Shells n Swells Demo Slot - Review for Canadians, Demo Play & Payout Info

Introduction

Whatever the weather is in your neck of the woods, playing a beach themed slot is a great way to lift your mood. If you’d like to enjoy some sun and sand, we think Shells n Swells, one of several Saucify free slots around, fits the bill perfectly.

Shells n Swells has an unusual feature: it pays out for combinations running from both the right and the left. This doubles the number of potential win ways from 30 to 60.

Graphics & Soundtrack 

From the moment this slot opens, you’ll be captivated by the standout graphics and design style on show. A beautiful beach with plenty of sparkling clean sand is the perfect backdrop, along with glimpses of greenery and a shoreline.

With no grid containing the reels, the icons appear to be lodged in the sand, creating an unusual but appealing look. Most of the symbols feature shells of various shapes, colours and sizes. Special symbols include a red and yellow scallop shell SCATTER, and a crab WILD with a shell on his back.

Unfortunately, we can’t rate the sound effects as highly as other aspects of this slot. The background music takes a pleasant, typically Hawaiian tune that is heavy on the ukulele and slows it down somehow. The result is an ear-offending warped or stretched kind of mess.

There’s no escape from it, even while you spin the reels. Instead, an extra layer of knocking shell sounds, bells and whistles compete to give you a headache! All we can say is to make good use of the ‘sound off’ button.

Shells n Swells RTP and Variance

The return to player rate of this slot is a below-average 95.78%. As the variance level is impossible to track down, we cannot share that information. However, from our demo mode game play, it seems to be at least medium.

How to Play Shells n Swells 

The control panel is pretty straightforward, so it shouldn’t take long to set up. 

1. To choose your BET SIZE, click the box with 3 horizontal lines. This is the place where you can choose the number of coins to play per line, how many lines to play, and the value of each coin. 
2. AUTOPLAY lets you quick-select a set number of 5, 10, 20, or 50 spins, or you can choose any number between 1 and 100+ for yourself.
3. Go through the OPTIONS tab to adjust the sound volumes.

Bet Sizes & Paytable Wins 

There’s quite a lot of flexibility when it comes to setting up your bet size. First, you choose how many lines to play per spin; this runs from 1 to 30. Next, you have a maximum of 5 coins per line to select, and finally, a coin size. In this game that ranges from 0.01 to 0.25, your total bet per spin will be these figures multiplied. This means the minimum bet possible is 0.1 credit [1 line x 1 coin x 0.01 value], and the biggest is 37.50 credits [30 lines x 5 coins x 0.25].

Paytable rewards

None of the special symbols double up as regular icons in the payout scene, so it’s the shell images that cough up the credits for 3 to 5 matches. Here we are comparing only the 5x payouts.

• The top payer is the yellow shell with fierce spikes, with 5 paying 300x your stake.
• The pink-purple shell awards 150x credits for 5 matches.
• The biggest award for the green shell is 110x your wager.
• 60x the coin value staked per line is yours if you secure 5 aqua/white striped shells, while the round blue one pays out 40x.
• Lastly, there’s the tortoise stripe shell offering 20x credits per stake, and then the cream shell with just 12x on offer.

Shells n Swells Bonus Features 

There are plenty of options around to grab more credits.

The Crab Wild

This subs out all symbols except the scatter, and it doesn’t appear in free spins mode.

The High Tide Free Spins Scatter

• 5 of these icons get you 10 free spins
• 4x leads to 8 freebies
• 3 scatters delivers 6 free turns

Wild Wave expanding wilds can appear while free spins are in play, adding more opportunities to boost your credit pot.

Pick a Prize [Scatter]

This special feature only appears during free spins mode. Get 3+ of the red and yellow shell symbols to trigger the reward.

• 3 shells let you choose 1 out of 3 prizes hiding under other shells on the beach. 
• 4 scatters boost your award to 2 out of 4 possible prizes.
• 5 shells means 3 picks from 5 options.

Shells n Swells Review

We found this slot to be a charming and exciting yet relaxing slot that boasts a strong feel-good factor. The many positives allow us to forgive the strange ‘music’ - if that was fixed, this could be stratospheric!

For a different style of online video slot adventure, take a look at Saucify's Rising Sun slot. This low-volatility game is set in Japan and features images of traditional cultural items. The free spins round and the symbol match payouts are both pretty generous.

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