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Games Global (Microgaming) · 2014 · house-aligned free spins

Game of Thrones: a licence fee you can see in the maths

SIDEWAYS ONLY 2.6 s TO PLAYABLE FREE DEMO

No upright build, 2.6 seconds, and two licensed return builds that top out at 95.03%. Branded slots pay for the brand somewhere, and this is where.

The phone check

No HOLDS PORTRAIT 104 of 306 do not
2.6 s TO PLAYABLE Over the 2.1 s median
Sideways only TOUCH TARGETS usable size only sideways
3 TAPS FROM THE LOBBY Search box to a spinning board

Sideways is the only layout and the buttons are built for it. Fine in two hands, awkward hanging off a pole on the subway. The demo pulls about 11 MB before the first tap registers, which on a poor bar is where the 2.6 s goes. Getting money back out is a separate count and we keep it at cashout.

This title ships in more than one return build

Games Global (Microgaming) licenses 2 configurations of Game of Thrones. The spread from top to bottom is 3.02 points, which is about C$30 in expected cost per C$1,000 staked. Same reels, same features, different maths.

ConfigurationReturnHouse edge Cost per C$1,000 vs the top build
Highest build the studio licenses 95.03% 4.97% baseline
Lowest build 92.01% 7.99% C$30

How to see which one you are on, in three taps

  1. Open the demo and tap the burger or the ⓘ in the game's own toolbar, not the casino's.
  2. Scroll the info panel to the bottom. The return figure is printed in the rules footer.
  3. Compare it to the table above. If it is not the top row, that is the build you are being served.

123 of the 306 titles on this board carry more than one build, so this is worth doing once per game rather than once ever.

95.03% is the good version

The other licensed configuration is 92.01%. A 3.02 point spread, about thirty dollars per thousand staked, and the house sigil free spins look identical either way. Both figures are below what an unbranded 243 ways slot from the same studio would carry.

Jurassic Park and Terminator 2 are the same arrangement with better top builds.

On the handset

No portrait build, controls fine sideways, thirty cents a spin, roughly 67 spins on a twenty. Medium volatility, 4,200x ceiling, 243 ways on a 5x3 board.

The rest of it

StudioGames Global (Microgaming)
Released2014
Board5x3, 243 ways
Mechanichouse-aligned free spins
VolatilityMedium
Top licensed return95.03%
House edge on that build4.97%
Max win4,200x
Minimum stakeC$0.30
Spins on twenty dollarsabout 67
Free demoyes, no account needed
Tagsbranded

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