Templar Tumble 2 Dream Drop

Templar Tumble 2 Dream Drop: Slot Overview

Templar Tumble 2 Dream Drop is a continuation of Relax Gaming's sizable 'Tumble' range and an add-on to the also sizable Dream Drop line-up of slots. If you haven't heard of it, Dream Drop is Relax Gaming's progressive jackpot network with a top prize planned to be capped at €10 million. It's a follow-up to 2021's Templar Tumble, which sees a return of the ancient military order amidst gaming concepts such as tumbles, Win Multipliers, Mystery Reveals, free spins, and, last but not least, five jackpot prizes.

The original Templar Tumble game had a light, bright look and feel about it as if it was located at a Templar site of worship. Templar Tumble 2 Dream Drop is the opposite. It takes place in a grey, grim, heavy world, far removed from the airy atmosphere of the previous slot. This one feels like it's set in a Templar fortress, where military operations are planned and conducted from. Fitting, really, since the game can be rather harsh, and a siege mentality might be needed to keep pushing forward when the tide of battle is pressing against you.

Templar Tumble 2 Dream Drop is played on a 6-reel, 7-columned game grid that drops in active symbols and blocker tiles on each new spin. Wins are formed when matching symbols land on consecutive reels, starting from the left, and blocker tiles adjacent to winning symbols are removed. Winning symbols are also removed, and new symbols fall into the freshly made gaps – blocker tiles never cascade in. When no new wins are formed, the total win from the cascade sequence is paid. All of this is driven by a highly volatile math model, generating a theoretical return value of 94%, with 12% of the bet going to the jackpots. Stakes themselves range from 20 p/c to $/€100, and the bigger the bet, the better the chance of triggering a jackpot spin.

Tally ho the symbols, which are made up of two diamond-shaped tiles, clubs, spades, and hearts as the lows, then trees, birds, lions, and battle helms as the highs. Hitting a six-of-a-kind win is worth 0.4x when formed of low pays, or 1-2x the bet for the highs. One thing to note is that Templar Tumble 2 Dream Drop does not have wild symbols.

Templar Tumble 2 Dream Drop: Slot Features

Jackpots are likely to be the key attraction in Templar Tumble 2 Dream Drop, but along the way, players may bump into marked symbols, Win Multipliers, Mystery Reveals, and free spins.

Marked Symbols

Some symbols and blocker tiles land with red or blue frames around them. When these marked symbols are destroyed, they add 1 point to the corresponding red or blue collection meter. When 5 of the same-coloured marked symbols are destroyed, the first level of the respective feature is activated. After that point, every 5 marked symbols of the same colour increase the feature level. If all blocker tiles have been removed, it takes 3 points to level up features. When the next base game spin begins, the collection meters are reset.

Win Multiplier

The Win Multiplier is associated with blue marked symbols. Each completed level increases the Win Multiplier by +1, which is applied to the total win at the end of a tumble sequence.

Mystery Reveal

Red marked symbols are associated with the Mystery Reveal. Each level of this meter completed adds +2 mystery symbols to the reels. Mystery symbols either reveal a regular pay symbol or a coin symbol. Coins reveal a prize worth 1-100 times the stake. The Mystery Reveal maxes out at level 21. Once triggered, the level must be increased to award it again on the same spin.

Free Spins

Collecting 3 scatter symbols during a game round awards 10 free spins. Any progress achieved on the two collection meters is carried over to free spins from the main game. During the feature, the Win Multiplier and the Mystery Reveal are awarded at the end of each free spin when active. Progress on the collection meters does not reset until the round ends. Each scatter landing in free spins awards +1 extra free spin.

Dream Drop

Jackpot Spins can randomly trigger when the spin button is pressed, either manually or automatically. When active, 1 spin is awarded on a 6x7 game grid that lands only DD symbols or blocks. If a DD symbol lands on all six reels, play moves to the Dream Drop Bonus. The Dream Drop Bonus has 5 reels, each reel associated with one of the five jackpots. DD symbols and blocks land on the reels and blocks get destroyed, leaving DD symbols. Once a reel is filled with DD symbols, the corresponding jackpot is won. It takes 2 DD tiles to win the Rapid or Midi, 3 to win the Maxi, 4 for the Major, or 5 for the Mega. Starting prize values for the Rapid, Midi, Maxi, Major, or Mega are €1, €5, €100, €25,000, or €500,000, respectively.

Templar Tumble 2 Dream Drop: Slot Verdict

Progressive jackpot slots of the magnitude of Dream Drop commonly come with low RTPs compared to their regular non-jackpot cousins. Sometimes you play one of these games and can't detect the difference, yet sometimes, you do. Reviewing Templar Tumble 2 Dream Drop was one of those times. Fair dues, it may have been psychological, or just bad luck, but during the first 500 or so spins, free spins triggered once for like a 1.7x win, and the Rapid Jackpot won twice. On the flip side, after taking a break, free spins triggered within about three base game spins, producing a decent enough result, but still, this thing didn't mess around. Either you win, or well, you might end up getting stretched on the rack for a bit.

Naturally, luck plays its part, and if it's running hot, then exciting times are here to be had in Templar Tumble 2 Dream Drop - not just from the jackpots. Relax Gaming's Tumble slots are capable of stringing together flows of consecutive tumbles, and while Templar Tumble 2 Dream Drop didn't hypnotise to the level Cluster Tumble did, fairly lengthy sequences occasionally occurred. Even so, it wasn't easy to build massive Win Multipliers nor score too many Mystery Reveals. Not saying it can't happen, of course, and non-jackpot winning potential is 20,000x the bet; just saying Templar Tumble 2 Dream Drop might be hard going.

Historically speaking, the Knights Templar was set up in 1119 in part to protect travellers to the Holy Land. Initially impoverished, the Templars soon built up an impressive portfolio of cash, businesses, and land, leading to what Wikipedia arguably calls the first multinational corporation. The Templars in Templar Tumble 2 Dream Drop might not feel quite so helpful at times, but potential rewards are here in both jackpot and non-jackpot forms. All in all, Templar Tumble 2 Dream Drop is made to a typically high Relax Gaming standard and gives jackpot enthusiasts the chance to try their luck in a mediaeval setting; getting a siege mentality on is optional.