The developer 1X2 Gaming’s marine November 2019 video slot Under the Waves has a prequel titled Under the Sea (2015). Themes: personified marine animals, mythology, treasure, and marine accident.

Under the Waves has twelve symbols, wherein the nine ordinary symbols (violet fish, purple queen, anglerfish, gold fish, octopus, pufferfish, stingray, turtle, shark) should create three to five rightward combinations in the 20 fixed win ways that pay X5 to X1000 regular payouts.

Under the Waves Game Characteristics

Under the Waves contains free games, click-and-reveal bonus game, nine total bets, and sticky mermaid. The unpartitioned 5X3 grid whose frame is surrounded by sea grass; the translucent grid has an ocean blue background—amid a treasure chest—featuring a grassy and bubbly coral reef.

Three fancy (embedded with pink seashells) special symbols: a free games-prompting shipwrecked “scatter” boat; a substituting blonde, blue-eyed and purple-tailed “wild” mermaid; and a bonus game-prompting locked “bonus” treasure chest.

Ordinary personified symbols: violet fish, purple queen, anglerfish, gold fish, octopus, pufferfish, stingray, turtle, shark.

The Under the Waves’ total bets: $0.20 (minimum), $0.40, $0.60, $0.80, $1.00, $2.00, $3.00, $4.00 and $5.00 (maximum). Some versions: up to $100.00 maximum bet.

Under the Waves pays as follows. The $0.20 bet: violet fish/purple queen pay $1.00, $3.00 and $5.00; anglerfish/gold fish $2.00, $5.00 and $10.00; octopuses pay $3.00, $10.00 and $20.00; pufferfish pay $5.00, $15.00 and $40.00; stingrays pay $6.00, $20.00 and $60.00; turtles pay $8.00, $60.00 and $120.00; and sharks pay $10.00, $100.00 and $200.00.

The $0.40 bet: violet fish/purple queen pay $2.00, $6.00 and $10.00; anglerfish/gold fish $4.00, $10.00 and $20.00; octopuses pay $6.00, $20.00 and $40.00; pufferfish pay $10.00, $30.00 and $80.00; stingrays pay $12.00, $40.00 and $120.00; turtles pay $16.00, $120.00 and $240.00; and sharks pay $20.00, $200.00 and $400.00.

The $0.60 bet: violet fish/purple queen pay $3.00, $9.00 and $15.00; anglerfish/gold fish $6.00, $15.00 and $30.00; octopuses pay $9.00, $30.00 and $60.00; pufferfish pay $15.00, $45.00 and $120.00; stingrays pay $18.00, $60.00 and $180.00; turtles pay $24.00, $180.00 and $360.00; and sharks pay $30.00, $300.00 and $600.00.

The $0.80 bet: violet fish/purple queen pay $4.00, $12.00 and $20.00; anglerfish/gold fish $8.00, $20.00 and $40.00; octopuses pay $12.00, $40.00 and $80.00; pufferfish pay $20.00, $60.00 and $160.00; stingrays pay $24.00, $80.00 and $240.00; turtles pay $32.00, $240.00 and $480.00; and sharks pay $40.00, $400.00 and $800.00.

The $1.00 bet: violet fish/purple queen pay $5.00, $15.00 and $25.00; anglerfish/gold fish $10.00, $25.00 and $50.00; octopuses pay $15.00, $50.00 and $100.00; pufferfish pay $25.00, $75.00 and $200.00; stingrays pay $30.00, $100.00 and $300.00; turtles pay $40.00, $300.00 and $600.00; and sharks pay $50.00, $500.00 and $1000.00.

The $2.00 bet: violet fish/purple queen pay $10.00, $30.00 and $50.00; anglerfish/gold fish $20.00, $50.00 and $100.00; octopuses pay $30.00, $100.00 and $200.00; pufferfish pay $50.00, $150.00 and $400.00; stingrays pay $60.00, $200.00 and $600.00; turtles pay $80.00, $600.00 and $1200.00; and sharks pay $100.00, $1000.00 and $2000.00.

The $3.00 bet: violet fish/purple queen pay $15.00, $45.00 and $75.00; anglerfish/gold fish $30.00, $75.00 and $150.00; octopuses pay $45.00, $150.00 and $300.00; pufferfish pay $75.00, $225.00 and $600.00; stingrays pay $90.00, $300.00 and $900.00; turtles pay $120.00, $900.00 and $1800.00; and sharks pay $150.00, $1500.00 and $3000.00.

The $4.00 bet: violet fish/purple queen pay $20.00, $60.00 and $100.00; anglerfish/gold fish $40.00, $100.00 and $200.00; octopuses pay $60.00, $200.00 and $400.00; pufferfish pay $100.00, $300.00 and $800.00; stingrays pay $120.00, $400.00 and $1200.00; turtles pay $160.00, $1200.00 and $2400.00; and sharks pay $200.00, $2000.00 and $4000.00.

The $5.00 bet: violet fish/purple queen pay $25.00, $75.00 and $125.00; anglerfish/gold fish $50.00, $125.00 and $250.00; octopuses pay $75.00, $250.00 and $500.00; pufferfish pay $125.00, $375.00 and $1000.00; stingrays pay $150.00, $500.00 and $1500.00; turtles pay $200.00, $1500.00 and $3000.00; and sharks pay $250.00, $2500.00 and $5000.00.

Three “scatter” shipwrecks: ten free games. Four shipwrecks: 14 free games. Five shipwrecks: 18 free games. In the illuminated nightly free games, a drawn mermaid is one-round-long sticky. 3+ treasure chests prompt the click-and-reveal round, where the displayed five bubble-encased marine animals (representing five attempts) are clicked to reveal nothing or instant wins.

The X1000 maximum odd results in a $5000.00 maximum win for this version and, for any other version, up to a $100000.00 non-progressive jackpot.

The Under the Waves software: HTML5 technology; fast spin; left/right-hand modes; game history; 5/10/20/50/99 auto spins; and customized versions for desktops, phones and tablets.

Sounds: ambient classical (regular) and jazz instrumental (free games); and jangling, rustling, clacking, popping, and bubbly effects. The 3D animated graphics: glittering, bubbling; and flapping, blinking and gesturing marine animals.

Luck in Under the Waves

Under the Waves, a game of luck, has a 96.00% RTP rate and a 4.00% house edge.