Red Tiger drops the bait in Shark Boss

Fishing season is open… just not for the fishermen. The Bass Boss and his buddies thought they were heading out for a quiet day on the water. Rods ready, cooler packed, maybe a few drinks by sunset... but little did they know they’re the catch of the day. A shark owns the open water these days and oh man, he is one hungry boss!

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Red Tiger just took the script of Bass Boss and completely flipped it, turning the fishermen into today’s haul in its next release, Shark Boss. On the 5x3 grid, a very hungry shark patrols the waters, casting his line and pulling unlucky fishermen straight out of the water. With the collectable Fishermen prizes and a multi-level Free Spins round, the sea quickly turns into the shark’s personal buffet!

Shark Boss

You know the rules of fishing: patience, silence and maybe a cold beer. Unfortunately for the fishermen in this story… the beer is the bait. The Shark Boss sits above the reels and may randomly cast a fishing line with a beer in front of the reels while they spin. Any Fishermen symbols that land during that spin are caught after the line win.

But the shark isn’t always done after one catch! The beer stays in the water for the next spin until a spin lands with no Fishermen, at which point the shark pulls the line back up.

Fishermen

Every fishing trip has its cast of characters. The rookie who just bought his first rod, the Bass Boss who talks too much about “the big one,” and the old captain who’s seen every tide twice. 3 types of Fishermen symbols can appear on the reels, and they substitute for each other in line wins. Each Fisherman also carries a random multiplier prize:

• Rookie (Fisherman 1) - 1x, 2x, 3x • Bass Boss (Fisherman 2) - 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x, 10x • Old Captain (Fisherman 3) - 15x, 20x, 25x

When the shark’s fishing line is in the water, any Fishermen symbols that land are hooked and collected, awarding their multiplier values.

Golden Trophy

Forget the beer, now he’s dangling a shinier trophy in the water! The Shark Boss may randomly throw the fishing line with a Golden Trophy instead of the beer.

When this happens, additional Fishermen symbols are added to the reels, increasing the chances of landing more catches during the spin. Unlike the beer bait, the Golden Trophy line is always pulled back after the spin ends.

Lady

There’s always a fancy lady floating on her little inflatable mattress... the shark, however, sees opportunity. The Lady symbol gets collected by the Shark when the fishing line is in the water. Each time the symbol is collected, the Shark multiplier is increased and all the collected symbols in the spin and the next spins are multiplied by it, while the fishing line is down.

The multiplier grows through the following steps: x2, x3, x5, x8, x10, x15, x20. This multiplier only applies to the collected Fishermen values.

Free Spins

The boat’s rocking! Landing 3, 4 or 5 Scatter symbols awards 8, 12 or 20 Free Spins respectively. During Free Spins, the shark’s fishing line remains permanently in the water.

The bonus round also features 3 progression levels based on how many Fishermen are collected. If 12 Fishermen are caught, the player receives +8 additional Free Spins and moves to Level 2.

Only Bass Boss and Old Captain Fishermen symbols can appear on Level 2. Catching 12 more Fishermen awards +8 Free Spins and unlocks Level 3. Only the Old Captain symbol can land on this level. If 26 Fishermen are caught during this level (up to 50 total Fishermen collected during the feature), the total win is set to 10,000x and Free Spins end immediately.

Any Lady symbols caught during Free Spins increase the Shark Multiplier, which remains active for the entire bonus round.

Feature Buy

Sometimes the boss likes to skip the waiting and head straight for the big catch through the Feature Buy options:

• Golden Trophy: guaranteed to trigger the Golden Trophy feature for 20x the stake. • Free Spins: guaranteed to land 3 or more Scatters and enter the Free Spins bonus round for 80x the stake.

The Catch Of The Day

In Shark Boss, the roles are reversed, the bait is cold and the shark is the one doing the fishing. So next time someone suggests a quiet day on the water… it might be worth checking who’s actually holding the rod.