Tropicool Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Tropicool Review

On an island off the coast of Antarctica, Tony Toucano and Fiona Flamingo have created what looks like a typical tropical island paradise at first glance. Give it a closer look however, and you’ll see that everything is covered in snow and ice. The 2 characters land as stacked symbols on the grid, but overall the symbol value is quite low (the highest 6OAK win is only 1.2x your stake).

This is due to the 46,656 win ways however, which technically makes this grid slot lookalike into a regular slot. The sliding top reel offers different wild modifiers and a somewhat unique symbols transformation feature, and it might boost your win multiplier during the bonus round. The crisp audiovisual presentation, combined with a pleasant pace and plenty of action, makes this an overall solid production that stands out in a positive way.

Tropicool Slot - Reels Screen

Tropicool slot Features

The Avalanche feature removes winning symbols from the reels, and existing or new symbols drop down to fill the gaps. This can lead to indefinite consecutive wins per paid spin, and this is also how you trigger modifiers from the top feature slider reel.

Blank ice cubes, or ice cubes containing different feature symbols, slide in on the top reel on every spin. If the Avalanche feature has created a gap below the top reel, both the blanks and the feature symbols drop down onto the regular grid.

The blanks are crushed on impact, while the feature symbols trigger different modifiers as follows:

• Regular wild steps in for all pay symbols.
• Multiplier wilds between x2 and x5.
• Sticky wild that stays in place for 3 wins.
• Row swap symbol selects a random pay symbol from the row, and turns all instances on the row into the chosen symbol.

You trigger the Bonus Round with 10, 15, 20 or 25 free spins, respectively, when you land 3, 4, 5 or 6 of the ‘B’ bonus symbol anywhere in sight. You get 2 new symbols on the feature sliding reel during the free spins round, and these are as follows:

• Extra spin symbol adds +1, +2 or +5 new free drops to your tally.
• Multiplier symbol increases the win multiplier by +1, +2 or +5.

The progressive win multiplier increases by +1 per avalanche win, and it does not reset between spins. The X-iter Bonus Buy feature (not for UK players) comes with 5 options this time, and these are as follows:

• You can pay 5x your stake for a guaranteed win.
• For 25x your stake you get 3 locked wilds.
• Bonus round triggered by 3 to 6 scatters cost 100x your stake.
• Bonus round triggered by 3 to 6 scatters and a x5 starting win multiplier costs 200x your stake.
• Bonus round triggered by 3 to 6 scatters and a x10 starting win multiplier costs 500x your stake.

Keep in mind that the 95 % RTP is the same for all X-iter options.

The 200 Spins Tropicool slot Experience

After some initial cascades and feature reel triggers, we decided to purchase the top tier bonus round. The feature starts at 1:11 into the almost 7-minute highlights video, and this gives you plenty of time to get an overview of what to expect from this game. Hit the play button below to see how it all played out.

Review Summary

A tropical paradise engulfed in snow and ice is not something you see too often, and the overall build quality of Tropicool is very solid.

You get a unique visual feast, combined with “oddly satisfying” ice-popping gameplay, and plenty of fun features and character antics. The 46,656 win ways can dish out payouts up to 10,000x your stake, and the volatility is not overly brutal either.

The biggest drawback is the 95 % RTP, as this might be a borderline deal-breaker for some players. If your jurisdiction allows for it, checking out the X-iter bonus buy feature might be something to consider. ELK keeps releasing impressive slots, and this effort is well above the average releases we see every month.

Pros

• 4 top reel modifiers
• Bonus round w/ win multiplier
• X-iter feature buy menu (not for UK players)
• Win up to 10,000x your stake

Cons

• RTP of 95 % is well below average

If you appreciate Tropicool slot you should also try:

Cluster Slide - is a highly original grid slot from ELK, and the gravity mechanic combined with tilted reels creates an interesting setup. Winning clusters charge a modifier meter, and you can win up to 10,000x your stake in the bonus round.

Tiki Fruits Totem Frenzy - is set in a more traditional, and warm, tropical paradise, and it comes with a 7x9 cluster pays grid. Sticky corner tiki masks turn wild when adjacent to winning symbols, triggering modifiers. The bonus round is all about symbols removal, and the top win is 3,319x your stake.

Frutz - comes with highly unique and stylish papercut visuals, and it’s a 5x5 cluster pays grid slot with cascading reels from Hacksaw. The 3 mystery multiplier symbols can boost the global multiplier to unknown heights, and it does not reset in the bonus round.

This can lead to payouts up to 10,000x your stake.

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