Fender & Bender ClusterBreaker Slot Review

About the Game

Fender & Bender Game Modes
Max Win Cash Ladder
Coin Respin Bonus

Fender & Bender ClusterBreaker™ is a slot game from Relax Gaming featuring a 5×5 grid, the ClusterBreaker™ mechanic, a cluster-pay system, and a cascading reels feature. Players can choose between two volatility modes: Fender and Bender.
You may switch between the Fender and Bender modes after any spin is completed.
A winning cluster is formed when 5 or more identical symbols land adjacent to one another, either horizontally or vertically.

The ClusterBreaker™ feature activates on every spin: it randomly splits symbols into 2, 3, or 4 smaller elements of the same type, increasing the chances of forming clusters.
The ClusterBreaker™ feature can trigger again during the cascading updates of the game grid.

Wild symbols substitute for any regular symbol, helping to form winning clusters.
When a cluster is created, the winning symbols are registered and then removed from the grid. The remaining symbols shift downward to fill the empty spaces, while new symbols drop onto the reels from above.

Multiplier symbols that appear on the reels remain inactive until they are triggered.
The characters Fender or Bender may randomly activate multipliers on the reels by pressing the red button located on the reel frame.
Multipliers can be activated by Fender or Bender at any point during gameplay.
Multiplier symbols can have the following values: x2, x3, x5, x10, x15, x20, x25, x30, x35, x40, or x50.

All activated multipliers are combined and applied to the total win for that spin.

The rules for applying active multipliers depend on the selected mode:
“Fender” mode (+): all activated multipliers are added together, increasing the total win amount.
“Bender” mode (x): all activated multipliers are multiplied together, increasing the total win amount.

Bonus symbols can only appear on reels 2, 3, and 4.
The “Fender & Bender Super Bonus” symbol can only appear on reel 3.
Landing 5 coins in any position on the reels triggers the “Coin Respin” bonus feature.
Coins can have values ​​of 1x, 2x, 5x, and 10x.
The “Cash Ladder” feature may be triggered at the end of any spin in the base game if 1 to 4 coins are present on the reels.
The availability of the “Buy Feature” option depends on jurisdictional requirements.
The availability of the “Enhanced Spin” option depends on jurisdictional requirements.

Buy Bonus

The “Buy Feature” can only be activated during the base game.

The theoretical RTP (Return to Player) is:
Fender Bonus Buy is: 96.50%
Bender Bonus Buy is: 96.50%
Fender & Bender Super Bonus Buy is: 96.50%
Coin Respin Bonus Buy is: 96.50%
Max Win Cash Ladder buy is: 96.10%

The ‘Buy Feature’ is played at:
Fender Bonus Buy awards 10 Free Spins for 150x the base bet.
Bender Bonus Buy awards 10 Free Spins for 150x the base bet.
Fender & Bender Super Bonus Buy awards 10 Free Spins for 500x the base bet.
Coin Respin Bonus Buy awards 3 lives for 100x the base bet.

Activation of the ‘Buy Feature’ guarantees entry to the selected Bonus round.

Buy Mystery Bonus

Buying the Mystery Bonus is guaranteed to award one of the following 6 rewards.
Fender Bonus
Bender Bonus
Fender & Bender Super Bonus
Coin Respin Bonus
First Cash Prize
Second Cash Prize

All possible prizes are displayed, after which 5 out of the 6 options are eliminated. The remaining option is the bonus or cash prize won.
Theoretical Return to Player (RTP) and cost of the “Buy Mystery Bonus” feature:
For “Buy Mystery Bonus,” the RTP is 96.10%, and the cost is 150x the standard bet amount.

Fender & Bender Mega Spins

A single spin in the base game featuring both active characters: Fender and Bender.
At least one multiplier – from either Fender or Bender – is guaranteed to appear.
Fender’s (+) multipliers are always applied before Bender’s (x) multipliers.
During these spins, only the “Fender & Bender Super Bonus” can be triggered.
The mechanics for the Fender and Bender multipliers remain the same as in the rest of the game.
Theoretical Return to Player (RTP) and cost for the “Fender & Bender Mega Spins” feature:
For “Fender & Bender Mega Spins,” the RTP is 96.10%, and the cost is 250x the standard bet per spin.

Fender & Bender Super Spins

The “Fender & Bender Super Spins” mode increases the likelihood of triggering the “Fender & Bender Super Bonus.”
Only “Super Bonus” symbols appear on the third reel.
In “Fender & Bender Super Spins” mode, the Return to Player (RTP) rate is 96.10%, and the cost per spin is 10 times the standard bet amount.

Max Win Cash Ladder Spins

When the “Max Win Cash Ladder Spins” feature is activated, every spin is guaranteed to land between 1 and 4 coins.
The total value of the coins that appear is added to the “Cash Ladder” meter.
Any winnings generated during a spin via the ClusterBreaker™ mechanic are also added to the coin total and factored into the “Cash Ladder” meter.
Reaching the top of the “Cash Ladder” awards the maximum win: 15,000x the bet.
The “Max Win Cash Ladder Spins” feature has an RTP (Return to Player) of 96.10% and costs 1,000x the standard bet per spin.

Bonus Reels

In “Bonus Reels” buy mode, the bet is increased tenfold compared to the standard bet; all paying symbols are removed from the game, and only bonus symbols can land on the reels, which increases the likelihood of triggering the bonus game.
The theoretical Return to Player (RTP) in “Bonus Reels” mode is 96.10%.

Enhanced Spins

The “Enhanced Spins” option can only be activated during the base game.
Activating “Enhanced Spins” increases the likelihood of triggering game features and bonuses.
When activated, an additional amount equal to 200% of the standard bet is added to the stake.
If the “Enhanced Spins” option is enabled, the “Supercharge” bet mode is disabled.
The theoretical Return to Player (RTP) for the “Enhanced Spins” mode is 96.10%.

Max Win

The theoretical return to player for this game is 96.10%.

Win up to 15,000x your bet in Fender & Bender ClusterBreaker! If the sum of all values ​​reaches 15,000x or more, the game round ends, and the player receives a payout equal to 15,000x their original bet.

Game Rules

The “wild” symbol substitutes for all symbols on the reels, except for the bonus symbol.

Max Win Cash Ladder

The “Max Win Cash Ladder” is a random feature that can be triggered during standard gameplay.
It can also be enabled via the Supercharge menu.
If 1 to 4 coins land on the reels at the end of any spin, the “Max Win Cash Ladder” feature may be triggered.
The “Max Win Cash Ladder” bonus is activated randomly; its occurrence is not guaranteed, even if the condition regarding the number of coins is met.
The ladder begins at 11x and ascends through the following steps: 22x, 33x, 44x, 55x, 66x, 77x, 88x, and 99x, leading all the way up to the “Max Win.”
The multiplier value starts at 11x and increases by one step for each level climbed on the ladder.
The ascent can stop at any step, in which case you receive the corresponding cash prize.
If you manage to reach the very top of the ladder, you will receive a payout equal to 15,000x your current bet.

Coin Respin Bonus

The “Coin Respin” bonus game is triggered when at least 5 coin symbols land during the base game.
The coins that triggered the “Coin Respin” bonus remain in their positions and are carried over into the bonus round.
Each time a new coin lands, the player is granted 3 attempts (lives); this count is reset back to 3.
The ClusterBreaker™ mechanic is active during the “Coin Respin” bonus game.
When 5 or more coins form a cluster, all these coins (along with their respective values) merge into a single, combined coin, with their values ​​added together.

Multiplier symbols can appear on the game grid.
Possible multiplier values ​​are: x2, x3, x5, and x10.
Multiplier symbols also function as “wilds,” helping to form clusters of coins.
Each multiplier has its own “lives” counter (ranging from 1 to 3), which indicates how many additional respins the symbol will remain on the grid before disappearing.
If a multiplier does not become part of a winning cluster before its “lives” run out, it is removed from the grid on the next respin.
Multiple multipliers can be part of a single winning cluster.
If multipliers become part of a winning coin cluster, the values ​​of all coins in that cluster are multiplied by the value of the multiplier (or multipliers).
The “Coin Respin” bonus game ends if no new coins land on the grid for 3 consecutive respins.

Fender Bonus

The Fender bonus is triggered when bonus symbols land on reels 2, 3, and 4.
Upon activation, the player is awarded 10 free spins.
Landing 3 bonus symbols during the bonus round re-triggers it, adding 5 free spins to the current total.
All activated multipliers are combined into a progressive multiplier.
The final value of the progressive multiplier is applied to all winnings.
When combined, the multiplier values ​​are added together.

Bender Bonus

The “Bender Bonus” is triggered when bonus symbols land on reels 2, 3, and 4.
Upon activation, the player is awarded 10 free spins.
Landing 3 bonus symbols during the bonus round retriggers it, adding 5 free spins to the current total.
All activated multipliers are multiplied by the progressive multiplier.
The final progressive multiplier is applied to all winnings.
When multiple multipliers are combined, their values ​​are multiplied together.

Fender & Bender Super Bonus

Activate the “Fender & Bender” super bonus by landing bonus symbols on reels 2 and 4, along with a special super bonus symbol on reel 3.
Triggering the super bonus awards 10 free spins.
During the super bonus, both types of multipliers are active: “Fender” (+) and “Bender” (x).
If both “Fender” (+) and “Bender” (x) multipliers are triggered in a single spin, all “Fender” (+) multiplier values ​​are added together first, and then the “Bender” (x) multiplier is applied to that result.
Landing 3 bonus symbols during the bonus round awards an additional 5 free spins.
The final accumulated multiplier is applied to the total win amount.

Cluster Breaker™

The ClusterBreaker™ feature is active during every spin, including cascades and bonus rounds.
Symbols that have not yet been “broken” may be randomly selected and split into 2, 3, or 4 identical symbols.
ClusterBreaker™ symbols assist in forming clusters and count toward the minimum number (5 matching symbols) required to create a winning cluster.
Any symbol on the game grid – including Wilds and Coin symbols – can become a ClusterBreaker™ symbol.
Bonus symbols and Multipliers cannot transform into ClusterBreaker™ symbols.
Once a symbol has become a ClusterBreaker™, it cannot be “broken” again.

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