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.
Scatter Re-Roll
Players located outside the UK can opt for the Scatter Re-Roll feature where you get to increase your stash of pearls. You can then use the pearls to collect powerful enhancers in the Enhancer Game. The price for each scatter re-roll is indicated on the screen. The RTP rate also ranges between 96.1% and 96.49% (depending on the number of re-rolls).
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.
Chris Taylor
