Important Basic Terms and Data
◎Base Game: Also known as Main Game, it refers to the reel game that occurs each time a player pays and presses the Spin button.
◎Feature Game: Generally divided into two main categories: Free Game and Bonus Game. Free Games usually mean gameplay based on the Base Game with one or more features added, while Bonus Games often have a completely different gameplay, and may not be reel games anymore.
◎Jackpot: Jackpot, divided into standalone progressive and network progressive types, can be further divided into various accumulation methods and payout mechanisms.
◎RTP (Return To Player): On average, for every 100 points a player puts in, how many points they can win.
Real money games have different legal restrictions on RTP ranges in different regions, generally, the overall game's RTP falls between 85~98.
Virtual currency is usually not regulated by law, and achieving over 100 is also possible, here are the generally recommended RTP ranges:
Base Game RTP: 45~75
Feature Game RTP: 20~50
Jackpot RTP: 1~10
◎PayTable: Odds table, generally awards for 3 or more lines connected, some games award for 2 lines connected or even just 1 appearance.
◎Lines: The maximum number of lines a player can bet on, commonly between 9~50 lines. Some are designed to allow free adjustment of the number of betting lines, while others are designed with fixed betting lines.
◎Feature Frequency: How many rounds a player needs to play to trigger a free game once, generally falls between 65~130.
◎Feature Average Pay: The average multiplier of the total bet per round a player gets from playing a free game once.
◎Hit Rate: The proportion of rounds with scores in each game played by the player, this data cannot be obtained accurately from Excel calculations, and can only be statistically analyzed using simulators. The sequence of the reels, the number of betting lines, and the odds table have the most direct impact on this data.
◎Volatility: The fluctuation of winning and losing in the game, there is no standard mathematical formula to calculate, and the standards used by different manufacturers to assess this data are not consistent.
