If there's a two-word combo that evokes images of somewhere the party never stops, where every partygoer is happy, carefree, and up for whatever, 'Club Tropicana' has got to be a strong contender. As well as being used to name things like at least one hotel, clubs, and of course the 1983 Wham! hit song, it's now been used as an online slot from Pragmatic Play and partner Reel Kingdom. Club Tropicana might be an upbeat title, but it's not the most original, and neither is its gameplay. The reason is Club Tropicana is a straight clone of Bigger Bass Blizzard, which means Money symbol collects, and free spins where collected wilds lead to money multipliers.
First up, a question. That bearded sunglasses chap who has started in numerous Bass-related slots, has he got a name? If not, then he has surely earned one by now. The guy has cropped up reeling in fish all over the place, and here he appears to be this Club Tropicana's bartender. He bobs about on the side of the screen, occasionally shaking cocktails, as foliage waves on the other side of the grid, while the top portion displays a line of black silhouetted palm trees. Factor in a swinging soundtrack and this Club Tropicana is a pretty sweet place to kick back for a bit - cheesy perhaps, but in a good way, and despite the flipped theme, it does feel like a Big Bass relative. Though the connection could've been psychological.
We mentioned straight clone in the intro, and that was no exaggeration. Whereas Bigger Bass Blizzard differed slightly from its predecessor Bigger Bass Bonanza, this one shares all of the same stats as before. For one, the math model is equally volatile (rated 5 out of 5), and the maximum RTP when playing the game normally or when using the Ante Bet is 96.08%, dropping a titch to 96.07% when buying free spins. Bet levels are a little unusual, starting at 12 p/c per spin, rising to $/€240, though activating the Ante Bet, which adds more scatter, increases the cost by 50%.
Club Tropicana is available on any device and is played on a 5x4 game grid with 12 fixed paylines. Regular symbols pay from left to right, starting on the first reel along a payline. The game's lows are cherries, lemons, oranges, plums, and watermelons, while highs are a pool ring, a cocktail, cocktail umbrellas, and a pouring drink. Hit a five-of-a-kind low pay combo awards 10x the bet, or 50 to 200 for the high pays. Money symbols land with random values of 2x to 4,000x the bet. They pay the total of their values if a five-of-a-kind line of Money symbols hits.
The trio of drinks symbol is the scatter, which is present on all five reels. Hitting 3, 4, or 5 scatters anywhere on the board awards 10, 15, or 20 free spins, respectively. In the base game, if 2 scatters land, there's a chance a hook randomly appears to pull the third scatter into view.
In free spins, wild symbols are added to the reels. Wilds can substitute for any pay symbol to complete winning lines. In addition, when Money symbols land, their values are collected by each wild symbol also in view at the same time. Wild symbols are collected when they land as well. Every fourth wild collected awards +10 extra free spins with a multiplier for any Money symbol collections. The multiplier is x2, x3 or x10 for the first, second, and third retrigger, respectively. Retriggered free spins are played when the current batch ends with the applicable multiplier activated. After the third retrigger, no more retriggers are possible. Moreover, at random, when 1 or 2 wild symbols are on the board, at the end of a free spin, Money symbols can be placed in random cells. Alternately, reels can be randomly pushed up at the end of a spin to reveal wild and Money symbols.
Lastly, free spins can be bought for 100x the bet, where applicable. On a bought triggering spin, 3, 4, or 5 scatters may land.
Talk about making hay while the sun shines. With Club Tropicana, Reel Kingdom, and Pragmatic Play, squeeze a bit of extra milk from the cash cow. Needless to say, players who can't get enough of the Big/Bigger Bass franchise should get a kick or two out of Club Tropicana as well. Kind of hard not to since it's a direct port-over of Bigger Bass Blizzard, so catching fish, or in this case, literal money-adorned Money symbols, is back on the menu. The opposite is true too. If you are fed up to the gills with the whole Bass phenomenon, run for the hills now because Club Tropicana plays out in exactly the same way.
The Big/Bigger Bass shtick is massively popular and has been enjoyed by a huge number of online slot enthusiasts since Big Bass Bonanza exploded on the scene back in the latter part of 2020. In some ways a surprise hit since it felt like a basic Fishin' Frenzy wannabe, which in some ways, it was. However, it struck the right chord, and after several follow-ups, here we are in Club Tropicana, getting a repeat performance. Nothing has been updated mechanically or numerically, including the 4,000x win cap, so Bass zealots will have an excellent idea of what to expect should they choose to load up Club Tropicana.
Due to the ubiquity of the Big/Bigger Bass selection of slots, there probably isn't much need for delving deeply into the gameplay. For those who are new, though, rest assured that as far as Fishin' Frenzy type slots go, Pragmatic Play/Reel Kingdom's many contributions are about as good as Money symbol collection gaming gets. Since Club Tropicana has no surprises lying in wait, keen Money symbol collectors have the opportunity to gear up for another Bass-style party, while those fed up can call it a night and get the heck out of there.
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