Aloha! Cluster Pays

Theme and Design

Sights and Sounds of Hawaiian Beach Life

NetEnt delivers a vibrant game with a colourful Hawaiian Tiki theme. From the giant Tiki head next to the reels (who comes alive with animations, even playing guitar) to the bright, beautiful flowers on the play grid, this game exudes that island energy. 

The volcano bubbles away in the background, against a captivating pink and orange sky, beside that unmistakeable Hawaiian-blue ocean. It’s a tropical escape, one that fans of relaxing slots will enjoy.

RTP and Variance

When it comes to online slots that are beginner-friendly, it doesn’t get much better than Aloha! Cluster Pays. This slot has a solid RTP of 96.42% and a low to medium volatility. This means you’ll get a fairly even win distribution with a mixture of smaller wins and some larger ones, with few dry spells. It’s nice to be able to play a game of this quality without expecting to burn through your bankroll.

Maximum Win

The top payout of 2,000x your stake is a little underwhelming. However, this game was released back in 2016. Nowadays, NetEnt has a catalogue of huge max payout slots, including some that reach up to 200,000x your bet. However, you’ve got to take a hit on RTP and usually play a much higher volatility game to reach those kinds of numbers.

For big jackpot chasers, it might not be the perfect choice, but it’s still a solid prize that most players wouldn’t mind netting!

Symbols and Paytable

Played on a 6 reels and 5 rows, this game uses a cluster pays mechanic. This means that you don’t need to land symbols on specific paylines, but rather you make wins by landing at least 9 symbols touching each other.

There are 7 pay symbols in total, plus a scatter and a wild. The low paying symbols are the flowers and fruit, these pay from 0.5x your bet for 9x symbols, up to 200x your bet for 30 symbols. The premium symbols are the different coloured tiki masks. These pay from 2x your bet for 9x symbols up to 1000x your bet for 30 red tiki masks.

Features and Gameplay

Aloha! Cluster Pays has a good selection of features that make the gameplay even more exciting. Let’s take an in-depth work at how they all work.

Substitution Symbols Represented by the '?'

Aloha! Cluster Pay’s substitution - the '?' - is like a wild. It can replace any symbol at all, except for the scatter symbol. When it lands on the grid it will help to complete or improve winning clusters.

Sticky Cluster Symbols

At random times, when you make a cluster, you can trigger the sticky clusters feature. The cluster that you make will stay in place and the other symbols will spin again. If you manage to add to your original then you get to spin again for free until the cluster doesn’t grow. You’re then awarded the full amount for the final cluster.

Free Spins Bonus Round

The free spins bonus round can be triggered by getting between 3 and 6 scatter symbols. 3 symbols gets 9 spins, 4 gets 10, 5 gets 11, and 6 gets you 12. Within the free spins round itself, you can also land additional free spins by landing more scatters, land 3, 4, 5, or 6 scatters for 1, 2, 3 or 4 additional free spins.

Plus, if you don’t land a win on the last free spin, you keep getting additional free spins until one wins! 

Symbol Drop Feature

This free spins round also includes a ‘Symbol Drop’ feature. This removes some of the lower paying symbols from the grid. This means you can hopefully make better winning combinations.

Stacked Symbols

Within the free spins round you can also benefit from stacked symbols. These are tiki masks in various colours and will stretch to fill several spaces. They’re worth double the usual amount.