Games Global · 2021 · rolling reels / wowpot jackpot
Sherlock & Moriarty WowPot on a phone
Holds portrait, 2.5 s from tap to a board that takes input, tight buttons. That is the whole verdict before any of the reel talk.
The phone check
Upright, the spin button shrinks and the bet stepper crowds it. A wide thumb hits the wrong one. The demo pulls about 11 MB before the first tap registers, which on a poor bar is where the 2.5 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 licenses 2 configurations of Sherlock & Moriarty WowPot. The spread from top to bottom is 2.92 points, which is about C$29 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 | 92.5% | 7.5% | baseline |
| Lowest build | 89.58% | 10.42% | C$29 |
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
On the phone score it lands 170 of 306. Orientation carries the most weight, the wait carries the next, the buttons carry the rest. That is 0.4 s slower than the 2.1 s median, every time you open it.
For context, 10 of the 13 Games Global games on this board hold portrait and the studio median is 1.6 s.
What the game is
A 2021 release from Games Global. Board is 5x3, 25 lines, the mechanic is rolling reels / wowpot jackpot. Detective-duel slot on the WowPot network combining Rolling Reels, multiplier trails and four progressive jackpot tiers.
Swing is high. Plan the demo around that and not around whatever the first ten spins do. Minimum stake is C$0.10, which is about 200 spins on a twenty. No capped maximum is published, because the pooled prize is the ceiling.
The rest of it
| Studio | Games Global |
|---|---|
| Released | 2021 |
| Board | 5x3, 25 lines |
| Mechanic | rolling reels / wowpot jackpot |
| Volatility | High |
| Top licensed return | 92.5% |
| House edge on that build | 7.5% |
| Max win | pooled jackpot |
| Minimum stake | C$0.10 |
| Spins on twenty dollars | about 200 |
| Free demo | yes, no account needed |
| Tags | detective, jackpot, progressive |
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