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3rd Base
A Microgaming slot with sports, baseball themes. This entry explains its listed format only; it does not promote play.
- RTP
- 96.29%
- Volatility
- Medium
- Max win
- 2,114x
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What this guide explains
Key concepts to understand
Format: 243 Ways
Volatility: Medium
Theme tags: Sports, Baseball
Slot information
Theme & game design
One-line verdictAnime-styled sports art is rare in this catalogue and the linework holds up at any size.
A Microgaming slot with sports, baseball themes. This entry explains its listed format only; it does not promote play.
A short story from the game world
A batter in a number three jersey watches the ball leave the park and decides not to run just yet. The other two players know exactly what he is doing.
3rd Base is an anime-styled baseball slot: a batter in a number three jersey watches the ball leave the park while two teammates look on. It pays on 243 ways across five reels, so matching symbols only need to land on adjacent reels from the left, in any row, rather than follow drawn lines.
The hub lists Cascading Reels and Stacked Wilds. By the names, winning symbols clear away and new ones drop into the gaps, possibly forming further wins on the same spin, and wilds can arrive stacked over several rows of a reel. Whether cascades carry a multiplier and how tall the stacks run are not published; check the demo's paytable.
The figures are specific: RTP 96.29%, Medium volatility, a top win of 2,114x, and bets from 0.50 to 50.00, released on 16 April 2025. The unrounded 2,114x cap is the studio's stated ceiling; read it alongside the medium rating as a description of spread, not as a target.
Microgaming effectively wrote the grammar of the online slot, and that depth still shows in every corner of the screen. The silhouette of a single symbol, the order of a paytable, the cue that marks a change of state — nothing here is left half-finished. Almost no other studio carries decades of formats, from classic three-reel machines to 117,649-way Maxways boards, in one library without the design language coming apart. If you are studying how these games are built, this is the most reliable text you can read.
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- You want a middle-of-the-scale game to compare against — the studio's volatility label sits in the middle band.
- You want to understand ways-to-win — matches count on adjacent reels wherever they land, so the grid is read by route, not by line.
- You want to try before reading further — the studio's own demo runs on this page with play money only.
RTP, volatility, maximum win and bet ranges are reference values and can differ by game version or market. Source: Microgaming official game page.
- Microgaming has 146 slots in this catalogue; this guide is one of them.
- Among the 132 Microgaming slots with a single published RTP, 96.29% ranks #24.
- Its published win cap of 2,114× ranks #51 of 53 Microgaming slots that publish one.
- Microgaming released 2 other titles in the same month (2025-04).
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Assembled by arithmetic over the catalogue. Ranks order the published figures by size; they are not a quality rating.FAQ
3rd Base — frequently asked questions
- What is the RTP of 3rd Base?
- The studio-published RTP is 96.29%. RTP is a long-run theoretical return, not a per-session result, and some operators run lower-RTP builds.
- How volatile is 3rd Base?
- The studio lists its volatility as Medium. Volatility describes how results are spread, not how likely a win is.
- What is the maximum win on 3rd Base?
- The published win cap is 2,114× the stake. A cap is a rule on the paytable, not a likelihood.
- Can I play 3rd Base for free?
- Yes. The studio's official demo runs on this page with play money only — no sign-up and no real funds.
- When was 3rd Base released?
- Microgaming lists the release date as 2025-04-16.
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