Description
Tiki is the name of the first man created in Maori mythology, while a tiki bar is an exotically themed watering-hole serving fancy cocktails, especially rum-based ones. Set on a tropical beach, the Tiki Fruits is simple, bright, fun and colourful. It transports you to the South Pacific, powered by software from Red Tiger Gaming.
There are (unusually) eight reels on 10 rows here, without Paylines but potentially with millions of ways to win. Equally, payouts are in clusters, so there are numerous chances for a nice big win. Expect a cartoony design with jaunty backing music and some strong animation.
Try it for fun first, or rock up at any Red Tiger Gaming casino to play for real money.
How to play
All the standard controls are here, including Total Stake to raise or lower your betting range (from 20p to £40 a pop), an Autoplay function to spin the reels automatically for a set number of times, and a large yellow Spin button to do this manually.
The Pays button opens the paytable, allowing you to see how large the payout can be.
The icons on Tiki Fruits are pretty old-school, including fruits (watermelons, grapes, oranges, tomatoes and cherries), stars, diamonds, bells and lucky 7’s.
Special features
Clusters
Clusters will be familiar to you if you already play NetEnt’s Aloha! Cluster Pays. These form when symbols of the same kind arrive next to each other, vertically or horizontally. You get a win for a cluster of at least five symbols.
As a cluster forms, winning symbols leave the reels, creating empty spaces for new icons to fill as the cascade down, boosting your chances of forming extra winning clusters.
In Tiki Fruits, clusters can incorporate as many as 31 symbols, with the premium symbol bagging you 777x stake with clusters of this size.
Fruit Bars
These are shown on the screen’s right-hand side. Each time a cluster of low-value icons is shown, this bar is filled. When it’s full, those symbols are taken completely away from the reels, creating more room for premium ones and so boosting your chances of a bigger win.
Tiki Spins
Watch out for the coconut shell and drinking straw icon, which triggers a random number of free spins when at least five display, filling the bonus meter. While it’s playing, the bonus and fruit bars don’t get reset between the spins, again giving you more chances of big wins and extra free spins.
Totem Activator
There’s also a totem pole to the right of the screen, whose two carved faces can become active by spinning rapidly during any spin. When this happens, a brisk ‘wind’ blows, taking symbols off of the reels, meaning new ones can drop down to fill the empty spaces, creating more winning opportunities.
Return to Player (RTP)
The Return to Player or RTP on Tiki Fruits is a (very) average 96.05%, so the house edge on this game is 3.95%.
Verdict
Mix yourself a fruit drink and join the beach party right now! There may be no Paylines, no progressive jackpot and none of the usual Wilds or Scatters, but the clusters and cascading reels are what make this game interesting and engaging.
There’s also some outstanding gameplay, and Tiki Fruits is a light-hearted, summery slot that could be ideal if you’re in the mood for something straightforward and refreshingly different.
Just a final word of warning. Since this is a high-volatility slot, brace yourself for some potentially lengthy dry spells between the bigger wins.
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