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RagingPop Review

A lot of installments in AvatarUX’ PopWins range come with somewhat obscure visuals, but it seems like players prefer something more recognizable in most cases. MonkeyPop, which was released not long before this, is a work of pure watercolor art, while RagingPop offers a far more common, albeit solidly done, African safari theme.

In a somewhat controversial move, AvatarUX has removed the PopWins mechanic from the base game, but you still get win symbol replacements that can lead to repeat wins. A random grid expansion and multiplier up to x500 adds tension in all stages of the game, as it can spike payouts in sudden and unexpected ways. This is not least the case in the bonus round, where you’re most likely to close in on the 20,000x potential.

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RagingPop Slot Features

The premium animal symbols pay between 5 to 6.25 x your stake for 6 of a kind wins, while the top-tier rhino pays 15x your stake for the same. You get wild symbols in the bonus round only, and the wild steps in for pay symbols to help complete wins. Also the PopWins mechanic is only active in the bonus round, but winning symbols are replaced by new symbols as long as you keep winning.

The Raging Rhino feature may trigger at any given time during all stages of the game, and it expands the grid to a random height of 5, 6 or 7 positions. A random multiplier up to x500 is also created from this stampede feature, and it will apply to all wins that follow in the same win sequence.

The Bonus Round triggers when you land 3-6 scatters anywhere in view, and this awards 10, 15, 20 or 30 free spins, respectively. You start with a 6x4 grid, and it can expand to 6x7 via the now active PopWins mechanic. All winning symbols are removed and replaced by 2 new symbols, which is how the grid expands. The PopWins grid resets to size 6x4 for each new free spin though.

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That being said, the grid expands by +1 row per 10 free spins that play out, and this expansion sticks until the feature is over. You can gamble for an upgraded bonus round up front. This is done via the Gamble Wheel feature, where you can win up to 30 FS at best. You risk losing the whole feature however, or at least get bumped down to a lower number of spins than you got initially.

The Ante Bet allows you to pay 25 % extra per spin, and this doubles your bonus round chances. Non-UK players, and anyone eligible, can also buy the bonus round directly, and the Bonus Buy feature will set you back 100x your stake. This gives you 10 FS, or you can gamble for more. You can also pay 500x your stake for 30 FS, which is the most you can get.

The 200 Spins RagingPop Slot Experience

You get a brief taste of the base game, before we trigger the bonus round at 1:13 into the 4-minute highlights video. We rejected the somewhat tempting offer to gamble for more, and went with the initial 10 free spins we got instead. We got lucky on the very first spin though, not least due to the Raging Rhino multiplier, and you get to see some solid payouts in the video below.

Review Summary

We don’t really mind having the PopWins mechanic in the bonus round only, but it is a somewhat bold move. What we do mind however, is the hiccups between each spin. We’ve nagged about this plenty of times before, and it seems like an obvious fix. You get an unnatural pause between hitting the play button and the reels actually spinning, and an even more annoying “frozen” spin button that remains inactive for several seconds (feels like an eternity) after each spin.

Looking past that, RagingPop is a solid installment with a lot going for it, and the Raging Rhino feature adds a layer of unpredictability we really enjoyed. It can drop a multiplier up to x500 into the mix at any given time, and even smaller multipliers can make a huge dent in our experience. The gamble feature is tempting since having many FS seems like a big advantage, but the raging rhino multiplier can crack the 20,000x potential from a single spin at any time. We hope AvatarUX looks into the pace problem, cause this is otherwise solid stuff.

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MonkeyPop - is an oriental-inspired installment in the AvatarUX PopWins range, and this one is worth checking out for the art work alone. You get stylish watercolor visuals, and maxing out the grid awards 2 free spins. There is a dedicated bonus round as well, with an upfront Reward Reel Spin, and the max win is 10,744x your stake.

PapayaPop - is an Art Deco-style installment in the PopWins mechanic range, and this AvatarUX release comes with up to 9 rows per reel in the bonus round. You can gamble for a better grid size and starting multiplier up front, and the multiplier grows per free spin. This can lead to payouts up to 10,542x your stake.

TikiPop - is another installment in AvatarUX’ PopWins mechanic series, and the grid can expand to 5x5 in the base game. Maxing out the grid gives you an x2 multiplier, and you’ll benefit from an unlimited progressive multiplier in the bonus round. The max win is a very solid 32,000x your stake.