Sweet Bonanza 2500

The Brothers' take on Sweet Bonanza 2500

Sweet Bonanza 2500 is the original's sugar-rush turned up to maximum volume. Same candy grid, same tumble cascades, but the bonus multiplier ceiling went from 100× to 2,500× and the max-win cap is now 25,000× your bet.

The grid is 6×5, scatter pays — you need eight or more matching symbols anywhere on screen, no paylines required. Wins remove tiles, new symbols tumble in, the chain keeps going as long as you keep matching. Hit four scatters and you trigger the free spins, and that's where the maths actually opens up. In the bonus, multiplier symbols can land worth up to 2,500×, and they all stack on a single winning tumble. That single number is what separates this from the original.

Default RTP at the top tier is 96.52%, hit rate is a generous 42.91% (cluster slots usually live in the 30s), and the max win lands at 25,000× the bet. Pragmatic also published a Feature Buy at 100× the stake for direct bonus access, plus an Ante Bet that doubles your stake to double the trigger chance. The buys are honest enough — the maths is the same with or without them — but the meter chase is part of the fun, and we usually skipped the buy.

Around the table, the Brothers debated whether this counts as a real sequel or a souped-up reissue. Honest answer: closer to the second. The grid, symbols, soundtrack, and feel are all the original. What changed is the cap. If you loved Sweet Bonanza for the candy chaos, you'll like 2500 for the same reasons, just with a bigger ceiling to chase.

The Brothers' takeA polish, not a rebuild — but the polish is the cap, and the cap is the only number that mattered.