Smore Mallows Wild Surge Slot Review

About the Game

Smore Mallows Wild Surge is a 5-reel, 4-row slot game from Pear Fiction Studios. The objective is to spin the reels until a winning combination lands. Winning combinations are highlighted on the reels and paid out. The game has 20 fixed lines.

Bonus Buy

This feature is available only in the base game after unlocking all WildSurge™ features.
The bet level for this feature can be selected in the “Buy” menu.
Activating the feature purchase launches the selected feature immediately.

The cost for 2 Scatter symbols is 50.00x the bet amount.
The cost for the 3-Scatter feature is 70.00x the bet.
The cost for the 4-Scatter feature is 100.00x the bet.
The cost for the 5-Scatter feature is 150.00x the bet.
The cost for the Mystery Scatter feature is 60.00x the bet.

Game Rules

• Wild Symbols

Wild symbols can substitute for other symbols to form winning combinations.

Wild symbols substitute only for high- and low-value symbols.

When a Wild symbol appears at the start of a winning line, the Wild symbols will substitute to create the highest-paying combination.

WildSurge™ Feature

A spin counter is located above the reels.
The counter counts down from 50 to 0 and then resets.

When the counter reaches 0, the WildSurge™ features are unlocked.
The counter is removed once all WildSurge™ features have been unlocked.
Landing a WildSurge™ symbol triggers a wheel spin.
The standard WildSurge™ symbol and the double WildSurge™ symbol are available from the first spin.

All features create a zone on the reels, and all symbols within that zone become Wild.
The standard WildSurge™ symbol has no additional functions.
The double WildSurge™ symbol adds another WildSurge™ symbol and creates a zone.

The “Wild WildSurge™ Reel” feature unlocks after 50 spins.
The “Wild WildSurge™ Reel” symbol transforms 1–3 reels into stacks of Wilds. Any existing Wild symbols on these reels receive a x2 multiplier.

The “Wild WildSurge™ Row” feature unlocks after 100 spins.
The “Wild WildSurge™ Row” symbol transforms 1–3 rows into Wild rows. Any existing Wild symbols on these rows receive a x2 multiplier.

The WildSurge™ Wild Cross feature unlocks after 150 spins.
The WildSurge™ Wild Cross symbol transforms Wild combinations in rows and columns into stacks of Wilds. Any existing Wild symbols in these rows and columns receive a 2x multiplier. Any existing 2x Wild multipliers in these rows and columns become 3x.
The WildSurge™ Respin feature unlocks after 200 spins.
The WildSurge™ Respin symbol locks all Wild symbols and winning combinations in place and triggers a respin of the reels.
If there are no non-winning symbols to respin, the value of the initial spin is awarded twice.

The WildSurge™ No-Low-Symbol feature unlocks after 250 spins.
The WildSurge™ “No-Low-Value” symbol removes all low-value symbols. Cascades occur on the reels, and new symbols land.

The WildSurge™ Wild Multiplier feature unlocks after 300 spins.
The WildSurge™ multiplier Wild symbol upgrades any Wild symbols to Wilds with multipliers ranging from x2 to x10.
Multiplier Wild symbols stack when they appear in a winning combination.

The WildSurge™ Infinite feature unlocks after 350 spins.
The WildSurge™ Infinite symbol transforms all symbols into Wild symbols.
Additionally, the WildSurge™ Infinite symbol can upgrade any Wild symbols to Wilds with multipliers ranging from x2 to x10.

UpZones LockNWin™ Feature Selection

The UpZones LockNWin™ feature can trigger randomly when bonus symbols are collected into the bonus pots.
There are 4 bonus symbols in the game: red, green, yellow, and pink.
Bonus symbols are collected into their corresponding bonus pots located above the reels.
Bonus symbols appear only during the base game and free spins.
The bonus pots grow as bonus symbols are collected.
The growth of the pots is purely visual and does not affect the chance of triggering the feature.
Only one UpZones LockNWin™ feature can be active at a time.
Each pot has a fixed number of spins and UpZones™.

Red Bonus – 3 spins – 3 UpZones™.

Green Bonus – 4 spins – 4 UpZones™.

Yellow Bonus – 5 spins – 5 UpZones™.

Pink Bonus – 6 spins – 6 UpZones™.

The UpZones and LockNWin™ features can be used in the gamble game and UpZones™.
A successful gamble awards a higher-level feature.
An unsuccessful gamble round yields no payout and returns the player to the base game.
Pressing the “Play” button triggers the activated UpZones LockNWin™ feature.
Selecting the gamble game triggers a spin of the corresponding wheel.
The gamble wheel contains segments with prizes and gray marshmallow symbols.
Landing on a prize symbol activates the corresponding feature.
Landing on a gray marshmallow ends the feature and returns the player to the base game.

The Red bonus has an 82.55% chance of upgrading.
The Green bonus has a 59.73% chance of upgrading.
The Yellow bonus has a 66.71% chance of upgrading.

The gamble game is not available for the Pink bonus.

Bonus Selection

Land 2 or more scatter symbols to trigger the bonus selection.
Scatter symbols appear on all reels during the base game and free spins only.

2 scatter symbols award 8 free spins or the Red Bonus.
3 scatter symbols award 10 free spins or the Green Bonus.
4 scatter symbols award 12 free spins or the Yellow Bonus.
5 scatter symbols award 15 free spins or the Pink Bonus.

The gamble feature cannot be used for the “Pot” bonus.

UpZones LockNWin™ Feature

The UpZones LockNWin™ feature plays out on a 5×4 reel grid.
Coins land on the main reels.
Coins appear only during the UpZones LockNWin™ feature.
Coin symbols can have values ​​ranging from 0.5x to 100x the total bet.

UpZones™ are special positions highlighted on the reels.
Landing a coin in an UpZones™ position triggers a spin of the top row and creates an additional UpZones™ position.
The top row contains Collect, Boost, Multiplier, Spin, and Jackpot symbols, as well as the Funtastic Zone Star symbol.
These symbols appear only in the top row during the UpZones LockNWin™ feature.

The Collect symbol gathers all coins when it lands.
The Boost symbol increases the value of all coins by an amount ranging from 1x to 25x the bet.
The Multiplier symbol multiplies a random coin symbol by a value between 2x and 100x.
Excluding boosted values, the highest possible result from a coin multiplication is 2000x; this is achieved by multiplying a 20x coin by a 100x multiplier.
The Multiplier symbol does not multiply coins that have already been multiplied.
The Spin symbol awards 2 to 3 additional spins.
The Jackpot symbol triggers the Jackpot feature.
The Funtastic Zone Star symbol creates a Funtastic Zone on the reels with a boost value ranging from 4x to 25x.

An additional Funtastic Zone Star symbol expands the existing Funtastic Zone and increases the boost value.
Coins within the Funtastic Zone are increased once by the boost value. The multiplier value can increase up to 125x.
Funtastic Zones persist until the end of the feature.
The UpZones LockNWin™ feature ends when all positions are filled or all spins have been played.

Free Spins

Free spins play out automatically.
The frequency of WildSurge™ symbols increases during free spins.
All WildSurge™ features are available.
Free spins can be retriggered once by landing 2 or more scatter symbols.

2 scatter symbols award 8 free spins.
3 scatter symbols award 10 free spins.
4 scatter symbols award 12 free spins.
5 scatter symbols award 15 free spins.

The UpZones LockNWin™ feature may trigger randomly once when bonus symbols are collected into the bonus pots.
The Jackpot Wheel may trigger randomly once when Jackpot coins are collected.
The bets used are the same as those in the spin that triggered the feature.

Instant Bonus Wheel Launch

Collecting yellow star symbols across the reels triggers the Bonus Wheel.
Yellow star symbols appear only in the base game.
The Bonus Wheel awards one of the UpZones LockNwin™ features: Red Bonus, Green Bonus, Yellow Bonus, or Pink Bonus.
Yellow star symbols can be collected over multiple spins, and more than one yellow star symbol may land at a time.

Jackpot Wheel

There are 4 jackpot coins: Mini, Minor, Major, and Mega.

Jackpot coins appear only during the base game and free spins.
Multiple coins of the same jackpot type can land in a single spin.
Each jackpot coin increases the value of the corresponding jackpot by 1x the bet amount.
Collecting jackpot coins offers a chance to trigger a spin of the jackpot wheel.

The jackpot wheel awards one of four guaranteed jackpots.
The Mini jackpot starts at 10x the bet and is capped at 25x.
The Minor jackpot starts at 25x the bet and is capped at 100x.
The Major jackpot starts at 250x the bet and is capped at 500x.
The Mega jackpot starts at 2,500x the bet and is capped at 5,000x.

The jackpot wheel spins only once, even if multiple jackpot coins have been collected.
Once a jackpot is awarded, that specific jackpot resets to its starting value.
The in-game progress indicator is for visual purposes only and does not affect the outcome of the jackpot win.

Bonus Feature

This feature is available only in the base game after all WildSurge™ features have been unlocked.
The features are activated at the specified costs.
This feature may become unavailable after a certain threshold is reached.
Activate one of the “Boost” feature options to increase the WildSurge™ symbol hit frequency by 2x or 15x.

The cost for the 2x frequency boost is 2x the bet.
The cost for the 15x frequency boost is 10x the bet.

Once activated, the Boost feature increases the bet per spin until you manually deactivate it.
Jackpots, UpZones LockNWin™, and Free Spins features triggered while the Boost is active are played at the base bet.

RTP

Return to Player (RTP) is the theoretical statistical percentage of all player wagers in a game that is paid out as winnings over time.

RTP: 96.03%.

RTP with UpZones LockNWin™ gamble: 96.02%.
RTP with UpZones LockNWin™ collect: 96.03%.
RTP with 2x booster enabled, Free Spins selection, and UpZones LockNWin™ gamble: 96.02%.
RTP with 2x booster enabled, Free Spins selection, and UpZones LockNWin™ collect: 96.04%.
RTP with 15x booster enabled, Free Spins selection, and UpZones LockNWin™ gamble: 96.03%.
RTP with 15x booster enabled, Free Spins selection, and UpZones LockNWin™ collect: 96.03%.

RTP with 2x booster enabled and UpZones LockNWin™ gamble selected: 96.04%.
RTP with 2x booster enabled and UpZones LockNWin™ collect selected: 96.09%.
RTP with 15x booster enabled and UpZones LockNWin™ gamble selected: 96.04%.
RTP with 15x booster enabled and UpZones LockNWin™ collect selected: 96.05%.
RTP when purchasing the 2-scatter option and selecting the UpZones LockNWin™ feature: 96.00%. RTP for the 3-scatter purchase option with the UpZones LockNWin™ feature selected: 96.02%.
RTP for the 4-scatter purchase option with the UpZones LockNWin™ feature selected: 96.02%.
RTP for the 5-scatter purchase option with the UpZones LockNWin™ feature selected: 96.06%.

RTP for the 2-scatter purchase option with the Free Spins feature selected and the UpZones LockNWin™ gamble option: 96.06%.
RTP for the 2-scatter purchase option with the Free Spins feature selected and the UpZones LockNWin™ collect option: 96.03%.
RTP for the 3-scatter purchase option with the Free Spins feature selected and the UpZones LockNWin™ gamble option: 96.04%.
RTP for the 3-scatter purchase option with the Free Spins feature selected and the UpZones LockNWin™ collect option: 96.04%.
RTP for the 4-scatter purchase option with the Free Spins feature selected and the UpZones LockNWin™ gamble option: 96.02%.
RTP for the 4-scatter purchase option with the Free Spins feature selected and the UpZones LockNWin™ collect option: 96.01%.
RTP for the 5-scatter purchase option with the Free Spins feature selected and the UpZones LockNWin™ gamble option: 96.04%. RTP when purchasing the 5-Scatter option, selecting the Free Spins feature, and collecting in UpZones LockNWin™: 96.03%.

RTP when purchasing the Mystery Scatter option and selecting the UpZones LockNWin™ feature: 96.02%.
RTP when purchasing the Mystery Scatter option, selecting the Free Spins feature, and gambling on UpZones LockNWin™: 96.04%.
RTP when purchasing the Mystery Scatter option, selecting the Free Spins feature, and collecting in UpZones LockNWin™: 96.04%.

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