Flock Me Slot Review

About the Game

Flock Me is a 6-reel, 7-row video slot from NetEnt featuring Cluster Pays™, Avalanche™, Cleaning, Flock Me, and various Wild symbol types. The game also features Free Spins and an Elevate feature with five variations. The game is played with clusters of symbols, with wins awarded for clusters of 5 or more identical symbols. A symbol is considered part of a cluster if it is horizontally or vertically adjacent to the same symbol. Multiple clusters of the same symbol, not adjacent to each other, are paid as separate clusters. Only the highest win from a cluster is paid, and simultaneous wins from multiple clusters are summed. The win for a cluster is equal to the value listed in the paytable, multiplied by any applicable multipliers. The symbol payouts listed in the paytable are dynamic and change according to the selected bet value. Any win triggers Avalanche™. Symbols in winning combinations disappear, making room for a new Avalanche of symbols. Once all positions are filled, winnings are recalculated. Avalanches continue until there are no winning symbols left.

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Return to Player

• The theoretical return to player for this game is 96.00%.
• The theoretical return to player in the Elevate Feature with Boost is 96.05%.
• The theoretical return to player in the Elevate Feature with Flock Me is 96.08%.
• The theoretical return to player in the Elevate Feature with Super Flock Me is 96.09%.
• The theoretical return to player in the Elevate Feature with Free Spins is 96.03%.
• The theoretical return to player in the Elevate Feature with Super Free Spins is 96.06%.

Colossus Symbols

Low- and high-paying symbols can appear randomly on the reels as 1×1 symbols or 2×2 Colossus symbols in the main game and free spins. During the Avalanche feature, symbols fill the empty spaces beneath the Colossus symbols. Any Colossus symbol counts as 4 symbols in a cluster.

Wild Symbols

Wild symbols substitute for all symbols except Scatter, Cross Wild, Multiplier Wild, Flock Me, and Cleaning. Substituting for a Wild symbol results in the maximum winning combination in a cluster, according to the payout table.

Multiplier Wild symbol

The Multiplier Wild symbol appears randomly in the main game and free spins. Each time a Multiplier Wild symbol becomes part of a cluster win, it randomly moves vertically, horizontally, or diagonally to an adjacent position, its multiplier increases by 1, and an Avalanche occurs. Multiplier Wild symbols remain in their positions during the Avalanche. The multiplier value is unlimited. If a Multiplier Wild symbol lands on a Colossal 2×2 symbol, it transforms into a Colossal 2×2 Multiplier Wild symbol. If a 2×2 Multiplier Wild symbol lands on a 1×1 symbol, it transforms into a 1×1 symbol.

The Multiplier Wild symbol can land on any symbol except the Scatter, Cross Wild, Multiplier Wild, Flock Me, and Cleaning symbols. If all adjacent positions are occupied by any of these symbols, the Multiplier Wild symbol moves to a random position on the reels not occupied by a Scatter, Cross Wild, Multiplier Wild, Flock Me, or Cleaning symbol. When a Multiplier Wild symbol moves, a Wild symbol is placed in the space vacated by the Multiplier Wild symbol.

The Multiplier Wild symbol remains on the reels until the end of the round. In the event of a cluster win with more than one Multiplier Wild symbol, the values ​​of the Multiplier Wild symbols are multiplied.

Flock Me Feature

When the “Flock Me” symbol appears on the reels, the “Flock Me” feature is activated after the “Avalanche” feature ends.

All Multiplier Wild symbols on the reels move to the positions adjacent to the “Flock Me” symbol (or, if all positions adjacent to the “Flock Me” symbol are already occupied, the Multiplier Wild symbols move to the next available position), and a Wild symbol is added to each available position. One additional Multiplier Wild symbol is also placed adjacent to the “Flock Me” symbol, making the Flock Me symbol a Wild symbol.

If a Multiplier Wild symbol is already adjacent to the “Flock Me” symbol on the reels when the “Flock Me” feature is activated, it remains in place and no Wild symbol is added to its position.

Cleaning Feature

The Cleanup feature is activated after the Avalanche when there are no more wins and the Cleanup symbol is present on the reels. The Cleanup symbol removes all symbols from the reels except Wild, Multiplier Wild, Cross Wild, Scatter, and Flock Me symbols.

Cross Wild Feature

The Cross Wild feature is activated before the Avalanche when at least one Cross Wild symbol is part of a winning cluster combination. When activated, it transforms high- or low-paying 1×1 and 2×2 Colossal symbols, appearing vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, into high- or low-paying symbols of the same type, and the Cross Wild symbol disappears.

If the Cross Wild feature is activated with more than one Cross Wild symbol, a Wild symbol appears at each intersection of the transformation lines. There are three types of Cross Wild symbols:

Vertical Cross symbol		Transforms all symbols on the reel and in the row where the Vertical Cross symbol is located.
Diagonal Cross symbol		Transforms all symbols placed on two diagonal lines that intersect at the location of the Diagonal Cross symbol.
Omni-Directional Cross symbol		When the Vertical Cross and Diagonal Cross symbols appear adjacent to each other in a winning combination, the Vertical Cross symbol covers the Diagonal Cross, and together they transform into the Omnidirectional Cross symbol. The Omnidirectional Cross transforms all symbols on a reel, in a row, and on two diagonal lines intersecting at the location of the Omnidirectional Cross.

Free spins are played at the same bet as in the round that triggered the free spins, and free spins end when the free spins counter reaches 0. When free spins end, the total winnings from the free spins are added to any winnings from the round that triggered the free spins, and the game returns to the round that triggered the free spins.

Free Spins

Three Scatter symbols landing anywhere on the reels in the main game award five free spins if there are no more wins on the reels after the Avalanche and no Cleaning or Flock Me symbols appear. Multiplier Wild symbols from the main game and symbols landing during free spins remain on the reels until the end of the free spins. Three Scatter symbols landing anywhere on the reels during free spins award two additional free spins.

Free spins are played at the same bet as the round that triggered the free spins and end when the free spins counter reaches 0. After the free spins end, the total winnings from the free spins are added to any wins from the round that triggered the free spins, and the game returns to the round that triggered the free spins.

Raise Function

Game features can be activated using the Raise function. Within the Raise function, one of the following features can be activated in a single game round:

	Boost	Increases the chance of Multiplier Wild symbols appearing on the reels or activating a feature (Flock Me, Cleaning, Cross Wild or Free Spins) by 2 times the bet.
	Flock Me	Activates the “Flock Me” feature with a win of 20x your bet. One spin of the main game guarantees the “Flock Me” symbol, activating the “Flock Me” feature.
	Super Flock Me	Activates the Flock Me feature and adds up to 2 Multiplier Wild symbols, multiplying your bet by 50x. The Flock Me symbol and up to 2 Multiplier Wild symbols instantly appear on the reels.
	Free Spins	Activates 5 free spins multiplied by 100. When activated, this feature guarantees 3 Scatter symbols landing in a single spin of the main game, which trigger free spins.
	Super Free Spins	Activates 5 free spins multiplied by 250. Free spins begin immediately. At the start of the first free spin, the Flock Me feature is activated, and up to 2 Multiplier Wild symbols randomly appear on the reels.

Payout Mechanics

Flock Me is played using symbol clusters. Wins are awarded when 5 or more identical symbols appear in a cluster. A symbol is considered part of a cluster if it appears adjacent to another symbol horizontally or vertically without gaps. A malfunction voids all payouts and spins. For more information, see the “Unfinished Game Rounds” section.

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