Pond of Plinko Slot (Print Studios)

The Pond of Plinko slot is played with 5 reels, 3 rows and 20 fixed paylines. Like with most slot games, 3 or more matching symbols appearing from left to right on successive reels and across any of the paylines will constitute a winning combination. Winning combinations need to start from reel 1 (the furthest left). Only the highest win per payline will be paid.

When it comes to bet options, you can spin away from 10p to £50 per spin. Changing your bet is simple: use the arrows or press (mobile/tablet) or click (desktop) the bet itself to sell all options via a scrollable menu. Non-UK players can opt for Autoplay and Quick Spin modes.

The Pond of Plinko RTP rate is 96.1% which is slightly above the 96% average. With a 94.18% RTP alternative version, open the game’s Paytable to check which rate you’re playing with. The Pond of Plinko free slots demo above has the highest 96.1% RTP setting.

Very high volatility, expect a winning combination to land every 3.2 spins as the hit frequency rate is 31.25%. You can also expect to trigger the Plinko Bonus feature once every 233.11 spins on average. The average win from the feature is 96.19 times your total bet.

Finally, the Pond of Plinko slot benefits from 30,000 times bet max wins. This is more than the 20,000 times bet offered in Pine of Plinko 2 and the 10,000 times bet found in Pine of Plinko Dream Drop. The max win probability is 1 in 43,478,261 spins.

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With a winter theme, the Pond of Plinko slot follows on from Pine of Plinko Dream Drop and Pine of Plinko 2. The setting is a mystical and water-based wintery world. You’ll encounter bubbling hot springs nestled amongst the frost-tipped pines found in Pine of Plinko 2 which brings to gnomes warmth amidst the icy backdrop.

With stunning visuals and a clean and crisp atmosphere, the gnomes are back in this third instalment to the Pine of Plinko series. Using high-definition graphics, the experience is more immersive than the previous games. The soundtrack is gentle and whimsical.

On the reels, you’ll come across green, yellow and purple pebble formations as the low-value symbols. The higher-value symbols are represented by Coney, Waley, Kingly and Piney gnomes which all have a stone-like appearance. Piney is the highest-paying symbol awarding 200 times your total bet for 5 across a payline. A screen full of Piney symbols would result in a 4,000 times bet win.

Pond of Plinko comes with no wild symbol. There is a Scatter symbol which, when 3 or more land, triggers the Plinko Bonus feature. Below, you’ll find symbol payouts and functions:

• Yellow/Green Pebbles: 3, 4 or 5 = 0.1, 0.5 or 2.5 x bet
• Purple Pebbles: 3, 4 or 5 = 0.1, 0.6 or 3 x bet
• Coney Gnome: 3, 4 or 5 = 0.2, 1 or 5 x bet
• Waley Gnome: 3, 4 or 5 = 0.4, 2 or 10 x bet
• Kingly Gnome: 3, 4 or 5 = 0.5, 3 or 25 x bet
• Piney Gnome: 3, 4 or 5 = 1, 5 or 200 x bet
• Scatter: 3+ triggers Plinko Bonus feature

Pond of Plinko Mobile

With HTML5 used to create all Print Studios slot games, Pond of Plinko is available to play on desktop, tablet and mobile devices. If you’re using an iOS or Android smartphone, you’ll play in Portrait Mode as the screenshot above demonstrates. For the full experience, a laptop or PC would be my preferred choice.

Pond of Plinko benefits from 2 main bonus features. In the base game, the random River Prize feature sees you win prizes of up to 10,000 times your total bet. With the Plinko Bonus feature, there is an Enhancer Game which gives you up to 6 enhancers for the main part of the feature. This can result in even bigger potential payouts.

River Prize

On any base game spin, water can randomly flood the reels to trigger the River Prize feature. This will, in turn, reveal prizes up to 10,000 times your total bet. Once a meter is full, it awards the bet multiplier prize (up to 10,000 x bet) with the feature then ending.

Plinko Bonus

Landing 3 or more Scatter symbols anywhere in view will activate the Plinko Bonus feature. The numbers of the scatters will be combined to determine the number of pearls you’ll play with. However, these are used in the Enhancer Game where you use pearls to collect powerful enhancers.

In the Enhancer Game, the aim is to activate as many enhancers as possible which are used in the Plinko Bonus feature. When a pearl hits a bumper, the corresponding meter rises or increases. When you fill a meter, that enhancer is collected. When all drops have been used, the Plinko game begins.

There are 6 types of enhancers which applies to 1 of the stages in the Plinko game. With a maximum of 3 enhancers collected per stage, here is what they offer:

• Bumper Buckets: They transform 2 of the centre prize buckets into bumpers. When a ball lands in a Bumper Bucket, it returns to the top of the screen.
• Golden Ball: 2 Golden Pockets are activated. If a ball lands in 1 of the pockets, a Golden Ball Drop is award at the end of the stage. A single ball is dropped with all buckets offering higher prizes, worth up to 10,000 x bet.
• Extra Drops: Up to 7 extra drops are awarded.
• Progressive Prize Buckets: Selects 2 random buckets that will increase their multiplier by the initial value each time a ball drops into them.
• Enhanced Prize Bucket: Multiplies one of the prize buckets by 10.
• Barriers: Activates 2 barriers on the board which forces balls towards the sides which contain bigger prizes.

Then the Plinko game begins. With 9 stages, each stage begins with 10 drops which you initiate by pressing or clicking the drop button. When a ball lands in 1 of the 15 prize buckets at the bottom of the screen, the corresponding prize will be won. Prizes vary from 0.1 to 10,000 times your total bet.

You can track your progress with the stage progress bar at the top of the screen. The stage progress bar increases each time a ball hits 1 of the bumpers in the middle of the screen. When you fill the progress bar, the next stage is unlocked. The next stage begins when all drops in the current stage are used. Finally, each new stage grants 10 more drops and doubles the amount of balls up to 256 per drop.

Bonus Buys

Print Studios offers non-UK players 3 bonus buy options. Below are all the details:

• Scatter Boost: This increases the frequency of triggering the Plinko Bonus feature by 50.05%. Costing 1.2 x your total bet, the RTP rate ranges between 96.1% and 96.53%
• Enhancer Scatter Boost: This increases the likelihood of activating the Plinko Bonus feature by 239.36%. Costing 2 x your total bet, the RTP rate varies between 96.1% and 96.59%.
• Bonus Feature Bet: Trigger the Plinko Bonus feature directly for a cost of 100 x bet. The RTP ranges between 96.27% and 96.67%.

The RTP ranges between a low and higher value depending on how much you re-roll the number of each Scatter symbol.

The Pond of Plinko slot follows on from 2 previous Pine of Plinko games. With excellent graphics and a whimsical/mystical feel, Print Studios has gone to town on the third instalment of this series. Below is what CEO Carl Wiggman had to say on this release:

Pond of Plinko offers more than its predecessors in the base game. The randomly-triggered River Prize feature gives you the opportunity to land wins of up to 10,000 times your total bet.

However, Print Studios has enhanced the Plinko Bonus feature with the initial Enhancer Game. Here, you drop pearls to fill meters to add enhancers to the main part of the feature. With Bumper Buckets and Golden Ball drops, you can win extra drops, increase prize bucket prizes, multiplier prize buckets by 10 and active barriers which pushes the balls towards the bigger prizes.

With a 96.1% RTP rate, the Pond of Plinko slot offers 30,000 times bet max wins. This is higher than the 2 previous games. Below is a table highlighting all facts from the series:

Overall, Pond of Plinko will please fans of the previous games with Print Studios adding big win potential in the base game, more enhancers in the Plinko Bonus feature and an increase of the max win potential.

It’s not quite the best slot sequel but it’s up there. Finally, if you like the wintry theme, check out the top Christmas slots which are perfect for the festive season.

The Pond of Plinko slot review was written by Chris Taylor from our OLBG Expert team who has written over 10,000 slot game reviews in an iGaming career spanning over 2 decades. It was then verified/checked by Jenny Mason, our slot reviewer who has 17+ years working in online gambling, for top UK brands. 

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