Dam Beavers Slot Review

Dam Beavers RTP, Details & Wager Limits

On launching the Dam Beavers slot, there’s a lot to take in. Firstly, the game uses ELK Studio’s unique CollectR mechanism, making it a little different from standard grid slots. The game is played initially on a 5×5 grid, which can expand to 8×8 in size as you progress through the levels,

Creating a win is also unorthodox. The game features 4 beavers, each of which has its own favourite fruit. The colour of each beaver’s jersey refers to the fruit it collects; e.g. the red beaver collects strawberries. Wins are generated by the beavers collecting horizontally or vertically adjacent fruit symbols, resulting in a varying number of ways to win.

You can play the slot for 20p up to £100 per spin, which Is normal for ELK Studios slots. To adjust your bet, click the coins icon to the left of the reels. Players outside of the UK can also use the Autoplay option to spin up to 100 times without clicking.

Dam Beavers is highly volatile and comes with an RTP rate of 94%. This is below the 96% average for online slots. However, the good news is that only 1 RTP version exists, so you can expect the same math model at all UK online casinos.

This release also has a hit frequency rate of 24.8% (so just under a quarter of spins will win, on average) and offers 10,000 x bet max wins. To reach these heights, you need to progress through the 4 levels and reveal a special coin. We’ll talk more about this later.

Theme – welcome to Casa del Beaver

On the edge of a river somewhere is the Casa del Beaver, a luxurious multi-level dam inhabited by 4 charming beavers. The beavers have a passion for DIY, unique personalities, and favourite fruits.

Isn’t that backstory delightful!? Fortunately, such a story is paired with great graphics. When you load the slot, you’ll find yourself in the living room of the beaver dam. It all starts rather peacefully with the reels hanging against wooden floorboards and the sounds of nature playing in the background. That said, there are 4 levels to explore and things can get far more hectic quickly.

On the reels, the main symbols are all fruit; grapes, peaches, blueberries, and strawberries. As mentioned earlier, each beaver can only collect fruit symbols the same colour as their jersey, and each symbol can be upgraded 8 times, to become more rewarding. The strawberry is the highest paying symbol, rewarding you with between 0.1 and 50 x your total bet depending on which payout level you reach.

Dam Beavers offers a huge array of special symbols. We’ll talk more about these later though the most recognisable is the wild symbol. This substitutes for any fruit symbol at the respective current payout level.

Symbol	Payouts/Info
Blueberry	Pays 0.05 to 5 x bet
Grape	Pays 0.05 to 7.5 x bet
Peach	Pays 0.1 to 10 x bet
Strawberry	Pays 0.1 to 50 x bet
Wild	Substitutes for any fruit symbol
Pie Scatter	Collect 3 to trigger Bonus Game feature

Dam Beavers mobile

As ELK Studios is a mobile-first provider, you can expect Dam Beavers to run flawlessly on all devices, including desktop, tablet, laptop, and iOS and Android phones. That said, as the slot Is a little chaotic, we recommend opting to play on a larger screen. You won’t want to miss any details!

Dam Beavers Bonus Features

The Dam Beavers slot boasts a whopping 5 main bonus features. This includes a range of special symbols, a feature meter above the reels, 4 game levels and a free spins bonus round. There’s also bonus buy X-iter options for players outside of the UK.

Game Levels

Dam Beavers features 4 different levels. Each level is set in a different location of the dam. As you clear symbols, you’ll find ‘breaking points’ under the floorboards. Once a breaking point is fully visible, you progress to the next level of the game.

All symbols are upgraded by 1 level when a breaking point is activated. At level 4, there are no breaking points. However, you can reveal a max win coin, which pays out 10,000 x your stake.

Beaver Night Fever Feature

Each time you remove the floorboards in a level, you may also trigger the Beaver Night Fever feature. During this mini bonus game, all paying symbols drop out and new paying symbols drop in. The new symbols are upgraded to higher payout levels.

• Floor level 1 – All symbols are upgraded to payout level 5
• Floor level 2 – All symbols are upgraded to payout level 6
• Floor level 3 – All symbols are upgraded to payout level 7

Do note, however, that the Beaver Night Fever feature is triggered at random. Clearing floorboards does not guarantee it will occur.

Special Symbols

In both the base game and free spins, you’ll come across a variety of special symbols as you play. These each work as follows:

Symbol	Description
Firework	Upgrades the beaver’s own collectable paying symbols to the next payout level
TNT	Causes a series of underground explosions that remove floorboards
Blender	Triggers an instant boost of the feature meter that fills it completely
Passage	Allows a beaver to move under the grid and appear on another random collectable symbol position elsewhere on the grid
Coin	Large 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5 and 8x8 symbols that take up several spaces under the floorboards. When revealed, their value is awarded

Feature Meter

Above the reels is a feature meter, which tracks the fruit collected and the wild symbols. Next to the meter are 3 feature cards. Once you fill the meter, a new card is revealed. The feature is then triggered when no more progression can be made on the game grid.
The features are:

• Wild Scatter – A random number of symbols are replaced with wilds
• Refresh – Replaces all symbols on the grid
• Symbol Swap – 2 random symbols swap places

Free Spins Feature

If the beavers collect 3 pie symbols in the base game, you receive 5 free spins. These are played on the same floor level. The floor level, the progress on the feature meter, the payout level of the paying symbols, and the collection of additional bonus symbols are all persistent during the remaining free drops.

Beavers may move to different positions between free drops and if they collect 3 more pie symbols, 5 extra free spins are awarded. There is no limit to how many extra free spins can you can receive.

Bonus Buy X-iter Feature

Finally, for players outside of the UK, Dam Beavers also comes with 5 X-iter features. These are Bonus Buy options:

Dam Beavers Slot Review Summary – delightful and chaotic

Sometimes, a game really changes the way you think about slots. Dam Beavers is one of those games. With unique mechanisms, different levels, and plenty of special symbols, it’s both hectic and fun.

The CollectR pay system works incredibly well though it’s when you reach the higher levels that the gameplay really gets going. Upgraded symbols pay well, whilst a full feature meter can keep the chain reaction going that bit longer. The free spins feature is also rewarding, especially as it can be retriggered an unlimited number of times.

At 94%, the RTP of the game is the only real disappointing factor. It’s a shame, but 10,000 x bet max wins help make things a bit better.

Overall, Dam Beavers won’t be for everyone. Slots purists may find it far too chaotic. Personally, however, we think it’s delightful. The animations are great, the features combine well, and there’s no arguing that it’s incredibly imaginative. Give it a spin and see for yourself.