This slot game is an adventure that takes you to the heart of the African continent which is the home of world’s largest variety of wild beasts that consistently roam the vast savanna to either seek refuge, or to hunt or graze in the abundant plains, subject to the changing seasons and the different weather conditions they bring. Pink Elephants 2 is powered by Thunderkick and offers punters a bagful of handsome freebees as the journey takes us across one of the largest land masses on Earth as well as the continent with the richest natural  deposits. Collect those uncut gem stones that come your way and land some of those beautiful wild creatures on your reels, amongst which is the most majestic of them all, the long tusked elephant, and reap the bounties that fall in your path along the way.

The game

This slot game comes with an African Savanna theme interface spread on 6 reels each with 4 rows that hold no less than 4,096 ways to dish out rewards. All pay lines are from left to right and for the exception of the pink elephant,  made up of at least 3 identical symbols,  beginning from reel one, but in any position on the reels. This is providing there are no wilds which can substitute for all cards to help create, or complete winning combinations, all symbols but for the scatter. The bet range starts at 0.10 coins and can be pushed right up to 100 coins per spin. The pink elephant is the highest value symbol and the only one that requires a minimum of 2, rather than 3 to form a winning combination. To cut a long story short, its pay outs range from x1 your stake for 2 pink elephants and increases to x10 your total bet, at best for 6. The usual playing card suits are all there, beginning from 10, Jack, Queen King and Ace, all carved into uncut precious stones indigenous to Africa There is also an assortment of strangely drawn African wild life, different mountain goats that can be transformed into higher value pink elephants during the base game. This is one of the two ways you can reach the staggering top pay out of x10,000 your stake, but I would say there is a better chance of being hit in the head by a meteorite in the middle of the Kalahari desert than reaching that potential in any one session. However, there are two very lucrative bonus features that can be triggered by either the Mystery scatters, which will appear randomly on reels 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 at any time during the base game and instantly rewards the players with up to 19 free spins and the possibility to win more additional spins, or else through the help of the elephant orb meters which are filled during the base game to award you transforming symbols, or again, more free spins. Both features can help the player to advance to higher, more rewarding stages of the game and possibly reach the potential pay out of 10,000x stake that this slot offers as its top prize.

Golden gong scatter

The golden gong is the scatter symbol in this slot game and will set off a free multi spin feature whenever a minimum of three of these cards appear on any of the 6 reels. The number of free spins that is awarded depends on the number of scatters you land and varies from 7, for a minimum of 3 scatters, to 19 for 6 scatters, plus 3, 5, 7, 9 and even 11 more spins for every 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 additional scatters respectively, when they happen to show up on your reels during this feature. This is by far the most dynamic stage of the game and could trigger off a whole chain of events that starts things rolling towards the better and more significant pay outs of the slot.

One more thing, the conclusion

Pink Elephants 2 is not a new slot game it is an updated version, or perhaps a revamp of the original Pink Elephant. It’s basically more of the same but for a few improvements and boosted pay outs. It isn’t what one might call a simple game and certainly better suited for those amongst you who understand that any sizable winnings are a long trail of free spins and transforming wilds, most of which occur randomly and for no reason, a long haul slot ideally suited for those who believe that good things come to those who wait. The graphics, I’m afraid to say, are not among the best Thunderkick could have produced and leave a little to be desired with some barely recognisable animals which, I think, could easily have been portrayed better. One of the things I can’t fault is the background music which is relaxing and would be ideally fitting for a spa or yoga class, that is until you make a hit and then it becomes louder and more upbeat. Pink Elephants  2 has a rating of a medium to high volatility slot game with an impressive 4096 pay ways and an average RTP of 96.13%. It also boasts a potential pay out of x10,000 your stake, but that would a very optimistic expectation to set your aim for, although you never know!?

On a more personal note

 I have not played all the slot games powered by Thunderkick and although I have not been too overly impressed by Pink Elephants 2, I look forward to seeing, as well as experiencing more of their slot game engines as I find their mechanics smooth and rather intriguing,, if not perhaps, a little complicated. All in all, it all boils down to a matter of taste and preferences and in gaming there is no such thing as one size fits all. I would certainly suggest a good run, as you may never know when the time for the big payout is ripe. So, good luck!