300SPINS™BALANCEDIcarus: Heat of Fortune
Mancala Gaming
Icarus: Heat of Fortune is a Greek mythology-themed slot by Mancala Gaming.
The slot is built around a 3x3 reel grid and offers a theoretical maximum win of x15,000.
It also comes with special features such as Hold and Respin and Fixed Jackpot, adding locked-symbol bonus tension and extra jackpot targets alongside regular wins.
Verdict
BALANCEDPlayer Fit Spectrum
Balanced
CasualBalancedHardcore
Both the maximum and average observed win multipliers were below the comparison averages.
Hit rate was below the review-session average.
This session combined different play tendencies in payout size and win frequency.
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Every 300SPINS™ review starts with hands-on play: we manually play each slot, record the results and analyze the session data ourselves. Every test follows the same protocol: 300 paid spins in one continuous session, a fixed base bet, and no bonus buys or optional bet enhancements. Naturally triggered free spins and bonus rounds are included in the results. This consistent setup lets us compare win frequency, payout multipliers and feature activity across games. The analysis describes the recorded session, rather than the game’s complete long-term payout behavior.
Session Results
Session Results
60.0%
Below avg.Avg. (96.83%)Above avg.
We compare this session’s total payout as a percentage of total bets with the review-session average. Regardless of whether the result is above or below average, its distance from the average provides a clue to the game’s tendencies.
This session showed a large deviation. This may suggest a tendency for session results to fall far from the average.
About Session Results
This interpretation is based on one 300-spin observation compared with review sessions recorded using the same method. Three hundred spins cannot establish a game’s overall tendencies or theoretical probabilities. The displayed percentage is total payout divided by total bets, not net profit.
Specifications
Characteristic
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User Rating
No ratings
Free Spin
4 Triggers
Jackpot
Fixed
Reel Config
3x3
Paylines
Etc.
RTP
-
Volatility
-
Max Win
15,000x
Bonus Buy
95x
Demo Play
Slots with Similar Characteristics
FeatureMatch™
Two prominent themes: reward enhancement and separate prizes
Among the roles covered by these mechanics, reward enhancement and separate prizes have the strongest representation. Special-purpose symbols provide a route to separate prizes. Payout-related mechanics add ways to enhance reward values.
Feature richness
Many distinct mechanics are represented here, giving the feature overview a larger number of individual systems to cover.
- Feature mechanics
- 8
- Feature families
- 4
Feature profile
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Number of features contributing to each role. One feature can contribute to several roles.
How we analyze this game’s features
Each bar counts the features that contribute to a functional role. One feature can contribute to more than one role. Bar lengths are scaled to the largest count within this game; compare the numbers when looking across games.
These counts describe feature composition. They are not win probabilities, payout contributions, or quality ratings.
All features 9
Balance Chart: 300SPINS™ Review
Balance Timeline
300 Paid Spins300SPINS balance time-series chart for Icarus: Heat of Fortune. The chart starts at 20000, ends at 17600, and bottoms at 17260 on spin 287. Free spin trigger markers appear on spin 150, 176, 240, 288.
300SPINS balance timelineSPIN 0Balance 20,000
Free Spin Analysis: 300SPINS™ Review
Free Spin Profile
Free spins triggered more often than the comparison average, but their average payout per trigger was below average. Based on 4 naturally triggered bonus rounds.
Free Spin Comparison
Free Spin Triggers 4 / AVG. 2. Free Spin Payout Multiplier 22.0x / AVG. 62.0x
Free Spin Triggers
4
Free Spin Payout Multiplier
22.0x
Observation Map
Free Spin Triggers
Free Spin Payout Multiplier
Hit Rate Analysis: 300SPINS™ Review
Play Rhythm
Hit rate was below the review-session average. Profit hit rate was near the review-session average.
Rhythm Comparison
Hit Rate 17.3% / AVG. 26.4%. Profit Hit Rate 12.0% / AVG. 10.5%
Hit Rate
17.3%
Profit Hit Rate
12.0%
Observation Map
Hit Rate
Profit Hit Rate
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Payout Analysis: 300SPINS™ Review
Payout Profile
Both the maximum and average observed win multipliers were below the comparison averages.
Payout Comparison
Max Multiplier 28.0x / AVG. 95.6x. Average Win Multiplier 3.46x / AVG. 4.42x
Max Multiplier
28.0x
Average Win Multiplier
3.46x
Observation Map
Max Multiplier
Average Win Multiplier
Dependency Analysis: 300SPINS™ Review
Dependency Profile
Free-spin payout share was above the review-session average. Top 10% win payout share was near the review-session average. The largest 6 of 52 winning records supplied 55.6% of total payout.
Dependency Comparison
Free Spin Dependency 48.9% / AVG. 32.5%. Big Win Dependency 55.6% / AVG. 63.9%
Free Spin Dependency
48.9%
Big Win Dependency
55.6%
Observation Map
Free Spin Dependency
Big Win Dependency
Highlight Features
Hold and Respin
Hold and Respin, or 'Hold & Win', is one of the most popular core bonus game mechanics in modern slots. The essence of this feature, unlike traditional free spins, is to 'Hold' bonus symbols on the reels and 'Respin' the remaining empty spaces to fill up the screen. This system was popularized worldwide through 'Money Train 2's' 'Money Cart Bonus' and is the foundation for numerous developer-specific brand features like Wazdan's 'Hold the Jackpot™' and Playtech's 'Fire Blaze™'.
Full Board Win Multiplier
Full Board Win Multiplier is a unique payout mechanic that rewards players for maximum reel engagement. It triggers when every symbol position on the game board successfully forms part of a winning payline in a single spin. Upon activation, an additional random multiplier (typically x2, x3, x5, or x10) is applied to the total winnings of that spin. This feature incentivizes comprehensive reel coverage rather than specific symbol combinations or identical symbol fills.
Bonus Buy Price Comparison
Price x95
Average Bonus Buy Price
This slot's bonus buy price sits within the usual range for comparable slots. Buying the feature can be a reasonable option if your goal is to reach the free-spin round without waiting for a natural trigger. The trade-off is that you skip the base-game spins that would normally happen before the feature, including any wins or volatility from that part of play.
Avg. Min x81.6Avg. Max x129.1
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About 300SPINS™ Reviews
Every 300SPINS™ review starts with hands-on play: we manually play each slot, record the results and analyze the session data ourselves. Every test follows the same protocol: 300 paid spins in one continuous session, a fixed base bet, and no bonus buys or optional bet enhancements. Naturally triggered free spins and bonus rounds are included in the results. This consistent setup lets us compare win frequency, payout multipliers and feature activity across games. The analysis describes the recorded session, rather than the game’s complete long-term payout behavior.