Pop

Pop is a balloon-themed slot that brings over the fun of the Santa Monica boardwalk amusement park. It uses a new system where the reels spin up and down and balloons burst to keep the cascade going, and it was released on March 8, 2021. Pop the balloons in the free demo with no sign-up.

How do the reels in Pop spin?

It uses up to 256 ways to win on a 4×4 screen, and as the official description puts it, it’s a new system where the reels spin up and down and wins are formed when two reels interlock. When the Royal Boxes react and gaps open up, balloons keep rising through them. Among Big Time Gaming slots, its on-screen motion is one of the liveliest. The boardwalk sideshow atmosphere really comes through.

What do wilds do in the base game?

Rainbow wilds land on reels 2 through 4, and in the base game they can reveal multipliers up to x4. While the balloons rise and the cascade continues, the wilds help keep the wins going. Scatters can land directly on the reels or pop out of burst balloons, so free spins can trigger on any spin.

How do the positional multipliers build up in free spins?

Landing 3 or more golden coin scatters starts the free spins, and each of the 16 cells gets its own multiplier. When a wild or balloon symbol is part of a win, one or more multipliers at the winning positions go up, and those multipliers stay for the whole round. As rounds go on, the multipliers across the whole screen keep getting thicker. Wins on cells with high multipliers are the ones you want.

What about extra free spins and the bonus buy?

If 3 or more scatters land during the free spins, 3 spins are added and one random position multiplier goes up. If you’d rather not wait, you can use the bonus buy to get 12 free spins right away for 90x. The way the 16-cell multipliers build up works the same even when you buy in. The more extra rounds you get, the more the position multipliers stack up. The more frequent the retriggers, the better.

What should I check first in the demo?

The RTP is 96.54%, volatility is very high (9.3/10), and the max win is 47,050x. The hit frequency is 32.98%, and bets range from 0.1 to 20. In the demo, check how high the 16-cell multipliers climb late in the free spins and how often scatters pop out of balloons. Also watch how often wild multipliers appear in the base game.