About Sam on the Beach
Sam on the Beach is an ELK Studios game, and one which curiously focuses on a family of elves. Sam is the king and thus the head of the family, whilst his wife Sandra, their daughter Maggie, and a music loving Rastafarian elf known as Ted make up the other family units. Other symbols to star in this 5-reel, 243 ways to win slot machine include neon-style crabs, seahorses, and starfish. The lack of symbols certainly helps players try to land frequent wins, as they aim to scoop a non-progressive jackpot which is worth up to 227,520 coins in total. With 243 paylines on the reels, you were never going to be able to wager on each individual line. You can, however, wager fixed bets using ELK Studios strategies wagering system to stake anything from 0.20 per spin, up to 100.00 per spin.
Special Features
Wild symbols in this slot machine appear as the Sam on the Beach logo. Wilds can substitute for all other symbols, except for the bell symbol. Wilds are worth no cash prizes on their own.
Free spin symbols (or scatters, if you prefer) appear as the aforementioned bell icons. They do not offer cash prizes like scatters in most slots, but can cough up several free spins if you strike 3 or more on the reels. The free spin bonus game in Sam on the Beach is quite a whopper, as you will see.
At any point in the game, if you can land all the family members in any order along a winning payline, you will win a re-spin. The good thing about this re-spin is that it contains sticky wilds.
Bonus Feature
Players will begin the free spins bonus round with either 5, 10, or 15 free spins, depending on whether they landed 3, 4 or 5 scatters. Every additional bell symbol you find on the reels during the feature offers another free spin to your tally. During the free spins, the family members can also play additional roles as special symbols. Sam will turn one symbol into a sticky wild if 3 or more of him are hit. Sandra can hand out multipliers when 3 or more of her appear. Maggie harpoons symbols and alters them to bolster your chances of landing wins, and Ted can offer sticky multipliers when 3 or more of him are struck during the free spins bonus round.
