Now that slot machines are so popular, you still don't understand the professional terminology inside slot machines?

The following explanation is based on the most common 3X5 line slot machine players playing with all lines:

Important Basic Terms and Data

◎Base Game: Also known as the Main Game, it is the game of spinning the reels each time the player spends money and presses the Spin button.

◎Feature Game: Generally divided into two categories, Free Game and Bonus Game. Free Games usually refer to gameplay based on the Base Game with one or more special features added. Bonus Games often look completely different in gameplay and may not involve spinning reels.

◎Jackpot: Divided into single machine accumulation and network accumulation, which can be further divided into various accumulation methods and payout mechanisms.

◎RTP (Return To Player): On average, for every 100 points invested by the player, how many points can be won. Real money games have different regulatory restrictions on RTP ranges in different regions, generally, the RTP of the entire game falls between 85~98. Virtual currency is usually not regulated by laws, and achieving over 100 is also possible. Below are the generally recommended RTP ranges:

Base Game RTP: 45~75

Feature Game RTP: 20~50

Jackpot RTP: 1~10

◎PayTable: The payout table, generally awards are given for 3 or more lines connected, and some games award points for even 2 lines connected or a single occurrence.

◎Lines: The maximum number of lines a player can bet on, commonly between 9~50 lines. Some are designed to allow the player to adjust the number of betting lines freely, while others are designed with fixed betting lines.

◎Feature Frequency: How many rounds a player can play to trigger a free game once, generally falls between 65~130.

◎Feature Average Pay: The average multiple of the total bet per round won in one free game.

◎Hit Rate: The proportion of rounds in which the player scores points in each game played. This data cannot be obtained precisely from Excel calculations and must be statistically analyzed using simulators. The sequence of reel arrangement, the number of betting lines, and the payout table have the most direct impact on this data.

◎Volatility: The fluctuation of wins and losses in the game, there is no standard mathematical formula to calculate this, and the standards used by different manufacturers to assess this data are not consistent.