Pink Elephants Slot Review

Pink Elephants - Slot Overview

Pink Elephants is Thunderkick’s original trip to the psychedelic savanna, and I still rate it as one of their more memorable animal slots. The game runs on a six reel, four row layout with 4,096 ways to win, so every spin showers the grid with potential connections. Visually it leans on glowing dunes, carved stones and that hypnotic Pink Elephant centre stage, all pulsing along to a trippy soundtrack.

Under the surface, Pink Elephants sets up the core blueprint that later sequels build on. You collect orbs and peanuts during the feature, feeding meters that upgrade animal symbols while free spins play out. That loop of collecting, upgrading and chasing stacked elephant hits gives the slot a clear sense of progression, even though the base game itself stays quite straightforward and mostly about lining up solid ways wins.

From my own sessions, Pink Elephants feels like a bridge between relaxed grinding and high risk blasting. It has enough punch in the maths to throw up serious screens, yet the average volatility setting and regular smaller hits make long play feasible. If you enjoy Thunderkick’s 6x4 ways games in general, this one still earns a spin just for that first trip into the desert theme.

RTP and Volatility in Pink Elephants

On the numbers side, Pink Elephants runs a stated RTP of 96.10%, which puts it right on the Thunderkick standard. Volatility is rated as average rather than extreme, so the game tends to mix frequent smaller ways hits with the odd heavier burst during free spins. Stakes start at 0.10 and reach 100 per spin, and the theoretical maximum win caps out at around 8,200 times your bet.

How to Play Pink Elephants

Getting started with Pink Elephants is straightforward if you have played any Thunderkick ways slot. I open the stake menu, set my bet anywhere between 0.10 and 100 per spin, then choose whether to spin manually or let autoplay tick over a batch of rounds. With six reels and 4,096 ways active, wins land when matching symbols appear on adjacent reels from the leftmost side, regardless of exact positions on each reel.

In practice, I treat Pink Elephants as a session game rather than a quick high stake punt. The base game can run a little dry while the scatters line up, so I tend to sit at moderate stakes and wait for a feature where the orbs start flowing. Because wins can spike once the upgrades kick in, having a cushion of balance going into those bonuses makes the swings easier to handle.

Symbols and Paytable in Pink Elephants

The symbol set in Pink Elephants sticks to the Thunderkick formula seen on other 4,096 ways titles. At the lower end you have carved stone royals from 9 through to A, handling most of the routine hits and paying for three or more on consecutive reels. With ways rather than fixed lines, even scattered stacks of these royals can throw back tidy returns when they connect across five or six reels.

The premium side is where the slot really comes alive, with a gang of colourful desert critters backed up by the Pink Elephant itself at the top of the card. As usual, the elephant is the symbol you want across the grid, especially once upgrades land. A wild icon steps in on the inner reels to complete combinations, while peanut scatters are your ticket into free spins and the orb collecting feature.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	6	x10
	5	x6.5
	4	x4.5
	3	x2.4
	2	x1
	6	x7
	5	x5
	4	x3
	3	x1.2
	6	x6.5
	5	x4.5
	4	x3
	3	x1.2
	6	x5.5
	5	x4
	4	x2
	3	x1
	6	x5
	5	x3.5
	4	x2
	3	x1
	6	x4
	5	x2.5
	4	x1.2
	3	x0.4
	6	x3.5
	5	x2.5
	4	x1.2
	3	x0.4
	6	x3.2
	5	x2
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.3
	6	x3
	5	x2
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.3
	6	x2.5
	5	x1.7
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.3
	6	x2.2
	5	x1.7
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.3
	Mystery
	Scatter
	Wild

Bonus Features in Pink Elephants

For me the heart of Pink Elephants lies in how the bonus turns a simple animal slot into a progression chase. Hitting the scatters opens a feature where orbs collect above the reels and gradually upgrade the lower paying animal symbols into higher ones as the round unfolds. That means even a fairly modest trigger can snowball, since each step up the ladder makes subsequent spins more likely to shower the grid with premium elephants.

Free Spins and Multipliers in Pink Elephants

The free spins in Pink Elephants arrive when enough peanut scatters fall in view on the same paid spin. You are then handed a batch of free games on the same six reel, 4,096 ways grid, with the regular paytable intact but the orb collection active above the reels. Because the feature sticks to the familiar layout, it feels like an intensified version of the base game rather than a separate side mode.

During the bonus, special orbs tied to the animal symbols drop in and feed meters that sit alongside each picture. Fill a meter and that animal gets upgraded, usually stepping up a tier so that the reels carry more of the higher paying icons. In many rounds you also gain extra free spins when a meter completes, so progress on the ladder both sharpens the grid and stretches the feature’s lifespan.

There is no big neon multiplier metre here, yet the compounding effect of upgrades acts in a similar way. Early spins might feel gentle, but once several animals have shifted up, even part screens of pink elephants can hit surprisingly hard across 4,096 ways. From my sessions, the most memorable runs come from features where upgrades land in quick succession and the last few spins feel properly charged.

My Pink Elephants Slot Verdict

As a long term Thunderkick grinder, I still have a soft spot for the first Pink Elephants. It might not have the layered ladders and sticky zones that Trinity introduced, yet the straight orb collection and symbol upgrade system still hold up. The savanna vibe, six reel 4,096 ways layout and steady average volatility combine into a package that works both for casual spins and long bonus hunts.

There are flaws of course. The base game can feel repetitive while you wait for peanuts to co-operate, and without mystery extras it leans heavily on the main feature for serious wins. I now tend to treat it as a slightly more measured alternative to the sequels. If you want a classic Thunderkick ways slot with clear progression and decent hit potential, Pink Elephants still earns its place in the rotation.

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