Advantage Play Strategy Guides & Calculators

Buffalo Link
As one of the most popular and widespread slots available, you'll find Buffalo Link in nearly every casino. This volatile machine combines classic all-ways-pays action with a Hold & Spin bonus. Its advantage play centers on a must-hit-by progressive.
Last updated: 9/13/2025
Added: 9/13/2025

Buffalo/Eagle Ascension
Eagle Ascension is the same game. 3 middle reels can expand higher on arrow symbol hit. The bonus on top of the reel is triggered when the reel is 7 high and an arrow symbol hits in this reel.
Last updated: 9/11/2025
Added: 9/11/2025

Cash Falls (also works in Online Casinos)
This popular Light & Wonder series, known as Cash Falls (and its clones Huo Zhu, Pirate’s Trove, Island Bounty) or Ultimate Fire Link (clones China Street, Olvera Street), features a unique reel grid.
Last updated: 11/12/2025
Added: 11/12/2025

Frankenstein
Classic monster comes to life with its shocking "It's Alive" feature. The gameplay revolves around a persistent array of prizes above the reels, which can be supercharged with valuable multipliers via "Power Up" symbols, leading to electrifying wins.
Last updated: 10/23/2025
Added: 10/23/2025

Magic Treasures
Available as Dragon or Tiger Version (green or blue treasure). You gather money balls and the bonus is triggered randomly. For each money ball gathered you get a cash value in the feature. Counter resets to 5.
Last updated: 11/18/2025
Added: 9/11/2025

Must-Hit-By
A "Must Hit By" is a slot jackpot guaranteed to pay out before a specific amount, creating a strategic advantage. It can also be called a "Win Before," "Must Award By," or describe a specific prize range.
Last updated: 9/24/2025
Added: 9/24/2025

Phoenix Link
As one of the most popular and widespread slots available, you'll find Phoenix Link in nearly every casino. This volatile machine combines classic all-ways-pays action with a Hold & Spin bonus. Its advantage play centers on a must-hit-by progressive.
Last updated: 9/13/2025
Added: 9/13/2025

Ascending Fortunes
Available as both Ascending Fortunes and its companion, Stack Up Pays, this unique slot features five distinct must-hit-by progressives. Instead of awarding more free spins, these meters build up a pool of powerful reel expansions that transform the game board during the bonus round.
Last updated: 10/23/2025
Added: 10/23/2025

Raise the Sails
Available as the nautical-themed Raise the Sails or the Asian-themed San Xing Riches, this IGT slot centers on three persistent free games meters. Each meter builds spins for a different bonus round, which can expand the reels up to a massive 3125 ways-to-win.
Last updated: 10/30/2025
Added: 10/30/2025

Regal Link
Similar to Regal Riches, but with cash wilds instead of wild symbols and with more progressive meters.
Last updated: 9/26/2025
Added: 9/26/2025

Regal Riches/Prosperity Pearl
Available as Regal Riches or Prosperity Pearl version, same game with different layout. Features four Must Hit By progressive free game meters.
Last updated: 9/25/2025
Added: 9/25/2025

Rich Little Hens
A sibling to the popular Rich Little Piggies, this highly volatile slot features three colorful hens (White, Purple, and Red) that get plump as their bonuses power up.
Last updated: 10/3/2025
Added: 10/3/2025

Rich Little Piggies
This highly volatile slot features three colorful pigs (Blue, Yellow, and Red) that get visually fatter as their respective bonus features power up.
Last updated: 10/3/2025
Added: 10/3/2025

San Xing Riches
Available as the nautical-themed Raise the Sails or the Asian-themed San Xing Riches, this IGT slot centers on three persistent free games meters. Each meter builds spins for a different bonus round, which can expand the reels up to a massive 3125 ways-to-win.
Last updated: 10/30/2025
Added: 10/30/2025

Stack Up Pays
Available as both Stack Up Pays and its companion, Ascending Fortunes, this unique slot features five distinct must-hit-by progressives. Instead of awarding more free spins, these meters build up a pool of powerful reel expansions that transform the game board during the bonus round.
Last updated: 10/23/2025
Added: 10/23/2025

Wheel of Fortune 4D
The game uses "4D" effects and a "Golden Egypt" style mechanic where collected dollar symbols turn entire reels wild for two spins.
Last updated: 11/3/2025
Added: 11/3/2025

Wu Jin Pen
Available in Fuyu Phoenix and Panda themes, Wu Jin Pen centers on a persistent spin counter in a bowl. This leads to a dynamic hold-and-spin bonus where up to five different feature bowls—including multipliers and double reels—can be unlocked at once for massive win potential.
Last updated: 10/7/2025
Added: 10/7/2025

Dancing Drums
Often found on dual-game cabinets alongside the original, Dancing Drums: Golden Drums introduces a powerful, persistent bonus multiplier.
Last updated: 10/10/2025
Added: 10/10/2025

Happy 8's/Jolly 8's
Available as Happy 8's or Jolly 8's, is built on an 8-spin cycle. Players collect wilds and progressive jackpot symbols, all of which are unleashed for a feature-packed final spin.
Last updated: 11/13/2025
Added: 11/13/2025

Huff N Puff
The latest in the popular Huff N' Puff saga, this game introduces a unique frame-building mechanic. Players collect and upgrade frames on the reels, which can then be held in place for several spins.
Last updated: 10/8/2025
Added: 10/8/2025

Mining Mayhem Gold
This slot features five persistent credit chests, one above each reel, with a character ready to dig for the prize. Its quite similar to Pillars of Cash
Last updated: 11/4/2025
Added: 11/4/2025

Ocean Magic Grand
This popular IGT title features its signature "Wild Bubbles" that float up the reels with each spin, creating expanding wilds for big win potential.
Last updated: 10/17/2025
Added: 10/17/2025

Pillars of Cash
Available in Celestial Fortune and Festive Fortune themes, this AGS slot features five persistent prize pillars, one for each reel. Players grow the pillars' height and value by landing coins, aiming to reach the coveted "Gold Dragon" state.
Last updated: 11/4/2025
Added: 11/4/2025

Ultra Rush Gold
This hold-and-spin style game features a key persistent element called 'Gold Lock Spins'. The advantage play is one of the easiest to spot in the casino.
Last updated: 10/6/2025
Added: 10/6/2025

Voodoo Jackpots
The advantage play is to find machines with high meter counts, as the central Voodoo Doll character can randomly trigger a lucrative free games bonus with a large number of starting spins.
Last updated: 9/19/2025
Added: 9/19/2025

Wheel of Fortune High Roller
This Wheel of Fortune slot features dynamic "High Roller" expanding reels that grow up to 8 symbols high. The goal is to land a trigger symbol on a maxed-out reel to win a powerful wheel spin with extra pointers, win multipliers, or a high-value mystery award.
Last updated: 11/14/2025
Added: 11/14/2025

Wheel of Fortune Wild Spin
This popular Wheel of Fortune slot operates on a 10-spin cycle where players collect locking gold frames. On the tenth spin, all collected frames turn wild, making the placement of frames on the left side of the board crucial for creating big, multi-line wins.
Last updated: 9/22/2025
Added: 9/22/2025

Wolf Run Eclipse
Also available as Cats Wild Serengeti version, same game with different layout. Features four progressive free game meters.
Last updated: 9/18/2025
Added: 9/18/2025

Azure Dragon/Emerald Guardian
Available as Azure Dragon or Emerald Guardian version, same game with different layout. Features four progressive free game meters.
Last updated: 9/23/2025
Added: 9/23/2025

Buffalo Diamond
This popular entry in the Buffalo franchise features a unique progressive system. Instead of jackpots, players build up three separate free games meters, each tied to a powerful win multiplier of 2x, 3x, or 4x for the bonus round.
Last updated: 11/11/2025
Added: 11/11/2025

Bustin Money
This extremely high-variance slot from Ainsworth centers on three persistent safes. The gameplay is a thrilling chase for a combined bonus trigger, where opening all three safes at once unlocks a lucrative jackpot-hunting feature.
Last updated: 10/17/2025
Added: 10/17/2025

Captain Riches/Tiki Fortune
This slot revolves around collecting coins above reel two, three and four to turn a reel fully wild for the next three spins. This game is very similar to Red Silk / Aztec Chief and often considered an advantage play trap.
Last updated: 10/1/2025
Added: 10/1/2025

Golden Egypt
This slot is all about collecting coins above the reels. Filling a reel's holder with two coins triggers a powerful, fully wild reel that stays active for two spins, setting the stage for big line hits.
Last updated: 11/3/2025
Added: 11/3/2025

Golden Egypt Grand
This popular IGT title is all about collecting coins above the reels to trigger powerful, fully wild reels that remain active for several spins. The advantage play strategy is to hunt for machines with nearly-full coin holders or already-glowing wild reels, providing immediate high-value spins.
Last updated: 9/16/2025
Added: 9/16/2025

Golden Jungle Grand
This game operates on a fixed 10-spin cycle, where collected symbols turn entire reels wild on the tenth and final spin. This creates fast-paced advantage plays, as you can often capitalize on a favorable setup by playing only the few remaining spins in a cycle.
Last updated: 9/16/2025
Added: 9/16/2025

Grand Buddha Link/Grand Cat Link
Available in both Grand Buddha and Grand Cat themes, this IGT slot's core feature is its persistent multipliers. After a line hit, the winning symbols gain powerful multipliers that stick in place for an 8-spin countdown, ready to amplify the next corresponding win.
Last updated: 10/22/2025
Added: 10/22/2025

Hexbreak3r
This popular IGT slot is all about breaking curses by expanding the reels. Players collect horseshoes to grow the reels upwards, aiming to reach the valuable "Luck Zone" at the top for big prizes and progressive jackpots.
Last updated: 10/25/2025
Added: 10/25/2025

Jade Monkey/Diamond Devils
Available as Jade Monkey Deluxe or Diamond & Devils Deluxe, this unique slot features persistent prizes above each reel. Players collect diamonds to win the prize, but a tricky devil or monkey symbol can remove progress.
Last updated: 10/17/2025
Added: 10/17/2025

Lucky Pick
Available in Bumble Bee, Cash Tree, and Leprechaun themes, features a persistent 21-space pick board. Players reveal picks one by one, building up a collection of powerful enhancements for a potentially massive free games bonus.
Last updated: 11/3/2025
Added: 11/3/2025

Magic Treasures Gold
More volatile and unpredictable version of the original magic treasures. Features three instead of only one progressive money ball treasure which can trigger in a cascade, offering the potential for massive, multi-bonus payouts in a single event
Last updated: 9/30/2025
Added: 9/30/2025

Power Push
This unique Incredible Technologies slot simulates a classic coin pusher. Players collect coins into stacks on a tray above the reels, which also holds valuable prizes, leading to a "Push Bonus" that shoves everything forward to be awarded.
Last updated: 11/11/2025
Added: 11/11/2025

Power Push: Shiseijuu Fortunes
8-spin cycle game, Power Push: Shiseijuu Fortunes has players collecting coins on each reel. These coins then determine the number of powerful wilds and wild multipliers that appear on the final "Wild Spin" of the cycle.
Last updated: 11/11/2025
Added: 11/11/2025

Quick Hit: Ultra Pays
Available in different themes like Eagle's Peak, Sun Dragon or Monkey's Fortune. The advantage play lies in its uncapped progressive meters, which rise with every bet.
Last updated: 11/20/2025
Added: 11/20/2025

Red Silk/Aztec Chief
This slot revolves around collecting two coins to turn a reel fully wild for two spins. Unlike similar games, the true advantage play is very specific: you must find reels that are already active and wild, as simply finding collected coins is rarely a profitable strategy on its own.
Last updated: 9/29/2025
Added: 9/29/2025

Scarab
This popular Scarab slot operates on a 10-spin cycle where players collect locking gold frames. On the tenth spin, all collected frames turn wild, making the placement of frames on the left side of the board crucial for creating big, multi-line wins.
Last updated: 9/22/2025
Added: 9/22/2025

Star Goddess/Wu Dragon
Available as Star Goddess or Wu Dragon version, same games with different layout.
Last updated: 9/11/2025
Added: 9/11/2025

Temple Falls/Boost Blast
Temple Falls and Boost Blast have the same logic but with different layouts. It features a massive 5x7 grid of persistent prize coins displayed above the reels.
Last updated: 9/29/2025
Added: 9/29/2025

Treasure Blast
Available in both Balloon and Fleet themes, this IGT slot features a unique outer rim of prizes that drop down with each spin.
Last updated: 10/27/2025
Added: 10/27/2025

Treasure Box
Available in two distinct themes, Kingdom (Egyptian) and Dynasty (Asian), Treasure Box features two exciting bonus rounds.
Last updated: 10/9/2025
Added: 10/9/2025

Wonder 4 Collection
This unique Aristocrat collection lets you play four classic games Buffalo, Wild Panther, Pompeii and Fire Light at the same time on one screen.
Last updated: 11/14/2025
Added: 11/14/2025

Zodiac Lion/Dragon
This slot is all about creating and connecting persistent gold frames on the reels. Zodiac Dragon isn’t nearly as common as Zodiac Lion, but it plays exactly the same.
Last updated: 9/29/2025
Added: 9/29/2025

Diamond Mania
This Diamond Mania slot operates on a 10-spin cycle where players collect locking gold frames. On the tenth spin, all collected frames turn wild, making the placement of frames on the left side of the board crucial for creating big, multi-line wins.
Last updated: 9/22/2025
Added: 9/22/2025

Easy Money Deluxe
This slot combines a classic 9-line reel feel with a modern persistent feature: ten money rolls above the reels, each with its own multiplier that grows over time. The "Top Dollar" style bonus round offers players up to four chances to accept a prize based on these powerfully multiplied values.
Last updated: 10/15/2025
Added: 10/15/2025

Hyper Orbs
Available in two vibrant themes, King of the Seas and Dragon Sense, this slot is all about collecting orbs. These orbs fill a persistent meter that leads to a free spins bonus where the entire reel set can expand for more ways to win.
Last updated: 10/22/2025
Added: 10/22/2025

Lucky Lemmings Stampede
Features persistent Lemming symbols that move down one row with each spin. It can trigger a massive "Lemming Jump" prize collection via the Fox feature.
Last updated: 11/21/2025
Added: 11/21/2025

Sumo Kitty/Lucha Kitty
Available as Sumo Kitty or Lucha Kitty version, same games with different layout.
Last updated: 9/12/2025
Added: 9/12/2025

Super Lit Vegas
This Super Lit Vegas slot operates on a 7-spin cycle where players collect electric orbs. On the seventh spin, all collected frames turn wild, making the placement of frames on the left side of the board crucial for creating big, multi-line wins.
Last updated: 9/22/2025
Added: 9/22/2025

Sword of Destiny/Angel Blade
Available in two opposing themes, Sword of Destiny: Fire Warrior and Angel Blade: Kingdom of Ice, this slot operates on an exciting 10-spin cycle.
Last updated: 10/10/2025
Added: 10/10/2025