7 reels, 7 rows, cluster pays (5 or more connected symbols)
Bonus buy
Yes
Theme
cartoon fruit, bright sky, summer
Hacksaw games ship with several RTP builds and casinos pick one; the info page inside the game shows the figure you are on.
WHAT IT IS
Hop 'n' Pop in short
Hop 'n' Pop is a June 2021 cluster game from Hacksaw Gaming on a 7 by 7 grid of cartoon fruit. The mechanic is a multiplier that hops: a 2x appears somewhere on the grid each spin, and when it is part of a winning cluster it either doubles or splits into two 2x multipliers, which then hop and do the same. Up to four can be live at once, each up to 64x. The published RTP is 96.20% and the cap is 12,500x.
Canadians search for it because it is the Hacksaw game that looks friendly and is not. The base game is pleasant and pays small, and the free spins round, where the multipliers stop resetting, is where the clips come from. It is a bonus-buy game with a smile on it.
HOW IT PLAYS
Base game and symbols
Five or more matching fruit touching horizontally or vertically form a cluster. The cluster pops, fruit drops in from above, and the grid is checked again until nothing wins. Bigger clusters pay more, and on a 49-position grid a 15-fruit cluster of a mid symbol is a respectable base-game result.
The hopping multiplier is the game. One 2x lands at a random spot at the start of each spin. If a winning cluster includes it, it either doubles its value or splits into two 2x multipliers, and the new ones hop to new spots for the next tumble. Multipliers that land on the same spot add together. A long tumble chain can leave you with three or four of them reading 8x, 16x and 32x, applied to whichever clusters they touch. Then the spin ends and they all vanish.
That reset is why the base game feels gentle: good chains happen, but the multipliers never carry over. Tumbles are quick, and a C$30 session at C$0.40 gives you a fair look. Most casino bonuses cap the stake at about C$5 to C$7 a spin and exclude all three buy options, which cost 100x, 200x and 400x, so on bonus money you are waiting for three suns.
Features
Tumble wins on a 7 by 7 grid
Hopping multiplier: a 2x starts somewhere on the grid each spin and doubles or splits in two when it is part of a win, up to 64x each and 4 at once
Multipliers reset after each base-game spin but not during free spins
Free spins: 3, 4 or 5 sun scatters give 10 spins starting with one 2x, two 2x, or four 4x multipliers
Wilds appear only in free spins
Bonus buy at 100x, 200x or 400x for 3, 4 or 5 scatters
THE FEATURE
Bonus round
Three, four or five sun scatters in one spin sequence give 10 free spins. The difference from the base game is simple: the multipliers do not reset between spins. Three scatters start you with one 2x, four with two 2x, five with four 4x, which is why the 400x buy exists. Orange wilds appear only in the bonus and patch clusters together. Every spin the live multipliers hop to new spots, and every cluster that includes one doubles or splits it, so a round that is going well has four 64x multipliers roaming the grid by spin seven.
A dead bonus is 10 spins where the lone 2x keeps hopping to a corner nothing touches. It pays a few small clusters at face value and you finish under 10x. On a 100x buy that is a C$90 loss at C$1, and it is the result most people get most of the time.
OUR TAKE
Should you play Hop 'n' Pop?
Play it if you like a cluster game with a mechanic you can watch unfold, and you are on real money with a bankroll for several bought rounds. The five-scatter buy is the one worth looking at if you are buying at all. Skip it for bonus wagering or a small deposit; the base game resets every spin and pays small. For a Hacksaw cluster game with a stacking twist, Stack 'Em is the pick, and for a cluster game that pays in the base game, Fruit Party is the Pragmatic alternative.
WHERE TO PLAY
Hop 'n' Pop at Canadian casinos
Sites on our list that carry Hacksaw Gaming games.
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01How does the hopping multiplier work in Hop 'n' Pop?
A 2x lands at a random grid spot each spin. When a winning cluster includes it, it either doubles or splits into two 2x multipliers, and they hop to new spots for the next tumble. Up to four can be live, each up to 64x, and in the base game they reset when the spin ends.
02Can I play Hop 'n' Pop with a casino bonus in Canada?
Usually, with the stake capped at about C$5 to C$7 a spin and the three bonus buys excluded while bonus money is active. Check the in-game info page for the RTP build, since Hacksaw ships several. High volatility and a resetting base game make it a slow wagering choice.
03Which bonus buy is the best value?
They all run the same RTP by the published figures, so none is a better deal. The difference is variance: 100x starts with one 2x, 200x with two 2x, and 400x with four 4x, which gives the round a head start. The 400x buy swings hardest and pays the biggest when it works.
RTP, max win and release date checked against lcb.org, slotcatalog.com in October 2026. Casinos can run a different RTP build; the game's own info page shows the one you are on.
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