Fresh Live Game Show from Pragmatic Play – Boom City

Pragmatic Play has released several new live casino games in recent months. This includes Speed Blackjack, two baccarat variants, Fortune 6 and Super 8, and a new live game show, Boom City. The latter is also the most interesting from the bunch and also the latest as it’s been made available at Pragmatic casinos from 27 July. Let’s see how it combines physical and digital RNG using just two dice and a screen with 36 squares.

As a live game show, Boom City has a live presenter and a beautiful studio designed around a night skyline that's accentuated by neon lights. The main game is played on a 6x6 grid that has three types of multipliers, bust symbols or special bonuses, which are picked by two dice. Players can bet on any of the multiplier types and/or the bonus squares. The two dice are then shuffled, whereas each dice represents either a row or a column. The average game round is 25 seconds, with 3 minutes dedicated to each special event. The maximum win is capped at 20,000x or €500,000. The RTP of the game is between 93.49% and 96.21%.

Among the special events is the PowerUP feature that boosts multipliers on the grid by the amount shown below each row. It will also replace all busts with high multipliers between 20x and 50x. This can happen up to 5 times in a row, converting all squares to Gold with a multiplier of 50x. Next, the game also has three bonus games, which the player must have a bet on to enter.

The Dice Battle bonus offers a choice between two battling dice, where each side will have three rolls to gain as high a number as possible, and the winning side will award the total of their winnings plus the losing dice’s cumulative amount. The maximum win in this bonus game is 500x, which is achieved by getting one dice to roll a number six three times in a row.

The Lucky Drop bonus provides six rolls of a dice with the player choosing one of six columns. Each column has multipliers that increase when that number on the dice comes up. Regardless of the outcome, players are guaranteed to win at least 5x their bet. The highest award is over 500x bet.

The Boom or Bust bonus challenges players to advance through levels with incremental risk and rewards. After players have locked their guaranteed multiplier, they will then have to choose to Keep Rolling or Cash Out their winnings. Each new level has not only multipliers and bust symbols but also Level Up, Safe Value and Hyper Jump that increase the multipliers on offer or aid in the progression of additional levels.

And that’s a short intro to a new live game, Boom City, from Pragmatic Play. Give it a try if you're looking for new approaches to gamble mechanics or just a fun live game with a host to chat to.