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Pragmatic Play · 2023 · tumble / scatter pays

Starlight Princess 1000 on a phone

SIDEWAYS ONLY 2.3 s TO PLAYABLE FREE DEMO

No upright build at all. Turn the phone or you get a rotate prompt, and it wants 2.3 s before the first tap registers.

The phone check

No HOLDS PORTRAIT 104 of 306 do not
2.3 s TO PLAYABLE Over the 2.1 s median
Sideways only TOUCH TARGETS usable size only sideways
4 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 10 MB before the first tap registers, which on a poor bar is where the 2.3 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

Pragmatic Play licenses 2 configurations of Starlight Princess 1000. The spread from top to bottom is 3.10 points, which is about C$31 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 96.5% 3.5% baseline
Lowest build 93.4% 6.6% C$31

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.

Where it sits on the board

On the phone score it lands 267 of 306. Orientation carries the most weight, the wait carries the next, the buttons carry the rest. That is 0.2 s slower than the 2.1 s median, every time you open it.

For context, 52 of the 71 Pragmatic Play games on this board hold portrait and the studio median is 1.9 s.

What the game is

A 2023 release from Pragmatic Play. Board is 6x5, the mechanic is tumble / scatter pays. Higher-volatility sequel to Starlight Princess with multiplier orbs up to 1000x and a 15,000x win cap.

Swing is very high. Plan the demo around that and not around whatever the first ten spins do. Minimum stake is C$0.20, which is about 100 spins on a twenty. Ceiling is 15,000x and it is not going to happen to you.

The rest of it

StudioPragmatic Play
Released2023
Board6x5
Mechanictumble / scatter pays
VolatilityVery high
Top licensed return96.5%
House edge on that build3.5%
Max win15,000x
Minimum stakeC$0.20
Spins on twenty dollarsabout 100
Free demoyes, no account needed
Tagstumble, bonus-buy, popular

Done with the demo?

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