Fish and Bird Slot Review

Fish and Bird Slot Overview

Fish and Bird is ELK Studios’ take on a moody fishing slot, built on a compact 4x4 grid with 256 ways to win. I like how the weary fisherman sits above the reels while jellyfish and cartoon fish churn below, with birds gliding over carrying multipliers. Medium volatility, a 94% RTP and a 10,000x max win give Fish and Bird enough punch to keep long sessions interesting.

Fish and Bird Slot Information and Symbols

Under the waterline, Fish and Bird runs with 4 reels, 4 rows and 256 win ways paying left to right on adjacent reels. Stakes range from 0.20 up to 100 per spin, which suits cautious testing and more serious punting. The default RTP is 94% with medium volatility around 6 out of 10, and in my play the base game hit rate felt close to the quoted 31% figure.

Fish and Bird keeps the symbol set nice and lean. Four low-paying jellyfish in blue, green, purple and red pay 0.2x the bet for four of a kind, while four higher fish in the same colour order pay from 0.5x up to 2x. What I enjoy most are the Big Symbols: regular symbols can land as 1x1, 2x2, 3x3 or 4x4 blocks, filling large parts of the grid in one drop.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	4	x2
	3	x1
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.75
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.25
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	Scatter
	Wild

RTP, Volatility and Payout Potential in Fish and Bird

On paper, Fish and Bird runs a 94% RTP, which sits below many slots but is fairly standard for ELK titles with X-iter modes. Volatility is marked as medium, a 6 out of 10, and that matched my own balance swings. Small jellyfish and fish wins land often enough to keep you spinning, while the real step up comes when Prize Fish start dropping with collector action above the grid.

When the old man in the boat lines everything up, Fish and Bird can climb all the way to a 10,000x the bet payout cap. Getting there needs patience, as the base game can feel very flat between feature clusters. Most of my better hits came from stacked bird multipliers feeding a strong global multiplier, then a chunky Prize Fish landing in view and being scooped by a Collector or Super Collector.

Bonus Features in Fish and Bird

Feature-wise, Fish and Bird leans heavily on collection play. Spreading Wilds can appear facing up or left and then run to the edge of the grid, turning everything in their path wild, including any Big Symbols. Regular fish can land as Prize Fish showing bet-multiplier cash values, while seagulls above the reels carry bird multipliers. Collected birds add to a global multiplier that powers up any Prize Fish that get hauled in.

The fisherman acts as a Collector on the bar above the reels, grabbing Prize Fish, bird multipliers and bonus symbols in his column and granting a free spin while he steps one reel to the left. A Super Collector does the same for multipliers in its column but collects Prize Fish and bonus symbols from the grid. Bonus and Super Bonus symbols trigger their bonus games, and if no Collector shows, a Diver drops down to rescue prizes from a column.

Bonus Buy Feature

BONUS HUNT Buy a game round with more than triple the chance to trigger a Bonus game.
Feature Cost:	x2.50 Bet
RTP:	94%
Volatility:	-
SPREADING WILD Play a game round with a guaranteed Spreading Wild.
Feature Cost:	x10 Bet
RTP:	94%
Volatility:	-
BIG FISH Play a game round with a guaranteed big fish.
Feature Cost:	x25 Bet
RTP:	94%
Volatility:	-
BONUS Buy a game round triggering the Bonus game.
Feature Cost:	x50 Bet
RTP:	94%
Volatility:	-
SUPER BONUS Play a game round with a guaranteed Super Bonus.
Feature Cost:	x250 Bet
RTP:	94%
Volatility:	-

How To Play Fish and Bird Slot

When I sit down with Fish and Bird, I start by setting a stake between 0.20 and 100 and decide whether to spin manually or let auto play grind through the calmer patches. The core gameplay is simple: line up 3 or 4 matching symbols on adjacent reels, keep an eye on Big Symbols and Spreading Wilds, and watch the fisherman, as every collected Prize Fish or bird can turn a slow spin into a handy hit.

Fish and Bird Slot Verdict

After plenty of spins on Fish and Bird, the first thing that sticks with me is the atmosphere. The washed-out grey sea, lonely lighthouse and tired fisherman give the slot a bleak, almost cartoon-melancholic feel that works far better than I expected. The soundtrack swings between slow folk and jaunty bursts, and although wins do not explode across the screen, the whole package has a quiet charm that grows over time.

Mechanically, Fish and Bird takes the familiar money fish idea and twists it with the off-grid Collector row and those huge symbol sizes. Chasing bird multipliers for the global multiplier while nudging the fisherman along the bar gives each spin a clear purpose. The downside is that stretches without Collectors or Prize Fish can feel lifeless, and the 94% RTP will put off players who are very rate-sensitive.

For me, Fish and Bird shines when the bonus or Super Bonus is running and the fisherman keeps reappearing on the right, dragging the round out as the global multiplier climbs. If you like fishing slots with straightforward rules but want something moodier than the usual cartoon sunshine, this is well worth a session. Medium volatility, a 10,000x max win and the X-iter options give enough long-term pull to justify coming back.

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