The Gameplay Experience: Testing the Mechanics
Cloud Quest borrows the same clear-and-drop skeleton as Play'n GO's own Golden Ticket. But it bolts a ten-section power meter onto the side of the grid, and that single addition changed how our whole session played out. Where Golden Ticket's bonus is all or nothing, Cloud Quest's meter fills gradually: three, four or five Power Stone symbols add one, two or three segments respectively, and a full meter spins a wheel for one of four Super Powers.
The underlying wins still come from three or more matching symbols touching horizontally, vertically or diagonally on the 5x5 grid. Also, the center symbol of each win can turn into a wild that can chain into further clusters on the same spin.
Tower Quest uses a comparable level-up structure without the extra Super Power decisions. It made Cloud Quest feel busier by comparison.
We ran 700 spins on desktop at a $1.50 stake to see how often each of the two systems, the power meter and the separate bonus row, actually paid off.