Dropz Slot by ELK Studios

Half the grid is sealed off when the round begins. Chocolate tiles cover the upper three rows, leaving just the bottom three active - 729 ways at the start. Adjacent wins crack those chocolates open, and each one broken either reveals a hidden symbol or stays empty. Break enough and a Level Up symbol appears: the grid grows to 7 rows (117,649 ways), then 8 (262,144 ways). That expanding grid progression drives the base game - win, break chocolates, level up, repeat with an avalanche mechanic dropping new symbols into every gap.

Above the reels sits a Pair Matching Meter showing two highlighted symbols. When those symbols land adjacent to each other on the grid, they count toward the meter even if they are also part of a winning combo. Fill it and a win multiplier kicks in - not for one hit, but for everything from that point forward. The multiplier persists through every subsequent avalanche in the round and carries into the bonus. A small blue mouse mascot lurks in the corner of this candy factory world, surrounded by dripping frosting, oversized lollipops, and pink doughnut mountains.

ELK's X-iter goes six tiers deep here. The 25x option drops three Locked Wilds onto the grid immediately (Locked Wilds normally stick around for three consecutive wins before disappearing). At 100x you skip straight into the bonus. The 500x tier does the same but starts with a x10 win multiplier already loaded, which stacks on top of anything the Pair Matching Meter adds.

Bonus game itself awards 5 free drops at maximum level - 8 rows, 262,144 ways, no level progression needed. Chocolates from the first drop stay sticky throughout, and the base game multiplier carries over. Locked Wilds persist between free drops until their three-win charge runs out. No new chocolates fall in during the bonus, so every broken tile stays open.