Cluster Pays
Join the Christmas clan in this festive delight where festivity is on an 8x8 grid, nestled against a retro-style winter wonderland. For fans of the cluster mechanic, this is the gift that keeps giving! Create wins through clusters of five or more matching symbols, with wilds, respins, and the Secret Santa Feature set to help you along.
Landing 3 or more Christmas Trees awards the Free Spins feature and 5 Free Spins. The more trees, the more spins - with a max. of 8! With the Secret Santa Feature permanently in action from the initial spin and increasing in size after each one, the chances of being showered in gifts escalates.
Players can relive the excitement of Christmas Day as many times as they wish through the Feature Buy option, which is also handy for anyone who’s a little impatient unwrapping gift.
Reels are encircled by a ‘Treasure Trail’ consisting of 15 ‘meter bars’. These bars are initially uncharged, but each time a Clam Wild is removed from the play area because of a cluster win, 1 bar of the Treasure Trail meter is charged. The Reef Raider -- a crazy pirate crustacean searching for treasure -- moves along the treasure trail as its meter bars get charged.
Features lie at each of the four points along the Treasure Trail and are activated when the Reef Raider arrives at that point along the track. Features include the Anchor Drop Feature, Random Wilds Feature, Mystery Chest Feature, and the Canon Blast Feature. 15 or more charged Treasure Trail meter bars triggers Free Spins.
During cascades, there's a chance that Size upgrades and/or Mult upgrades may land in the vacant spaces. The Mult upgrade symbol becomes available only after the first Size upgrade has appeared, and it's noteworthy that both upgrades can occur in the same cascade. Size upgrades commence at 2x2 and increment in height and width with each subsequent upgrade, reaching a maximum of 6x6. Meanwhile, Mult upgrades start at 1x and ascend to 10x.
The game accumulates and saves all upgrades, initiating a tumble to clear them away. This process triggers another cascade, introducing the potential for additional upgrades. Once there are no upgrades or clustered symbols on the screen, the Egg emerges if a size upgrade has occurred. A square with the collected size randomly appears on the window, replacing all symbols within with a single random regular symbol. The Egg, now on the screen, pays out as a regular symbol cluster, with the applied multiplier factored into any wins. It can connect with other symbols on the screen, contributing to the excitement. The game continues to tumble and can land extra upgrades, causing the Egg to reappear and perpetuating the cycle.
Achieving 4, 5, or 6 Scatters rewards 10, 15, or 20 Free Games, respectively. Landing 3 or more Scatters during Free Games triggers an additional +5 Free Games. The rules remain consistent during Free Games, except the initial spin starts from a 2x2 configuration, and the upgrades persist to the next spin without resetting. Each spin introduces a new symbol and space, maintaining an engaging and dynamic gameplay experience.
The party truly starts when waking up sleepy Tikis - they go WILD! Waking up all 4 sleepy Tikis will enter FREE SPINS, where winning fruit symbols fill a progress bar. Fill the bar and the symbol will be removed!
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About Cluster Pays Games
Cluster Pays is a casino game mechanic that is often found in online slot machines and video slot games. It is a variation of the traditional payline system, where players need to match symbols in a specific pattern to win. Instead, in Cluster Pays games, winning combinations are formed by matching a certain number of symbols that are adjacent to each other in a cluster, regardless of their position on the reels.
The Cluster Pays system typically requires players to match at least 9 symbols in a cluster, but the specific number can vary depending on the game. The more symbols that are matched in a cluster, the higher the payout will be. Some games also have special symbols, such as wilds or multipliers, that can be included in the cluster to increase the payout.
This game mechanic can add an extra layer of excitement to the game by introducing a new way to form winning combinations. It also allows for more flexibility in terms of where the symbols can appear on the reels, which can make it easier for players to hit winning clusters. Some popular slot games that feature Cluster Pays include "Reactoonz" by Play'n GO, "Reel Rush" by NetEnt, "Cluster Tumble" by Relax Gaming, and "Jammin' Jars" by Push Gaming.
