Folsom Prison

Nolimit City Horror

Provider	Nolimit City
RTP	96.07%
RTP base / bonus	60.84% / 33.23%
Volatility	43.5 (provider index)
Max win	75000x
Bet range	0.2 - 100
Hit frequency	22.6%
Reels	2-4
Paylines	16
Theme	Horror
Licences	UKGC
Release	2022-06-14

Features

bonus buy
free spins
wild
scatter
xWays

Folsom Prison: RTP and specs

Folsom Prison is a slot machine by Nolimit City with an RTP of 96.07%, released in 2022.

Overview

The wrong crowd can get you into a lot of $h!t, in this case, we just got front-row seats to witness the brutal scenes at Folsom - one of the harshest prisons to carry out a sentence in. Cold-blooded and tough as nails, you’re gonna need to smuggle in something sharp. The default reel area starts out as 2222+ and 16 win ways, but can quickly expand to its full size of 46664.

Description provided by Nolimit City.

Our analysis

Folsom Prison is a Nolimit City slot with a horror theme, set on a 2-4 reel structure offering 16 paylines. It launched on 2022-06-14. The recorded mechanics include free spins, wild and scatter symbols, the xWays system and a bonus buy option, marking it as a feature-driven release in the studio's range.

The feature list is built around its prison narrative. It includes a Toast Bet, a Wild and a Scatter, the spin modes Walk The Line and The Chair, and a Cockroach element. It also lists the studio's xWays and xSplit mechanics, the Nolimit Bonus - Feature Buy Functionality, and a feature named Meet your maker. These elements combine expanding and splitting symbol behaviours with the themed free spin rounds described in the specification.

On the risk measures, Folsom Prison has an RTP of 96.07% and a volatility figure of 43.5 on the studio's scale, a very high value. The maximum win is recorded at 75000x the stake, and the bet range runs from 0.2 to 100. The combination of a high volatility number and a large five-figure multiplier points to a strongly high-variance design as drawn from these numbers.

Considering only the documented specifications, Folsom Prison suits players who enjoy xWays and xSplit mechanics paired with themed free spin modes and several bonus-buy and bet options. The 43.5 volatility and the 75000x maximum win mark it as a title for those comfortable with very wide swings in pursuit of a high top-end multiplier, across a stake range of 0.2 to 100.

Editorial analysis by machinesasous.co, based on published data.

Bonus features

Folsom Prison offers 10 special features, as published by Nolimit City:

Toast Bet: At a cost of an extra 20%, the player is guaranteed a\nScatter symbol on the second reel.
Wild: There are 2 Wild symbols in the game: Wild and Cockroach\nNest. Wild can land on any except reel 1 and will substitute\nfor any paying symbol.
Scatter: Scatters can only appear on the middle two rows, reels 2-5\nin the base game, and reel 5 in the Walk The Line Bonus.\nCongratulations, landing two Scatters in the base game\nunlocks the middle two rows on reel 5. If only two Scatters\nland, they will convert into one of the following: xWays,\nxSplit, Wild, or Cockroach Nest.
Walk The Line: Third time’s the charm; landing 3 Scatter symbols in the base game will trigger 8+ Walk the Line Spins. Any Scatter symbols affected by xSplits award +1 spin.
The Chair: Take a seat, landing 4 Scatter symbols in the base game\nwill trigger 8+ The Chair Spins. Any Scatter symbols\naffected by xSplits award +1 spin.
Cockroach: Full of protein and crunch, cockroaches can go anywhere in Folsom, but their nest will always spawn in the open positions on the 3 middle reels or transformed through Scatter. They’ll get any locked cell open for you
xWays: xWays can appear anywhere and will transform into a normal playing symbol. Will also increase the number of win ways.
xSplit: xSplit symbols may only appear on the central 2 rows on reels 2-5 and will split whatever they come in contact with, doubling the number of ways in the process.
Nolimit Bonus - Feature Buy Functionality: Buy your way straight into one of the different bonus\nfeatures, ranging from 68x to 1500x the base bet.
Meet your maker: The max payout of the game is 75000 times the base bet.

Play the demo

Free play-money demo hosted by Nolimit City. No account, no deposit, no real winnings. Adults only (18+).

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How it works & rules

RTP: Folsom Prison has an RTP of 96.07%, the theoretical payout rate returned to players over the very long run. It is a statistical average, never a per-session guarantee. RTP definition · RTP vs volatility
Volatility: Folsom Prison volatility: 43.5. It describes how often and how big wins are. Understand volatility
Wild: Wild symbols substitute for others to complete winning combinations.
Scatter: Scatter symbols pay anywhere and trigger bonus rounds.
bonus buy: A bonus buy option lets you trigger the bonus round directly.
free spins: A free spins round, usually triggered by scatter symbols.

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