Cluster Pays
Stars of Orion is a 6 column 8 rows celestial slot in the ELK Gravity series. It comes with increasing win multipliers, Magic features, Super symbols, a bonus, and a Super bonus!
3 or more bonus symbols trigger the Free Drops bonus game. During the bonus game, the Magic Meter is persistent. If bonus symbols are red, the Super Bonus game is triggered with a higher probability to hit Super Symbols.
Players must navigate the 8x8 grid, clearing all tiles that stand in their way! With a variable amount of symbols in play, wins must be formed to destroy all the surrounding blocks, or land 3 scatters to access the Temple! With the Cluster Pays mechanic, tumble wins are your closest ally. Additional help comes in the form of wilds and power-up blocks that contain magical features. When active, power-up blocks offer extra wilds, Lightning Wins and Fire Transform features that convert into targeted symbols in this highly volatile quest.
Once passage to the Temple is granted, 5 free spins are awarded as aid in the mission’s success - All that remains is to gather as much loot as possible while helping this courageous lady save her man!
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.
After a successful spin, winning symbols vanish, allowing those above to fall, while Elixir Wilds come into play. These wilds activate if the base spin doesn't yield any wins, appearing on the first re-spin after the base game. Their number, ranging from 0 to 8, is randomly determined. Elixir Wilds land on random positions, avoiding stacking on each other. If not part of a winning combination, they persist through re-spins; otherwise, they burn.
Re-spins commence with any base game win and conclude when there are no wins and the Cauldron lacks Potions. Winning positions burn, making way for symbols descending from the top, excluding positions where Unicorns have relocated.
Filling the Cauldron involves adding winning positions to it, regardless of multiple combinations. This process starts in the base game and continues during re-spins. Even after triggering Potions, the Cauldron continues to fill with winning positions.
Potions are added to the Cauldron when 25 winning positions accumulate. Up to four Potions (Befuddlement, Invisibrew, Transfiguration, or Enlargement) may be added during a single re-spin. The fifth Potion (Darkness or Unicorn Dust) is randomly chosen and marks the limit. Potions may be added even after triggering.
Potions are triggered during re-spins without wins, following the order in which they were added to the Cauldron. Each Potion triggers only once, in the order added, and subsequent triggers follow suit. After a Potion triggers, new win combinations may appear, and re-spins continue until no wins occur.
Befuddlement transforms high symbols into low symbols, with the mapping chosen randomly. No compensations are made for the absence of high symbols. Invisibrew evaporates low-paying symbols, and new symbols drop from the top. No compensations are made for the absence of low symbols. Transfiguration chooses one random low-paying symbol and turns it into a randomly chosen high-paying symbol. No compensations are made for the absence of low symbols. Enlargement randomly chooses the size of an enlargement area on the screen and expands symbols to fill the chosen area. Expanding symbols may overlay any other symbols, including Wilds.
Perfect Potions (Darkness and Unicorn Dust) guarantee new wins when triggered. If no wins occur, the screen clears, and the Potion reapplies until a win is achieved. Darkness is the last Potion, allowing only high symbols. Unicorn Dust introduces 3 or 4 Unicorns with 1x or 2x multipliers, jumping to adjacent burnt positions.
Io is a universal slot with gravity mechanics that draws symbols to slide left and right on their way downwards, bringing more of them into play. Rows are added for each win up to 8 rows and 262 144 ways to win!
It collects a reserve of symbols ready to be matched with symbols on the grid to form new winning clusters. It is also able to boost existing clusters generating even higher wins! Every symbol drop is exciting and all wins, big or small, contribute and increase the chance to trigger one flag feature after another.
Description
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.