243 Ways

A 243 ways slot has no paylines. A win needs the same symbol on reel 1, reel 2, reel 3 and onwards, and it doesn’t matter which row each one sits in. Three positions on each of five reels gives 3×3×3×3×3 possible combinations, which is where the 243 comes from.

How are 243 ways wins counted?

Every matching symbol on a reel counts as a separate route. Two wolves on reel 1, one on reel 2 and one on reel 3 is two ways, and the win is paid twice. So one spin can pay the same symbol several times over, something a fixed payline game can only do if the lines happen to overlap. The stake always covers all 243 routes, so there is nothing to switch on or off.

Who makes 243 ways slots?

It’s the format behind the Huff N’ Puff games from Light & Wonder, including Huff N’ More Puff, and Pragmatic Play uses it on 5 Lions Reborn and Mummy’s Jewels. Nolimit City takes it somewhere else entirely with San Quentin and Catfish Hunters, where a plain-looking 5×3 grid carries very high volatility.

Want a bigger grid? The same left-to-right rule scales up to 1,024 ways on 5×4 and 4,096 ways on 6×4.