Shippy D Pop (AvatarUX) – Review & Demo Play

Shippy D Pop Slot Review

I went into Shippy D Pop expecting a straight pirate caper and got a quirky mash-up that still works on the reels. It opens on a 5x3 grid with 486 ways and pays both ways, then PopWins kicks in, clearing winning tiles and growing reels. The ZapReel sits above the set and peppers spins with extra effects. Sea, sand, odd characters, even a rhino, all swirl into a fast rhythm that feels familiar if you’ve played other PopWins outings.

Stakes run from £0.10 to £40, with medium variance and a default RTP near 96.08%. Reels cap at six rows in base and nine in free spins. There are 13 regular pay symbols: 9-A low pays, mid pays like the rhino, fish and boat, plus four character highs. There isn’t a wild or scatter in sight, which sounds odd on paper, yet the mix of both ways wins and PopWins more than fills that gap.

Shippy D Pop RTP and Variance

With the 96.08% RTP build, Shippy D Pop sits near average, though some sites run 94% or 90.5%. Variance reads as medium in my sessions, with stretches of small chains and the odd punchy board when the ZapReel lines up. The ceiling hits 50,000x, leaving room for spikes, yet it doesn’t feel punishing at sensible stakes. That balance can suit longer sets and keeps the bonus chase from turning into a slog.

How to Play Shippy D Pop

I start by opening the menu to skim the rules, paytable, and a quick note on PopWins and the ZapReel. Then I set a stake between £0.10 and £40 with the arrows and hit spin. The game handles the rest: wins clear, two symbols drop into each space, reels can grow, then settle when the chain stops. Set a budget, keep sessions short, and treat the Pirate Wheel gamble as optional, not a must-press.

How to Win at Shippy D Pop

Wins land with three to five matches on adjacent reels, starting from the leftmost or the rightmost reel. You begin on 486 ways, but PopWins removes winning symbols and adds two per gap, lifting reel heights. In base, that growth can reach six rows; in free spins it can reach nine, creating up to 118,098 ways. That swing is the core engine, letting modest hits stack across both directions when the layout opens up.

There is a quirk to note. Five-of-a-kind pays are counted from one side only, even though general wins pay both ways. After a PopWins sequence ends in the base game, reels drop back to their 3-row start, so pace your bet sizing around streaks rather than single spins. If you’re pushing for the bonus, the safest route is to let natural growth trigger it rather than chasing every gamble.

Shippy D Pop Bonuses

The ZapReel in Shippy D Pop is a three-cell bar above the grid that rolls fresh rewards each spin. In the base game it can add Multipliers of x2 or x3 that stack multiplicatively, Split Symbol to clone up to five of the same on a position, and Expand Winning Symbol to fill a reel when that symbol forms part of a win. Synced Reel can also pair two adjacent reels to show identical symbols, swinging coverage left or right.

Free spins arrive when all reels reach six rows in the base game, awarding six spins by default with an option to gamble on the Pirate Wheel up to 18. During free spins the grid starts at six rows, and progress doesn’t reset between spins; it only drops to the shortest reel height. Reach nine rows across and you get +2 spins. The ZapReel shows three rewards here, with multipliers up to x10, splits up to 10, and three-reel syncs possible.

Bonus Buy is split three ways. Shippy Bonus costs 125x for six free spins. Pirate Wheel also costs 125x, letting you gamble for more spins, or bust to none. Bonus Max costs 500x and gives 12 free spins with better odds for top multipliers, higher split counts, and more frequent three-reel syncs. I’ve had my best boards in Bonus Max when x10 values chained under stacked hits.

Shippy D Pop Symbols and Paytable

Shippy D Pop runs with 13 regular pays. The 9-A set pays 0.6x for five-of-a-kind, the mid symbols (rhino, fish, boat) pay up to 1x for five, and the four character highs pay 1.5x for five. There are no wilds, and no scatter trigger. General wins count from left-to-right and right-to-left, while five-of-a-kind totals are taken from one side only. The ZapReel effects can turn single positions into stacks or full reels, which is where the bigger lines emerge.

Shippy D Pop Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x1.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x1.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x1.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x1.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.5
	5	x1
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.3
	5	x1
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.3
	5	x1
	4	x0.6
	3	x0.3
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.2

Shippy D Pop Review - Summary

Quirky theme aside, Shippy D Pop hits the mark on mechanics. PopWins makes the board breathe, the ZapReel adds modifiers, and both ways pays keep lines alive when the grid opens. Free spins feel sticky thanks to non-resetting heights, while the Pirate Wheel adds risk if you fancy it. Bonus Buy options cover both a standard entry and a maxed variant. With 50,000x potential and medium variance, it’s a tidy PopWins outing with enough bite to hold me.