Pragmatic Play Revisits the Beachside Theme with a New Game

Pragmatic Play Revisits the Beachside Theme with a New Game

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Pragmatic Play has revisited its Club Tropicana theme with a new version titled Happy Hour, offering a mechanical overhaul that shifts the focus toward structured progression within the bonus game. While visually anchored in the same vibrant setting, the core dynamic has been adjusted to prioritize tier-based retriggers and pre-bonus alterations, which alter the rhythm of play.

The base framework remains recognizable, drawing on the earlier release's symbol collection mechanic, which involves wilds and money values. However, the new version introduces a layered retrigger model and randomized modifiers that apply before the bonus round begins. This change pushes the design closer to a time-based escalation format, where momentum is built over multiple retrigger stages rather than a single feature outcome.

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Bonus access is still granted by landing three to five scatter symbols, but once inside, the flow diverges from the original path. Before the free spins even begin, a random number of modifiers, up to five, are assigned. These can add more wild symbols to the reels, increase the number of money symbols, offer additional free spins, or accelerate the progression by initiating the feature at a higher level. As these modifiers are applied before the spins begin, they introduce early volatility and a degree of unpredictability to each round.

What follows is a familiar process for collecting money symbols, but with a shift in structure. During the free spins, wild symbols retain their function as collectors, gathering the visible money values on the screen. The values attached to money symbols can reach significant levels, but their retrieval hinges on the presence of a wild during the same spin.

Where the gameplay pivots is in how wilds influence the trajectory of the bonus round itself. Each fourth wild symbol that appears during the feature does more than collect; it also triggers a retrigger sequence, awarding ten additional free spins. This progression repeats, but with a rising win multiplier applied to all collected amounts. The first retrigger increases the win values by 2 times, the second by 3 times, and the third elevates the multiplier to 10 times. The multiplier is not retroactive; it only applies to wins following the stage in which it is activated. As a result, the timing and frequency of wilds begin to play a larger strategic role.

The design here shifts emphasis from static symbol value to rhythm and pacing. While the original version's bonus round was largely self-contained and uniform in structure, Happy Hour creates a staircase-like framework in which each retrigger alters the bonus potential, gradually shifting the scale of returns depending on symbol frequency and the order of appearance.

This structural shift also impacts how players interpret early spins. A bonus round that begins with a favorable set of modifiers might build momentum more quickly, especially if it starts at level two of the retrigger system. Others may require a slower climb, creating variability not just in outcome but in pacing. The unpredictability of modifiers and retrigger frequency creates contrasting rhythms between bonus rounds, making each one behave differently, even though the core mechanism remains the same.

Thematically, Pragmatic Play has preserved the atmosphere of the original, with the same beach-themed setting, cocktail symbols, and casual tone. However, the game design behind it has shifted from being primarily about presentation to being more about layered progression. The bonus round, in particular, has shifted from a single-dimensional payout sequence to one that evolves depending on retrigger intervals and pre-round modifiers.

Rather than providing a radical departure from the first Club Tropicana, this update behaves more like a parallel version tuned for a different pace. Those who gravitate toward structured features and tiered mechanics may find this model more aligned with their approach, especially given the potential for the free spins to extend well beyond their initial count. The inclusion of up to five random modifiers at the outset also creates a built-in variability that alters expectations even before the first spin begins.