Don’t Drop the Soap in Flock Me by NetEnt

We’re used to NetEnt taking us to all kinds of exciting locations, so seeing them pick a jail as our next destination was a bit odd. Then we saw our avian cellmates, and the decision to make the next slot based on a ‘birdhouse’ made more sense. It’s a tough life in the slammer, but if you can thrive among the jailbirds, you can walk out with several big wins in your pocket.

Join us as we explore what the Flock Me slot has to offer. Keep reading to find out if this is the right game for you.

Flock Me Visuals

The background shows the massive walls of a jail exclusively for birds. The sign reading ‘no humans allowed’ has all sorts of interesting implications for this world, but we can’t afford to get distracted. Cameras are everywhere, and one wrong move will catch the eyes of other inmates and guards. Not something you want to do, especially after the backdrop changes to a shower room where a bar of soap sits ominously on the wall.

Paying symbols include balls and chains, toilet paper, lighters, soap, and four increasingly dangerous-looking birds. The badge and eagle prison guard are Wilds, while an alarm is the Scatter. Other notable bonus symbols in this NetEnt slot are the Flock Me magazine, toilet bowl, and Cross Wilds.

Flock Me Gameplay and Features

You play this slot on a 6×7 playing area with Cluster Pays replacing standard paylines. You need at least five matching symbols to appear horizontally or vertically adjacent to one another to create a winning cluster. The Avalanche feature is also active, which removes all winning symbols from the grid. Existing icons drop to take their place, while new symbols appear from the top to fill any empty spots. With a dash of luck, this can result in multiple wins!

Colossal Symbols

Both low and high-value symbols can randomly appear as 2×2 colossal icons. They count as four separate 1×1 symbols when forming winning clusters.

Multiplier Wilds

Eagle prison guards are Multiplier Wilds and can randomly appear during normal gameplay and the Free Spins feature. They can move in any direction after a win, with each movement increasing their multiplier by one. If the Multiplier Wild moves onto a position with a 2×2 colossal symbol, it also becomes one. However, if a 2×2 colossal Multiplier Wild moves onto a position with a regular 1×1 icon, it will revert to its standard size.

The Multiplier Wild always moves to an adjacent position unless other bonus symbols cover all of them. In that case, it will move to a random position. The Multiplier Wild leaves behind regular Wilds in all positions it has already occupied. If several Multiplier Wilds are present in a cluster win, their values are multiplied.

Flock Me Feature

The Flock Me feature triggers when the Flock Me symbol appears on the grid. It becomes active after no more wins can be awarded and no Cleaning icons are on the reels. All Multiplier Wilds will move to positions adjacent to the Flock Me symbol, while extra Wilds are added to any surrounding positions that are left vacant. The Flock Me icon then becomes a Wild, effectively creating a guaranteed winning cluster.

Cleaning Feature

The Cleaning feature triggers if the toilet bowl is present on the screen after Avalanche ends. It removes all paying symbols from the reels, leaving only bonus icons.

Cross Wilds

Three types of Cross Wilds can land on the reels. They transform 1×1 and 2×2 symbols on the same vertical, horizontal, or diagonal lines into icons of the same type, increasing your odds of winning. If multiple Cross Wilds appear and their effects intersect, Wilds will be placed on positions where their transformation lines overlap.

• The Vertical Cross transforms all symbols on the reel and row it appears.
• The Diagonal Cross transforms all symbols placed on the two diagonal lines that intersect the icon
• The Omni-Directional Cross appears when the Vertical and Diagonal Crosses are vertically adjacent to each other in a cluster win. The Omni-Directional Cross covers all directions that these two Cross Wilds would cover separately.

Free Spins

Three Scatters in any position activate the Free Spins feature. This grants five free rounds, during which Multiplier Wilds remain on the reels until the bonus round ends. Land three or more Scatters on the reels and you’ll get two extra free spins.

Elevate

Through the Elevate feature, players can increase their odds of unlocking features or buy them outright. Your options are:

• Boost – increases the chances of Multiplier Wilds appearing. Costs 2x.
• Flock Me – activates the Flock Me feature. Costs 20x.
• Super Flock Me – triggers the Flock Me feature with up to two Multiplier Wilds. Costs 50x.
• Free Spins – unlocks the Free Spins feature. Costs 100x.
• Super Free Spins – activates the Free Spins and Flock Me features simultaneously. Costs 250x.

Flock Me RTP and Payouts

The RTP in this NetEnt title is 96%. The top prize in the Flock Me slot is 8,594x your stake, which is an impressive haul for a medium-variance game.