Wild Hop & Drop

This slot revolves around a hungry frog, with the player being given the task of feeding him with flies. Along the way, other amphibians also make an appearance as they pass across the 6 reels. The background of Wild Hop & Drop features a pond with animated flies buzzing in the background. There is also a statue of the main character in view. As for the mascot, they can be seen to the left of the board, with various animations to match different symbol combinations. 

Wild Hop & Drop was produced by Pragmatic Play, a company that has created a huge number of other popular slots in the past. Some of the releases within their portfolio include the likes of Extra Juicy Megaways, Might of Ra, and Pirate Gold Deluxe. All releases by Pragmatic Play have interesting themes. However, the interface for selecting the stake size remains consistent throughout each title. 

The standard J, Q, K, and A symbols have all been designed with vines on them in order to fit the theme of Wild Hop & Drop. Next are the premium icons, which are based on three different frogs. There is a blue, purple, and green frog, which can award players with up to 60x, 100x, and 200x, respectively, if a cluster of 26 or more appears on the board.

As for special symbols, there are two to discuss in this slot. The first is a wild icon, shown as the frog mascot, which can replace any other standard symbol as part of a cluster. Last but not least is the scatter symbol, displayed as a firefly. This icon can be responsible for triggering the main bonus mode, which we will touch on in the section below!

There is one bonus mode in Wild Hop & Drop that can trigger if four or more scatter symbols appear across any of the reels. Players will start this mode with six spins, and the aforementioned mascot will jump onto the board itself to create a 1x1 wild icon. At the end of each spin, the frog will hop to a different position. 

During this mode, scatter symbols will also be collected and added to a meter. Every time four scatters are collected, the size of the wild symbol will increase, with 1, 2, or 3 more spins also being awarded. This can happen a maximum of five times, with the wild increasing to 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, and finally, 6x6. Should players make it to the final level, only one additional spin will be awarded.

Furthermore, if the bonus mode was triggered with more than 4 scatter symbols initially, the others will be added to the meter. It's also worth mentioning that this bonus can be bought directly for 100x the stake size, with a random number of scatters dropping across the reels.

Wild Hop & Drop is another release from Pragmatic Play that many punters instantly became fond of. In addition to the immersive visuals, the bonus feature includes the popular expanding wild mechanic, alongside the potential for additional spins to be awarded along the way!