All Sweet Bonanza Games Compared

The family at a glance

The original Sweet Bonanza remains the reference point: a 6×5 pay-anywhere grid, tumbles, 10 free spins and multiplier bombs from 2× to 100×. Every later title either keeps those rules with a new look or changes one key element — usually the size of the multipliers and therefore the volatility.

Which version should you choose?

• New to the series: start with the original Sweet Bonanza. Its rules are the easiest to understand and its maths is the best documented.
• You want bigger multipliers: Sweet Bonanza 1000 raises bombs up to 1,000× and the maximum win to 25,000×, at the cost of higher volatility (medium instead of low by the games’ own labels).
• Same game, festive look: Sweet Bonanza Xmas keeps the original mechanics with a Christmas theme.
• A different mechanic: Sweet Bonanza Dice and Super Scatter change how wins or scatters work.
• Something social: CandyLand is a live game show with a presenter and a money wheel, not a slot.
• The newest twist: Sweet Rush Bonanza combines Sweet Bonanza with Sugar Rush-style multiplier spots.

How the versions differ in volatility

The games’ own rules label the original, Xmas, Super Scatter and Dice as low volatility, and Sweet Bonanza 1000 and Sweet Rush Bonanza as medium. Bigger possible multipliers widen the swings. Sweet Bonanza 1000 pushes multipliers ten times higher, which means the very rare top results grow while typical rounds stay modest — the swings become larger. If your budget is small, the higher-volatility versions can end a session faster. Try each one in demo mode before playing for money.

Sweet Bonanza 2500 (2026)

Yes — it has existed since April 2026. Pragmatic Play lists Sweet Bonanza 2500 with candy bombs up to 2,500×, a maximum win of 25,000× the bet and an RTP of 96.52%. It keeps the familiar 6×5 grid, tumbles and 10 free spins; review sites also describe two Ante Bets, Super Spins and three bonus buys. We have not tested it ourselves yet, so it has no page of its own here; check the game info at your casino, because features vary by market.

Be careful with other names you may come across, such as “Sweet Bonanza Xmas 1000” or “Dice 1000”: if a version is not covered on this page, we could not confirm it.

How to check which version you are playing

Casino lobbies sometimes show similar thumbnails. Open the game and look at:

1. The game title on the loading screen.
2. The maximum bomb multiplier in the paytable (100× or 1,000×).
3. The maximum win in the rules section.
4. The RTP stated in the information panel.

Related games outside the family

Sweet Bonanza shares its pay-anywhere and tumble engine with several Pragmatic Play hits. The best-known relative is Gates of Olympus, which uses multipliers in the base game too. Read our Sweet Bonanza vs Gates of Olympus comparison if you are choosing between them.