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This repeats until no further wins form. Each winning combination adds +1 to the multiplier for subsequent wins. The multiplier resets between base-game spins but remains throughout either free spins round.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"bvs-h3\" style=\"margin-left:0px;\"\u003eExpanding Reels\u0026nbsp;\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-left:0px;\"\u003eBomb and Purge can unlock positions, expanding the initial four-reel, six-row grid to a maximum of six reels and eight rows. Open positions remain available throughout an Avalanche sequence. They reset after a base-game spin but stay open throughout free spins.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"bvs-h3\" style=\"margin-left:0px;\"\u003eBomb\u0026nbsp;\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-left:0px;\"\u003eBombs remain fixed during Avalanches, then explode once the sequence finishes. Each removes itself, surrounding regular symbols and affected locked positions, making space for another Avalanche. 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The newly available positions then fill through another Avalanche. Special features resolve after Avalanches, in the order Bomb, Upgrade, Change and Purge.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"bvs-h3\" style=\"margin-left:0px;\"\u003eFree Spins\u0026nbsp;\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-left:0px;\"\u003eThree, four or five scatters award eight, ten or twelve free spins. Special Wilds showing +2 can appear; when one participates in a win, its value increases the multiplier for each winning combination obtained. Each scatter adds three spins. A Super Scatter also adds three and upgrades the round to Super Free Spins.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"bvs-h3\" style=\"margin-left:0px;\"\u003eSuper Free Spins\u0026nbsp;\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-left:0px;\"\u003eThree, four or five scatters including a Super Scatter award eight, ten or twelve Super Free Spins. Every spin guarantees a Special Wild showing a randomly selected increase from +3 to +10, applied when it participates in a win. Up to one scatter can land per spin, adding three more spins.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e"},{"toc_title":"Spin Mechanics ","title":"\u003ch2 class=\"bvs-h2\"\u003eSpin Mechanics\u0026nbsp;\u003c/h2\u003e","content":"\u003cp\u003eAftermath uses Scatter Pays: eight or more matching symbols anywhere on the grid form a win, without fixed paylines or a left-to-right requirement. Different symbol wins are added together, with only the highest award paid for each symbol combination. 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