Pink Elephants 2 slot review

What kind of slot is Pink Elephants 2?

Pink Elephants 2 is the follow-up to Thunderkick’s first Pink Elephants game, rebuilt around a bigger grid and a much higher ceiling. The look is bright and stylised: rosy elephants and chunky symbols that are easy to read on a phone. Behind the playful art sits a serious maths model. Thunderkick rates it high volatility and caps wins at 10,000x stake.

The studio behind it, Thunderkick, is an independent Swedish developer founded in 2012 and licensed directly by the Gambling Commission. Its current library lists the game as Pink Elephants 2 – Reborn, with the same published RTP, volatility, ways and exposure.

How the 4,096 ways to win are counted

With four rows on each of six reels, the number of possible left-to-right routes is 4 × 4 × 4 × 4 × 4 × 4, which is 4,096. You don’t pick lines. A win needs the same symbol on at least the first three reels, touching from the left, and its position within each reel doesn’t matter. That system is covered in more depth on our ways to win glossary page.

A quick worked example

Say a high-value symbol lands twice on reel 1, once on reel 2 and three times on reel 3, and not on reel 4. Multiply the counts on each reel: 2 × 1 × 3 = 6 ways. The game pays the three-of-a-kind amount six times. Add one copy on reel 4 and it becomes 6 ways of four-of-a-kind instead. This is why stacks of the same symbol on the early reels are so valuable on any 4,096-ways game.

How to play Pink Elephants 2

1. Check the RTP in the game’s help screen; 96.13% is the published figure.
2. Choose a total stake. In Great Britain the maximum is £5 a spin, or £2 if you’re 18–24.
3. Spin. Each round takes at least 2.5 seconds, and there’s no autoplay or turbo mode.
4. Wins are paid automatically across all 4,096 ways; the win display shows the total.
5. If the Mystery Scatter reveals enough scatters, the bonus starts on its own.

The Mystery Scatter and how the bonus triggers

Thunderkick lists a Mystery Scatter as the route into the bonus. Rather than a plain scatter symbol that either lands or doesn’t, a mystery symbol is revealed after the reels stop, which adds a moment of suspense before you know whether the feature has triggered. Mechanically, the result is decided by the random number generator the instant you press spin; the reveal is presentation only.

The developer doesn’t publish the exact number of scatters needed or the trigger rate, so check the paytable of the version your casino runs. High-volatility games tend to keep bonus triggers rare, often hundreds of spins apart on average, which is why budgeting matters so much here.

Pink Elephants 2 free spins, transformations and retriggers

The bonus game combines three elements named by Thunderkick: free spins, symbol transformations and retriggers. Symbol transformations change some symbols on the reels into others, which on a ways game can turn a scattering of mixed symbols into stacks of the same one. Because the ways count multiplies across reels, a single transformation can lift a win from a handful of ways to dozens.

Retriggers add more spins inside the round, extending the chance for transformations to line up. Both features are where the 10,000x figure comes from; the base game alone rarely produces anything close. Read more about the general pattern in our guide to slot features.

Pink Elephants 2 RTP, volatility and session budgets

A 96.13% RTP means an average long-run cost of £3.87 for every £100 staked. High volatility tells you how unevenly that return is spread: many small or blank spins, then occasional large wins, mostly from the bonus. So the same £50 budget behaves very differently depending on stake size.

The average cost is the same in every row because it’s 3.87% of the money you put through. What changes is how many spins you get for your budget, and on a high-volatility game more spins means a better chance of seeing the bonus before the money runs out. Real sessions will usually last longer than the table suggests because wins get recycled, but a cold run can end one faster. Our guide to high volatility slot play goes further.

What a 10,000x max win means in pounds

Thunderkick lists the maximum exposure as 10,000x stake. That’s £1,000 at 10p, £5,000 at 50p, £20,000 at the £2 cap for 18–24s and £50,000 at £5. Hitting it needs the bonus to land and then line up near-perfectly, so treat it as a ceiling rather than a target. If a round reaches the cap, it ends there and the capped amount is paid.

Pink Elephants 2 in Great Britain: rules and demo

Thunderkick lists a feature buy for this game, but bonus buys aren’t offered to players in Great Britain, so you’ll only see the standard version on UK sites. Stakes are limited to £5 a spin at 25 and over and £2 for 18–24s. There’s no autoplay, no turbo spin and a minimum spin time of 2.5 seconds. Demo play is available at many sites once you’ve passed age verification; see our explainer on slot demos.

Pink Elephants 2 vs other 6×4, 4,096-ways slots

All four share the same grid and the same high-volatility profile, so the differences sit in the bonus. Raging Rhino uses multiplying wilds in free spins, Buffalo King has a far higher ceiling, and Gold Blitz adds a cash-collect layer. Pink Elephants 2 has the highest listed RTP of the group.

Pink Elephants 2 pros, cons and verdict

Pink Elephants 2 suits players who are comfortable with swings and choose a stake small enough to give the bonus room to appear. If you want a smoother ride, a low-volatility slot will spread its returns more evenly.

Where to play Pink Elephants 2 in the UK

Look for Thunderkick in the provider filter at the UKGC-licensed sites below and check the in-game RTP first. Ladbrokes gives 50 spins a day for 10 days (up to 500, 10p each, selected games) after you deposit and play £10 on slots, PlayOJO gives 80 spins on Big Bass Bonanza with a first deposit of £10+, and Coral gives 100 spins at 10p after you bet £10. None has wagering on spin winnings. 18+, terms apply.

18+. Gambling should be entertainment that costs money, not a way to make it. Set a deposit limit before you play: how to set limits. Free, confidential help: National Gambling Helpline 0808 8020 133.