The Tumbles

Theme and Design

Prehistoric slots are always a popular choice, particularly with Relax Gaming it seems! Their slot Primal Times was well received and The Tumbles takes a similar approach. The cute cartoon graphics are back with the reels made of ice blocks. The background is pretty too, with a cute snowman to one side of the reels and a carved woolly mammoth to the other. 

When the free spins round begins, the snow melts and the open prairies are revealed. Now, a herd of woolly mammoths grazes happily in the background and the once frigid reels are framed with ferns and other flora. 

RTP and Variance

The Tumbles has an RTP of 96.1% which is right on the mark. It combines this with medium volatility, meaning you’ll hopefully benefit from a mixture of win sizes and not too many dry streaks. 

Maximum Win

A top payout of 5,000x isn’t a prize that anyone would be upset about winning, but it’s not up there with some of the mega payouts we’re used to seeing today. You can find much bigger prize potential from Relax Gaming in our rundown of their highest paying slots.

And if you’re after a similarly snowy theme, but with a monster of a potential payout then you could try Primal Times Dream Drop instead. As part of the Dream Drops network this slot has up to 3 million euros as a progressive jackpot and a 10,000x non-progressive max win.

Symbols and Paytable

The Tumbles has 6 reels and 6 rows, with 46,656 ways to win. Wins are achieved by landing 3 or more identical symbols on adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost reel. 

There are 9 pay symbols, plus a Wild and a Scatter. The low-value symbols are stone-backed clubs, diamonds, spades, and hearts, which award 0.2x the bet for a 6-of-a-kind win. The premium symbols consist of the five members of the Tumble family, which award between 0.4x and 1x the bet for a 6-of-a-kind win. The Wild symbol substitutes for all regular pay symbols but does not replace the Scatter symbol and appears on all reels except the leftmost.

Features and Gameplay

The Tumbles has a pared back selection of features that all help to bring some more excitement to a simple slot. Let’s take a look at how they work.

Wild Symbols Substitute To Complete Wins

The Wild Symbol, represented by a W, can appear anywhere except on the first reel. It substitutes for all regular paying symbols.

Tumbles Occur After EVERY Win

Whenever you make a win, the winning symbols vanish, and new ones drop down to refill the grid. Any ice or stone blocks next to the winning symbols are also removed, expanding the grid size and allowing for more winways. Tumbles continue until no more wins are available.

Multipliers Worth Up To 10x Boost Your Wins

Multiplier symbols can appear on reels 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. They can boost your total win by between 2x and 10x. Their values are added together and applied at the end of a spin. Multipliers can show up in three different ways:

• Active: They land alongside other symbols ready to use immediately.
• Inactive: They land within ice or stone blockers. Once the ice is destroyed, the multiplier is activated.
• High-Value: You receive a high-value multiplier once all ice or stone blockers are destroyed.

Once all blockers are cleared in the main game, a high-value multiplier between 5x and 10x is granted.

Free Spins With Minimum 8 Plays

Landing 3 or more Scatter Bonus Symbols awards 8 free spins. Each additional bonus symbol you land adds one more free spin to your total. Every bonus symbol appearing during the free spins round grants an extra free spin.

During the free spins feature, active multipliers are added together and applied to your winnings at the end of each spin. When all of the stone blocks are destroyed, a 10x multiplier is guaranteed to land when new symbols drop in.