Joker Troupe Slot Review

Three jokers, three features

The base game uses a 4x3 layout with 10 paylines and three joker scatter symbols. When three jokers of the same colour land on the reels, a different feature starts depending on the colour: red, blue or green.

The studio text we hold describes the features in pieces rather than as a clean list, so the review follows what it says and no more.

Sticky hats and the wheel

One of the features locks symbols in place: each Hat or Red Joker symbol that lands sticks to the reels and resets the spins left to three. With every three that land, an extra row is unlocked, which gives more multipliers for bigger wins on each hat symbol. If three Red Joker scatters land during this bonus, the game goes straight to the Red Joker feature once the Blue Joker feature has finished.

A separate wheel is filled with coin wins and two booster segments that hold multipliers and Red Jokers. The multiplier can reach x100, and wins keep coming until the same coin win segment is landed on twice. Hitting the same booster three times sends you straight to the Red Joker feature.

Hypermode Free Spins

Three Red Jokers award 20 seconds of Red Joker Free Spins, which the studio calls Hypermode. Instead of a fixed number of spins, the round is timed, and the frequency of spins increases with every Red Joker that lands. The studio says the faster it runs, the more high-paying symbols appear.

Each Red Joker also fills a meter, and when it is full the timer resets to 10 seconds. Because the round is timed, it ends when the clock does, not after a set number of spins.

Two RTP versions and what they cost

The headline RTP is 96.68%, a house edge of 3.32%. A second published version runs at 94.4%, a house edge of 5.6%, and an operator may use it instead. The operator decides which one is live, so check the game's info screen.

The difference matters. Over a long run, 96.68% costs about $33.20 per $1,000 wagered, and 94.4% costs $56. A 100-spin session at $0.20 costs $0.66 on average on the higher version and $1.12 on the lower. At $1 it is $3.32 against $5.60, and at $5 it is $16.60 against $28.

What the sources leave out

Neither our catalogue nor the studio text gives a volatility rating or a max win for Joker Troupe, so the ceiling and the swings are unknown to us. Jammin' Jars lists 96.83%, Razor Shark 96.7%, Wild Swarm 2 96.67%, Mystery Museum 96.58%, Fat Drac 96.57% and Razor Returns 96.55%. A free official demo is available.