TikiPop

TikiPop Review

TikiPop has 5 reels and 3 rows per reel in the default game mode. Since the game uses the pay-both ways system, there are 486 ways to win in that mode (243 on either side). During the free spins, when fully expanded to 5 reels with 7 symbols (5×7), the win ways vary to 16,807 and 33, 614. You can use wagers from 0.20 to 50 credits to play on desktop and portable devices. The volatility is high and the RTP is 96.10%. You can win up to 32,000 times your bet and pocket 1,600,000 in case you are extremely lucky.

TikiPop is full of extra features and boosters. Part of the gameplay at every stage is the PopWins with dynamic reel mechanics. It increases the grid for each winning symbol with 2 more. There is a win multiplier you can unlock both during the base game and free spins. You can trigger a varying number of free spins with a random layout, but always larger than the one in the base game.

Before the free spins start, you will have the chance to use the Gamble Wheel to win more of them. You can also buy the free spins bonus using the Bonus Buy option. The largest payouts are during the free games. Then, the grid has a 5×7 format and the win multiplier is more generous increasing by 2 upon unlocking all reels.

The Design

TikiPop is colourful, enchanting and has a distinct tribal theme. The default 5×3 grid is set amid the jungle. You can see the saturated yellow sky and clouds over the grid with lush greenery and leaves around it. The reels have a brown background for the card royal symbols. The tribal masks take the whole space each. The grid keeps growing in height with each win. The images of the tribal masks are bright, saturated with colours and glowing.

The card royals are pleasantly decorated and in the style of the game. The main menu is vertically positioned to the right of the grid. The soundtrack is calming and melodic, very serene and pleasant. It mixes with the sounds of wins and the expanding of the playing matrix. On the left of the reels protrudes a gold dragon head with glowing eyes. The free spins play on a blazing pink and orange background. The soundtrack becomes a bit more dynamic. A popular festive melody salutes you for the larger wins.

TikiPop Gameplay

TikiPop has 4 low-value card symbols, 5 premiums of 5 different masks, 1 super high paying and 1 bonus symbols. To form wins you need 3 or more symbols of the same kind on adjacent reels landed left to right or right to left. Since the wins can be created on either side, you will benefit from the double as many win ways as what most Megways slots offer. In the default base game mode, there are 486 ways ( 243×2). Landing 3 or more symbols of the same type on either side rewards with a payout, while 5 of a kind wins pay only from one side.

The paying symbols include 4 card royals: J, Q, K and A with the same value – 0.20, 0.50 and 1x bet for 3, 4 and 5 of a kind on a spin. The premium symbols feature a pink and an orange tribal mask. Their payouts are 0.50, 1.20 and 2.50 times your stake for 3, 4 and 5 matching symbols.

The green mask pays 0.70, 2 and 4 times the stake for 3, 4 and 5, the purple one – 0.80, 2.50 and 5x stake. The blue mask pays the most of the 5 tribal premium ones – 1, 3 and 6 times your bet for 3, 4 and 5 in combinations. The highest value of all paying symbols in the TikiPop slot has the Tiki mask with the turquoise gems. This symbol can land in the free spins only. It pays 2, 5 and 10 times your bet for 3, 4 and 5 symbols respectively. The yellow glowing Tiki mask with the ‘BONUS’ sign on it is the scatter, which activates the free spins.

TikiPop Features / Bonuses

In TikiPop, you can win from a lot of extra features. There is a PopWins feature, Base Game Multiplier, Free Spins, Free Spin Gamble and Buy Bonus.

The PopWins feature is an integral part of the game mechanic and is active in all modes of the video slot. Whenever you get 3 or more matching symbols on consecutive reels no matter left to right or right to left, it activates. The winning symbols disappear and each of them is replaced by 2 more symbols. This, on its side, increases the grid’s height. The same process repeats as long as you keep making wins.

Thanks to the PopWins feature, the grid can expand from 5×3 with 486 ways to 5 symbols on the 5 reels with 6,250 ways in the base game. It can increase up to 5×7 (7 symbols tall) in Free Spins. This PopWins mode ends when you fail to make a win and then, you return to the default 5×3 mode. The resetting happens between winning spins both in the base game and free spins.

Unlocking the full potential of the base game through wins by expanding it to 5×5 triggers the Base Game Multiplier. Your reward will be the x2 multiplier. It is active for the whole winning round and for all wins that you make right after it.

Landing 3 or more bonus symbols on the same spin sequence triggers the Free Spins. They play on a larger default grid. One of the following configurations will be chosen randomly:

• 4-3-3-3-4;
• 4-4-3-4-4;
• 5-4-3-4-5;
• 4-4-4-4-4;
• 5-5-5-5-5;

Before the free spins begin, you will have the opportunity to gamble them in case you wish so. If you win the Free Spin Gamble, you will get more free rounds. Losing it deprives you of the chance to play any free spins and brings you back to the base game. You can take part in the gamble up to 2 times.

The starting number of free games is 7. If you win one gamble, they will increase to 11 moving you from level 1 to level 2 free spins. Winning the second gamble increases the starting free games to 15 taking you from level 2 to 3. The odds of winning the gamble game are 50/50.

Depending on the number of triggering scatters you have landed and the outcome of the gamble, you can win:

• Level 1 – 7 Free Spins for 3 triggering scatters;
• Level 2 – 11 Free Spins for 4 triggering scatters;
• Level 3 – Free Spins 15 for 5 triggering scatters;

During free spins, wins can increase the grid making it up to 7 symbols high. This is possible thanks to the PopWins feature, which is also active. Moreover, on non-winning free spins, the grid resets to the lowest of all reel heights. Let’s say, for example, that the grid has a formation of 5-5-6-7-5. On losing free spins it will reset to 5-5-5-5-5 since the lowest height of the winning configuration is 5.

The free games have a starting multiplier of x1 for every win and each lucky pop-rounds increases it by 1. When you fully unlock all possible reels during free spins, the multiplier starts to increase by 2 instead of by 1. Another prize you will get when you fully unlock all reels in free spins is one of the following extra rounds:

• +2 extra Free Spins;
• +3 extra Free Spins;
• +4 extra Free Spins;

In case you want instant access to the free spins, you can activate them for the price of 100 times your bet. Click the button to the bottom right of the grid and on the next spin and they will be activated. The Buy Bonus mode is available to non-Uk players.

The Conclusion

There are plenty of reasons why you should at least try TikiPop in demo mode. Load and play it to get a taste of the unique reel adventure it offers. The game has dynamic reels, an increasing multiplier, free spins and a wheel of fortune. Some players can buy the free spins bonus. Overall, TikiPop has certain similarities to another game – CherryPop. Yet, the two differ in many ways. We strongly recommend TikiPop to all kinds of players. The game, which is available to play now, is fun, thrilling and full of boosters.