Badge Blitz - Pragmatic Play's high-volatility Western game
Pragmatic Play's Western slot uses Money Respin and Free Spins on a 5x3 grid. It pays 96.50% RTP with wins that come less often and can be much bigger.
What kind of game is Badge Blitz
Badge Blitz grid and paylines. Badge Blitz is a Western-themed slot from Pragmatic Play released in September 2024. The game runs on a 5-reel, 3-row grid with 25 paylines that pay left to right. Wins come less often but land bigger thanks to its high volatility. The slot packs expanding wilds, free spins, and a Money Respin feature triggered by 6 or more badge symbols. You can also buy respins to jump straight into the bonus action.
Patience required, rewards larger. High volatility means Badge Blitz suits players ready to ride longer stretches without wins and chase larger payouts. The minimum bet starts at NZ$0.25, scaling up to NZ$250 at the top end, so you pick your stake. This game rewards patience and a bigger bankroll. If you prefer frequent small wins, lower-volatility slots elsewhere will feel more comfortable.
Money Respin: the core bonus. The Money Respin feature defines a round of Badge Blitz. Land 6 or more badge symbols and the reels lock into blanks while your badges turn into coin values ranging from 0.8x up to 16x your bet, or a jackpot label. You get 3 respins that reset each time a new badge lands. The round ends when respins run out or all 15 positions fill, which triggers the Grand jackpot at 1000x your stake.
Continue readingWhat are Badge Blitz's core figures?
Every figure here applies to your bets at Playzilla Casino on this slot.
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NZ$750 000
Five steps through a Badge Blitz spin
You'll know exactly how each spin unfolds, from picking your stake to what triggers the bonus.
What does Badge Blitz show you on screen
Badge Blitz symbol values and payline wins
Payouts shown here are in NZ dollars at a NZ$0.40 bet. Match more symbols on a payline and the payout grows.
The top earners
Sheriff2+ NZ$0.03 · 5+ NZ$3.20
Money Bag3+ NZ$0.08 · 5+ NZ$2.40
Stagecoach3+ NZ$0.08 · 5+ NZ$2.40Lower payouts
Pistol and Holster3+ NZ$0.08 · 5+ NZ$2.40
Cowboy Hat3+ NZ$0.08 · 5+ NZ$1.60
Ace3+ NZ$0.08 · 5+ NZ$1.20Free spins, respins and overlays at Badge Blitz
When the grid fills with coins. Six or more BADGE symbols trigger Money Respin. Reels fill with blanks and COIN MONEY values from 0.8x to 16x, plus jackpot labels. You get 3 respins, resetting when a new BADGE lands. The round ends when respins run out or all 15 grid positions fill.
Badge Blitz awards all visible values. During Money Respin, a full-screen overlay announces Badge Blitz. When it hits, every BADGE symbol on screen instantly awards all COIN MONEY values visible at that moment. The exact trigger for this sub-feature is not detailed in the rules.
Before and after: Free Spins expand every spin. Three SCATTERs give 5 free spins, four SCATTERs give 8 free spins. An expanding WILD is guaranteed on reels 2, 3 or 4 every spin. Money Respin can trigger during free play. These spins cannot retrigger, and special reels apply throughout.
Paylines, grid, and the respin button. The base game runs 25 paylines across a 5x3 grid, paying left to right. Only the highest win per payline pays; multiple payline wins sum together. A BUY RESPINS button sits always on the left panel for direct bonus access.
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Want to try Badge Blitz before playing for real money?
You'll know how Money Respins and free spins work before risking your own money.
What Badge Blitz returns per 100 staked
RTP is a long-run average calculated over a very large number of spins. The 96.50% figure applies when you play the standard game. When you buy respins, the RTP shifts to 96.52%.
RTP 96.50% · Standard game
RTP 96.52% · Buy Respins bonus
Bonus rounds arrive on their own schedule
When the bonus lands. The Money Respin bonus depends on landing six or more Badge symbols. Some sessions may run many spins before this happens, and others may not trigger it at all during your play.
Short-term play stays unpredictable. Your results in any single session are random regardless of the RTP figure. Over thousands of spins the long-term return falls into place, but one session can end much higher or lower than the average.
Will you hit the maximum win? The maximum win of NZ$750,000 at the highest bet is a rare ceiling that almost no player will reach. High volatility means wins come in larger amounts when they land, but they arrive less often.
Pay to trigger the Money Respin bonus
Skip to the money round
The Buy Respins button skips the wait for badges to land naturally. At NZ$5, buying respins costs NZ$500 and launches the Money Respin bonus round immediately with coin values on the reels.
Badge Blitz: answers to your questions
Concrete answers to what you need to know about this Western slot before you begin.
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Set your own Badge Blitz boundaries
Set a loss amount. Decide what you can afford to lose on Badge Blitz before you start. Your session budget should never strain your household or savings. Play only money you can walk away from without regret.
When do you stop playing? Wins at Badge Blitz can feel like permission to keep playing. Plan your exit point before the session starts, especially after a big payout. When you reach your limit, cash out and step away.
Let limits protect you. Use your Playzilla account's deposit and loss limits to control how much you spend. These tools work automatically in the background and help you stick to your plan without relying on willpower alone.
Badge Blitz isn't meant to be stressful. If Badge Blitz stops feeling like fun, or if you catch yourself chasing losses, pause your play. Playzilla offers self-exclusion, and external support is available from Gambling Helpline New Zealand.