The Tipsy Tourist: Beach Bonanza Slots
The Tipsy Tourist: Beach Bonanza is a fun and lively online video slot game recently crafted and released by creative developers Betsoft in January 2025. It offers engaging gameplay and a solid payout potential of 5,000x players wager.
Gamers can enjoy some easy going entertainment and beneficial features with a familiar Hold & Win element, a potent wild symbol, stacked mystery symbols as well as an alluring Feature Buy option.
The gaming grid is a conventional one offering 5 reels with 3 rows and 20 paylines to make wins. For payouts players will need to place between three and up to five matching and identical symbols which pay out from left to right on adjacent reels.
A tropical island paradise is where the adventure begins and behind the reels we can see palm trees, a sandy beach with some cute crabs, sunbed loungers and a clear blue sky. The game´s jackpots can be seen positioned above the reels. The visuals are colourful and carry a cartoon like feel and the animations are effective with some seagull sounds, upbeat music and clinking coins making up the audio which contributes wonderfully to the overall atmosphere.
The RTP (Return to Player Percentage) is above average and sits at a decent level of 96.06% and this game plays with medium to high volatility. This means that players can expect some dry periods between wins which will fall on the small to medium sized category with the chance of some more substantial payouts. More casual punters will need to play with some prudence and care to endure the slower moments between the wins. In contrast, those with bigger pockets will enjoy the mix of frequent wins and big payouts.
To get the reels spinning players will need to place their wagers. The range is generous and accommodates various budgets offering a minimum starting bet of $0.20 per spin and up to a maximum of $80.00 per bet. This nicely accommodates a wide variety of player from newbies to high rollers.
An optional Autoplay button allows for a number of spins to be pre automated beforehand. This is beneficial to those who are conscious of maintaining a particular gaming budget. Likewise, it is also a handy tool for those who dislike manual play and prefer more fluidity in their gaming sessions.
The wild symbol is represented by the game´s logo with its beachball and is clearly labelled ´Wild´. It appears on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 and can also substitute for other gaming symbols (with the exception of the bonus and collect symbols) to make more winning combinations.
The bonus symbol is a golden coin and this carries cash values ranging from 0.5x to 50x the bet or one of the game´s jackpots. The collect symbol is also a golden coin but labelled with ´Collect´ and landing at least one of these symbol types together with 5 or more bonus symbols will trigger the bonus game.
Other gaming symbols are the suitcase, a purple star, a blonde female and sunglass wearing male and these are the highest paying icons bringing prizes between them of 250x and 17.5x for five of the same. The lower paying icons are the strawberry cocktail, the glass of beer, a watermelon drink and a cherry cocktail. Landing five of these will pay out between 7.5x and 4x players bet.
Meanwhile, stacked mystery symbols can appear on any reel on the grid. When a spin is completed all of the stacked mystery symbols in view will reveal the same symbol type, except the bonus, collect and wild symbols.
The Hold and Win is the centrepiece in the game and it is triggered by landing 5 or more bonus symbols with at least 1 collect symbol anywhere on the reels and awards punters with 9 free spins. This Hold & Win can also be triggered via the Cooler Box Bonus which can be randomly activated anytime 1 or more Bonus or Collect symbols appear on the reels, filling the gaming grid with additional symbols.
Only blanks, bonus and collect symbols can land during this feature and when the collect symbol lands, it locks in place and collects the value of all the bonus symbols in view. Once these are collected they are removed from the gaming grid before the next respin.
The bonus symbol can land with values of between 50x and 0.5x the bet. It can also land as one of the Jackpots which are Mini, Minor, Major or Grand and these award 10x, 30x, 100x or 500x players bet.
Additionally, there are 2 special symbols in this feature which are +1 Spin which increases the number of spins by 1. The Expand symbol expands the reels where it lands by 1 position and increases the number of spins by +1.
Players can also buy into the Bonus Game feature which allows them to activate the Hold & Win feature immediately and this comes at a cost of 46x their wager.
The Tipsy Tourist: Beach Bonanza slot game is entirely mobile optimized. As it comes with a responsive design, players can instantly dive into this holiday themed adventure on the go from either a desktop or from a smartphone or tablet device such as iOS Apple, Android or Samsung.