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Marcus Ainsley

Takes a slot apart the way he used to take apart arcade cabinets: reels first, maths second, marketing last. He is the person who will write the game reports in this catalogue, and he will publish no number he has not seen on the paytable himself.

Paytables read by handNo number without a sourceBonus rounds played, not summarised

Who will write these reports

Marcus Ainsley is the editorial persona responsible for the game pages on this site. He spent a decade servicing coin-op arcade cabinets before moving to writing about digital reels, which is why a report here starts with the mechanic rather than the theme.

He has not published a report on this site yet. Nothing in this catalogue currently carries his byline, and the game pages say so: they are reference pages assembled from provider data, not reviews. His name appears here so you know who to hold responsible when reports do start appearing.

How a game gets reported

Three conditions decide whether a game gets a written verdict or only its verified facts.

Figures read from the game

RTP, volatility, max win and mechanics are taken from the provider's own paytable and help screens, never from an aggregator summary.

Bonus round actually played

A full report requires the bonus round to have been triggered and recorded, with at least three real symbol multipliers observed.

Screenshots from that session

Every image on a report comes from the recorded session and is captioned with what it shows and which claim it supports.

Sources

Provider paytables and in-game help screens, publicly published RTP certificates, and the studios' own release data.

Editorial team

Ruth Calloway

Checks the numbers before they reach a page and keeps the release calendar honest. Handles the methodology and reference pages of this catalogue.

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