Hacksaw Gaming · 2021 · drop wilds / multipliers
Xmas Drop on a phone
Upright works. 0.8 s to playable over cellular, and big buttons once it is there.
The phone check
Spin and bet sit where a thumb already is. One hand, no stretching. The demo pulls about 5 MB before the first tap registers, which on a poor bar is where the 0.8 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
Hacksaw Gaming licenses 2 configurations of Xmas Drop. The spread from top to bottom is 2.26 points, which is about C$23 in expected cost per C$1,000 staked. Same reels, same features, different maths.
| Configuration | Return | House edge | Cost per C$1,000 vs the top build |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest build the studio licenses | 96.24% | 3.76% | baseline |
| Lowest build | 93.98% | 6.02% | C$23 |
How to see which one you are on, in three taps
- Open the demo and tap the burger or the ⓘ in the game's own toolbar, not the casino's.
- Scroll the info panel to the bottom. The return figure is printed in the rules footer.
- 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.
Where it sits on the board
That puts it 3 of 306 on our phone score, which weighs orientation first, then how long you wait, then whether the buttons are a sensible size. The load beats the board median of 2.1 s by 1.3 s.
For context, 26 of the 32 Hacksaw Gaming games on this board hold portrait and the studio median is 1.6 s.
What the game is
Hacksaw Gaming shipped it in 2021 on a 6x4 board running drop wilds / multipliers. Christmas version of Hacksaw's Drop series where gift wilds fall with attached win multipliers.
High volatility, so treat the demo as a look at the rhythm and not at the maths. C$0.10 a spin, so twenty dollars runs to roughly 200 of them. Ceiling is 10,000x and it is not going to happen to you.
The rest of it
| Studio | Hacksaw Gaming |
|---|---|
| Released | 2021 |
| Board | 6x4 |
| Mechanic | drop wilds / multipliers |
| Volatility | High |
| Top licensed return | 96.24% |
| House edge on that build | 3.76% |
| Max win | 10,000x |
| Minimum stake | C$0.10 |
| Spins on twenty dollars | about 200 |
| Free demo | yes, no account needed |
| Tags | bonus-buy |
Done with the demo?
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