How Retro Tapes plays
A cluster-pays slot from the Jammin' Jars line: clusters of five or more tapes pay and drop away for new ones. Wild Tapes start at 1x and add 1x for each win they join; Wild Multiplier symbols raise them further, and a Magnet pulls all of one symbol into a cluster. Three Wild Tapes start the Top Charts free spins, where wilds and instant prizes stay put and blanks are refilled.
Theme: 1980s, cassette tapes. Filed under Music and party.
Features in this game
- Cluster pays: A pay system where groups of matching symbols touching each other on the grid win, with no lines or reels-from-the-left rule.
- Cascading reels: After a win, the winning symbols are removed and new ones fall into the gaps, giving another chance to win from the same stake.
- Multipliers: A value such as ×2 or ×10 applied to a win, a spin or a whole feature, multiplying the amount paid.
- Free spins: A bonus round of spins played at no extra cost, usually triggered by scatter symbols and often with extra features.
What the figures mean
An RTP of 96.47% is a long-run average across millions of spins. It works out at a house edge of 3.53%, so every £100 staked costs £3.53 on average. A session of 200 spins at £1 stakes £200, and the expected cost of that session is £7.06, although the real result will usually land a long way either side. Work out your own figures.
The provider rates volatility as High. That describes how winnings are spread: higher volatility means longer runs with little back and rarer, larger wins. It does not change the average. More on volatility, or see it in a simulation.
Questions people ask
What is the RTP of Retro Tapes?
Push Gaming publishes 96.47%, and also offers versions at 94.46%. Casinos choose which version to run, so check the game's info screen. Over a very long run that returns about £96.47 for every £100 staked; a single session can be far above or below it.
Who makes Retro Tapes?
Retro Tapes is made by Push Gaming. It was released in 23 November 2022.
What is the maximum win on Retro Tapes?
The provider states a maximum win of 10,000× the stake. At the £5 per spin limit for adults aged 25 and over in Great Britain that would be a theoretical top prize of £50,000; it is extremely rare by design.
Is Retro Tapes high volatility?
Push Gaming describes its volatility as "High". Volatility describes how wins are spread out, not how much the game returns on average.
Sources
- pushgaming.com/games/retro-tapes.html
- pushgaming.com/blog/push-gaming-rewinds-classic-gameplay-retro-tapes.html
Notes on the data: Date is Push's network-wide release post (23 Nov 2022).
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