Thunderkick are among the market leaders when it comes to the design of their slot games and Pink Elephants is as easy on the eyes and ears as you’d expect. Set against a desert backdrop, the reels include lower value playing cards which are done in the shape of pebbles and a family of strange, hairy creatures. The pink elephant of the title is the best paying symbol - land a 6-of-a-kind combination for a payout of 100 times your total stake. There’s also a wild, the W symbol, that replaces everything bar the scatter.
Land 3 or more of that peanut scatter to trigger the Bonus Game feature - you’ll be awarded 7, 11, 15 or 19 free spins if you land 3, 4, 5 or 6 scatters on the same spin. Look out for the special elephant orbs that are in play during the free spins.
When these land, they will light up a space on the meters to the side of the reels. Once the meter is filled, that symbol will transform into the highest value elephant symbol whenever it lands during the feature. An extra free spin will also be added to you total – with 4 extra elephant symbols to be won, you can get 4 more free spins. You can also add another 3, 5, 7, 9 or 11 free spins by landing 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 of the peanut scatter. That’s a potential total of 34 free spins.
The theme in Pink Elephants is a little strange - we don’t really know what the cartoon critters are supposed to be but they do their job nicely enough. The visuals are as high spec as you’d hope and there’s a bouncy soundtrack that offers a hint of Africa. No complaints on the design front.
The gameplay here is actually pretty simple, especially in the base game. The potential action picks up in the free spins round where the added elephant symbols can soon get the coins flowing. We found the feature quite tricky to land though. We’d put the variance in the high range with top payouts of 8,200 times your stake available on each spin!
The 6 reel, 4,096 ways to win game engine is a little unusual. Pink Elephants is a pretty straightforward game, albeit a very good looking one. If you’re looking for exotic features, you’ll be better served elsewhere. For simple, animal-themed, high variance action, this does the job. I recommend you try Raging Rhino by WMS which is also highly volatile and has 6 reels and 4,096 ways to win.