Bob’s Bowling Bonanza is a 30-payline video slot developed by the Microgaming software. The Strike symbol is the wild card, while the Bowling Ball icon is the scatter symbol. Players can try the slot on this page for free or choose any of the Microgaming casinos from the listings to spin the game’s reels for real money.
To enter the bowling competition, players need to fix their bet first. “Lines” modifies the number of active paylines, while “Coins” selects the number of coins wagered. +/- is used to choose the coin value, ranging from 0.01 to 0.25. “Spin” starts the game and “Bet Max” turns the reels at the maximum wager. Clicking “Expert” and then “Autoplay” will spin the reels for a number of times uninterrupted.
After any win, players can click “Gamble” to start the gamble feature, wherein they can increase their winnings. Choosing the correct card colour of the face-down card doubles one's wins, while the correct suit quadruples it.“Collect” should be pressed if players wish to exit the feature and save their won amount.
When the Strike symbol emerges on reels 1, 3 and 5 simultaneously, the Perfect Game Bonus round will be triggered. The triggering reels transform into Bowling Lanes and a Bowling Ball rolls across the lanes. The number of pins that knocked down is multiplied by the player's bet, thus receiving a bonus prize. A strike doubles one's prize.
When there are 5 Bob symbols on a selected payline, players will win a jackpot of 5,000 coins.
Game Play
+/-: Adjust the coin denomination.
Coins: Select the number of coins to bet.
Lines: Choose the number of active paylines.
Spin: Start the game at the chosen bet.
Bet Max: Spin the reels at the maximum bet.
Autoplay: Turn the reels for a preset number of times uninterrupted.
Gamble: Start the gamble round.
Collect: Save the winnings.
Dang! Talk about bowling, I can only say I like watching the game, I like seeing bowlers making their strikes, I like seeing bowlers hitting that last standing pin. But play bowling, never in my life! Hahaha. I don't know, but bowling never caught my interest, for one reason or another. I guess I was, and still am, more interested in aggressive fast-paced games, like badminton, or tennis, and of course, Formula 1 racing. All games require skill to win, but need more of luck than skill to win in this kind of Bob's Bowling Bonanza game. Why? Because you can click the bowler to the edge of the bowling lane and still make a strike! Hahaha.
Nothing much to say about an oldie game like this bowling game. Its graphics and sounds are, well, just say it's okay, when in fact it's just a "hmm". Those Bowling Pins is the Wild symbol, appearing only on reels 1, 3 and 5, so no 5-of-a-kind wins for these dumb Wilds. The Bowling Ball is the Scatter symbol, paying the usual 100x the total bet for 5 of them. Nope, no Free Spins game for getting 3, 4 or 5 Scatters, just the cash award. However, there's a 'The Perfect Game' feature game whenever the Wilds appear anywhere on reels 1+3+5. Hmm, the Wilds triggering a feature game and not the Scatters? Did somebody go astray here? Who knows!
Okay, so the Wilds don't pay, the Wilds don't double any wins, the Scatters don't award any free spins, so you better wipe away that grin. You're not grinning? Oops, sorry...wrong story! But never mind. Anyway, what does Bob pay? Well, he doesn't pay you anything for playing this game of his, but get 5 of him on the reels and you'll get a 5000x line bet win. How's that? Pretty good hah? That Lady bowler pays 3000x, the Trophy pays 1000x, the Shoes pay 200x, and the rest pay from 150x to 100x the line bet. How's that? Huh, you already asked that!
Ah, the Perfect Game. Wherever you throw that bowling ball, it will hit those pins. So, how's that? Pretty good, right? Yeah, blardy damn good! I had purposely clicked those bowlers into the drain lane, but they keep hitting those pins centrally in the lane! Oh boy, they sure can beat the best of any real bowlers, I can tell you that! But wait a minute! From getting a perfect strike, to getting a 3-pins hike? Gees, some bowlers they are! Beginners luck I guess. Anyway, in this game, reels 1, 3 and 5 are turned into bowling lanes. Pick one bowler at a time to bowl, see what kind of a hit they can hold. Pick all 3 of them at the same time, and they'll throw the bowling ball at you! Hahaha. Hmm, just kidding of course.
If you've played any of the oldie games from MG, then playing this game would be about the same. No frills, no thrills, and no Thrilla in Manila either. Just a simple straightforward bowling game. If you wanna hit big, then get 5 of Bob quick. If it's just 1 or 2 Bob all the time, then get ready to get sick. No Bob, no big win, because there is simply no free spins.
What more can I say? The Wilds don't pay, the Scatters don't give free spins away, and I've never had any decent wins anyway. Hmm, the only thing left for me to do, is to stash this game away