Dropz

Developed by ELK Studios, this new game makes Will Wonka's Chocolate factory look positively savoury. No part of the screen is not covered in some sort of ridiculously sugary confection. Indeed, this new game is so saccharine that just playing it makes your teeth hurt. In terms of this game's mechanics, it is played on a six-by-six grid and runs a fairly high volatility math model and has an RTP of 94%. Apart from the graphics and visuals, which are excellent, this game also has a lot of great feature content. Dropz is available to play on multiple platforms, including laptops, tablets and mobile.

Dropz Overview

As suggested, the featured content for this game is varied and exciting. The first feature of this game which, in a way, sets up the rest of the bonuses here, is the cascade feature. This bonus is triggered every time a win is found on the board. When this happens, all the winning symbols are removed and replaced by a new set which helps players score more wins from the same spin. These cascades also help clear the board of blocked positions. In addition, there is then a range of special symbols which you can unlock. These comprise the wild, the drop icon and the level-up icon, all of which improve gameplay with their own bonus activation. This game also has a ReDropz bonus game and special multipliers. Finally, this game also has bonus buying facilities.

Dropz Theme and Symbols

The theme for this game is the sweet and colourful world of confectionery. Indeed, this slot looks like something that could have been designed for Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. There are lollipops, gumdrops and loads of other sweet things on and off the reels. The name and, indeed, the game's theme does make one think immediately of the mobile game Candy crush. However, we think the designer has dodged a straight-up copying allegation by giving the game a different name and new fonts. The confectionery theme is very popular now and doesn't seem to be slowing in its use by providers.

This game's background is a land comprised of confectionaries of all types. There are huge peaks of cake covered in icing sugar. In addition, there is a river made from ice cream and a huge variety of sweets and doughnuts. The image is like something out of a child's imagination; everything is dominated by crazy confectionary scaled up to the most extreme sizes. The playing board at the start of the game looks more or less like a giant bar of chocolate, with all chocolate pieces representing blocked-off positions.

The symbols are split into low-paying, high-paying and special symbols. The low-paying icons are the four different coloured hard sweets in yellow, blue, green and red. The red one is the most important of these, worth 0.25x the stake for the top combination. The more valuable icons are the lemons, grapes, apples, strawberries and finally, the lucky 7s. The 7s are the most valuable of these icons, worth 50x the stake for the top combination. The specials for this game are the wild, the level-up icon and the special re-drops scatter.

Game Play

Dropz is played on a 6-reel, 6-row expanding machine with as many as 729-262,144 pay lines. To win combinations, players must land three or more matching symbols on pay lines moving from left to right, starting from the leftmost reel. The betting range for Dropz is 20p to £100 per spin. To adjust their bet levels, players can toggle their stakes up and down using the tool located at the bottom left-hand side of the screen. Further information, including a short tutorial and a display of the paytable, can be found via the menu button in the right-hand corner of the screen. The spin and auto spin buttons are located in the centre of the screen. Volatility for this slot is rated in the medium to high range. The return to player percentage for Dropz is 94%, which is below average. The biggest payout that players can win on one spin is 25,000x your stake.

Dropz  Features

The first feature you'll encounter here is the cascade feature which comes into play every time a player scores a win. The winning symbols are removed from the table and replaced by a new set from above. In this action, players get more chances of winning from the same spin and remove the chocolate blocks, which block positions.

The special symbols in this game start with the wild. The wild substitutes for other normal pay symbols to help score more wins. The other type of wild is the locked wild, which displays the number three, meaning it stays locked onto the board for three spins.

The next special symbol is the dropz symbol which awards extra drops (cascades) in both the base and bonus game. Finally, the level-up icon activates levelling up activities. There are three levels available in this game, explained below:

• Level 1 (starting level) – six rows with three active rows and three rows of chocolate blockers.
• Level 2 – seven rows with three active rows and four rows of chocolate blockers.
• Level 3 – eight rows with three active rows and five rows of chocolate blockers.

Levels unlock when no more wins happen, and any multipliers, Pair Matching meter progress, or collected bonus symbols carry over to the new level.

Next is the Pair matching meter bonus. You'll notice a Pair Matching meter on the top left of the screen, indicating specific symbol pairs. Any pairs present on the playing board contribute to the meter, which, when full, adds value to the win multiplier. Pairs removed from the board also remove symbols and chocolates above or below them, making room for symbols to Avalanche in. Multipliers reset between paid spins.

Finally, there is the ReDropz feature. To activate this bonus round, players must land three bonus symbols on the reels at the same time. This awards a new round of five re-drops on a new eight-row board. No extra chocolate blockers are added during the feature on future spins, but new features can appear in the chocolate which is there. Wilds remain between spins, and there is no level progression used in Free Dropz. This is more or less like a re-spins bonus but with cascades.
In addition, this game has the ELK Studios X-iter range of bonus buy options that allow players to purchase access to a range of different bonus content.

Conclusion

You'll love this new online slots uk if you enjoy a sweet-themed game with plenty of bonus content. Make sure you understand how this game works before starting, as the blocked-off positions might confuse some gamers. Win potential-wise, things are OK but not great, as the RTP is very low, and the volatility is quite high. That being said, if you are willing to slug it out for a while, the top-end prizes and pretty exciting.