Tropicool 3 Slot Review

About the Game

Tropicool 3 is a 6-column, 6-row slot from ELK Studios featuring drop symbols and a maximum of 46,656 connecting paylines. Wins start from the leftmost reel and are paid only from left to right on adjacent reels. No gaps are allowed between reels. Only the longest payline on each active payline is paid.

The maximum total winnings for a game round cannot exceed x25,000 of the bet placed.

Buy Bonus – X-iter

• SUPER BONUS: Buy a game round that activates the bonus game and guarantees the Elmo symbol on the reels. Price: 500x your bet.

• BUY BONUS: Buy a game round that activates the bonus game. Price: 100x your bet.
• ELMO’S REVENGE: Buy a game round with a guaranteed Elmo symbol. Price: 50x your bet.
• LOCKED WILDS: Buy a game round with 3 Locked Wilds that immediately land on the reels. Price: 25x your bet.
• BONUS HUNT: Buy a game round with a three-fold chance of triggering the bonus game. Price: 3x your bet.

The X-iter feature can be purchased by clicking the X-iter button. Then, select the X-iter mode (the cost is displayed in the player’s currency) and click the Spin button. The X-iter feature can only be activated in the regular game. The theoretical return to player (RTP) for all game modes using the X-iter feature is 94.0%.

Game Rules

Elmo’s Revenge

When the Elmo symbol lands in the leftmost column, the Elmo’s Revenge feature is activated and the entire COOL Reel’s contents are dropped onto the main reel.

The Elmo symbol in the bottom row (from the second to the sixth column) is removed and, if possible, drops into the nearest leftmost column.

COOL Reel & Avalanche

COOL Reel

The COOL Reel above the main game board consists of three rows and contains feature symbols, bonus symbols, and empty symbols. Feature symbols become active when they land on the main game board. Empty symbols are removed.

The game round begins as normal when new symbols land on the main game board and new feature symbols appear to the right of the COOL Reel.

After this, all winning combinations on the main field are paid out, and all symbols except for unspent Locked Wilds are removed from the field, with the remaining symbols falling vertically downward. Symbols from the first row of the COOL Reel, located above the winning columns, fall onto the main field, and then all symbols roll left and right until they reach the bottom. Gravity also affects the COOL Reel, which later fills on the right, causing all symbols to shift left. All new winning combinations are then paid out, and Avalanche repeats until all winnings are exhausted. After this, the Mystery, Row Swap, and Bonus symbols are activated—in that order.

Avalanche

All symbols which are part of a win explode and leave space for a feature drop from COOL Reel. The Avalanche feature continues as long as new winning combinations appear.

Feature Symbols

Multiplier Symbol

The Multiplier symbol adds a x1, x2, x3, x5, x10, or x25 multiplier to the win multiplier when it lands on the COOL Reel.

Row Swap

The Row Swap symbol replaces all symbols on a line with the same symbol. The feature selects one symbol and replaces all other symbols on the same line with it. The feature is activated at the end of Avalanche after all wins have been accounted for and all Mystery symbols have been revealed.

Row Swap symbols in each row select their replacement symbol. Additional Row Swap symbols on the same line extend the replacement to the corresponding columns.

A symbol that changes twice with Row Swap turns into a Wild symbol. During Row Swap, the Elmo and Bonus symbols are temporarily substituted to determine winning combinations, and then return to their original values. Row Swap does not replace Wild symbols.

Mystery

Mystery symbols are revealed when all wins are exhausted. All Mystery symbols are replaced by the same symbol or a Wild symbol, which pays out. This can create a new winning combination, leading to Avalanche respawning.

Wild Symbols

Wild Symbol

Wild symbols substitute for any payout symbol. A winning combination consisting exclusively of Wild symbols pays out according to the highest-paying symbol.

Locked Wild

The Locked Wild symbol is a Wild symbol that persists for three wins. It is removed after the final win. Locked Wild symbols remain on the main field between free drops in the bonus game.

Bonus Game

In normal mode, 3 or more Bonus symbols anywhere on the main field at the end of a symbol drop activate the Free Drops bonus game.

• 3 Bonus symbols: 6 Free Drops
• 4 Bonus symbols: 9 Free Drops
• 5 Bonus symbols: 12 Free Drops
• 6 Bonus symbols: 15 Free Drops

The COOL Reel bonus game may also feature Extra Drops feature symbols, which award 1, 2, or 3 additional Free Drops when they land on the COOL Reel.

At the start of the bonus game, all symbols on the reels and in the COOL Reel are replaced with new ones. The COOL Reel also fills with new feature symbols at the start of each new Free Drop. Locked Wild symbols on the main reels are retained between Free Drops until they are fully used up.

Bonus Symbols

3 or more Bonus symbols trigger the bonus game.

Extra Drops

Adds extra free drops in the bonus game.

Super Bonus

The Super Bonus Game is activated when at least 3 Bonus symbols and an Elmo symbol appear on the reels. One Elmo symbol always remains on the reels and is Sticky between Free Drops. Wins are paid at the end of the game round.

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