Name: Shippy D Pop
Item: Shippy D Pop
Rating: 4.6
Author: Patrick Owen

Casino Bonuses

Provider	AvatarUX
Reels	5
Rows	9
Paylines	118,098
Bonus Rounds	1
Bet Range	0.10 - 40
Volatility	High
Max Win	50,000x
Bonus Buy	Yes
RTP	96.08%
Our Rating	4.6

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Game Overview

Sailing across the seven seas with a bunch of pirates makes for a solid and popular theme in the modern slot gaming world, and we’re back with another popping title that has us doing the same. As we know, however, AvatarUX is not your regular studio happy to churn out cookie-cutter slots, as they aspire for uniqueness and innovation. The latest to come from their direction is Shippy D Pop, a 5-reel slot featuring the popular PopWins mechanic, up to 118,098 ways to win, a 96.08% RTP, and a potential maximum win of 50,000x the stake.

Those core stats look pretty good, I’m sure you agree, and the feature set is not too shabby, either. PopWins removes winning combinations and replaces them with two symbols for each one involved. Thus, the reels can expand up to a maximum of 6 high during the base game, increasing the ways to win as the expansions happen. The ZapReel also returns, bringing multipliers, reel expansions, expanding symbols and synced wheels; both features are prominent in the free spins mode, too, and are, in fact, even more powerful. The reels can expand up to 9 positions high, meaning up to 118,098 ways to win, while the reel expansions, multipliers, and reel synchronisations are bigger and better than before.

You can read all about those exciting features throughout this full review, but if you’re the impatient type, you can try them for free on the Shippy D Pop slot demo below instead.

Shippy D Pop slot theme, stakes, pays & symbols

Shippy D Pop Slot paytable

I seem to be reviewing more pirate-themed slots than usual in recent weeks, but I’m not really sure why. Usually, slot trends follow what’s hot right now in the movie or video game scenes, and I can’t recall any pirate-inspired releases from either. Admittedly, I’m not as on the pulse as I once was with modern cinema, but either way, if you’re after a couple of other new pirate-inspired slots, take a look at Coins and Cannons from Slotmill and Raiders of the North by BF Games.

Next up, let’s inspect the symbols and their payouts on the Shippy D Pop slot, where each of the Yellow, Red, Green, and Blue Character symbols returns 1.5x the stake for a line of five. The medium pays are the Pirate Ship, Fish, and Rhino, all offering a top reward of 1x, and the low pays are the Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten, and Nine, each paying a maximum return of 0.6x. Wild symbols aid the creation of winning combos by substituting for all the above.

Finally, we come to the stake selection, and you can opt to play from a minimum of €0.10 up to a maximum of €40.00 per spin. Yes, some could say the upper limit is lacking a little for the highest of rollers out there, but unless you’ve recently been partaking in some piracy yourself, there are more than enough options here to cater for any real money bankroll.

Shippy D Pop slot base game

Shippy D Pop Slot base game

Loading up Sippy D Pop for the first time, you’re probably wondering how this 5-reel and 3-row slot offers up to 118,098 ways to win. Well, you’ll find out why shortly. Initially, the reel configuration contains 486 ways to win, and forming winning combos requires three or more matching symbols to land on consecutive from left to right.

PopWins

The increased winning ways come via the PopWins mechanic and how it can expand the reels. After every winning combination, the symbols ‘Pop’ and disappear. Two symbols replace each symbol involved in a winning combo, expanding the reels vertically to a maximum of six rows per reel during the base game and up to 9 in the free spins bonus. The reels reset to the default size at the start of a new base game spin.

ZapReel

The ZapReel, a feature in recent AvataruX titles such as Nugget, Worms of Valor, and Donkey & The Goats, makes a welcome return for this one. It is a three-position bar that sits atop the main reels.

Every spin reveals a different set of symbols representing different Feature Awards. Those rewards apply directly to the reels beneath them. During the base game, those rewards are:

Multipliers: These hold multiplier values of 2x or 3x and apply to the wins directly below the symbol on the ZapReel. If more than one of these feature symbols lands, they are multiplicative, meaning they’re multiplied with each other before being applied.
Split Symbols: Can create up to 5 symbols in a single position on the reel below.
Expanding Winning Symbols: If a symbol directly below this ZapReel position is involved in a winning combination, it expands to fill its reel.
Synced Reels: Synchronises the reel below with the one to the left or right of it. Both reels will hold the same symbols in the same positions.

Shippy D Pop slot bonus features

Shippy D Pop Slot free spins feature

Expanding each reel to a maximum of 6 positions high in the base game will take you into the game’s main feature, triggering the Shippy D Pop free spins bonus.

Free Spins Feature

You receive an initial 6 free spins, but you can use a gamble wheel to gamble for up to 18 spins. However, remember that losing loses all the spins won to date.

The bonus game starts with the standard 5×3 reel configuration, but this time, any progress made expanding the reels will not reset between reels. Instead, a new spin begins with all reels containing the positions of the smallest reel on the previous spin. If you increase all reels to their maximum of 9 positions, you win an additional 2 free spins.

Furthermore, the ZapReel is always guaranteed to reveal three feature rewards, those being any of the following:

Multipliers: During the free spins bonus, these symbols can now hold multipliers of 2x, 3x, 5x, or 10x. Again, they’re multiplicative.
Split Symbols: This time, these symbols can create up to 10 symbols within a single reel position.
Expanding Winning Symbols: If a symbol directly below this ZapReel position is involved in a winning combination, it expands to fill its reel.
Synced Reels: As standard, this synchronises the reel below with the one to the left or right of it. Both reels will hold the same symbols in the same positions. However, three reels can synchronise in the Bonus Max buy option or via the gamble wheel.

Bonus Buy

You can purchase that free spins bonus in two different variations or gamble for it by purchasing the Gamble Wheel, via the buy bonus options below:

6 Free Spins costs 125x the current spin bet.
To gamble for 6 up to 18 free spins or nothing also costs 125x.
12 maxed-out free spins cost 500x the current bet.

Pros

Another slot with a solid 50,000x maximum win.
Fans of PopWins will be happy to see its return.

Cons

Very Similar to LooneyPop

Shippy D Pop Slot Review Final Thoughts

I’ve always been a big fan of AvatarUX and the slots the developer creates, but this one is far too similar to LooneyPop for my liking. That’s not a bad thing, as LooneyPop is great, but it would have been nice to see something entirely new.

4.6

Good

Author Bio

Article by Patrick Owen

8 Years Slots Playing Experience

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