Cowabunga Dream Drop

Facing monumental waves in this tropical paradise is only part of your job in Cowabunga, where risk-taking is all about spinning the reels. Taking you to the other side of the world, certainly to one of the magnificent beaches of Hawaii or another legendary spot for surfers, Relax Gaming presents you with an idyllic location with warm sand and turquoise waters that conceal an action-packed activity. Can you see the giant wave behind the gate? It can take on wild proportions thanks to the expansion effect, which enlarges the reels to unlock more winning paths.

Cowabunga slot comes by default with a 5-reel, 3-row grid and 243 ways to win, but the center reels can expand to 7 rows to unlock up to 3087 ways to win. The volatility of the game is high, and the RTP can have two values depending on whether you have the Dream Drop progressive jackpot active or not. For example, the version without Dream Drop has an RTP of 96%, compared with only 93.99% with the jackpot active.

Get your surf board and run over to the sea to catch the waves!

Get your bearings by choosing to bet small amounts starting from $0.20, or follow the more experienced surfers with bets of up to $100 per spin, and you can win up to 6000x your stake in one spin in Cowabunga. To win prizes, you don’t need to be impressed by the height of the wave: all you need is a bit of luck and a line-up of 3, 4 or 5 identical symbols on adjacent reels, from left to right, starting with the reel furthest to the left. The symbol array is divided between surfers and fish. The former group pays best, with the quartet of surfers paying between 0.20x and 2x the stake, while the fish will pay between 0.05x and 0.20x the stake. The buoy acts as a substitute wild, and can come to your rescue by replacing any symbol in the game, with the exception of the bonus represented by the shark.

Apart from the Dream Drop jackpot, which is not present in the free demo version, the Cowabunga slot is home to an exotic set of features revolving around synchronized and expanding reels, symbol shifts and Free Spins with an option to buy.

Sync & Expand

Randomly during the game, reels 2 and 3, 3 and 4 or 2, 3 and 4 can synchronize with the same symbols in the same order. When synchronization occurs, the relevant reels will expand to contain 4, 5, 6 or 7 rows of symbols, increasing the number of active winning paths in the process.

Nudge

At times, the reels may stop, but the Nudge function allows certain symbols to move position to enhance a winning combination.

Free Spins

Free spins are triggered by the appearance of two shark bonus symbols. You’ll win 5 Free Spins, and the middle three reels will always be synchronized during the bonus. Also, you’ll get an extra free spin with every new appearance of bonus symbols on the screen.

Cowabunga vs. 4 other Dream Drop slots from Relax Gaming

Buy Bonus

You can buy access to the Free Spins for 60x the stake at any time during the game at Cowabunga. All you have to do is press the Buy button, select your stake and confirm your purchase.

Up to 6000x the stake to win

Inspired by the sport of surfing, Relax Gaming’s Cowabunga slot is no picnic, using an unusual theme even though the aquatic environment is often represented in the industry. This offers a novel rendering with large waves capable of expanding the grid at times, making the action quite unpredictable. Otherwise, if we take away the Dream Drop jackpot, it has to be said that the gameplay remains rather modest compared to other achievements from the publisher such as Money Cart 4, for example. But it’s always nice to take the pressure off and enjoy a simple game like this. If you’re of the same opinion, try it out for free on mobile or computer in its demo version for starters!