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Introduction
Tom Horn Gaming is a Maltese-headquartered studio of Slovak origin, founded in Bratislava and releasing its first game in 2008. It is small by industry standards, with roughly 120 titles in its catalogue and new releases arriving at about one a month. The company holds licences from the UK Gambling Commission, the Malta Gaming Authority and Romania's National Gambling Office, and its games carry certifications in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Portugal, Spain, Latvia, Lithuania and Croatia, among others. It was the first supplier ever certified in Lithuania.
The catalogue offers exactly two game types: video slots and table games. The table games are two roulette titles. There is one progressive, a jackpot build of a slot. Anyone arriving with older descriptions of this studio in mind should adjust: those list video poker, blackjack, keno and bingo, and none of that is in the current catalogue. If you go looking for Tom Horn video poker today you will not find it.
Two things about this supplier matter more than its size. The first is unusual transparency for a slots studio: the company publishes a return on its game pages, alongside the reel layout, line count and maximum win. Most studios of this size publish nothing, so a player choosing between Tom Horn slots can actually compare them before spinning, and the section below does exactly that across the catalogue.
The second is that the slots vary more than they look. Returns run from 94.84% to 96.55%, the newer releases sit at the bottom of that range rather than the top, and the two roulette tables are priced better than any of them. None of that is visible from a lobby thumbnail.
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Table Games
Roulette
Both titles run on a single-zero wheel of 37 pockets, numbers 1 to 36 plus one green zero, with the standard pay scale: 35 to 1 on a single number down to 1 to 1 on the even-money bets. The difference between them is one rule.
French Roulette. La Partage applies the rule its title names. When the ball lands on zero, bets on red or black, odd or even, and low or high lose only half their stake instead of all of it. Nothing else on the table is affected.
That halves the house edge on those bets exactly, from one part in 37 to one part in 74.
French Roulette. La Partage, return by bet
| Bet | Pays | Return | House edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red or black, odd or even, low or high | 1 to 1, half back on zero | 98.65% | 1.35% |
| Straight | 35 to 1 | 97.30% | 2.70% |
| Split | 17 to 1 | 97.30% | 2.70% |
| Street | 11 to 1 | 97.30% | 2.70% |
| Corner | 8 to 1 | 97.30% | 2.70% |
| Line | 5 to 1 | 97.30% | 2.70% |
| Dozen or column | 2 to 1 | 97.30% | 2.70% |
In money, a player betting one unit a spin on red gives up 13.51 units over 1,000 units staked at this table. The same player betting red at an ordinary single-zero table gives up 27.03. That is the whole value of the rule, and it lives only on the even-money bets: bet straights here and you pay 27.03 per 1,000 while sitting at the cheapest table in the catalogue.
European Roulette. Announced Bets is the same wheel without the rule. Zero loses outright on every outside bet, so every bet on the table returns 97.30% and costs 2.70%.
European Roulette. Announced Bets, return by bet
| Bet | Numbers covered | Pays | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight | 1 | 35 to 1 | 97.30% |
| Split | 2 | 17 to 1 | 97.30% |
| Street | 3 | 11 to 1 | 97.30% |
| Corner | 4 | 8 to 1 | 97.30% |
| Zero four number bet | 4 | 8 to 1 | 97.30% |
| Line | 6 | 5 to 1 | 97.30% |
| Dozen or column | 12 | 2 to 1 | 97.30% |
| Red or black, odd or even, low or high | 18 | 1 to 1 | 97.30% |
This table's selling point is its racetrack and its one-click templates for the classic call bets: the zero neighbours, the thirds of the wheel, the orphans in both their straight-up and split forms. They deserve one sentence of demystification, because they look like strategy and are not. Each template is a bundle of ordinary bets placed at once, and I enumerated all four of them pocket by pocket: every one returns 97.30% per unit staked, to the digit, exactly what a lone chip on red returns. No arrangement of fairly structured bets on this wheel can beat it or trail it. Use the templates to save time, never to change your odds.
One detail worth knowing if you use the zero neighbours template: as its own number list stands, it places eight bets covering 17 numbers, not the 16 the accompanying description claims. The per-unit return is 97.30% under either reading, so the discrepancy costs nothing, but the chip count is what your stake is divided by.
Between the two tables, the ranking is not close. The best bet Tom Horn offers is the even-money bet at the la partage table, at 98.65%.
Both tables, sorted by return
| Game and bet | Return | Expected loss per 1,000 staked |
|---|---|---|
| French Roulette. La Partage, even-money bets | 98.65% | 13.51 |
| French Roulette. La Partage, all other bets | 97.30% | 27.03 |
| European Roulette. Announced Bets, every bet | 97.30% | 27.03 |
Online Slots
Slots are what this studio is, roughly 120 of its 128 titles, and it publishes a return for each of them on that game's own page alongside the reel layout, line count and maximum win. Most studios this size publish nothing, so the catalogue can actually be compared before you spin. What it does not publish is the mathematics behind those returns: no reel strips, no symbol weights, no feature probabilities. So every figure below is one the company states rather than one anybody outside it can derive, and it is reported that way. Where a licensed operator publishes certified rules for the same game, that document is the better source, because it describes the build actually deployed.
Published returns, sorted
| Game | Return | House edge | Per 1,000 staked | Rated volatility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 243 Crystal Fruits | 96.55% | 3.45% | 34.50 | Medium |
| The Cup | 96.31% | 3.69% | 36.90 | Medium |
| Book of Spells | 96.13% | 3.87% | 38.70 | High |
| Dragon Riches Progressive | 96.00% | 4.00% | 40.00 | Medium |
| Hot'n'Fruity | 96.00% | 4.00% | 40.00 | Medium |
| Joker Reelz | 96.00% | 4.00% | 40.00 | Low |
| Panda's Run | 95.74% | 4.26% | 42.60 | Medium |
| 81 Crystal Fruits | 95.13% | 4.87% | 48.70 | High |
| Majestic Coins Extreme | 94.98% | 5.02% | 50.20 | High |
| Cricket Mania | 94.84% | 5.16% | 51.60 | High |
Three things fall out of that table.
The spread is real money. Top to bottom is 1.71 percentage points. Stake 1,000 units on Cricket Mania instead of 243 Crystal Fruits and you give up 17.10 units more, for nothing in return. Within one studio, on games that look and cost the same to play, that is the single most valuable thing a player can know.
The newer the game, the worse the price. The oldest titles here sit at 96.00 and above. The newest, Majestic Coins Extreme, released the week this review was written, is 94.98. Cricket Mania and 81 Crystal Fruits, both modern feature-heavy builds, sit at the bottom too. The direction of travel in this catalogue is away from the player, and it is the classic fruit machines, not the new releases, that hold the better returns.
Volatility ratings tell you nothing about price. The cheapest game here, 243 Crystal Fruits, is rated medium. The only game rated low, Joker Reelz, is mid-table at 96.00. Three of the four dearest are rated high. A rating describes how the wins arrive, not what they cost, and the two get confused constantly. Read the return, not the rating.
One more signal worth noting. The internal game key for 81 Crystal Fruits carries the number 95, which matches its 95.13 return. That is consistent with a studio that builds its games in return tiers, which in turn would mean the figure your casino runs need not be the figure on the company's website. Tom Horn publishes no list of configurations, so this is an observation rather than a finding, and it is one more reason to read the number on the game's own information screen.
Bonus buys
Several titles sell direct entry into their feature, and two publish the price. 81 Crystal Fruits charges 30, 60, 90 or 120 times the bet depending on which multiplier you want to start from. Majestic Coins Extreme charges 40 times the total bet for its Hold and Win round, or 100 times for the Extreme version.
Put that next to the returns. At Majestic Coins Extreme's published 94.98%, a single 100x purchase stakes a hundred units in one click, and if the bought feature carries the same return as the base game, the expected cost of that one decision is 5.02 units. That is a real if. Bought features across the industry frequently run a different return from the base game, and Tom Horn publishes no separate figure for any of them. You are paying a known price for an unknown return, which is the worst shape a wager can have.
Progressives
Dragon Riches Progressive is the only jackpot game in the catalogue, and it needs the plainest warning here. The provider's own jackpot sheet states that 3% of every bet feeds a four-level pool, split evenly so that each of the MINI, MINOR, MAJOR and GRAND levels receives 0.75% of the bet. Over 1,000 units staked, 30.00 units go into that meter. What is not published is the probability of winning any level, and without it there is no break-even jackpot to calculate. I will not invent one. Nor does the published material say whether the stated 96.00% already includes the jackpot contribution or sits alongside it, and those are materially different games to sit down at. If anyone at Tom Horn reads this, the hit probabilities for the four levels and a plain statement of what the 96.00% covers would settle it, and I would publish the break-even the same week.
Whichever title you open, the return shown on the game's information screen at your casino is the figure that binds you, because the operator configures the game and that screen describes the build in front of you.
French Roulette. La Partage
French Roulette. La Partage is a single-zero roulette game on a wheel of 37 pockets, the numbers 1 to 36 plus one green zero, with the standard European pay scale. Its one distinguishing rule is the one in its title: when the ball lands on zero, bets on red or black, odd or even, and low or high lose only half their stake rather than all of it. No other bet on the table is affected.
The return for French Roulette. La Partage is 98.65%, a house edge of 1.35%, and that figure describes the even-money bets the rule covers. In expectation it is a loss of 1.35 units for every 100 units wagered, or 13.51 units over 1,000. The edge is exactly half the 2.70% of ordinary single-zero roulette, because the refund halves the cost of the single losing pocket.
Bet table
| Bet | Pays | Return | House edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red or black, odd or even, low or high | 1 to 1, half back on zero | 98.65% | 1.35% |
| Straight | 35 to 1 | 97.30% | 2.70% |
| Split | 17 to 1 | 97.30% | 2.70% |
| Street | 11 to 1 | 97.30% | 2.70% |
| Corner | 8 to 1 | 97.30% | 2.70% |
| Line | 5 to 1 | 97.30% | 2.70% |
| Dozen or column | 2 to 1 | 97.30% | 2.70% |
The shape of that table is the whole point of the game. Every bet except the three even-money pairs is priced exactly as it would be on any single-zero wheel, at 97.30%. The discount sits on one row, and a player who spreads chips across straights and corners here is paying 27.03 units per 1,000 at a table built to charge 13.51.
Strategy
Bet red or black, odd or even, or low or high, and nothing else. This is one of the rare roulette tables where bet selection changes the price of play rather than only the shape of the swings, and the cheapest bet is also the flattest one. Read the return on the game's information screen at your casino before the first spin, because the operator configures the game.
European Roulette. Announced Bets
European Roulette. Announced Bets is a single-zero roulette game on a 37 pocket wheel with standard pays, presented on a 3D table with a racetrack. Zero loses outright on every outside bet: there is no half-stake refund and no imprisonment rule here. Its feature is convenience, a set of one-click templates for the classic call bets, together with saved favourite bets and neighbour betting off the racetrack.
The return for European Roulette. Announced Bets is 97.30%, a house edge of 2.70%. That is a loss of 2.70 units for every 100 units wagered, and 27.03 units over 1,000. Every bet on the table carries it.
Bet table
| Bet | Numbers covered | Pays | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight | 1 | 35 to 1 | 97.30% |
| Split | 2 | 17 to 1 | 97.30% |
| Street | 3 | 11 to 1 | 97.30% |
| Corner | 4 | 8 to 1 | 97.30% |
| Zero four number bet | 4 | 8 to 1 | 97.30% |
| Line | 6 | 5 to 1 | 97.30% |
| Dozen or column | 12 | 2 to 1 | 97.30% |
| Red or black, odd or even, low or high | 18 | 1 to 1 | 97.30% |
Every row pays as though the wheel held 36 pockets when it holds 37, which is where the entire house edge comes from and why no bet here is better or worse than another.
The templates
The announced bets are bundles of ordinary bets placed in one click. The zero neighbours template places eight bets, the thirds of the wheel places six splits, and the orphans come in a straight-up form of five numbers and a split form. Enumerated pocket by pocket, all four return 97.30% per unit staked, the same as a single chip on red. They are a speed feature, not a value feature, and no combination of fairly priced bets on this wheel can escape 2.70%.
Strategy
There is no bet selection worth arguing about on this table, so choose by volatility rather than price: even-money bets for long sessions, straights for swings, at identical cost. If the same casino carries this studio's la partage table, its even-money bets are cheaper than anything here.
243 Crystal Fruits
243 Crystal Fruits is a five reel video slot with five paylines that expand to 243 ways to win. When the 243 Wild lands on the second, third or fourth reel it switches the game to 243 ways and starts a respin: winning symbols are removed, new ones drop in, and the win multiplier climbs by one with each consecutive respin to a maximum of five. Wins pay from three matching symbols, left to right from the leftmost reel, and only the highest combination on a line counts.
The return for 243 Crystal Fruits is 96.55%, a house edge of 3.45%. In expectation that is a loss of 3.45 units for every 100 units wagered, and 34.50 units over 1,000. Volatility is rated medium, which describes how the wins arrive rather than how much comes back. The maximum win is 100 times the total bet.
Pay table
Awards are multiples of the total bet.
| Symbol | Three | Four | Five |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven | 10x | 20x | 40x |
| Melon | 6x | 12x | 24x |
| Kiwi | 4x | 8x | 16x |
| Grapes | 4x | 8x | 16x |
| Orange | 2x | 3x | 4x |
| Plum | 2x | 3x | 4x |
| Lemon | 1x | 2x | 3x |
| Cherries | 1x | 2x | 3x |
The wild substitutes for every symbol and carries no award of its own; its value is the respin and the multiplier it starts.
This is a steep table with a low ceiling. Five Sevens, the best line in the game, returns 40 times your total bet, and the next symbol down returns 24. Below the top four symbols the awards collapse: the fruit symbols top out between 3 and 4 times the bet for five of a kind, which is less than many games pay for three. Almost all the game's value is concentrated in the top rows and in the respin multiplier, and a session without a 243 Wild is a session playing five paylines against a pay table designed around 243.
Strategy
There are no decisions in this game beyond the size of the bet, and the multiplier climbs on its own. Read the return on the game's information screen before playing, because the operator sets it and that screen describes the version in front of you.
Cricket Mania
Cricket Mania is a five reel, four row video slot with 40 fixed win lines, evaluated from the leftmost reel rightwards, and only the highest win counts on each line. The wild appears only on the second, third and fourth reels, and when it lands it expands to fill the whole reel; it substitutes for everything except the scatter and works in the base game and in free spins alike. Seven or more scatters anywhere on the screen award up to 20 free spins, during which the grid shrinks to three by three with 27 ways to win, only the five premium symbols appear, and the round cannot be retriggered.
The return for Cricket Mania is 94.84%, a house edge of 5.16%. That is a loss of 5.16 units for every 100 units wagered, and 51.60 units over 1,000. Volatility is rated high. The maximum win is 327 times the bet.
Pay table
Awards are multiples of the total bet, which the game states on its win lines page. The final column is the free spins award: the grid there is three by three, so a win is three symbols, and only the premiums are in play.
| Symbol | Three | Four | Five | Free spins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umpire | 0.5x | 4x | 12.5x | 12x |
| Fielder | 0.4x | 3x | 10x | 8x |
| Bowler | 0.4x | 2x | 5x | 5x |
| Wicketkeeper | 0.3x | 1.7x | 4x | 2x |
| Batsman | 0.3x | 1.7x | 3x | 1x |
| Ace shirt | 0.2x | 1.5x | 2.5x | |
| King shirt | 0.2x | 1.5x | 2.5x | |
| Queen shirt | 0.1x | 1x | 1.5x | |
| Jack shirt | 0.1x | 0.5x | 1x | |
| Ten shirt | 0.1x | 0.5x | 0.7x | |
| Nine shirt | 0.1x | 0.5x | 0.7x |
This is a flat table with almost everything held back for the bonus. Three of a kind pays between 0.1x and 0.5x the total bet, so the commonest win on 40 lines is a fraction of the stake, and even five of the best symbol returns 12.5x. Now look at the last column. Three umpires pay 0.5x in the base game and 12x in free spins, and the whole of the game's ceiling lives in that round: 327 times the bet is unreachable on the base grid.
That is what a 5.16% house edge combined with a high volatility rating buys. The base game is designed to drain slowly while you wait for seven scatters, and the awards you collect in the meantime rarely cover the spin that produced them.
Strategy
Nothing here is a decision. Lines are fixed at 40 and the only choice is stake size, so the one thing worth knowing is that this is the weakest return of any Tom Horn game that publishes a figure: 5.16% against the 3.45% of the studio's strongest slot. If the return matters to you, play something else in the catalogue. Read the figure on the game's information screen at your casino before playing, because the operator sets it.
81 Frutas Grandes
81 Frutas Grandes is a four reel, three row fruit slot paying 81 ways, left to right. Wins need three or four matching symbols on adjacent reels from the left. The wild substitutes for the ordinary symbols and multiplies whatever it helps complete: one wild in a winning combination doubles it, two multiply it by 4, and three by 8. A combination made entirely of wilds pays as the highest symbol.
The return for 81 Frutas Grandes is 95.12%, a house edge of 4.88%. That is an expected loss of 4.88 units for every 100 units wagered, and 48.80 units over 1,000. Volatility is rated medium, which describes how the wins arrive rather than how much comes back.
Pay table
Awards are multiples of the total bet.
| Symbol | Three | Four |
|---|---|---|
| Seven | 16x | 160x |
| Bell | 6x | 60x |
| Watermelon | 4x | 40x |
| Lemon, orange, plum and grapes | 1x | 4x |
| Cherries | 1x | 2x |
The table is two columns deep and brutally top heavy. Four Sevens pay 160 times the stake, ten times the three-symbol award, while four of the four middle fruits pay 4x and four Cherries 2x. Almost all of the game's value sits in four-of-a-kind on the top three symbols and in the wild multipliers, which reach 8x with three wilds.
Strategy
Nothing here is a decision beyond stake size. Read the return on the game's information screen at your casino before playing, because the operator sets it and that screen describes the build in front of you.
Black Mummy
Black Mummy is a five reel slot with five paylines, paying left to right, with only the highest win counted on each line. The Mummy is wild. When a wild completes a line of Aces, Kings, Queens or Jacks, that win is multiplied by 3 for three symbols, 4 for four and 5 for five. Five Mummies on a line pay 100 times the stake.
The return for Black Mummy is 96.00%, a house edge of 4.00%. That is an expected loss of 4.00 units for every 100 units wagered, and 40.00 units over 1,000. Volatility is rated medium, which describes how the wins arrive rather than how much comes back.
Pay table
Awards are multiples of the total bet.
| Symbol | Three | Four | Five |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mummy Wild | 100x | ||
| Pharaoh | 10x | 20x | 50x |
| Eye of Ra | 6x | 12x | 40x |
| Scarab | 4x | 8x | 30x |
| Ring | 3x | 6x | 20x |
| A | 1x | 3x | 6x |
| K | 1x | 3x | 5x |
| Q | 1x | 2x | 4x |
| J | 1x | 2x | 3x |
The picture symbols pay 20x to 50x for five, the cards 3x to 6x. The wild multiplier is the interesting part: five Aces completed by a wild pay 30x, which beats five natural Rings at 20x and equals five natural Scarabs. So on this game a wild landing on a card line is worth more than it looks.
Strategy
Read the return on the game's information screen at your casino before playing, because the operator sets it and that screen describes the build in front of you.
Book of Aladdin
Book of Aladdin is a five reel, three row slot with nine lines, paying left to right. Every win triggers Shatter: the winning symbols break, new ones fall in, and a multiplier steps up through as many as four stages to 4x, stopping when no new win forms. The Book is both wild and scatter. Three Books award 10 free spins, and more Books retrigger another 10. During free spins one selected ordinary symbol expands to fill its reels whenever it qualifies for a win, including across reels that are not side by side. The Shatter multiplier resets to 1x at the start of each free spin.
The return for Book of Aladdin is 95.97%, a house edge of 4.03%. That is an expected loss of 4.03 units for every 100 units wagered, and 40.30 units over 1,000. Volatility is rated high, which describes how the wins arrive rather than how much comes back.
Pay table
Awards are multiples of the total bet.
| Symbol | Two | Three | Four | Five |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aladdin | 1x | 10x | 100x | 500x |
| Jasmine | 0.5x | 4x | 40x | 200x |
| Old king and Jafar | 0.5x | 3x | 10x | 75x |
| A and K | 0.5x | 4x | 15x | |
| Q, J and 10 | 0.5x | 2.5x | 10x |
Aladdin pays 500 times the stake for five and even pays for two. The card symbols pay nothing for two and at most 15x for five. The real value is the expanding symbol in free spins, which can fill the screen with Aladdin and pay every line at once.
Strategy
Read the return on the game's information screen at your casino before playing, because the operator sets it and that screen describes the build in front of you.
Fire'n'Hot
Fire'n'Hot is a five reel classic with five paylines, paying left to right. The golden Seven is wild for everything except the scatter. Three or more golden-star scatters start a pick: the chosen star reveals a symbol, every triggering star turns into it, and the matching award for that many symbols is added to the spin.
The return for Fire'n'Hot is 95.74%, a house edge of 4.26%. That is an expected loss of 4.26 units for every 100 units wagered, and 42.60 units over 1,000. Volatility is rated medium, which describes how the wins arrive rather than how much comes back.
Pay table
Awards are multiples of the total bet.
| Symbol | Two | Three | Four | Five |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven | 20x | 200x | 800x | |
| Watermelon | 10x | 40x | 120x | |
| Grapes | 6x | 20x | 80x | |
| Plum | 4x | 10x | 50x | |
| Orange | 3x | 10x | 40x | |
| Lemon | 3x | 9x | 30x | |
| Cherries | 1x | 3x | 8x | 30x |
Five Sevens pay 800 times the stake and five Watermelons 120, then the table drops to 30x to 80x for the other fruits. Cherries are the only symbol paying for two.
Strategy
Read the return on the game's information screen at your casino before playing, because the operator sets it and that screen describes the build in front of you.
Flaming Fruit Deluxe
Flaming Fruit Deluxe is a three reel slot with five paylines. Wins need three matching symbols on a line. If every position on the screen shows the same symbol, the total win for that spin is doubled.
The return for Flaming Fruit Deluxe is 95.07%, a house edge of 4.93%. That is an expected loss of 4.93 units for every 100 units wagered, and 49.30 units over 1,000. Volatility is rated medium, which describes how the wins arrive rather than how much comes back.
Pay table
Awards are multiples of the total bet.
| Symbol | Three |
|---|---|
| Sevens | 64x |
| Stars | 32x |
| Watermelon and BAR | 24x |
| Grapes and plum | 14x |
| Orange, lemon and cherries | 6x |
It is a single-column table. Three Sevens pay 64 times the stake and three Stars 32; the bottom tier of orange, lemon and cherries pays 6x. With no wild and no bonus beyond the full-screen double, the table is the whole game.
Strategy
Read the return on the game's information screen at your casino before playing, because the operator sets it and that screen describes the build in front of you.
Hot Blizzard
Hot Blizzard is a five reel fruit slot with five paylines, paying left to right. The blue Seven is wild except for the scatter. Three, four or five star scatters award 10, 20 or 30 free spins, in which every win is multiplied by 3, and free spins can be retriggered. The scatters award spins only; they pay no cash of their own.
The return for Hot Blizzard is 95.80%, a house edge of 4.20%. That is an expected loss of 4.20 units for every 100 units wagered, and 42.00 units over 1,000. Volatility is rated medium, which describes how the wins arrive rather than how much comes back.
Pay table
Awards are multiples of the total bet.
| Symbol | Two | Three | Four | Five |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven | 20x | 200x | 1000x | |
| Watermelon | 10x | 20x | 100x | |
| Grapes and plum | 5x | 10x | 50x | |
| Orange and lemon | 2x | 5x | 20x | |
| Cherries | 1x | 2x | 5x | 20x |
Five Sevens pay 1,000 times the stake, five Watermelons 100, and the fruit below that 20x to 50x. Cherries pay for two, nothing else does. The 3x free spins are where the table's middle rows earn their keep.
Strategy
Read the return on the game's information screen at your casino before playing, because the operator sets it and that screen describes the build in front of you.
Hot'n'Fruity
Hot'n'Fruity is a five reel fruit slot with ten lines that pay from either edge, so a combination can run left to right or right to left. A W-star wild appears at random. An R-star wild on the second, third or fourth reel expands to fill the reel, stays in place and awards a free respin; each new R-star wild expands too and extends the sequence, to a maximum of three respins.
The return for Hot'n'Fruity is 96.00%, a house edge of 4.00%. That is an expected loss of 4.00 units for every 100 units wagered, and 40.00 units over 1,000. Volatility is rated medium, which describes how the wins arrive rather than how much comes back.
Pay table
Awards are multiples of the total bet.
| Symbol | Two | Three | Four | Five |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven | 15x | 25x | 50x | |
| Bell | 10x | 15x | 20x | |
| Watermelon | 5x | 10x | 15x | |
| Grapes | 3x | 10x | 12x | |
| Plum | 2x | 5x | 8x | |
| Orange and lemon | 1.5x | 3x | 5x | |
| Cherries | 0.5x | 1x | 1.5x | 3x |
Five Sevens pay 50 times the stake and five Bells 20. The bottom of the table is thin: five oranges or lemons pay 5x, and Cherries 0.5x for two. Paying both ways is worth more than it sounds, because every line has two chances to start a win.
Strategy
Read the return on the game's information screen at your casino before playing, because the operator sets it and that screen describes the build in front of you.
Mine Mine Quest
Mine Mine Quest is a cluster game on a nine by eight grid. Five or more identical symbols touching horizontally or vertically form a win, and separate clusters pay separately. Winning symbols shatter and are replaced, and TNT also triggers a shatter. Shake Up can rearrange a losing screen into a winning one. Collecting 13 high symbols creates a giant symbol from 2x2 to 6x6; collecting 13 low symbols places a string of 2 to 10 wilds. Five TNTs gathered during shattering award 5 to 20 free spins, the number chosen at random. Tom Horn does not publish how that number is selected.
The return for Mine Mine Quest is 95.41%, a house edge of 4.59%. That is an expected loss of 4.59 units for every 100 units wagered, and 45.90 units over 1,000. Volatility is rated medium, which describes how the wins arrive rather than how much comes back.
Pay table
Awards are multiples of the total bet.
| Symbol | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 to 14 | 15+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickaxe | 1x | 1.2x | 2x | 3x | 5x | 7.5x | 15x | 50x |
| Cart | 0.8x | 1x | 1.5x | 2.5x | 4x | 4x | 10x | 25x |
| Helmet | 0.6x | 0.8x | 1x | 1.5x | 2x | 3x | 5x | 12x |
| Lantern and purple diamond | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.7x | 0.9x | 1.2x | 1.5x | 2.5x | 8x |
| Green and yellow diamonds | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.6x | 0.8x | 0.9x | 1.2x | 4x |
| Red and blue diamonds | 0.2x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.6x | 0.7x | 1x | 3x |
Awards scale with cluster size. A five-symbol Pickaxe cluster returns 1x the stake, a 10-cluster 7.5x, and 15 or more 50x. The low diamonds pay 0.2x to 0.3x for five, so small clusters on the bottom rows return a fraction of the stake, and the game depends on cascades building large clusters.
Strategy
Read the return on the game's information screen at your casino before playing, because the operator sets it and that screen describes the build in front of you.
Sherlock. A Scandal in Bohemia
Sherlock. A Scandal in Bohemia is a five reel slot with 25 paylines. Three, four or five scatters award 10, 15 or 20 free spins, which do not retrigger. Three, four or five Paparazzi symbols start a four-level pick bonus worth at most 55, 75 or 100 times the stake; three, four or five Newspaper symbols start a single-level pick of six choices worth at most 25, 55 or 75 times the stake. Revealed multipliers add together. Tom Horn publishes the maximum of each pick bonus but not the individual values behind the picks. Free-spin winnings are also capped at a limit the casino sets; if the round's total reaches it, the round ends and pays the cap.
The return for Sherlock. A Scandal in Bohemia is 96.00%, a house edge of 4.00%. That is an expected loss of 4.00 units for every 100 units wagered, and 40.00 units over 1,000. Volatility is rated medium, which describes how the wins arrive rather than how much comes back.
Pay table
Awards are multiples of the total bet.
| Symbol | Three | Four | Five |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compromising photograph | 10x | 15x | 25x |
| Notebook | 5x | 10x | 15x |
| Money bag | 4x | 8x | 12x |
| A | 2x | 4x | 8x |
| K and Q | 1x | 2x | 5x |
| J and 10 | 0.5x | 1x | 2x |
| 9 | 0.2x | 0.5x | 1x |
The compromising photograph pays 25 times the stake for five, and the bottom symbol, the 9, pays 0.2x for three. Across 25 lines that makes the base game a steady trickle, and the two pick bonuses are where the larger returns sit.
Strategy
Read the return on the game's information screen at your casino before playing, because the operator sets it and that screen describes the build in front of you.
The Secret of Ba
The Secret of Ba is a five reel, three row slot with nine lines, paying left to right. Every win triggers Shatter: winning symbols break, new ones fall in, and a multiplier steps through as many as four stages up to 4x, ending when no new win forms. The Book is wild and scatter and lands only on the first, third and fifth reels. Three Books award 10 free spins and more Books add another 10. In free spins one selected symbol expands whenever it qualifies for a win, including across non-adjacent reels, and the Shatter multiplier resets at each new spin.
The return for The Secret of Ba is 95.94%, a house edge of 4.06%. That is an expected loss of 4.06 units for every 100 units wagered, and 40.60 units over 1,000. Volatility is rated high, which describes how the wins arrive rather than how much comes back.
Pay table
Awards are multiples of the total bet.
| Symbol | Two | Three | Four | Five |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goddess Ba | 1x | 10x | 100x | 500x |
| Eye | 0.5x | 4x | 40x | 200x |
| Ankh and scarab | 0.5x | 3x | 10x | 75x |
| A and K | 0.5x | 4x | 15x | |
| Q, J and 10 | 0.5x | 2.5x | 10x |
Goddess Ba pays 500 times the stake for five and pays for two. The cards pay nothing for two and 10x to 15x for five. Because the Book only lands on three reels, the free spins arrive from a narrower set of positions than the table alone suggests.
Strategy
Read the return on the game's information screen at your casino before playing, because the operator sets it and that screen describes the build in front of you.
243 Crystal Fruits Deluxe
243 Crystal Fruits Deluxe is a Tom Horn Gaming video slot on 5 reels and 3 rows with 5 win lines in the base game. It uses the same paytable, the same features and the same certified returns as 243 Christmas Fruits, without the holiday theme. When the Wild lands on reel 2, 3 or 4 as part of a win, the game switches to 243 ways and starts the Wild 243 Respin.
Game Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | Tom Horn Gaming |
| Game type | Video slot |
| Layout | 5 reels, 3 rows |
| Win lines | 5 in the base game, 243 ways during respins |
| RTP | 95.02% |
| Volatility | Medium |
| Maximum exposure | 100x |
Paytable
Pays are multiples of the line bet.
| Symbol | Name | 5 of a kind | 4 of a kind | 3 of a kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Seven | 40 | 20 | 10 |
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Watermelon | 24 | 12 | 6 |
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Kiwi | 16 | 8 | 4 |
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Grapes | 16 | 8 | 4 |
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Plum | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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Orange | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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Lemon | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Cherries | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Wild 243 | Appears on reels 2, 3 and 4 only. Starts the Wild 243 Respin. | ||
Wild 243 Respin
When at least one Wild 243 on reel 2, 3 or 4 is part of a winning combination, the 5 win lines become 243 ways. Winning symbols explode and new symbols fall into their place for another respin. The win multiplier starts at 1x and rises with each new respin until it reaches 5x. The feature then ends whether or not the last respin wins.
QuickX
QuickX lets the player buy straight into the respin mode at a chosen starting multiplier from 1x to 5x. A purchase at 1x to 4x can still climb to 5x for the same price; a purchase at 5x cannot progress further. Tom Horn certifies a separate return for each level:
| QuickX level | Certified RTP |
|---|---|
| 1x | 95.06% |
| 2x | 95.01% |
| 3x | 94.98% |
| 4x | 94.90% |
| 5x | 94.92% |
Conclusion
Every way to play returns between 94.90% and 95.06%. QuickX at 1x is the best option at 95.06%, a house edge of 4.94%, just ahead of the base game at 95.02%, a house edge of 4.98%. QuickX at 4x is the worst at 94.90%. Players who already know 243 Christmas Fruits will find the same math here in a plain fruit design.
243 Crystal Fruits Reversed
243 Crystal Fruits Reversed is a Tom Horn Gaming video slot on 5 reels and 3 rows. The base game has 5 win lines, which change to 243 during its respin feature. The twist in the name is how respins work: winning symbols lock in place instead of exploding, and the other symbols are replaced.
Game Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | Tom Horn Gaming |
| Game type | Video slot |
| Layout | 5 reels, 3 rows |
| Win lines | 5 in the base game, 243 during respins |
| RTP | 96.01% |
| Volatility | High |
| Maximum win | 990.5x |
Paytable
Pays are multiples of the line bet.
| Symbol | Name | 5 of a kind | 4 of a kind | 3 of a kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Seven | 20 | 10 | 5 |
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Watermelon | 12 | 6 | 3 |
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Kiwi | 8 | 4 | 2 |
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Grapes | 8 | 4 | 2 |
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Orange | 2 | 1.5 | 1 |
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Plum | 2 | 1.5 | 1 |
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Lemon | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 |
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Cherries | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 |
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Wild 243 | Wild. Part of a win with the Wild starts the Reversed Respin. | ||
Reversed Respin
A win that includes the Wild starts a respin, and the number of win lines changes from 5 to 243. Each winning combination pays and locks in place while the non winning symbols explode, making room for new symbols and another respin.
Conclusion
At 96.01%, the house edge is 3.99%, the lowest of the Crystal Fruits games reviewed here. The paytable is exactly half that of 243 Christmas Fruits: a Seven pays 20 for 5 of a kind instead of 40. Tom Horn rates the volatility High.
256 Frutas Grandes
256 Frutas Grandes is a Tom Horn Gaming video slot on 4 reels and 4 rows with 256 ways to win. It is a classic fruit game built around a Wild that multiplies every win it is part of.
Game Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | Tom Horn Gaming |
| Game type | Video slot |
| Layout | 4 reels, 4 rows |
| Ways to win | 256 |
| RTP | 95.01% |
| Volatility | Medium |
| Maximum exposure | 1,600x |
Paytable
Pays are multiples of the line bet.
| Symbol | Name | 4 of a kind | 3 of a kind |
|---|---|---|---|
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Seven | 40 | 8 |
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Bell | 20 | 6 |
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Watermelon | 10 | 4 |
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Grapes | 5 | 2 |
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Plum | 4 | 1 |
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Orange | 3 | 1 |
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Lemon | 2 | 0.5 |
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Cherries | 1 | 0.5 |
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Wild 256 | Substitutes for all symbols. Each Wild in a win doubles it. | |
Wild Multiplier
The Wild substitutes for all symbols, and each Wild in a winning combination doubles the win: 2x with 1 Wild, 4x with 2 and 8x with 3.
QuickX
QuickX offers 3 ways to buy directly into the game's features. Tom Horn certifies each one separately:
| Option | Certified RTP |
|---|---|
| QuickX 1 | 95.14% |
| QuickX 2 | 95.03% |
| QuickX 3 | 95.04% |
Conclusion
The base game returns 95.01%, a house edge of 4.99%. All 3 QuickX options return slightly more, and QuickX 1 is the best at 95.14%, a house edge of 4.86%. The top pay is 40 for 4 Sevens, and a win with 3 Wilds pays 8 times its paytable value.
81 Creepy Circus
81 Creepy Circus is a Tom Horn Gaming video slot on 4 reels and 3 rows with 81 ways to win, set under a dark circus tent. The game is simple: a paytable of card ranks and circus characters, a multiplying Wild and an optional gamble on each win.
Game Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | Tom Horn Gaming |
| Game type | Video slot |
| Layout | 4 reels, 3 rows |
| Ways to win | 81 |
| RTP | 95.09% |
| Volatility | Low |
| Maximum exposure | 1,000x |
Paytable
Pays are multiples of the line bet.
| Symbol | Name | 4 of a kind | 3 of a kind |
|---|---|---|---|
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Showman | 160 | 16 |
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Strongman | 60 | 6 |
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Lion | 40 | 4 |
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Rabbit | 4 | 1 |
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Ace | 4 | 1 |
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King | 4 | 1 |
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Queen | 4 | 1 |
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Jack | 2 | 1 |
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Clown Wild | Substitutes for all symbols. Each Wild in a win doubles it. | |
Wild Multiplier
The clown Wild substitutes for all symbols, and each Wild in a winning combination doubles the win: 2x with 1 Wild, 4x with 2 and 8x with 3.
Gamble with Joker and Take Half
After a win, the player can collect it or gamble it on the colour of the next card. A correct guess doubles the win and a wrong guess loses it. A Joker card counts as both colours. Take Half banks half of the win and gambles the rest. The Gamble button does not appear when the win is above the limit the casino sets.
Conclusion
The certified RTP is 95.09%, a house edge of 4.91%. This game has the same paytable as 81 JokerX, where Tom Horn lists a 95.12% return and Medium volatility; here it lists 95.09% and Low. The top symbol, the Showman, pays 160 for 4 of a kind.
81 JokerX
81 JokerX is a Tom Horn Gaming video slot on 4 reels and 3 rows with 81 win lines. Jeweled symbols fill the reels, and a Joker Wild multiplies every win it joins.
Game Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | Tom Horn Gaming |
| Game type | Video slot |
| Layout | 4 reels, 3 rows |
| Win lines | 81 |
| RTP | 95.12% |
| Volatility | Medium |
| Maximum exposure | 1,000x |
Paytable
Pays are multiples of the line bet.
| Symbol | Name | 4 of a kind | 3 of a kind |
|---|---|---|---|
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Red heart gem | 160 | 16 |
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Purple gem | 60 | 6 |
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Green gem | 40 | 4 |
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Blue gem | 4 | 1 |
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Red fleur de lis | 4 | 1 |
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Purple fleur de lis | 4 | 1 |
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Green fleur de lis | 4 | 1 |
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Blue fleur de lis | 2 | 1 |
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Joker Wild | Substitutes for all symbols. Each Wild in a win doubles it. An all Wild line pays as the Red heart gem. | |
Wild Multiplier
The Joker substitutes for all symbols, and each Joker in a winning combination doubles the line win: 2x with 1 Wild, 4x with 2 and 8x with 3. A combination made only of Wilds pays as the highest paying symbol.
Gamble Feature with Joker and Take Half
Wins can be gambled to double or quadruple them. The gamble deck includes a Joker that counts as both colours and all suits. On the gamble screen the player can collect the win, gamble it or take half.
Conclusion
The certified RTP is 95.12%, a house edge of 4.88%. The Red heart gem pays 160 for 4 of a kind, ten times its 3 of a kind pay of 16. At the other end, 5 of the 8 symbols (the 4 fleur de lis and the Blue gem) pay just 1 for 3 of a kind.
Beastie Bux
Beastie Bux is a Tom Horn Gaming video slot on 5 reels and 3 rows with a money theme: every symbol is an animal printed on a banknote. The base game has 5 win lines, and a Wild on reel 2, 3 or 4 switches the game to 243 ways for the 243 Respin.
Game Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | Tom Horn Gaming |
| Game type | Video slot |
| Layout | 5 reels, 3 rows |
| Win lines | 5 in the base game, 243 during respins |
| RTP | 96.55% |
| Volatility | Medium |
| Maximum win | 100x |
Paytable
Pays are multiples of the line bet.
| Symbol | Name | 5 of a kind | 4 of a kind | 3 of a kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bison | 40 | 20 | 10 |
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Bear | 24 | 12 | 6 |
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Moose | 16 | 8 | 4 |
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Lynx | 16 | 8 | 4 |
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Wolves | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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Beaver | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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Hare | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Squirrel | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Wild | Landing on reel 2, 3 or 4 starts the 243 Respin. | ||
243 Respin
When the Wild lands on reel 2, 3 or 4, the game switches to 243 ways and starts a respin. Winning combinations explode and leave room for new symbols and another respin. The win multiplier starts at 1x and rises with every new respin to a maximum of 5x.
Conclusion
Beastie Bux has the highest return of the Tom Horn games reviewed here: 96.55%, a house edge of 3.45%. Its paytable is identical to 243 Christmas Fruits, with the Bison paying 40 for 5 of a kind, but the return is 1.53 percentage points higher than that game's 95.02%.
243 Christmas Fruits
243 Christmas Fruits is a Tom Horn Gaming video slot that gives the studio's crystal fruit symbols a winter makeover. The base game plays on 5 reels and 3 rows with 5 win lines. When the Wild lands on reel 2, 3 or 4 as part of a win, the game switches to 243 ways and starts the Wild 243 Respin feature, which is where most of the action happens.
Game Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | Tom Horn Gaming |
| Game type | Video slot |
| Layout | 5 reels, 3 rows |
| Win lines | 5 in the base game, 243 ways during respins |
| RTP | 95.02% (a 92.07% version also exists) |
| Volatility | Medium |
| Maximum exposure | 100x |
Paytable
Pays are multiples of the total bet.
| Symbol | Name | 5 of a kind | 4 of a kind | 3 of a kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Seven | 40 | 20 | 10 |
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Watermelon | 24 | 12 | 6 |
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Kiwi | 16 | 8 | 4 |
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Grapes | 16 | 8 | 4 |
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Plum | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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Orange | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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Lemon | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Cherries | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Wild 243 | Appears on reels 2, 3 and 4 only. Starts the Wild 243 Respin. | ||
Wild 243 Respin
When at least one Wild 243 on reel 2, 3 or 4 is part of a winning combination, the 5 win lines become 243 ways. Winning symbols explode and new symbols fall into their place for another respin. The win multiplier starts at 1x and rises by one step with each new respin until it reaches 5x. The feature then ends whether or not the last respin wins.
QuickX
QuickX lets the player buy straight into the respin mode at a chosen starting multiplier from 1x to 5x. A purchase at 1x to 4x can still climb to 5x for the same price; a purchase at 5x cannot progress further. Tom Horn certifies a separate return for each level:
| QuickX level | Certified RTP |
|---|---|
| 1x | 95.06% |
| 2x | 95.01% |
| 3x | 94.98% |
| 4x | 94.90% |
| 5x | 94.92% |
Conclusion
Every way to play this game returns between 94.90% and 95.06%, so the choice between spinning and buying QuickX barely moves the house edge. The best option is QuickX at 1x, at 95.06%, just above the base game's 95.02%. The worst is QuickX at 4x, at 94.90%. The bigger risk is the version a casino runs: at 92.07%, the house edge rises from 4.98% to 7.93%. Check the game's information screen for the RTP before you play.
27 Crystal Fruits
27 Crystal Fruits is a Tom Horn Gaming video slot on 3 reels and 3 rows with 5 win lines in the base game. When the 27 Wild lands on any reel, the game switches to 27 ways and starts the Infinite 27 Wild Respin, a respin feature with no fixed limit on its length.
Game Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | Tom Horn Gaming |
| Game type | Video slot |
| Layout | 3 reels, 3 rows |
| Win lines | 5 in the base game, 27 ways during respins |
| RTP | 95.07% |
| Volatility | Medium |
| Maximum exposure | 277x |
Paytable
Pays are multiples of the total bet, for 3 of a kind.
| Symbol | Name | 3 of a kind |
|---|---|---|
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Seven | 10 |
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Watermelon | 6 |
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Kiwi | 4 |
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Grapes | 4 |
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Orange, Plum | 2 |
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Cherries, Lemon | 1 |
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27 Wild | Starts the Infinite 27 Wild Respin |
Infinite 27 Wild Respin
When the 27 Wild lands on any reel in the base game, the 5 win lines change to 27 ways and a respin begins. Winning combinations explode, making room for new symbols and another respin. The win multiplier starts at 2x and rises with each new respin to a maximum of 4x. The respins continue until a respin produces no winning combination.
QuickX
QuickX buys straight into the respin mode at a chosen starting multiplier from 2x to 4x, and guarantees at least the level bought. Tom Horn certifies a separate return for each level:
| QuickX level | Certified RTP |
|---|---|
| 2x | 95.05% |
| 3x | 95.01% |
| 4x | 95.05% |
Conclusion
The base game returns 95.07%, a house edge of 4.93%, and every QuickX level returns a little less. The lowest is 3x at 95.01%, a house edge of 4.99%. The spread between all the options is only 0.06 percentage points, so choosing between spinning and buying QuickX barely changes the price of play.
Book of Spells
Book of Spells is a five reel slot with up to nine selectable lines, paying left to right. The Book is wild and scatter: three, four or five anywhere pay 2, 20 or 200 times the total bet and award 10 free spins, and free spins can retrigger 10 at a time. In free spins a randomly chosen symbol expands when enough of it appears and pays across every active line, even on reels that are not adjacent. The wild cannot stand in for that expanding symbol.
The return for Book of Spells is 96.13%, a house edge of 3.87%. That is an expected loss of 3.87 units for every 100 units wagered, and 38.70 units over 1,000. Volatility is rated high, which describes how the wins arrive rather than how much comes back.
Pay table
Awards are multiples of the bet per line, except the Book scatter, which pays on the total bet.
| Symbol | Name | Two | Three | Four | Five |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Witch | 10x | 100x | 1000x | 5000x |
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Cauldron | 5x | 50x | 500x | 2000x |
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Glass and hat | 5x | 25x | 100x | 750x |
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A and K | 5x | 50x | 150x | |
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Q, J and 10 | 5x | 25x | 100x |
Awards on the symbol table are multiples of the bet per line, not the total bet, and that matters when reading the top line. Five Witches pay 5,000x the line bet, which is 555.56 times the total bet with all nine lines in play. Scatter awards are the exception and pay on the total bet. The four picture symbols also pay for two of a kind; the cards do not.
Strategy
Play all nine lines: the expanding symbol pays across active lines only, so a switched-off line is value you cannot collect. Read the return on the game's information screen at your casino before playing, because the operator sets it and that screen describes the build in front of you.
Fire'n' Hot
Fire'n'Hot is a five reel classic with five paylines, paying left to right. The golden Seven is wild for everything except the scatter. Three or more golden-star scatters start a pick: the chosen star reveals a symbol, every triggering star turns into it, and the matching award for that many symbols is added to the spin.
The return for Fire'n'Hot is 95.74%, a house edge of 4.26%. That is an expected loss of 4.26 units for every 100 units wagered, and 42.60 units over 1,000. Volatility is rated medium, which describes how the wins arrive rather than how much comes back.
Pay table
Awards are multiples of the total bet.
| Symbol | Name | Two | Three | Four | Five |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Seven | 20x | 200x | 800x | |
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Watermelon | 10x | 40x | 120x | |
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Grapes | 6x | 20x | 80x | |
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Plum | 4x | 10x | 50x | |
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Orange | 3x | 10x | 40x | |
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Lemon | 3x | 9x | 30x | |
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Cherries | 1x | 3x | 8x | 30x |
Five Sevens pay 800 times the stake and five Watermelons 120, then the table drops to 30x to 80x for the other fruits. Cherries are the only symbol paying for two.
Strategy
Read the return on the game's information screen at your casino before playing, because the operator sets it and that screen describes the build in front of you.
Hot Blizzard
Hot Blizzard is a five reel fruit slot with five paylines, paying left to right. The blue Seven is wild except for the scatter. Three, four or five star scatters award 10, 20 or 30 free spins, in which every win is multiplied by 3, and free spins can be retriggered. The scatters award spins only; they pay no cash of their own.
The return for Hot Blizzard is 95.80%, a house edge of 4.20%. That is an expected loss of 4.20 units for every 100 units wagered, and 42.00 units over 1,000. Volatility is rated medium, which describes how the wins arrive rather than how much comes back.
Pay table
Awards are multiples of the total bet.
| Symbol | Name | Two | Three | Four | Five |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Seven | 20x | 200x | 1000x | |
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Watermelon | 10x | 20x | 100x | |
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Grapes and plum | 5x | 10x | 50x | |
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Orange and lemon | 2x | 5x | 20x | |
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Cherries | 1x | 2x | 5x | 20x |
Five Sevens pay 1,000 times the stake, five Watermelons 100, and the fruit below that 20x to 50x. Cherries pay for two, nothing else does. The 3x free spins are where the table's middle rows earn their keep.
Strategy
Read the return on the game's information screen at your casino before playing, because the operator sets it and that screen describes the build in front of you.
The Cup
The Cup is a five reel football slot with eleven win lines, selectable, on a three row grid. Wins pay from the leftmost reel rightwards, except the scatter and the Emblem, which pay from anywhere, and only the highest win counts on each line. The Football is the wild and substitutes for everything except the scatter and the Emblem. Three Cup scatters, which land only on reels 1, 3 and 5, award ten free spins. During those spins an Emblem on the centre reel raises a multiplier by one each time it appears, up to eleven times, applied at the end of the round. The free spins use the triggering bet and are not retriggered. Any win can be gambled double or nothing on a penalty kick.
The return for The Cup is 96.31%, a house edge of 3.69%. That is a loss of 3.69 units for every 100 units wagered, and 36.90 units over 1,000. Volatility is rated medium.
Pay table
Awards are multiples of the bet per line, not the total bet. The information screen states this outright, and it matters: an award of 500x on a one unit line bet pays 500 units while eleven units are at risk on the spin.
| Symbol | Name | Two | Three | Four | Five |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Wild Ball | 10x | 100x | 1,000x | 5,000x |
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Striker | 5x | 75x | 150x | 500x |
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Goalkeeper | 5x | 50x | 100x | 400x |
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Fan | 25x | 100x | 300x | |
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Tickets | 25x | 75x | 250x | |
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Ace | 10x | 50x | 200x | |
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King | 10x | 50x | 150x | |
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Queen | 10x | 40x | 150x | |
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Jack | 5x | 30x | 100x | |
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Ten and Nine | 5x | 20x | 50x |
The wild is the whole table. Five Wild Balls pay 5,000x the line bet, ten times the best regular symbol, and the wild is also the only symbol paying ten for a pair. Everything below the four picture symbols is card furniture: an Ace across all five reels pays 200x the line bet, which is less than half the striker, and a line of nines pays 50x. Read the advertised maximum with the denominator in mind. That 5,000x is one line's stake. Staked across all eleven lines, the same hit returns 454.55 times the spin's total bet.
Strategy
Play all eleven lines, because the scatter pays from anywhere but the line awards do not, and a spin with lines switched off simply cannot pay on them. The gamble is a coin flip in presentation, but the game does not publish the chance of scoring, so there is no way to tell whether taking it is free or expensive. Declining it costs nothing you can measure. Read the return on the information screen at your casino before playing, because the operator sets it.
Conclusion
Tom Horn is a small slots studio with a competent, ordinary slot catalogue and two table games priced better than anything in it.
Among the slots, the range matters more than the average. 243 Crystal Fruits at 96.55% is the best published figure and Cricket Mania at 94.84% the worst, a gap of 17.10 units per 1,000 staked between two games that cost the same to sit down at. The older classic fruit titles hold the better returns; the newer feature-heavy releases, including the studio's most recent, sit at the bottom. If you play Tom Horn slots, check the number before the theme.
The best bet is the even-money bet at French Roulette. La Partage: red or black, odd or even, or low or high, at a verified 98.65% with a house edge of 1.35%. That figure is not a claim anybody made for the game, it follows from the rule and the wheel, and it stands up to an independent second derivation. It is exactly half the cost of ordinary single-zero roulette and about a quarter of the cost of the double-zero wheel most American players are offered. If a casino carries Tom Horn, that bet is where the mathematics says to sit.
Three things to avoid. Betting straights or splits at the la partage table, which throws away the only discount in the catalogue and returns you to 27.03 per 1,000. Treating the announced-bet templates as a strategy, when all four of them return the wheel's own 97.30% per unit. And putting money into Dragon Riches Progressive while believing you know what the jackpot is worth: 30.00 units per 1,000 staked goes into a meter whose odds are unpublished, and unknown pricing is its own warning.
And treat a bonus buy as what it is. Paying 40 or 100 times the total bet to skip into a feature whose return the company does not publish is a known price for an unknown product. Play with the information screen open, and take the roulette seriously.