Starburst

How Starburst plays

Ten lines pay from left to right and from right to left. When the Starburst wild lands on reels 2, 3 or 4 it fills the whole reel, stays put and gives a free respin; any new wild that lands during the respin also expands and adds another respin, up to three in a row.

Theme: Space, gems. Filed under Space and sci-fi, Gems and riches.

Features in this game

• Respins: An extra free spin of some or all reels, usually with certain symbols held in place, triggered by a symbol or a win.
• Expanding wilds: A wild symbol that grows to cover its whole reel (or more) when it lands, substituting in every position it covers.

What the figures mean

An RTP of 96.08% is a long-run average across millions of spins. It works out at a house edge of 3.92%, so every £100 staked costs £3.92 on average. A session of 200 spins at £1 stakes £200, and the expected cost of that session is £7.84, although the real result will usually land a long way either side. Work out your own figures.

The provider rates volatility as medium. 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.

Published hit frequency is 23%, meaning roughly 23 spins in every 100 return something. Many of those returns are smaller than the stake.

Sources

1. netent.com/games/starburst

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