🎮 ELK Studios
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| Selskap | ELK Studios Malta Ltd |
|---|---|
| Nettsted | elk-studios.com |
| Year of launch | 2013 |
| Hovedkontor | Stockholm, Sverige |
| Antall spilleautomater | |
| Plattformer | Browser on mobile and computer |
| E-post | [email protected] |
| Telefon | |
| Casinos in our reviews | 35 |
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ELK Studios: when the symbols move on
On the Wild Toro, five reels are in line. In Cluster Slide, the symbols come sideways. In Tropicool 2 they fall into a grid where a separate wheel can send new features into the board. There are three quite different answers to the same question: What to do with the symbols after they have the country? At ELK Studios, there is often just where a game gets its own species. Two of the games can have as many visible symbols for a moment, but quite different rules for which symbols hang together, which ones disappear, and what goes on in the round.
The Swedish ELK Studios were founded in the 2013 Studio’s catalogue consists of slot machines, and in the newer games the names like X-iter and CollectR appear. They describe features that can go again, but they rarely tell the whole story of a game. It is worth distinguishing between a common brand name and the rules that actually apply to the version you’re looking at. An X-iter menu in Cluster Slide is built around other events than a corresponding menu in Tropicool 2. And Wild Toro from 2016 is a separate game even if the figure has returned in later releases.
Wild Toro: a round can continue after the first stop
Wild Toro has five reels, four rows, and 178 winnings. It is a useful information only when you know what a winning method is: The game evaluates combinations based on the positions it accepts, instead of allowing the player to select a set of visible lines. The number says how many such ways the game can evaluate. It does not tell how many combinations actually hit on a given spin. That there is room for many symbols on the screen, nor does each symbol have the same role.
The big figure in Wild Toro can draw attention to itself, but it is the functional names that explain the course of the round. Walking Wilds is about wild symbols that move. Matador Respin Challenge is the name of a separate feature with new spins, while Toro Goes Wild is the bonus game. A wild symbol can help complete a combination where the players allow it. This does not mean that a wild automatically replaces a symbol that triggers a own function. Respin is on its side the designation of a new evaluation or a new spin within the rules of the game; it does not only tell what is held firm.
Tropicool 2: Look at the wheel above the board
Tropicool 2 uses a field of six times six. Over the field itself is Cool Reel, a three-row high wheel with functional symbols that can fall in when there is space. Here there is a difference between what is already in the playing field and what is waiting over it. A symbol that appears at the top, has not necessarily done anything with the payout yet. You have to see if it actually comes down, what kind of symbol it is, and whether it contributes to a combination or changes a row.
On Cool Reel there are among other common wild symbols, locked wild symbols and mystery symbols. Row Swap can replace other symbols in the same row. A locked symbol can be placed under the conditions the game specifies, while a mystery symbol must get an identity before it makes sense to read the combination. Although all appear in the same part of the interface, they cannot be considered as if they are four names on a random multiplier.
Elmo initiates respin when the figure falls into the board. Birds that land below this function can become wild symbols or locked wild symbols. It gives a clear order to follow: the figure comes first, then new symbols can appear, and then some of them can get a different function. Here is the term 'respin' more precise than 'free spin' if you're talking about Elmo. Three or more bonus symbols trigger a separate Free Drops bonus game. In that round, Cool Reel has two additional types of functional symbols. It is another part of the rules, although both sequences can make the board live on after the first stop.
Cluster Slide: clusters, generators and five types of wild
In Cluster Slide, the symbols move from right to left through a field of seven columns and eight rows. The winnings are assessed in clusters of at least five symbols. Where Wild Toro invites the eye to follow the reels in a row, you have to see how a group is actually connected. Five of the same symbols anywhere on the screen are not the same as one approved cluster. A symbol close next to the group is also not automatically part of it. The game picture and the rules of the connection must be read together.
The winning symbols fill a generator. A full generator provides a Feature Wild. There is a variant that affects the multiplier, one that removes symbols, one that upgrades them, a random function and a variant with a larger wild symbol. The function is activated when the current symbol is included in a winning cluster. It is central: A Feature Wild can be visible and yet does not have its effect triggered. If you jump right to the total amount, it may look like a symbol does not work. In many such cases, the explanation is simply that the activation condition was not met.
When five Feature Wilds are generated in the same round, a factor of five is added to the total multiplier according to the rules of the game. The choice of the word 'adds' means something. A given factor is not necessarily a new number to be multiplied by all the other numbers on the screen. It depends on whether the rules summarize multipliers, allow one to replace another or apply a factor on a limited win. The game also has the bonus mode Wild Drops. However, the base game generator is worth understanding on its own preferences, since it explains a lot of what you see before any bonus.
What X-iter does with the comparison
X-iters are ELK Studios' name on a menu of pre-defined game modes in selected games. A mode can start with a particular feature in the basic game, a sequence with a multiplier or direct access to a particular bonus variant. X-iter is therefore wider than a button that always leads to free spins. Even two choices in the same menu can change completely different parts of a round. The menu only makes sense when price, start mode and any own payout rules are read for the individual choice.
The Tropicool 2 describes five separate X-iter modes. Among them is a variant that gives big symbols from the start, and a Super Bonus with its own start multiplier. Cluster Slide also has five modes, but the content of them is associated with, among other things, drop and multiplier in that game. It is not possible to give a correct answer to what 'X-iters cost' without game name and mode. The cost is usually expressed as a multiple of the ordinary bet. The same start amount in two games says little about the price if they use different factors.
A guaranteed feature is a limited part of the agreed game round. It does not guarantee a corresponding payout. To compare a basic round with a purchased course, they must be treated as two different options: What is drawn, what makes the round start in another way, and what outcomes can occur? If the feature is hidden or can not be used in a web casino, there is no reason to assume that the rules or conditions from another lobby still apply there.
A game series keeps the name, but can change the engine
Pirots 2 is an example of how ELK Studios use both CollectR and X-iter in the same title. The two names have different tasks. CollectR belongs to the game mechanics, while X-iter denotes the specific ways to start a round. The one looking for the Pirots series in a lobby, therefore, should identify the number in the title before drawing conclusions about features. A screenshot of a figure may be recognisable across games, while the terms of collecting symbols or entering a bonus may be changed.
The same applies to Toro. The studio's game catalog distinguishes between Wild Toro, Wild Toro World Tour and Wild Toro 3. Wild Toro 3 is mentioned with X-iter, but it does not provide the basis for placing the same mode in the original version. It is especially important if an information comes from a short game review that only uses 'Toro' in the headline. To find the correct version is the year, full title and name of the bonus function more useful stops than the subject of the front page image. A common theme can hide a big change in the game structure.
Play information on mobile and large screen
A standing mobile screen shows less of the main board and controls at the same time than a wide screen. It can be marked in games like Tropicool 2, where both you have to follow an area above the board and a field of six times six. The most important of a mobile version is therefore whether it is easy to separate Cool Reel from the main field and find the game information before something is launched. During a cluster function, it is also useful to see which symbols the game has actually marked. That marking is a better explanation for a win than the animation highlighting a large area.
A separate problem is that the round summary can come after several consecutive events. In Cluster Slide, a cluster may disappear, the generator fills, a wild symbol appears and a new field is evaluated. If everything is shown in a very short time, the total may look like it came from the last level alone. A result log or a winmark can make it easier to see what was part of the round. An early animation, however, is not a reliable indication of the finished result.
What RTP and maximum numbers can tell
RTP is a theoretical relationship between bet and refund over very many rounds for a particular game model. It is not an amount that can be expected back in a single session. For a multi-mode game, the question is also which model the number belongs to. It makes little sense to set a catalog number next to an X-iter award and assume that they describe exactly the same choice. If the game's own information gives multiple values, each number must be linked to the correct variant and the correct mode.
A specified maximum shows the upper limit of a result under the rules of the game. Tropicool 2 shows why the maximum and common game rules should be kept separate: the game description has both an upper limit, details of falling functional symbols and its own conditions for alternative starting modes. The three information answers to different questions.
What online casinos are included in the overview?
The list of casinos on this site is based on the published casino reviews where ELK Studios is mentioned in the game selection. It refers to a specific supplier association in the review. There is no guarantee that all of the above games are found in the current lobby, or that they are found in the same version. A filter called ELK, is useful for finding the studio's name, but to check Tropicool 2 or Cluster Slide is a search for the exact title more precisely. An entry in a general supplier list is also not the same as a confirmation on a particular X-iter mode.
It can also be useful to separate the role of the studio from the role of the casino. ELK stands for the games and their mechanics. The operator determines how the lobby is sorted, what versions it offers, and how an account is handled. That difference has a practical consequence: The question of rules of one game belongs to the information of that game, while questions about history, blocking and payment must be handled by the operator. A logo icon can identify the studio, but does not tell who is responsible for what happens with the account.
Where ELK stands out
Wild Toro, Tropicool 2 and Cluster Slide provide three good inputs to understand ELK's catalog: a figure affecting positions on the wheels, a wheel that adds new properties to the field, and a sliding board where groups fill a generator. It is more accurate to compare such processes than to put the games against each other after colors or maximum winningss. A game with fewer visible features can have a clearer course of action. A multi-step game can be easier to read if it shows which event started the next one. In both cases, the most illuminating part of the interface is the one that allows you to follow the result from the symbols on the board to the finished summary.