Flock Me

NetEnt’s Flock Me is a cute and humorous approach to crime slots. In Flock Me, we meet a band of hardened criminals that lounge in a prison yard surrounded by barbed wire and high walls. Only, they’re not your typical criminals: they’re literally jailed birds.

Although it’s not what we’ve envisioned for a cluster slot – tropical islands or serene nature is more up NetEnt’s alley for cluster slots – it’s a visually interesting game with highly interactive mechanics.

But don’t be fooled by the game’s playful tone, because the gameplay is anything but simple. Avalanche wins keep the action running constantly while colossal symbols boost the potential of clusters. And there’s a roaming multiplier!  Bonus features make the game very appealing to risk-takers, and it can be worth it in the end as you might hit up to 8,594x the stake.

Flock Me action unfolds on a 6×7 grid using a cluster pay mechanic.  Players need at least five matching symbols that land connected either horizontally or vertically to form wins. After landing, clusters explode and trigger the avalanche feature, which then drops new symbols from above. New icons mean there are opportunities for consecutive wins, where Multiplier Wilds and feature symbols can elevate the result quite dramatically. When the avalanches stop – meaning there’s no new way to form a new cluster – you get your total payout.

But before they get to spinning, players must first select a wager. The range goes between $0.20 and $120 per spin.

Now, on the grid, you’ll notice icons appearing as regular 1×1, and also colossal icons measuring 2×2. Colossals can land in both the base game and Free Spins, counting as four symbols and significantly boosting cluster size.

As avalanches progress, symbols flow into the spaces beneath colossal symbols, keeping the board active and fluid. The game has 96% RTP, along with medium-high variance. It’s a well-made game, truly – and you don’t need a complicated strategy to get around the prison with these jailed birds.

The wagers in the game range from $0.20 to $120, which means Flock Me accommodates a wide spectrum of players. Simply put, it’s going to be good for casual players and high rollers alike.

RTP comes in four configurations, but 96% is the standard version. NetEnt balances this with medium-high volatility, meaning you can expect regular avalanches, punctuated by large wins when the game features align.

The paytable is divided into four low symbols, represented by ball and chain, toilet roll, lighter, and soap, as well as four high-paying bird characters.

It’s a cluster pay game, so you win by forming clusters.

Cluster payouts begin at 0.10x to 1x for 5 OAK wins and can go up to 3x to 200x for clusters of 18 or more icons. Colossal symbols help reach these cluster thresholds faster and easier.

The game’s maximum payout is 8,594x the bet, which is not feasible on its own. You’ll need the power of avalanches, avalanche chains, multiplying Multiplier Wilds, and Cross Wilds and the Flock Me or Cleaning features.

Flock Me has a wide assortment of bonus features that make the gameplay experience very compelling. Here’s everything you might face in the game.

Multiplier Wilds

Wilds land randomly during base game and Free Spins. Whenever one participates in a win, it moves to an adjacent position – so, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally – and increases its multiplier by +1. It’ also leaves behind a regular wild.

There is no maximum multiplier limit, which is great. If it moves into a colossal 2×2 space, it transforms into a colossal Multiplier Wild, and vice versa. If multiple Multiplier Wilds participate in the same cluster win, their multipliers multiply each other – so you can get exceptionally large results.

Cross Wilds

Cross Wilds are triggered before an avalanche, and they transform surrounding symbols into matching pay symbols.

• Vertical Cross: converts all symbols on its reel and row
• Diagonal Cross: converts symbols along two diagonals
• Omni-Directional Cross: a combined form created when Vertical and Diagonal Cross Wilds appear vertically adjacent, transforming symbols in all directions
  Where transformation lines intersect, additional wilds are placed, strengthening cluster potential.

Flock Me Feature

Triggered when no wins remain and a Flock Me symbol is visible without a Cleaning symbol present. All Multiplier Wilds move toward the Flock Me symbol, filling surrounding spaces, and a new Multiplier Wild is added as well. The Flock Me symbol then transforms into a wild.

Cleaning Feature

Activates when no more wins occur and a Cleaning symbol is present. It clears all symbols except wilds, Multiplier Wilds, Cross Wilds, scatters, or the Flock Me symbol. This reset often sets up new avalanches.

Free Spins

Landing 3 Scatters awards 5 Spins. All Multiplier Wilds from the main game will stay on the grid throughout the feature.

If you land additional Scatters, you will get +2 spins. Newly made Multiplier Wilds remain on the grid for the entire duration of the feature.

Elevate Feature Buys

If you want to access Spins faster, use one of the several Feature Buy options.

• Boost (2x bet): enhances chances for Multiplier Wilds and feature triggers
• Flock Me (20x), Super Flock Me (50x), Free Spins (100x), or Super Free Spins (250x)

Super versions guarantee additional Multiplier Wilds at the start of the round, but this increases volatility a lot.

Flock Me is fully optimized for mobile browsers and apps. You can enjoy the game and its humorous visuals on both Android and iOS. If you want to play within an app, you first need to find a trusted casino that has an app and download it. Once you’ve registered/signed in, find the game in the lobby and play.

Playing directly within mobile browsers is far easier – you just need your browser and that’s it.

Theme, Visuals & Sound

With this release, NetEnt leaned heavily into dark humor by setting it inside a prison for birds.  The visuals are there, complete with CCTV cameras, fences, and tough-looking inmates. It’s Prison Break for birds, essentially.

The theme might sound grim, but the visuals and the design choices keep the game lighthearted. It’s comedic peak is the screen change in Free Spins. All in all, a great execution of a great theme, which shows that there’s still a way to bring novelty into slots that doesn’t involve recycling standard themes using washed out features and symbols.

Our Experience Playing Flock Me

Going into Flock Me, we had adequate expectations about the cluster game. We are happy to say that those expectations were blown out of the water. The game has more depth than its name suggests at first glance.

It’s full of features, and that is our first impression: just how much it’s brimming with different boosters and bonus elements. Multiplier Wilds that roam are very handy during base gameplay, but it’s the avalanches that generate the buzz.

The other boosters Cross Wilds, Cleaning, and Flock Me work together to keep the grid alive. They can extend rounds far longer than you’d expect, which means there could be more opportunities to build Multipliers.

But it’s in the Free Spins that things reach their peak.

Ultimately, it’s a game that has medium-high variance, so you have more room to breathe as it’s not as volatile as other games. Sure, there’s a high level of risk to the game still, but it’s far more manageable than it would be if it’s just a 10/10 volatility game.

The max win potential of 8,594x is also pretty solid – not too high, not too low. Perfect.