The playing field: zones on a city map
Boom City's playing field appears as a stylized city map made up of several distinct zones. Each zone represents a building, a street section, or another urban element, and each one carries its own predefined role for the round.
The zone layout follows the same basic structure every round, but the round's outcome depends on which zone gets selected. This is what sets the format apart from game shows where a single wheel or board decides the result.
The map also serves as the studio's main visual centerpiece: the camera typically pans across the entire surface at the start of the round, before betting opens, so players can see in advance which zones are part of that round.
Betting closes before the round begins, ahead of the system starting its zone selection.
How the zone is selected each round
Once betting closes, the system randomly selects one zone from the options placed on the map. This selection also shows up visually: the studio signals which zone has been activated for that round with an explosion-style effect.
Each round's selection produces a fresh result, and previous rounds have no bearing on which zone comes up next. This mechanic bears some resemblance to a draw-based format, but the spatial, zone-divided surface gives it a different look and structure.
A brief announcement or studio moment typically accompanies the selection closing out, before the result that particular zone has produced becomes clear.
Direct multiplier or bonus round: the two outcomes
The selected zone can produce one of two outcomes. Some zones award a direct multiplier, which closes the round immediately in the studio, with stakes settled according to that value.
Other zones instead lead the round into a separate bonus round, which runs on its own mechanic distinct from the main game. This means not every round closes at the same pace or in the same form, since a bonus round starting extends how long that round runs.
This dual outcome gives Boom City a more varied, less predictable rhythm compared to purely single-phase formats.
How the bonus round works
When a zone leads the round into a bonus round, the studio switches to a separate surface or set distinct from the main playing field. The bonus round follows its own rules, which run as a self-contained segment independent of the main zone selection.
Since the bonus round does not start every round, its appearance alone breaks up the usual rhythm of play. This kind of variety is one reason why the length and course of Boom City rounds can differ from one to the next.
Once the bonus round wraps up, the system returns to the main playing field, and the round's final settlement follows from that result. This structure means the length and course of any given round depends on which zone got activated that time.
Because of this, the bonus round appearing always counts as something of a standout moment within the round.
How this differs from wheel- or draw-based formats
The game shows in the Dukat.bet lineup each follow a different underlying mechanic. Lightning Storm is built around a number-based draw with a separate lightning layer added on top, while Boom City is decided on a spatial surface divided into zones.
Cash or Crash builds on a continuously rising multiplier and a timing decision, in contrast to Boom City's single, zone-selection-based outcome. This spatial structure is what sets Boom City apart from the rest of the lineup's wheel- or draw-based formats.
The five featured game shows therefore each follow a distinct underlying principle, even where they share similar visual elements.
The studio's visual style and city set design
Boom City's studio uses a stylized urban set that fits the theme of its map-based playing field. Zone activation is typically accompanied by light and sound effects that evoke an explosive moment on screen.
The host introduces the round before the zone selection, then comments on the result once it lands, including whenever a bonus round begins. When a bonus round starts, the camera typically cuts to a separately designed space that stands visually apart from the main playing field.
Once the round closes, the map briefly resets to its starting state before the system prepares the next round.
Where to find Boom City in the lineup
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