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South Pacific Octopus, or Enteroctopus magnificus, as scientists call it, is one of the largest octopi on the shores of Aotearoa. That’s not something you would like to see while you are swimming, eh? I know I won’t.
What would you say if I told you that a similar creature appeared in the 2024 release? To be honest, he does not seem scary. He is a friendly creature that uses his tentacles to collect more wins for you.
He will stand next to the reels and spread ink on the cells from time to time to help you form wins. Also, he has a role in the Ink and Win feature, where he collects fish to boost your final multiplier.
As for symbols populating the reels, you will form winning combos with the logo and classic playing cards. The yellow fish is the Scatter that triggers the Ink and Win feature. The pearl is the Wild that substitutes for all regular symbols. The bonus fish is the Scatter that triggers free spins.
This underwater adventure is easy to play. The Light & Wonder product is played on a 5×3 grid with 25 fixed paylines. The 2024 release pays left to right, beginning from the far-left reel. 3-of-a-kind is the minimum for landing payouts.
You bet between $0.10 and $20 per spin. Colossal Splash Ink & Win is a high-variance pokie with 96.04% RTP and 18,183x max payout.
I hope that your snorkelling equipment is good because you will be underwater for a long time. Especially if Lady Luck smiles upon you and you start triggering features. The Colossal Mystery Symbol can appear both in the base game and during free spins.
The Colossal Free Spins feature is triggered with 3+ Scatters on the reels. The sad part of the story is that free spins cannot be retriggered. To trigger the Ink & Win feature, you need 3 fish symbols on 3 different reels.
At the start of any spin, both in the base game or during free spins, the Colossal Mystery Symbol can be added on reels 2, 3, and 4. It can be 1×3, 2×3, or 3×3 in size. It appears as ink with a question mark.
When the reels stop, the Colossal Mystery Symbol turns into a randomly chosen regular symbol or into Bonus Fish that triggers the Ink and Win feature.
I did not have much opportunity to land the Colossal Mystery Symbol in the base game. Each time I did, it revealed low-paying icons.
With 3, 4, or 5 Scatters on the reels, you trigger 8, 10, or 12 free spins, respectively. Unfortunately, this feature cannot be retriggered. However, during free spins, you get more Colossal Mystery Symbols.
I triggered the feature several times. On each occasion, I got plenty of Colossal Mystery Symbols, usually 2×3 in size. In most cases, they helped me form winning combos. My biggest win in free spins was around 1,000x, which was very nice.
If, during free spins or in the base game, 3 or more fish land on at least 3 different reels, you trigger the Ink and Win feature. You get 3 respins and during this feature, only fish appear. The bigger the fish, the bigger the cash value.
Also, the Octopus will mark 5 hot zones with ink (1 of them being the central cell in the central reel). Each time you land a fish, respins reset to 3. The feature lasts until you fill all the cells with fish or until you use all your response.
When you fill all hot zones with fish, the octopus will appear and collect them. He adds their values together and boosts them with a 2x multiplier. Now, he remains in the central cell until the end of the feature, collecting fish from hot zones and repeating the process.
Also, you can land modifier fish that carry certain modifiers, like add fish or collect fish. It is hard to trigger this feature, at least it was hard for me. I triggered it only twice. On both occasions, I lost all my respins, not getting help from the octopus or the modifier fish. My biggest win was 50x.
I enjoy a good swim, especially when there is a chance of discovering treasures, such as pearls or gold. With Colossal Splash Ink & Win, you will be under the sea with a giant octopus, looking for payouts up to 18,183x.
The visuals are crisp, while the soundtrack fits the theme perfectly. Now, I am not very happy with the situation regarding triggering features. I don’t have a problem with free spins. The Ink & Win feature took me a long time to trigger.
Hopefully, you will not have the same problem I did. All in all, I rate Colossal Splash Ink & Win pokie 8.0.
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