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Light & Wonder · Hold & Spin
Island Rising
On cruise ships
Reported across 1 cruise line
1 report names only the cruise line.
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How it plays. Colored coins land on the reels and light up one of three Tikis above them (pink, green or blue). Each Tiki adds its own twist to a hold & spin round played for coin prizes. Super Spins can raise coin values at random. More on how it plays
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Where Island Rising has been reported
1 dated public report, grouped by ship: mostly player videos, plus articles and cruise line pages. Machines move during refits, so check on board.
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How Island Rising plays
How it plays
Dual Spins plays two grids that start with the same coins, and a coin landing on one grid can be copied to the matching empty spot on the other. More Spins makes some coins glow blue. When the respins run out, a glow is used up and the counter resets, so the round keeps going. Two or all three features can trigger on the same spin, which players call a double or triple pop.
Features
- Super Spins (pink Tiki): random increases to coin values
- Dual Spins (green Tiki): two linked grids, with coins able to copy across
- More Spins (blue Tiki): glowing coins that restart the respin counter
- Any two or all three features can trigger together
- Two themes, Twilight Shore and Sunset Shore, with the same features
At a glance
- Maker
- Light & Wonder
- Series
- Island Rising
- Type
- Hold & Spin
- Mechanics
- Three-pot style triggers (three Tikis), Hold & spin with coin prizes, Value boosts (Super Spins), Twin-grid hold & spin (Dual Spins), Extra-life coins (More Spins)
- Theme
- Tropical island and tiki
- Layout
- 5 reels, 50 lines (L&W spec for the Class II version, which tops out at 480 credits)
- Cabinets
- Kascada Dual Screen
- Bets
- Player videos show bets of up to about $20 to $24 per spin on some machines. Varies by casino.
- Jackpots
- Not described in the maker and trade sources we found. Player videos talk about chasing a Grand.
- Payback
- Not published. On ships, the operator sets it and doesn't post it.
In the Island Rising series
Tips from players and reviewers
- Most of the bigger results players show come when two or three Tikis fire together, which the maker confirms can happen. We found nothing saying the Tikis keep their progress between players, so don't pick a machine based on how they look.
- Bets climb high on some machines (players show $20 to $24 spins), and almost all of the value is in the features, so pick a bet you can keep up for a while.
- Twilight Shore and Sunset Shore share the same features, so choose whichever theme you like.
Tips can't change the odds of any spin. They help you pick a bet level and a machine.
Industry standing and land-casino jackpots
L&W says it tested the game in its social-casino apps before bringing it to land casinos, and it put it on its Kascada Dual Screen cabinet, which it calls its top-performing dual-screen model. Player channels have posted a steady stream of sessions since about 2024, mostly built around the moments when two or three Tikis fire at once.
Help the next passenger know whether Island Rising is still aboard your ship
Played it on a cruise? A quick report (ship and month) tells other players where to look before they sail.
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How reports are checked
- Only signed-in members with a confirmed email address can report.
- One report per member for each game, ship and month, from the line's fleet list.
- Up to 20 reports a day per member.
- A report without a note is published straight away. A report with a written note is held until an editor has read it.
- Editors can approve or reject held reports and remove any report. You can delete your own reports at any time.
- Published reports show the line, ship, month and note, never your name or email.
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- LNW Gaming product page: Island Rising - Sunset Shore official
- Indian Gaming: Light & Wonder - Island Rising press
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