Win Win Fish Prawn Crab rules and bonus-lives guide

Win Win Fish Prawn Crab is PG Soft catalogue ID 129. The checked English source is version 1.0 r6, updated 8 July 2025. Although its theme references a familiar Chinese dice tradition, the documented product is a six-reel collapsing video game with 10,000 ways—not a table dice game.

PG Soft gives r6 an overall 96.72% RTP, low session volatility and a 43.29% hit rate. The model advertises a 20,000x maximum, while the highest exposure found in its one-billion-spin simulation is 3,672x. Its defining feature does not begin with a fixed bank of spins: three, four or five triggering symbols award the same number of lives.

Verified r6 facts

Field	Official figure	Verification point
Catalogue ID	129	Exact title record
Grid	6 reels; rows 4-5-5-5-5-4	10,000 ways
Reel action	Collapsing	Wins can continue within one wager
RTP	96.72%	Loaded Help value
Volatility	Low	PG Soft classification
Overall hit rate	43.29%	Long-run model statistic
Feature trigger	3, 4 or 5 Free Spins symbols	Awards 3, 4 or 5 lives
Advertised maximum	20,000x	Theoretical ceiling
Simulated exposure	3,672x	Highest in one billion simulated spins
Reference stake	EUR €0.20–€100	Not a confirmed NZD range

The outside reels show four positions and the four middle reels show five. Multiplying their heights produces 10,000 left-to-right ways. The official text calls them ways, so “10,000 paylines” is imprecise: there are no 10,000 separately drawn routes to activate.

Base-game settlement

Matching symbols pay on consecutive reels beginning at the left. Wild substitutes for ordinary symbols but not the Free Spins symbol. Paid symbols disappear, remaining symbols fall and new ones enter. Another winning arrangement continues the same paid round.

The win multiplier starts at x1 at the beginning of a main-game spin. After a paying stage has settled and new symbols have cascaded, the multiplier increases by one. The sequence ends when no new win forms; the next paid spin starts again at x1.

This distinction matters when checking history. A balance entry records one wager and one final settlement even if the animation contained several cascades. Count the stages inside that result rather than interpreting every drop as another stake.

A feature governed by lives

Three, four or five Free Spins symbols appearing anywhere start the feature with three, four or five lives respectively. Five is the maximum number of lives that can be triggered at one time. PG Soft still calls this the Free Spins Feature, but its duration is controlled by life depletion and resets.

Each free spin reduces the current life count by one. If that spin produces a win, the number of lives resets to the feature’s original maximum. A feature triggered with four symbols therefore has a four-life maximum; a win refills it to four rather than upgrading it to five.

The feature ends only when the life counter reaches zero. This means the actual number of played free spins can be shorter or much longer than a conventional fixed award, depending on where wins occur. The rules do not publish an expected feature length, so an editorial guide should not invent one.

Multiplier behaviour in the feature

The free-spin multiplier begins at x1. After a winning cascade is paid and symbols fall, it rises by one. The r6 rules describe an increasing feature multiplier rather than a reset before every free spin. Combined with life refills, this lets a single feature keep developing while wins continue to arrive.

There are therefore two separate state variables: the current number of lives and the current win multiplier. A winning spin can affect both—it refills lives and advances the multiplier after settlement. A losing spin removes a life but does not have a win to trigger the stated increase.

Record both values before and after a result. Focusing only on the multiplier can hide why the feature continued; focusing only on lives can miss why later wins were calculated at a larger factor.

Worked lives example

Suppose four Free Spins symbols trigger the feature. The maximum and starting life count are four, and the multiplier begins at x1. The first free spin loses, leaving three lives. The second produces a win, so the counter resets to four and the win sequence increases the multiplier according to the cascade rule.

If the next two spins lose, the counter falls to two. Another winning spin refills it to four again. The feature has already played more than four rounds even though it began with four lives. That is not a retrigger in the usual Scatter sense; it is the documented refill rule.

Now imagine no further wins occur. Four consecutive non-winning spins reduce the counter from four to zero and end the feature. This example explains state transitions only. It does not claim that this pattern is common or predict what the next feature will do.

RTP split and hit rates

The 96.72% theoretical return is divided into 68.58% main-game RTP and 28.14% feature RTP in the supplier summary. These components describe the model over a large sample. They cannot be treated as separate promises for a short base session and one bonus.

The overall hit rate is 43.29%. PG Soft attributes 42.73% to main-game hits and 0.56% to the feature. A relatively high overall hit rate can include small settlements; it says nothing by itself about the chance of finishing a session ahead.

The official labelled-win frequencies are 1 in 542 for Big Win, 1 in 1,872 for Mega Win and 1 in 1,857 for Super Mega Win. These categories overlap the supplier’s defined multiplier bands, not the feature trigger. The non-monotonic frequency order is reproduced from r6 rather than “corrected” to look tidier.

Low volatility needs context

PG Soft classifies the session volatility as low. That is a model-relative description, not a guarantee of gentle balance movement. A collapsing sequence, increasing multiplier and potentially extended lives feature can still create uneven results.

Use volatility to compare distribution style with other documented games, not to set a safe stake. Budget limits should be based on affordable loss and session length. The responsible gambling guide lists practical limit and break options.

Advertised cap versus simulation

The theoretical maximum is 20,000x the bet on the winning spin. The 3,672x value is the highest exposure observed in PG Soft’s one-billion-spin simulation. Both are official; neither should silently replace the other.

At €0.20, pure multiplication gives €4,000 for 20,000x and €734.40 for 3,672x. Those are explanatory calculations using the supplier’s reference currency, not promises of a payable amount or confirmation that euros are available to a New Zealand user.

The PDF does not state the probability of reaching 20,000x. A theoretical cap can be mathematically possible even when a very large simulation never reaches it. Avoid “up to” marketing language unless the theoretical and simulated labels sit beside the number.

Stakes, controls and currency

PG Soft lists bet sizes 0.01, 0.1 and 0.5, levels one to ten and a default €0.20–€100 range. A deployed operator can use another currency or configuration. The total-bet display and wallet currency in the loaded client are the account-specific evidence.

Do not turn the EUR values into NZD through an exchange-rate calculation and call the result a verified limit. Conversion answers how much money is worth at a moment in time; it does not show which increments or boundaries an operator has enabled.

Auto Spin may offer stop conditions for a chosen balance decrease, balance increase or large individual win. Turbo shortens visual presentation. Neither changes the documented theoretical return. Check History after accelerated play because the lives counter can change too quickly to reconstruct reliably from memory.

Paytable evidence without invented numbers

The official file provides the payout table as artwork, and its searchable text confirms the 10,000-way rule and Wild substitution but does not yield a dependable text list of every symbol award. This guide therefore avoids copying values from an unverified secondary table.

Open Paytable in the live client, note the total stake and capture the exact award for the connected symbol count being checked. A pay value without its bet basis is incomplete. If a secondary review disagrees, the loaded Help and the official versioned file take priority.

The theme’s fish, prawn and crab imagery does not mean those icons follow the probabilities of the traditional dice game. They are symbols within PG Soft’s reel model.

Mobile and platform support

The source lists iOS, Android, HTML5, macOS and Windows, with an optimal portrait resolution of 1080 by 2340. This establishes supported technology, not operator availability.

On mobile, the life counter, multiplier and all six uneven reels should remain visible enough to follow. If the top interface is obscured by browser chrome, use full-screen mode where supported or rely on History. A screenshot of only the centre four reels can omit the outside positions needed to validate a 10,000-way result.

Keep the device clock or a separate timestamp with any dispute evidence. The most useful record combines the Help version, starting counter, key winning state and final history line.

Demo status and territorial limits

No Win Win Fish Prawn Crab demo is embedded here. The commercial links are sponsored navigation and do not prove that this exact game can be launched at the destination.

PG Soft’s catalogue confirms the title and source document. It cannot confirm New Zealand access, current 22Bet inclusion, NZD support or a user’s eligibility. Those points require the authenticated operator lobby and its current terms.

If a public preview loads but a real account does not, the preview still does not override territorial or account controls. Treat the two environments as separate evidence.

A practical verification log

Start with the title, catalogue ID 129 and version 1.0 r6. Record the 4-5-5-5-5-4 layout, 10,000 ways and 96.72% RTP from Help. Then capture the selected total stake and wallet currency.

For a base cascade, note each multiplier step. For a feature, add the number of triggering symbols, maximum lives, current lives, multiplier and each refill. Finish with the History result. This log is compact enough for mobile use and specific enough to diagnose most misunderstandings.

Do not use a handful of manual spins to “test” RTP. A short log verifies interface behaviour and settlement arithmetic, not the long-run mathematical return or randomness certification.

Reader fit

The game may interest readers who prefer frequent model hits and a bonus whose duration responds visibly to wins. The lives system is more interactive to audit than a fixed counter because every result changes a clearly stated state.

It may be less attractive to someone who wants a predictable feature length, traditional paylines or a fixed multiplier. The cultural theme should not be used as shorthand for rules; the six-reel model is what governs settlement.

r6 checklist

Confirm ID 129, r6, 96.72% RTP, low volatility, rows 4-5-5-5-5-4, 10,000 ways, x1 starting multiplier, three/four/five-symbol trigger, matching lives maximum, win-based life refill, 20,000x advertised cap, 3,672x simulated exposure, live currency and History.

See the PG Soft catalogue page for source selection and the editorial methodology for mathematical context. Send documented discrepancies through the corrections policy.

FAQ

What RTP does r6 publish?

The official document states 96.72%, with 68.58% assigned to the main game and 28.14% to the feature model.

Are there fixed free spins?

The feature uses lives. Three, four or five trigger symbols award the matching number of lives, and winning spins refill them to that original maximum.

Does the multiplier reset after every bonus spin?

The checked feature rules describe an increasing multiplier across the feature, beginning at x1.

What is the maximum win?

PG Soft advertises 20,000x. Its one-billion-spin simulation recorded a highest exposure of 3,672x.

Is this the traditional fish-prawn-crab dice game?

No. It is a six-reel collapsing video game using related imagery.

Is it confirmed in New Zealand?

No. Studio documentation alone cannot verify local operator access.

Sources

• PG Soft Win Win Fish Prawn Crab r6 PDF
• PG Soft official game catalogue
• PG Soft catalogue methodology
• Corrections policy

How to verify the version you can actually open

A provider page proves that a title exists and describes the supplier's intended rules. It does not prove that a casino accepts players in New Zealand, that the title is enabled for a particular account, or that the highest published RTP is the version in the lobby. Treat availability, operator eligibility and product configuration as three separate checks.

Start with identity, then configuration

Open the game only through the authenticated casino lobby. The information or help panel should identify PG Soft, the exact title and the active mathematical return. Compare the reel or grid layout, paylines or cluster rules, named features and symbol behaviour with the official product material. Similar artwork or a matching title is not enough when the help file is missing or inconsistent.

When the supplier publishes several RTP values, report all of them as configurations. Do not assume the highest option is deployed. RTP is a theoretical long-run measure across a very large number of rounds; it is not a refund rate for one player and cannot predict the next result. Volatility is different: it describes how unevenly results are distributed on the provider's scale.

Read stake controls as money, not interface decoration

Provider sheets often quote a reference range in euros. That range does not establish New Zealand-dollar support or the limits in a specific account. Before a paid round, identify the total amount that will leave the balance. If the interface separates denomination, coins and lines, verify the combined total. If Extra Bet is active, calculate its full cost before pressing spin.

Feature-buy prices are multiples of the current bet, not promised returns. A 100x purchase at a $1 stake costs $100; at a $2 stake it costs $200. Availability can vary by market and some mathematical configurations may not support the control. If the live help does not explain the price, delivered feature and active RTP, leave the option unused.

Keep simulation figures in their proper scope

A game sheet may publish a maximum result observed in a large simulation. That is not automatically the contractual maximum payout and never describes a likely session. Preserve the provider's wording, sample size and configuration. Check the live rules for a binding cap and the operator terms for any separate payout limit. Do not turn an extreme result into a promotional headline.

Audit a disputed round

If an animation freezes or a connection drops, do not repeat the wager immediately. Reopen the game through the authenticated lobby and inspect round history. Record the time, total stake, balance movement and round identifier. The result can be settled by the gaming system even when the device never displays the final animation. Send evidence through verified operator support; never disclose a password, recovery phrase or one-time code.

Read the paytable as a calculation document

The paytable should explain what creates a win, which symbols substitute, where special symbols can land and how multiple awards combine. For line games, confirm direction and active paylines. For cluster games, confirm adjacency, minimum group size and the order of collection. For respins, identify what remains locked, what resets the counter and what ends the feature. A graphic effect can illustrate those rules but cannot replace them.

Separate addition from multiplication. Several prize values may be added before a multiplier applies, while reel-specific multipliers can sometimes multiply together only when each reel participates in the same win. Reconstruct one low-stake result from game history. If the arithmetic cannot be matched to the help file, stop and ask the operator rather than guessing.

Do not confuse hit frequency with a profitable round

Provider sheets can publish hit frequency or category probabilities. A hit simply means a round returned a qualifying amount; it can be smaller than the stake. “Big”, “Mega” or “Epic” thresholds are provider reporting categories, not promises. They are useful for comparing mathematical versions only when definitions and samples are the same.

Random outcomes do not become due after a long gap. A feature that appeared repeatedly in a demo or marketing clip has no obligation to repeat in a funded session. Previous rounds do not create a debt from the next random result.

Confirm market and device behaviour independently

A title can exist in the supplier catalogue while an operator disables it for a territory, currency, device or bonus. Language localisation is not evidence of legal availability. Confirm the operator's identity, accepted countries and current lobby separately from the provider review.

On mobile, verify that balance, total bet, feature state and help remain visible without overlap. On desktop, check that browser zoom does not hide a purchase control or change the apparent denomination. Mathematical configuration should not change merely because the screen changes; if the help shows another RTP, treat it as a different deployment and record it.

Keep a compact evidence record

For any fact used in a review, save the title, provider, official URL, document date when available, access date and exact territorial scope. For a live session, add the operator domain, Game ID, RTP, currency and a non-sensitive screenshot of the help panel. This makes later corrections possible when a supplier updates a sheet or an operator changes configuration.

Missing information should remain missing. Do not estimate an RTP from results, convert a euro reference range into an operator's NZD limit, or treat another casino's configuration as evidence. A transparent “not confirmed” is more useful than a precise-looking number without the correct source.

Use limits that survive the feature design

Collection meters, expanding grids, sticky symbols and near misses can make a session feel unfinished. Unless the rules explicitly preserve progress, the visible state has no value after the round or feature ends. Set a money limit and time limit before launch, count feature buys immediately, and stop at the limit even when a meter appears close to an upgrade.

No random game is an income plan. Do not borrow, use essential funds or raise the stake to recover a loss. If play stops feeling recreational, use timeout, deposit-limit or self-exclusion tools and consult the site's responsible gambling guide.