Slurpy

Theme and Design

ELK Studios tend to go for quite three dimensional slots with intricate graphics and Slurpy is definitely a departure from that. It has a unique style, quite flat, but pretty in an illustrative way. It’s set inside a Japanese restaurant, maybe taking a sushi conveyor belt as a theme? The ‘slurpers’ are each unique in their style, some appearing as robots, others humanoids, definitely none of them are your average diner.

This slot feels distinctly different to your average ELK Studios slot, but who can say if it’s a departure for better or for worse. The design of this one is likely to fall to personal preference.

RTP and Variance

ELK Studios aren’t well known for their overly generous RTPs and Slurpy doesn’t buck the trend. It has a decidedly unkind RTP of 94%, which is a fair bit below ideal. The high volatility combines with this to make a slot that you wouldn’t exactly describe as budget-friendly.

Maximum Win

Usually, a low RTP and high variance mean you’re in for a treat in terms of a massive max win, but that’s not the case here. Slurpy has a max win of 5,000x, which isn’t bad, but it’s not great either. The pay mechanic is undoubtedly unique, but it would’ve been better to see a bumper prize on offer.

Symbols and Paytable

Slurpy is unusual. It starts with 5 reels and 5 rows, but can expand up to 7 reels and 7 rows. Above the reels you’ll find one of six collectors. These guys slurp up any of the symbols of the same colour that are connected in a cluster formation with at least one of those symbols on the top row. It’s kind of like a cluster pays meets cash collect, but with straws.

Anyway, there are 6 regular pay symbols in Slurpy, plus a wild. There’s a yellow star, pink pig, purple cake, red octopus, green triangle, and a blue robot. All of the symbols have the same value, 0.5x the bet for 1 symbol up to 200x the bet for 40+ symbols. The six regular symbols in Slurpy are in corresponding colors with the six collectors.

Features and Gameplay

The standout feature in Slurpy is the unique collector mechanic, but that’s absolutely not all! Let’s take a look at how each of the features works.

Collectors

The game has 6 collectors that each correspond in colour to one of the symbols. The collectors are at the top of the reels and slurp up wins. They can only slurp up a win if a pay symbol that’s part of a cluster (and matches their colour) is on the top row or has a clear path to it. 

The connected symbols are payed out and slurped up, removing them from the grid. If you clear out all of the pay symbols then the grid increases in size by 1 reel and 1 row up to a maximum size of 7x7.

If after no new winning symbols have a clear path, a new collector/slurper is added to the top row. This continues until no new wins can be made. If a different coloured collector could make a win, then the second chance feature kicks in and that collector is swapped in to make a win.

Multiplier

When all payout symbols on the grid are cleared, the grid expands by one level, up to a 7x7 size. Clearing all symbols on this expanded grid boosts the (all wins) multiplier by +5. Multiplier symbols contribute to the all wins multiplier when included in a winning combination, and this multiplier is applied to all subsequent wins.

Feature Symbols

There are four feature symbols in Slurpy, this is what they all do:

• Extra Collector: This symbol adds an extra collector to the game, with a limit of three collectors at once.
• Coin Symbol: When this symbol has an unobstructed path to the top row, it pays its value multiplied by the selected bet level.
• Super Straw Symbol: This collects all matching payout symbols on the grid, regardless of their connection to the top row.
• Long Straw Symbol: This collects one matching cluster of payout symbols, even if it isn’t connected to the top row.
• Double Symbol: This symbol connects two different payout symbols.

Free Spins Bonus Game

If you activate 3 bonus symbols then you begin the bonus round with 5 free spins. The current number of collectors, grid size, and all wins multiplier remain unchanged upon entering the bonus game and during free drops. 

The bonus game starts with a new set of symbols. Each bonus symbol collected during this round adds 2 more free spins. The maximum possible win per game round is limited to 5,000x the bet.

Super Free Spins

The super bonus game is triggered when one of the bonus symbols is a super bonus symbol. In this round, you begin with three collectors and a fully expanded 7x7 grid.