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Dead Man's Reels slot: RTP and max win

By Sidechick Studios. Released 30 Aug 2026, math version 8.
High volatilityNo. 3632 most played this month

Dead Man's Reels is a high-volatility slot by Sidechick Studios on Stake Engine, released 30 Aug 2026. Its base game returns 96.50%, above the median Engine slot (96.02%) and higher than 66% of them. The top payout is 40,000× the bet, bigger than 84% of Engine slots; from a base spin it lands about once every 7,000,087 spins. It has 6 bonus buys priced at 200× to 1,000× the bet; the best returns 96.50%, so each buy costs 7.00× the bet on average over the long run. It is the No. 3632 most played Engine slot over the last 30 days.

Base RTP
96.50%
catalogue figure 96.500%
Max win
40,000×
of the base bet
Max win, base spins
1 in 7,000,087
40,000× top payout per spin
Base spin pays nothing
87.0%
of spins
Players, last 30 days
93
$6K wagered (Engine Insights)

Every mode, side by side

Costs are multiples of the base bet. Odds come from the published outcome table for v8. "Returns the cost" counts rounds that pay back at least what the mode cost. Expected cost is cost × (1 − RTP): the average amount lost per round over the long run.

ModeTypeCostRTPMax winMax win oddsPays anythingReturns the costExpected cost per round
BaseBase spin1.00×96.50%40,000×1 in 7,000,0871 in 7.691 in 250.04× base Simulate
AnteBoosted spin1.50×96.50%40,000×1 in 3,500,0051 in 7.411 in 260.05× base Simulate
Bonus Captains CurseBonus buy200×96.50%40,000×1 in 20,000every round1 in 3.957.00× base Simulate
Feature Wild Reel RaidBonus buy200×96.50%40,000×1 in 20,000every round1 in 4.097.00× base Simulate
Bonus Sunken FortuneBonus buy500×96.50%40,000×1 in 6,400every round1 in 2.8617.50× base Simulate
Bonus Random ScatterBonus buy600×96.50%40,000×1 in 6,667every round1 in 3.1421.00× base Simulate
Bonus Dead Mans FortuneBonus buy1,000×96.50%40,000×1 in 4,091every round1 in 2.7835.00× base Simulate
Feature Death SpinBonus buy1,000×96.50%40,000×1 in 3,3331 in 1.011 in 4.7135.00× base Simulate

Work out the cost of Dead Man's Reels bonus buys at your bet size

Version history

Base-mode RTP per published math version. Older versions stay public in the fairness API, so changes can be checked.

VersionBase RTP
v896.500%Active

Frequently asked

What is the RTP of Dead Man's Reels?

Base spins return 96.50% of the amount wagered over the long run, from the published outcome table for version 8. All 6 of its bonus buys return 96.50%.

What is the max win in Dead Man's Reels and how likely is it?

The top payout is 40,000× the base bet. On a base spin it lands 1 in 7,000,087 spins. In the Bonus Captains Curse buy (200×) 40,000× lands 1 in 20,000 buys.

Does Dead Man's Reels have a bonus buy, and what does it cost?

Yes, 6 buy modes. Bonus Captains Curse: 200× the base bet, 96.50% RTP, an expected cost of 7.00× the base bet per buy. Feature Wild Reel Raid: 200× the base bet, 96.50% RTP, an expected cost of 7.00× the base bet per buy. Bonus Sunken Fortune: 500× the base bet, 96.50% RTP, an expected cost of 17.50× the base bet per buy. Bonus Random Scatter: 600× the base bet, 96.50% RTP, an expected cost of 21.00× the base bet per buy. Bonus Dead Mans Fortune: 1,000× the base bet, 96.50% RTP, an expected cost of 35.00× the base bet per buy. Feature Death Spin: 1,000× the base bet, 96.50% RTP, an expected cost of 35.00× the base bet per buy.

Is Dead Man's Reels high or low volatility?

High. Its base-mode standard deviation is 28.9× the bet, which puts it in the highest third of Engine games. What volatility means.

Can I check that a result was fair?

Yes. Engine games use provably fair seeds. Once your server seed is revealed you can replay any round against the published outcome table. See how to verify a result.

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