We tested all five games the same way. Here is the process and where each number comes from.
How we test a game
- We open the demo and read every page of the rules: the paytable, the Super Scatter description, free spins, the bonus buy, the RTP of each mode and the bet limits.
- In each game we play about 210 to 380 base-game spins at $2, plus 50 ante spins where the game offers an ante. At our $2 base bet, an ante spin costs $2.50 (Sweet Bonanza) to $10 (Sugar Rush).
- We buy bonuses with the virtual balance and record the balance before and after the buys, plus the win from each round. We bought 47 bonuses in all; the results are in our bonus buy breakdown.
- We take screenshots and check the figures on the page against the game screen. Dollar amounts are rounded to whole numbers.
What we played in each game
All tests took place on November 14, 2026, in Pragmatic Play's free demo, at a $2 base bet with a balance in dollars. The currency has no effect on the game math. Examples in our articles use a $1 bet, while test results stay in dollars exactly as they appeared on screen. Base-game spin counts are rounded, because we stopped autoplay by hand.
| Game | Base-game spins | Ante spins | Regular buys | Super Free Spins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates of Olympus | about 230 | 50 | 11 | 3 |
| Sugar Rush | about 215 | 50 | 6 | 3 |
| Sweet Bonanza | about 380 | 50 | 6 | 3 |
| Starlight Princess | about 210 | 50 | 6 | 3 |
| Mahjong Wins | about 275 | n/a (no ante) | 6 | n/a |
That makes 47 bought bonuses. Each review lists the buy results for its game, and there is a summary table of all buys in a separate article.
Where the numbers come from
Rules and RTP come from the games themselves, in Pragmatic Play's free demo. Release dates come from the provider's announcements and the SlotCatalog database. Real-money payback comes from the public stats of a large online casino, taken on November 14, 2026.
Free spins frequency and the odds of the max win come from the provider math published on SlotCatalog. We read the rules of the original games in the demo as well; for their RTP variants and other details we rely on slot databases and say so on the page. Figures marked with an asterisk are ones we could not check in the demo: they come from the provider's website and press releases.
What we don't do
We don't play for real money to write reviews. We don't draw conclusions about payback from our own sessions: RTP only plays out over millions of spins. We do say how a game feels, and we're clear that it's based on a single session.
Updates and corrections
Each slot page shows the date it was last checked. If the provider changes a game or we find a mistake, we update the review and that date. You can report an error at hello@superscatters.com.