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Tessa Hunt and the Mission Monte Carlo
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Tessa Hunt and the Mission Monte Carlo Demo by Mascot Gaming
Casino Noir in Monte Carlo’s Back Rooms
A scarlet satin dress, a string of pearls and a pistol held low against the hip set the tone, with a wall of backlit liquor bottles behind the reels. Tessa Hunt and the Mission Monte Carlo is Mascot Gaming’s casino-noir slot, a 5-reel, 3-row game on 243 ways that switches to pay-anywhere wins once the Free Spins begin. It follows Tessa Hunt and the Warrior Tomb in the series, and sits alongside the rest of Mascot Gaming’s catalogue.
Features and Free Play
The Payment Model Shift
In the base game, wins pay left to right on adjacent reels starting from reel 1, needing at least three reels in a row, across 243 ways. Trigger the Free Spins, and the payment model pivots. Three, four or five Scatters anywhere award 10 Free Spins along with a scatter pay of 5x, 15x or 50x the stake, and more Free Spins can be won during the round.
Inside the bonus, wins are awarded for identical symbols appearing anywhere on the 5×3 grid, with a minimum of three on screen. Position and adjacency drop out of the evaluation, so the same symbol on reel 1 and reel 5 counts together toward a win.
Cast of Villains
The paytable reads like a casino-noir cast sheet. Tessa tops it at 100x the stake for five. A laughing henchman in a red jacket follows at 20x, then the dark-suited lead villain in a red bowtie at 4x. Below them sits a row of object symbols, including a glass of cognac, a ceiling-mounted security camera, and poker chips marked with card suits in four colours. The red chip pays 1.6x for five, the purple and green chips match it, and the blue chip rounds out the bottom row.
Wild and Multiplier Symbols
The Wild carries its own x2 multiplier, lands on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5, and substitutes for every paying symbol apart from the Scatter. Any win that includes a Wild is doubled. During Free Spins, a separate x2 Multiplier symbol joins the reels, and each one on screen doubles the spin’s win, so two make x4 and three make x8, on top of any Wild doubling already applied.
Boost, Risk and Buy
The Boost toggle adds an ante surcharge to each spin and raises the chance of triggering Free Spins, and it can be switched on or off between spins.
The Buy option opens Free Spins straight away for 100x the total bet. After any winning spin, the Risk Wheel lets you gamble the win across multiplier sectors, losing sectors, and special sectors that move you up to a higher level, up to 1,000x the total bet, and you can collect at any point while the wheel isn’t spinning. The game’s overall maximum win is 2,000x the total bet.
How to Play
Base Round Basics
Tessa Hunt and the Mission Monte Carlo runs on a 5-reel, 3-row grid with 243 ways in the base round. Wins pay left to right for three or more matching symbols on adjacent reels, starting from reel 1, and only the highest win per way is paid. The bet toolbar sits along the bottom of the screen, with a prominent spin button at the centre.
Game Paytable
Payouts below are shown at the default 1.25 bet; stake changes translate directly into the listed wins.
Premium Symbol Pays (1.25 stake)
| Symbol | 5 of a kind | 4 of a kind | 3 of a kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tessa Hunt | 125.00 | 12.50 | 2.50 |
| Laughing Henchman | 25.00 | 6.25 | 1.75 |
| Bowtie Villain | 5.00 | 2.50 | 1.25 |
| Cognac Glass | 2.50 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
| Security Camera | 2.50 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
Casino Chip Pays (1.25 stake)
| Symbol | 5 of a kind | 4 of a kind | 3 of a kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Chip | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 |
| Purple Chip | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 |
| Green Chip | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 |
| Blue Chip | 1.25 | 0.50 | 0.25 |
Wild and Scatter
The Wild symbol appears on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5, substitutes for every paying symbol apart from the Scatter, and carries a built-in x2 multiplier on any winning path it contributes to. The Scatter lands anywhere on the reels and pays 6.25, 18.75 or 62.50 for 3, 4 or 5 at the default 1.25 stake, and any of those counts also awards 10 Free Spins.
Free Spins Mode
| Element | Detail |
|---|---|
| Trigger | 3, 4 or 5 Scatter symbols anywhere on the reels |
| Spin count | 10 Free Spins |
| Payment model | Anywhere-pays, 3 or more of a kind visible |
| Multiplier symbol | x2, stacks multiplicatively across visible landings |
| Wild contribution | x2 on every paying win, combines with Multiplier symbols |
| Retrigger | Additional Free Spins can be awarded during the round |
Boost Ante
The Boost toggle adds an ante surcharge onto the spin price and lifts the Scatter landing rate. Prices are displayed on the toggle face, and the surcharge applies every spin while Boost is switched on. Boost can be toggled off at any time between spins.
Purchase and Risk
The Buy option opens Free Spins straight away for 100x the total bet, played at whatever stake was live when the purchase was made. After any winning spin, the Risk Wheel gambles the current win across multiplier, losing and level-up sectors, up to 1,000x the total bet, and you can collect at any point while the wheel isn’t spinning. Both options are locked during autoplay.
The Numbers
The studio lists the RTP at 95.85%, dropping to 95.17% while Risk or Buy is active. Volatility runs high, with the upside concentrated in long Free Spins runs where multiple x2 Multiplier symbols land on the same spin alongside Wild multipliers. The top-end payout on any one round is 2,000x the total bet.
