Tropicool is an online slot developed by ELK Studios with a total of 46,656 ways to win. In addition to free spins, wild multipliers, and progressive multipliers, this game also has cascading reels and wild multipliers. Despite the medium volatility of this slot, its return to player (RTP) is 95% and its top prize is worth 10,000 times the bet.

 

 

 

No one knows that better than the characters in ELK Studios' Tropicool slot that there's nothing like a good staycation, and they know it better than anyone. Rather than migrating away from their home of Antarctica, Tony Toucano and Fiona Flamingo decided to stay at home and enjoy a little bit of luxury instead of moving away.

 

There are over 46,000 ways to win in this cue and quirky game, and a top prize of 10,000x is available. Besides the free spins and multiplier wilds, there are also plenty of bonus features available on this game, including multiplier wilds and increasing multipliers.

 

 

 

A lot of the slots that are produced by ELK Studios have a tendency to fall more on the quirky side when it comes to their design - and Tropicool is no exception to this rule. This game takes place in a tropical paradise where there is a great deal of ice and snow covering every inch of it.

 

During this holiday, we will be being hosted by a very classy toucan and a very stylish flamingo, and our symbols will include various fruits that are all encased in ice. As well as that, there is a super chilled out bossa nova lounge tune playing in the background.

 

 

 

In terms of payout percentages, ELK Studios is usually a studio that we are impressed with - but Tropicool's RTP has us a little bit disappointed in terms of its RTP. As far as its performance is concerned, it is going to come in at 95%, which is a lot lower than what we usually see from other ELK slot games, which usually reach 96% and higher.

 

However, when it comes to volatility, things look a lot better than they did a few months ago. In this game, we are going to find a medium variance which is not something we are going to see all that often these days, especially when large payouts are on offer. It's worth pointing out that Tropicool offers a top prize of 10,000x, which is a much higher prize than you usually see from games with this level of volatility.

 

 

 

As a result of the fact that Tropicool's slots are laid out on a 6x7 grid, there are 46,656 ways that you can win. In other words, if you land matching symbols on adjacent reels, you will be able to win.

 

It is important to keep in mind that when you hit a win, the symbols involved disappear. You will be able to bag more wins in a row as new ones fall into their place.

 

 

 

In addition to the main game, there is a Feature Reel that is above the main game. A cascade occurs when symbols from this reel also fall on to the base game reel when a cascade occurs. The following events can be triggered as a result of them:

 

-Wild: a symbol that substitutes for all other symbols except bonus symbols

-Locked Wild: a wild that remains in place for three wins

-Multiplier Wild: a wild with a x2 to x5 multiplier attached to it

-Row Swap: in a row, one symbol is chosen to replace all others

 

 

 

If you land three or more bonus symbols on the screen, you will be able to play the Free Drops bonus game. The number of free drops you get depends on the number of bonus symbols you get:

 

-3 symbols: 10 drops

-4 symbols: 15 drops

-5 symbols: 20 drops

-6 symbols or more: 25 drops

 

It should be noted that all of the same Feature Reel symbols from the base game remain active during the free spins round. As a result, they have now been joined by a pair of new symbols:

 

More bonus rounds are added to Extra Drops

Multiplier Progressive: In the free spins round, the win multiplier increases as you play.

 

 

 

While everything is still a bit out there, it is nice to see something from ELK that has been scaled back a little bit from what it used to be. It has been suggested that games such as Nitropolis and Cluster Slide might be seen as a little bit over the top, so Tropicool offers a more straight-forward experience and theme, but without making it too boring.

 

This is due in part to the fact that the game offers medium volatility as you spin the reels. In this way, you will be able to win more often than you would in a slot that has a high level of volatility. Additionally, there are plenty of fun little extras thanks to the Feature Reel, and these extras aren't too difficult to land, thanks to the game's high variance.

 

The only thing that lets the game down is its RTP, which is the only thing that lets it down. This is much lower than we are used to seeing in new slot releases, even if Nitropolis 2 had a similar payout percentage to what we are used to seeing in new slot releases. There's a tendency for ELK Studio slots to fall on the higher end of 96%, so we're a bit surprised at the results.