restart sets it to 10x.
Can I try Splash free in rand?
Yes. The demo on this page uses a virtual rand balance and asks for no registration.
