Get set to jet off to sun-kissed Hawaii for our next review. With its golden sands, brilliant blue skies, and crystal-clear waters, this is some destination. Although, there’ll be no modern beachside bars to sip cocktails in on this occasion, as we’re heading back in history to the time of the tiki. This release from PG Soft, titled Hawaiian Tiki, is a medium volatility, six-reel video slot featuring a maximum win of 2,500x and an RTP of 96.76%.
Many people believe that the first inhabitants of Hawaii were ancient Polynesians who voyaged there over a thousand years ago. With them, they brought their culture and beliefs, which included tiki gods. Carvings and statues representing them are still a prominent part of the culture there today and provide the inspiration behind this game's theme. Hawaiian Tiki is set on a six-reel grid within a 3-4-5-5-4-3 formation, creating 3,600 ways. It features an alternative take on the popular expanding wilds mechanism, and there’s a free spins bonus to aim for, which only takes three scatter symbols to trigger and introduces even more wild symbol action to the party.
If you fancy experiencing the power of these ancient island gods for yourself, then today’s your lucky day! Pull on your favourite grass skirt and coconut shell bra, then head to the Hawaiian Tiki slot demo, which is available to play for free below!
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There are many tiki-inspired games within the slot world, which is quite surprising, really, as it’s a bit of a niche theme in my view. Perhaps the designer of the first one saw potential in exploiting the graphics angle with the big, square, cartoon-like features of the tiki heads, and then it just caught on after that; who knows? Now, checking out other PG Soft creations, they don’t seem to have another Tiki slot, which is understandable. However, they do have something very similar called Totem Wonders. Also inspired by ancient carvings, this slot shares the same reel and row set up as Hawaiian Tiki and an identical potential maximum win. It appears to be a close variation on today’s review, only with the introduction of multipliers. Or, sticking with the island holiday vibe, how about Bali Vacation? A high volatility, infinity-reels style slot with increasing multipliers, a free spins round and a dream potential jackpot of 100,000x your stake. That’s not a trip you’d forget in a hurry! Next, we’ll take a further look into the features of Hawaiian Tiki, starting with the pays section.
Inspecting the paytable, we can see that the top symbol, a statue rising above all others, is the Red and Blue Tiki. Matching six of these in a line will award a payout of 4x your total stake. Next, the Purple-Crowned and Blue-Nosed Tikis will return 2.5x, followed by the Coconut Cocktail and the Pineapple symbols at 2x. The final premium symbols, both paying 1.5x your bet amount, are the Purple and White Flowers. The non-premium offerings are the Spade, Heart, Club, and Diamond, all returning 1x your total stake value per full line of six symbols.
It's time to analyse the bet sizes on Hawaiian Tiki, and we can see that there are a lot to choose from, as often seen on a PG Soft title. There are 33 options available, ranging from as low as €0.60 to as high as €180.00, so there’s sure to be a suitable stake selection available for the majority of players.
Game mechanics wise, Hawaiian Tiki uses a six-reel grid with a fixed 3-4-5-5-4-3 row formation, creating 3,600 payways. Winning combinations are formed by matching a minimum of three corresponding symbols from left to right, commencing on the leftmost reel. Any symbols involved in a win are removed from the reels before the next cascade, where additional symbols drop down from the top to allow further wins to potentially occur.
This feature is a slightly different twist on the standard expanding wilds mechanism that many players will be used to. In this iteration, after a win, any wild symbols on reels three and four will remain and have an additional wild symbol added beneath them. If there is no room below them, the additional wild will be added above. These wilds continue to stay on the reels and expand until there are no further wins or they have reached their full stack height of five rows, at which point they will disappear.
Three scatter symbols will trigger the free spins feature, awarding 12 free spins. Any additional scatter symbols above the required three will award a further two starting spins each.
During this bonus, any wild symbols on reels three and four left over from the previous spin will remain in position, continue to grow, and eventually be removed, as described in the expanding wild symbol section. This offers the opportunity to utilise wild symbols in future spins that would otherwise disappear in the base game. Landing two scatter symbols will award a generous further four spins, and the full free spins feature can be re-triggered by landing a minimum of three scatter symbols.
Now I’m back home and have unpacked my suitcase from my Hawaiian voyage, I’ve had time to gather my thoughts. Overall, this is a simple yet enjoyable game. I like the fresh take on the expanding wilds mechanism, as it's always good to see something a bit different. Also, the base game pays well; there are lots of 10-30x wins to keep you afloat, and the free spins feature appears to be reasonably easy to trigger. I feel this slot would benefit from a multiplier, even if that were just in the bonus to increase the potential a bit. But I guess the lack of one explains the maximum win of 2,500x, which is low compared to similar PG Soft titles.
Article by Patrick Owen
Patrick has over eight years of experience playing and reviewing slots and casino games. He is an avid land-based and online casino fan with a hunger to learn more about slot games and the developers that create them.