Cipollino Slot Review
The prettiest slot is rarely the most generous one, but Cipollino argues the opposite case anyway: a low-volatility line-payer dressed as a cartoon mafia village, where the one clever number in the maths is hidden inside a tomato. Underneath the sunny Italian street scene and its veggie-mobster cast, this is a deliberately old-fashioned 5×4 game from Popiplay, and its charm is that it doesn’t pretend to be anything more.
It runs at 96.96% RTP on low volatility, with win lines rather than ways, a tomato Wild that triples any line it completes, and a free spins round off the back of three Scatters. The top prize is a 5,000x line of five Wilds. For players who enjoy Popiplay’s lighter fare like Taco Hell and Wild Wild Duck, that’s the shape of the offer.
Symbols, Win Lines and Payouts
Wins form along active paylines, and only the highest win on each line is paid. The bet size is set in the Total bet field, with a MAX button for the ceiling, and higher bets raise the win values in step. It’s a conventional setup, and the game doesn’t complicate it.
The MAX button itself has a wrinkle worth knowing: the maximum it sets depends on your current balance and on the operator’s settings, so the ceiling can differ from one casino to another. When a winning combination lands on an active payline, the symbols animate and the win amount appears in the Total Win field.
Winnings depend on the number of matching symbols, with payouts made according to the paytable, which sits behind the Menu button under the Money Bag. The game runs on a certified random number generator, so every spin is independent of the last.
Two symbols carry the whole paytable, and both are worth knowing in full:
- Wild (Tomato) with 2 on a line: 40x
- Wild (Tomato) with 3 on a line: 200x
- Wild (Tomato) with 4 on a line: 800x
- Wild (Tomato) with 5 on a line: 5,000x
- Scatter (Cipollino) with 3 anywhere: 5x the total bet
- Scatter (Cipollino) with 4 anywhere: 20x the total bet
- Scatter (Cipollino) with 5 anywhere: 100x the total bet
The tomato Wild substitutes for any symbol except the Scatter, and any win on a line where the Wild has done the substituting is tripled. That multiplier is the most interesting number in the game: a completed line built around a Wild pays three times what the same line would pay without it, and the top line of five Wilds at 5,000x is as high as the pays go.
Only the tomato and the onion gangster earn their own rows. The rest of the cast fills the reels as regular paying symbols, and every value they offer is governed by the same rules: more symbols in the combination, bigger payout, highest line win only.
Scatters and Free Spins
Free Spins are triggered by 3 or more Scatter symbols landing in view, in any positions rather than on a specific line. Cipollino the onion gangster is that Scatter, which is a nice touch: the game’s title character is also its key to the bonus round.
The Scatters pay for themselves on the way in, at 5x, 20x and 100x the total bet for three, four and five. Those wins are multiples of the total bet rather than the line bet, so they land regardless of where the symbols sit.
From there the round runs as a free spins session, with the Wild and its tripling effect still doing the heavy lifting on any completed line. The paytable doesn’t change for the round: what a line pays in the main game is what it pays here, only without a stake going out.
The Gamble Round
After every win in the main game, a gambling round offers the chance to increase the prize. The aim is to guess either the colour or the suit of a face-down card, the classic double-or-nothing setup that has been attached to fruit machines for decades.
It’s entirely optional, and it’s the only decision the game ever asks you to make. Guess right and the win grows; guess wrong and it’s gone, which is the whole of the arrangement.
Autospins and Settings
The Autospins button opens a choice of Basic or Advanced settings. Basic simply takes a number of rounds; Advanced takes the same number and adds stop conditions:
- On any win: autoplay stops after a win
- If Bonus Game is won: stops when the bonus game is won
- If single win exceeds: stops when one win passes a sum you set
- If cash balance changes: stops when your balance moves above or below a figure you set, in either direction
Everything can be halted at any time with the Stop Autospins button, and the button itself shows the remaining spins while a run is in progress. Beyond that, the Menu covers game rules, the paytable and volume, with checkmarks for turbo spins, music and sound effects, and the spacebar can be used to spin instead of clicking.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7/10
Playing Cipollino is a lot like sitting in that little village square: pleasant, unhurried, and over sooner than you expected. The one reason to choose it is the tomato, because the tripling turns even modest lines into respectable wins and gives a quiet game a pulse. That’s its biggest strength too – no other number here works as hard as the Wild multiplier does.
The weakness is that everything around that Wild is filler. Scatters, free spins, a card gamble – a full session can pass without any of it doing anything you’d remember an hour later.
It suits players who want a gentle, good-looking spin with regular small wins and don’t need a bonus shelf to keep them interested. Anyone who plays slots for big features will run out of things to do here long before the village runs out of charm.
Cipollino FAQs
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What is the RTP of Cipollino?
Cipollino runs at an RTP of 96.96%, which sits comfortably above the typical online slot average. -
Is Cipollino high volatility?
No. Cipollino is a low volatility slot, so wins tend to be smaller and more regular rather than large and infrequent. -
What is the grid size of Cipollino?
Cipollino plays on a 5×4 grid with win lines, where only the highest win on each active payline is paid. -
How do you trigger free spins in Cipollino?
Free Spins are triggered by landing 3 or more Scatter symbols anywhere in view. Cipollino, the onion gangster, is the Scatter symbol, and 3, 4 or 5 of them pay 5x, 20x and 100x the total bet respectively. -
What does the Wild symbol do in Cipollino?
The tomato is the Wild, and it substitutes for any symbol except the Scatter. Any win on a payline where the Wild has substituted is tripled, and combinations of 2 to 5 Wilds pay from 40x up to 5,000x. -
How does the Gamble round work in Cipollino?
After any win in the main game you can gamble the prize by guessing the colour or the suit of a face-down card. A correct guess increases the win, while a wrong guess loses it. -
What is the maximum win in Cipollino?
The top prize is a line of five Wild symbols, which pays 5,000x. It’s the highest value on the paytable and the biggest prize the game offers. -
Do Scatter pays work on paylines in Cipollino?
No. Scatters count in any positions, and their wins are multiples of the total bet rather than the line bet: 5x for three, 20x for four and 100x for five. -
Who makes Cipollino?
Cipollino is made by Popiplay, the studio behind titles such as Taco Hell and Wild Wild Duck. -
When is Cipollino released?
Cipollino’s release date is 26 February 2024.
