The Tipsy Tourist: Beach Bonanza

RTP and Symbols

The payback rate of The Tipsy Tourist: Beach Bonanza is 96.06%. That’s not bad since it’s a volatile slot game, the returns over the short to medium term can be good.

A stunning tropical beach provides the backdrop for the symbols across the reels. The premium symbol is the tipsy tourist; five pay 250 times your stake. The other symbols are the beach girl, starfish, plane ticket, and cocktails.

Then there’s the Bonus symbol and the Wild. The Wild substitutes symbols adjacent to it except for the Spin and Expand symbols.

The Wild lands on reels 2, 3, 4, and 5. You can spin the reels for bets from 20 cents to $80 per spin. To win money you need at least 3 matching symbols.

Bonus Round

 Hold and Win

The goal is to trigger the hold-and-win feature which offers a jackpot of $40,000. It triggers when 5 or more Scatters plus 1 Collect symbol land.

Unlike the other hold-and-win features where you start the bonus round with 3 respins; here you get 9! The Bonus symbols award one of the following cash prizes:

• The Mini jackpot pays $800.
• The Minor jackpot offers a win of $2,400.
• The Major jackpot is $8,000.
• Grand Jackpot pays $40,000.

The size of each jackpot varies according to your bet size. During the respins the Collect symbols remain on the reels. The hold and win feature also benefits from the +1 Spin and Expand +1 Spin. 

When the +1 Spin icon appears it awards you an additional respin. While the Expand +1 Symbol expands offering an extra free spin. The bonus game ends when you no longer have respins, or when collect symbols populate the reels.

Cooler Box Bonus

If the hold and win feature doesn’t trigger the Cooler Box Bonus steps up to the plate. How does it work? It activates randomly when 1 or more Bonus or Collect symbols appear.

Stacked Mystery Symbols

Stacked Mystery Symbols replace random symbols with matching mystery symbols. The only symbols that don’t land are the Collect, Wild, +1 Spin, and Expand Symbols.

Buy Option

To quickly access the Hold and Win feature, the buy option costs 46x your stake.

Tips and Strategy

The best way to maximize your wins is to play for at least $8 per spin. The more you bet in conjunction with the high volatility sets you up for potential big wins.

You can play it with a bonus, I suggest Love2Play Casino since it offers new players $3,000. Better still, the site cashes out withdrawals of up to $2,500 every 24 hours if you use Bitcoin.

Look out for the Wild symbols, I won $3,600 for two wilds and two premiums. The expanding symbol seldom lands but when it does it expands the grid to incorporate more symbols.

Verdict

I won’t describe The Tipsy Tourist: Beach Bonanza Hold and Win as a boundary-pushing slot. Players will appreciate the humor and the special features.

The average hold and win trigger won’t deplete your casino budget and wins aplenty are on offer. Once the hold and win feature starts you get 9 respins and extra spins are up for grabs.

The slot returns to its origins: The Tipsy Tourist. The sequel offers more excitement than the original, thanks to the Stacked Mystery Symbols and the Wilds.

The key to unlocking the big wins is through the Collect symbols. The more you get during the hold and win bonus the bigger the payout. They collect each bonus coin and jackpot value.

The gags are aplenty, and the audio track is upbeat. The only negative is that the expanding symbol doesn’t amount to much during the bonus. It must land on the reels with the Collect symbols otherwise no payout.

A slot game featuring a bite force comparable to a saltwater crocodile is Treasures of Cleopatra by the same developer. Multiplier wins reach as high as 500x, it has a Bet Booster, and offers 15 free spins with re-triggers.