Piñata Popper Dream Drop: Slot Review and Free Play Demo

Piñata Popper Dream Drop Review

Piñatas are as Mexicana as it gets, but a little known fact is that these papier-mâché thingies were actually invented in China in the 14th century. The Spanish brought the tradition to Mexico in the 16th century, and the rest, as they say, is history. Piñata Popper Dream Drop is a Day of The Dead festival slot from Relax Gaming, and you get a bird’s eye view of a typical Mexican town. Fireworks pop off all over the place, and the grid is filled with festive symbols accompanied by the mandatory Mariachi soundtrack.

While cluster wins can land you decent payouts on their own, you should keep your eyes peeled for the 3 different Piñata Symbols. They trigger a streak Re-Spin feature and mark surrounding positions for a mystery symbol reveal in the end. A multiplier system is introduced in the hold and win style bonus round, and the multiplier keeps building towards the climactic final reveal. The max win is a solid 10,000x your stake, and there are also 5 progressive jackpots in this Dream Drop version of the game.

Piñata Popper Dream Drop Slot - Reels Screen

Piñata Popper Dream Drop Slot Features

You win by landing 5 to 45+ matching symbols connected in vertical or horizontal clusters anywhere on the 7x7 grid, and 5-symbol wins award between 0.1 and 1 x your stake. The payouts rise to 200 to 1,000 x your stake for 45 matching symbols in a cluster, and there are no Wild symbols in Piñata Popper Dream Drop Slot. There are several Piñata symbols though, so let’s dive in.

Landing at least 1 Piñata Symbol triggers a Respin feature where the triggering Piñata symbol, or symbols, are sticky. You get indefinite respins as long as you keep landing new Piñata symbols, and a final spin plays out when you land a non-Piñata respin. All present Piñatas will then explode, and this reveals a random matching symbol in all highlighted positions around the Piñata symbols, as well as for the Piñata position itself.

New instances of this matching symbol can also land on the final spin, and these can be part of the final cluster win. Below is an overview of the different Piñata Symbols:

• Blue Piñata - marks 4 adjacent diagonal positions.
• Green Piñata - marks 4 positions in a cross formation.
• Red Piñata - marks all 8 surrounding adjacent positions.
• Orange Piñata (bonus round only) - awards a multiplier of x2 to x5.

You need 3 ‘B’ scatter symbols in view to trigger the Bonus Round, and scatters appear on reels 3, 4, and 5 in the base game only. Only blanks and Piñata symbols will appear in the bonus round, and you start with 3 respins. All Piñata symbols become sticky, and this resets the respins tally to 3 each time. A random matching symbol is then revealed in all marked positions, and this symbol type can land to add to the win on the final spin as well.

Overlapping Piñata positions award +1 added to the overall win multiplier, and any Orange Piñata multiplier values are added to the total win multiplier as well. Your total win is summed up, and boosted by the total win multiplier in the end. The non-DD version of the game comes with a bonus buy option, and non-UK players can purchase the feature for 70x the stake.

The Piñata Popper Dream Drop Jackpot Game triggers at random times before a regular spin, and your chances increase the higher your bet level is. It’s a pick game with 15 symbols to choose from, and matching up 3 of the same jackpot symbol awards the corresponding prize. These are the Rapid, Midi, Maxi, Major, and Mega jackpots, and they seed at £1, £5, £100, £25,000, and £500,000, respectively. The big one can go as high as £10M.

The 200 Spins Piñata Popper Dream Drop Slot Experience

You get to see the Respin feature with all 3 piñata symbols represented in the base game, before we purchase and trigger the bonus round at 0:48 into the 1:44-minute highlights video. The feature plays out for the remainder of the video, and you can check it all out for yourself by hitting the play button below.

Review Summary

Relax Gaming’s last effort in the Mexicana genre, Los Cuatro Esqueletos, was a bit of a miss for the usually steady developer, but with Piñata Popper Dream Drop they are back in top form. The Day of the Dead festive theme always has a mood-lifting effect, which is kind of paradoxical when you think about it, and the pace of the game is excellent as well. Decent cluster wins can form organically, but the real excitement starts when you land a piñata symbol.

They seldom come alone, so you can expect at least a few more each time, and this builds up to larger base game wins on a regular basis. Things heat up in the bonus round, as multiplier piñata symbols are introduced in addition to the overlap multiplier system. Everything builds towards the climactic reveal, and the multiplier boost tops the whole thing off potentially to the tune of 10,000x your stake. The Dream Drop feature does not require a triggering spin in this game, which some players may appreciate, and the non-DD version comes with a more beneficial math model for those who don’t care about the jackpots.