Sumo Sumo is powered by Elk Studios and runs on 5 reels and 259 pay lines inspired by, what can easily be deduced from the title, sumo wrestlers. This Japanese full-contact sport invites you to jump in the ring and join the battle here for fun or visit any of the Elk Casinos to do it for real.
How to Play Sumo Sumo Slot?
Before you step into the ring, you should bulk up a little, and make sure that your bets are set.
- By clicking on the Stacked Coins button you will open the separate betting panel which will help you get the bets increased or decreased, or help you choose the betting strategy.
- Spin button is used to set the reels in motion.
- Auto will start autoplay with the chosen number of automated spins.
- X-iter will get you straight into the action with the offered options.
Slot Features
Wild symbols in the game will help you form winning combinations by substituting for any other symbol in the game except the Bonus and the Free Spins symbols.
Wild Sumo Stack
Landing adjacent Sumo symbols can result in them jumping on top of each other to create a Wild Sumo Stack. These take up a single position, have the same capabilities as the Wild symbol, and have a Multiplier attached that equals the number of Sumo symbols they contain. Multipliers will get applied to any win that includes them and if it happens that more than one Wild Sumo Stack is involved, the Multiplier will be multiplied before it is applied.
With each created stack you will get a respin and the Stack will move one step to the right. Once they reach the far right, they will start moving in the opposite direction, and the respins will end when there are no more Stacks. If during the respin opposite Wild Sumo Stacks are present on the same row, they will fight. The largest stack will win, and have its multiplier multiplied by the multiplier that the losing Stack held. If the stacks are equal, the winner will be randomly picked.
Speedboat Bonus
Hitting 3 Speedboat symbol will trigger the bonus and award 3 spins with a collection feature. A Speedboat symbol will appear on the board with an x bet value while the other positions are spun. If a new symbol land is Speedboat’s line of sight that can be horizontal or vertical, the boat will collect them.
Swimmer Sumo will collect the value, Wakeboarder Sumo will add its value to the Speedboat and newly collected Wakeboards will not get attached to the Speedboat once one has already been attached but the counter will increase. Ramp will multiply the Speedboat x bet value and the Wakeboarder counter by its value. Harpoonist will add its value to the Speedboat and increase the value of uncollected Swimmers or Wakeboarders on landing and for the subsequent spins. When the spins end, the value of the Speedboat’s total collection will get awarded.
Free Spins
You will need 2 Free Spins symbols to trigger the feature that awards 6 spins. During the feature, Wild Sumo Stacks will become sticky between the spins, and retriggering the feature with 2 more Free Spins symbols will award extra 6 spins.
X-iter
As always, Elk did not forget about their infamous X-iter option to buy bonus rounds which in this game include Bonus Hunt for x5 the bet, Fight Mode for x10 the bet, Speedboat Bonus for x50 the bet, Super Speedboat Bonus for x100 the bet where all Harpoonists are Turbo, and Free Spins that can be bought for x500 the bet.
Summary
Sumo Sumo is one of those Elk-powered games that seem confusing on paper, but when you start playing, the pieces begin to fit in. One thing is sure, there is a lot to digest here and figure out, but once you do, you might find this slot to be worth your time as it can add up some value to your gaming experience with a couple of new things that haven’t been seen before. Overall, when we’re talking about the numbers, you can expect high volatility, 94% RTP and a huge max win potential that caps at x25000 the bet.
