Shipyard Pop by AvatarUX — PopWins, ZapReel Modifiers & Free Spins Adventure

Shipyard Pop by AvatarUX is a high-energy slot that turns a bustling dockyard into a treasure-packed playground. With vivid comic-style visuals, punchy sound design, and a momentum-driven math model, it blends the PopWins mechanic with the studio’s ZapReel modifier bar for layered gameplay. Also known as Shippy D Pop, the game replaces traditional wilds and scatters with a progress-based system that triggers Free Spins when you expand all reels to a target height. Key Features and Core Gameplay: Shipyard Pop runs on a 5-reel grid that starts at 5x3 and grows through PopWins. Wins form via adjacent reels and pay both left-to-right and right-to-left. As reels expand, the number of ways can climb dramatically, topping out at 118,098 when fully unlocked. PopWins removes winning symbols and replaces each with two new symbols, increasing reel height; each reel can expand up to 6 symbols high in the base game and up to 9 high during Free Spins. Symbols and payout flow: The game includes low-pay card ranks and premium theme icons. There are no traditional wilds or scatters. Instead, ZapReel modifiers can split symbols into multiple copies, sync adjacent reels, expand winning symbols, and apply multipliers to wins on affected reels. ZapReel modifiers: The ZapReel is a horizontal feature bar that can apply special effects such as x2 or x3 multipliers in the base game, Split Symbols (duplicates a symbol into multiple copies on a reel), Expand Winning Symbol (grows a symbol to cover more positions), and Synced Reels (locks adjacent reels to show matching symbols). These effects can combine to extend PopWins chains. Bonus Features and Special Mechanics: Free Spins are progress-triggered (not scatter-triggered). You unlock Free Spins by expanding all five reels to 6-high during a single paid spin sequence. In Free Spins, reels can expand up to 9-high and reel heights do not fully reset between spins; they compress only to the shortest reel reached. Reaching full 9-high across all reels can award extra spins. ZapReel in Free Spins: The ZapReel becomes more powerful with multiple rewards shown each spin, bigger multipliers, larger Split Symbol stacks, synced reels that may stretch across three adjacent reels, and more frequent/larger expanded symbols. Gamble Wheel (optional): Before Free Spins, you may gamble to change your starting number of spins, with the risk of reducing spins or forfeiting the bonus. Bonus Buy: Where available, you can buy direct entry into Free Spins, sometimes with an enhanced buy option. Availability and pricing vary by region and integration. Technical specifications: 5 reels with variable rows via PopWins (up to 6 in base, up to 9 in Free Spins). Up to 118,098 ways to win, paying both directions. Special systems include PopWins and ZapReel. Optimized for mobile and desktop. Volatility is described as medium-to-high depending on configuration. Maximum win is 50,000x stake. Gameplay tips: Focus on progression toward expanding all reels to 6-high, manage stake sizing for PopWins chains, gamble selectively, remember both-ways wins make edge reels equally valuable, and look for ZapReel synergy (synced reels + Split Symbols + multipliers). Use the demo to learn the rhythm and always confirm rules in the in-game Info menu. Summary: Shipyard Pop by AvatarUX is a feature-rich slot built around expanding-reel progression, ZapReel modifiers, and a progress-triggered Free Spins mode that can escalate with 9-high reels and stacked modifier synergy.

Shipyard Pop by AvatarUX Slot Game Overview