Hacksaw Gaming · 2021 · shrinking grid / cluster pays
Cubes 2 on a phone
Sideways or nothing. 1.1 s to playable, and the rotate prompt shows up before anything else does.
The phone check
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 6 MB before the first tap registers, which on a poor bar is where the 1.1 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 3 configurations of Cubes 2. The spread from top to bottom is 4.67 points, which is about C$47 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 | 96.18% | 3.82% | baseline |
| Middle build | 94.65% | 5.35% | C$15 |
| Lowest build | 91.51% | 8.49% | C$47 |
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 222 of 306 on our phone score, which weighs orientation first, then how long you wait, then whether the buttons are a sensible size. Against a board median of 2.1 s that is 1 s of your life back per session.
Across the 32 Hacksaw Gaming titles here the median is 1.6 s and 26 render upright.
What the game is
6x6, shrinking grid / cluster pays, Hacksaw Gaming, 2021. Abstract cube slot where each cascade shrinks the play area, concentrating wins on fewer, bigger cubes.
High volatility. A short session tells you nothing, which is arithmetic rather than a criticism. 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 | 6x6 |
| Mechanic | shrinking grid / cluster pays |
| Volatility | High |
| Top licensed return | 96.18% |
| House edge on that build | 3.82% |
| Max win | 10,000x |
| Minimum stake | C$0.10 |
| Spins on twenty dollars | about 200 |
| Free demo | yes, no account needed |
| Tags | cluster, tumble |
Done with the demo?
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