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Break Away Deluxe
A Microgaming slot with sports, hockey themes. This entry explains its listed format only; it does not promote play.
- RTP
- 96.88%
- Volatility
- High
- Max win
- 3,200×
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Key concepts to understand
Format: 18 / 38 / 68 / 88 Lines
Volatility: High
Theme tags: Sports, Hockey
Slot information
Theme & game design
One-line verdictMore motion than the original at the cost of some clarity — a fair trade for a deluxe reissue.
A Microgaming slot with sports, hockey themes. This entry explains its listed format only; it does not promote play.
A short story from the game world
Two players collide at the boards and the crowd noise arrives a half-second late. Neither of them heard it.
Break Away Deluxe is the reissue of the original hockey slot, and its art leans into contact: two players collide at the boards while the crowd noise arrives a beat late. It gives up a little of the first game's clarity in exchange for motion.
Its most unusual published detail is the line count, given as 18 / 38 / 68 / 88 Lines on five reels. That suggests the active line count can change between four settings, but whether the player picks it or the game switches it, for example during a feature, is not stated. The official page also confirms free spins without describing the trigger, so check both points in the demo.
The RTP of 96.88% is the highest in the Break Away family, set against high volatility, a 3,200× top win and bets from 0.18 to 44.00. A lower cap than its siblings with a higher RTP is a different balance, not a better or worse one, and no release date is listed.
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.
- Built as a fixed paylines game on 5 reels and 88 paylines. 1,128 titles here share this format, so it is a well-covered one to learn from.
- Its published RTP of 96.88% sits 0.62 points above the 96.26% median of the other 1,099 fixed paylines games here. RTP is a long-run theoretical figure, not a per-session one.
- The studio grades it high volatility, which 36% of fixed paylines games here share. Volatility describes the spread of outcomes, not how often a result arrives.
- The stated win cap is 3,200×, in the lower part of the range for this family (median 5,000×). A cap is a rulebook limit, not an expected outcome.
- Its artwork reads as sports, which is how it is grouped for the structure-match panel below.
- A studio-published play-money demo is embedded above, as it is for 116 other Microgaming titles here.
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- You are comfortable with long quiet stretches — a high volatility label means results are spread wide by design, not that they come more often.
- You want to practise reading a paytable — every payout here traces back to a fixed line or a standard reel set.
- 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, 96.88% ranks #5.
- Its published win cap of 3,200× ranks #47 of 53 Microgaming slots that publish one.
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Assembled by arithmetic over the catalogue. Ranks order the published figures by size; they are not a quality rating.FAQ
Break Away Deluxe — frequently asked questions
- What is the RTP of Break Away Deluxe?
- The studio-published RTP is 96.88%. RTP is a long-run theoretical return, not a per-session result, and some operators run lower-RTP builds.
- How volatile is Break Away Deluxe?
- The studio lists its volatility as High. Volatility describes how results are spread, not how likely a win is.
- What is the maximum win on Break Away Deluxe?
- The published win cap is 3,200× the stake. A cap is a rule on the paytable, not a likelihood.
- Can I play Break Away Deluxe for free?
- Yes. The studio's official demo runs on this page with play money only — no sign-up and no real funds.
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