The Cascades department works differently from the reel games next door, and it is worth a minute to see why. Both of its games, Prism Cascade and Tropic Tumble, use a 6×5 grid and pay for groups of symbols rather than lines.
Cluster pays. Forget paylines. What matters is whether matching symbols touch each other, side by side or above and below. Diagonals do not count. When a group of the same symbol is large enough, it forms a cluster and pays according to its size, as listed in the game's paytable. Bigger clusters pay more than smaller ones.
The tumble. Once a cluster has paid, its symbols disappear. Everything above them drops down to fill the gaps, and new symbols fall in from the top of the grid. If the new arrangement contains another cluster, that pays too, and the process repeats. A single press can produce one step or a whole chain of them; the round ends when nothing else connects.
Bonus drops. Each game has a scatter symbol: a rainbow prism in Prism Cascade, a hibiscus flower in Tropic Tumble. Land four or more anywhere on the grid and you open a set of bonus drops. Here a multiplier climbs with every tumble, so the later links in a long chain count for more than the first. Each bonus drop starts only when you press it.
What it feels like. Cascades are busier to watch than a 5×3 reel game, and a chain can keep going for several seconds. That is lovely to look at, but it can also make time move quickly. A play reminder from your account is a good companion for this department.
Every tumble uses a fresh random number from your browser, and none of the chain is decided by what came before it in a previous round. Results are in Stamps for members and practice credits for guests, and neither has any cash value. For the wider picture, see How games work.
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