Pearl O Plinko Mermaid Cove

Pearl O Plinko Mermaid Cove: Slot Overview

Plinko, huh? It's been online for a while at crypto casinos, for instance, but it didn't really show up on our map until Print Studios bounced the Pine of Plinko range on the scene, totally altering the way players could experience the game. Since this is the gambling biz, where one studio goes, another is sure to follow, and competitor Quickspin has chosen to get in on the Plinko 2.0 idea. The result is Pearl O Plinko Mermaid Cove, and it's a real fiesta for gamblers who like to which balls bounce downwards over pegs and land in prize buckets.

Not sure how mermaids relate to Plinko, but it doesn't really matter, does it? Either way, all the aquatic imagery the studio has crammed in makes looking at Pearl O Plinko Mermaid Cove a lot more interesting than staring at those dull-as-dust crypto Plinko games that feel like they escaped from an Atari 2600. The thrills still come from dropping balls and seeing where they land, but Quickspin has used the theme to give Pearl O Plinko Mermaid Cove a seafaring, tentacled injection of playfulness to brighten up the place.

The first thing to do is choose a bet. At the stake selection screen, players can choose to drop 1 to 100 balls per game round, each ball costing 10 c to $/€175 each. However, the most you can gamble on each game round is $/€700, so for a higher bet per ball value, you will have to lower the number of balls dropped. It is even possible to activate the Extra Bet, where for 1.5x the bet, extra Bonus Pockets are added to the playing area. Last but definitely not least, Pearl O Plinko Mermaid Cove boasts a rarely seen these days in a review RTP of 98.1%.

Pearl O Plinko Mermaid Cove: Slot Features

Once the play button is hit, gamblers sit back to watch their chosen number of balls drop from top to bottom. At the bottom of the play area are bet multiplier award pockets and a re-launcher. On-screen, it is also possible to find additional features:

• Award Pockets - when a ball lands in one of these, it ends its journey and awards the value shown. The main game values are 0.2x to 5x, Kraken Peninsula values are 0.5x to 25x, and Mermaid Cove values are 0.2x to 15x.
• Award Gates - a ball awards the shown value when it passes an award gate but continues its journey.
• Bonus Pockets - each ball that lands in a Bonus Pocket is added to the next bonus game. The bonus game starts after all current balls have finished their runs.
• Portal Gates - balls that enter a portal gate are transported to the connected Portal Exit.
• Re-launcher - each ball landing in a re-launcher will relaunch 3 new balls from the ball launcher at the top of the screen.

Bonus Games

For each ball that lands in a Bonus Pocket, +1 ball is added to the next bonus game. Each bonus game has bigger awards the longer you progress around the pirate map. The bonus games in order are Kraken Peninsula and Mermaid Cove.

Buy Feature

It is possible to buy into the bonus game. Paying 4x the bet opens the first bonus game, while 7x the bet opens the second bonus game.

Pearl O Plinko Mermaid Cove: Slot Verdict

Pearl O Plinko Mermaid Cove was a pleasant surprise. The assumption was it would either be a brazen Pine of Plinko imitator or a very bare-bones Plinko game. Happy to say both assumptions were smashed to bits within moments of playing Pearl O Plinko Mermaid Cove. For starters, there is no base game requirement involving a spinning set of reels before getting to the Plinko bit. Instead, it's Plinko all the way, which enthusiasts of this style should be chuffed about. Simply pick a bet from the wide array of options and start dropping. Even the bet selection has been thoughtfully designed. Wanna save pennies and drop a single 10c ball each game round? Go right ahead. Prefer to unload 100 $/€5 balls instead? Fill your boots. Versatile and easy to use.

The only real moment of pause was the way award pockets' highest values are 25x, and there is no mention of a max win, so there is no telling what is possible from Pearl O Plinko Mermaid Cove at full potential. Wins during testing weren't enormous when considered as a multiplier of the stake wagered, which might drain the spirit after an extended session. Then again, the game's RTP is huge compared to most slots we cross paths with, and with 2 bonus rounds, it is possible to get a lengthy run for your buck. By the end, Pearl O Plinko Mermaid Cove came across as a cleverly made, fun addition to Plinko gambling, maybe better suited to casual gamblers (or ironically high rollers) who want a quick Plinko fix rather than see a Plinko bonus as a well-deserved reward after pounding through a base game to get to.