Fire and Roses Joker Slot Review
A jester in red-and-gold motley stands beside a burning rose in her wine-red parlour, flames licking the floor while the reels spin inside a gold-studded wheel rim. Fire and Roses Joker is a slot that keeps its real prize money off the reels entirely. The five jackpot meters hanging above them, not the symbols below, are where the game’s payouts are actually built, and everything the reels do serves that overhead economy.
It’s a Triple Edge Studios release with five reels of varying height, 720 ways paying both directions, a 96.01% RTP and Very High volatility, at stakes from 0.20 to 50.00 per spin. This cabinet began a family that now includes Fire and Roses Jolly Joker and Fire and Roses Joker King Millions. The rose burns here first.
Base Game & Features
The reel set uses an uneven layout: the middle three reels carry four rows while the outer two carry three, which is what makes the 720-ways count work. Ways pay from left to right and right to left, starting from the first and last reel respectively. Wins are multiplied by the bet multiplier, which is the total bet divided by 10.
Only the highest winning combination is paid per symbol combination, and where several land on a single way, the best one counts. The total payout is the sum of all way wins and Scatter wins from the spin. Wilds appear on reels 2, 3 and 4, substituting for everything except the Free Spins Scatters and the Jackpot Trigger symbols.
The Jackpot Trigger Symbol
The rose icon is the game’s collector symbol. Each reel carries its own jackpot display overhead, and a rose only feeds the meter above the reel it lands on. Every Jackpot Trigger adds 0.5x the bet to that jackpot, and values keep climbing until each one reaches its cap. Jackpot values scale with bet changes, so the meters you see always reflect your current stake.
Collecting one or more roses grants a chance at spinning the Jackpot Wheel, though only triggers collected on the current spin count towards that chance. The collection pot on screen is decoration. It doesn’t influence awarding a jackpot.
The Free Spins Multiplier Meter
Beside the reels sits a multiplier meter, and its state when the bonus begins matters more than anything the reels pay on the way in. The rules, in short:
- Climbs by 0.5x when Free Spins Scatters land on exactly four reels in the base game
- Holds a maximum of 10x accumulated in the base game
- Carries up to 15x on entry to Free Spins
- Applies to way wins and retrigger pays during the feature
- Cannot increase while the feature is running
- Resets to 1x once the round ends
The entry maximum being higher than the base-game maximum is the detail worth noticing: a scatter-heavy trigger can push the meter past where base-game play alone could take it. Four reels of Scatters growing the meter, five reels triggering the feature.
Fire and Roses Joker Free Spins & Jackpot Wheel
Free Spins
Land one or more Free Spins Scatters on every reel and the feature triggers. The Joker symbol is the Scatter, and it can land stacked in the base game, which is how a single spin delivers several at once.
A trigger spin plays out in stages. First the feature pays 1x total bet. Then every Scatter that landed is resolved, one at a time, each awarding either an extra spin or 1x to the Free Spins Multiplier. Finally the round begins with whatever that left you holding:
- A minimum of six free spins to start
- Plus one extra spin for every Scatter that chose spins
- Plus a multiplier that can reach 15x before the first spin lands
Only the highest winning combination is paid per Scatter combination, and all bets and ways stay identical to the triggering spin. A trigger heavy with Scatters pays twice: more spins, and a fatter multiplier carried in from the meter.
Retriggers
One or more Scatters on every reel retriggers the feature. The retrigger awards extra spins equal to the spin count the round started with, plus a pay of 1x total bet multiplied by the Free Spins Multiplier.
Two limits apply. Retriggers can’t land on the round’s final spin, and neither can the Jackpot Wheel.
The Jackpot Wheel
Collect Jackpot Trigger symbols and you carry a chance of spinning the wheel, which is divided into coloured segments, each tied to one of five guaranteed jackpots. Wherever the wheel stops, that jackpot pays. It can trigger in the base game and during Free Spins, but never on a Free Spins trigger spin, and the odds of it arriving shift as the jackpot values move.
The ladder, at a bet of 2.00:
- Ultra – starts at 2,000.00, caps at 10,000.00
- Mega – starts at 400.00, caps at 2,000.00
- Major – starts at 100.00, caps at 500.00
- Minor – starts at 20.00, caps at 200.00
- Mini – starts at 10.00, caps at 150.00
Each jackpot resets to its starting value once it’s been won. The Ultra cap of 10,000.00 on a 2.00 bet is the game’s effective maximum win.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.3/10
This is a slot you play for the meters, not the reels. You sit in the jester’s burning parlour watching five numbers grow overhead while the grid underneath mostly passes the time, and the one reason to choose this cabinet over another is that everything you do leaves fingerprints: every rose feeds a jackpot the next spin might collect, and the multiplier meter banks what the base game earns it.
The free spins are the best thing here, because preparation beats luck in them. Arriving with a loaded multiplier is worth more than a lucky trigger, and a stacked trigger spin can hand you spins and a fat multiplier at once.
The reels themselves are the problem. A hit rate near one in four makes the wait between feature moments long, and the family never fixed it.
It’s for players who enjoy tending something as much as winning it, and who can sit through Very High volatility without flinching. Anyone who wants frequent features or fast action won’t find it here. The rose burns slowly, and it does keep burning.
Fire and Roses Joker FAQs
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How do you trigger free spins in Fire and Roses Joker?
Land one or more Free Spins Scatter symbols, the Jokers, on every reel. Scatters can land stacked in the base game, and the trigger pays 1x your total bet. -
How does the Free Spins Multiplier work?
The meter climbs by 0.5x whenever Free Spins Scatters land on exactly four reels in the base game, up to a maximum of 10x, or 15x on entry to the feature. It applies to way wins and retrigger pays during free spins, can’t increase while the round runs, and resets to 1x afterwards. -
How do you win a jackpot in Fire and Roses Joker?
Collect Jackpot Trigger symbols, the rose icons. Each one collected on the current spin grants a chance at spinning the Jackpot Wheel, which awards one of five guaranteed jackpots. Each trigger symbol also adds 0.5x your bet to the jackpot above that reel. -
Can free spins be retriggered in Fire and Roses Joker?
Yes. One or more Scatters on every reel retriggers the round, awarding extra spins equal to the number of free spins the feature started with, plus a pay of 1x total bet multiplied by the Free Spins Multiplier. Retriggers can’t land on the final spin of the round. -
What is the RTP of Fire and Roses Joker?
96.01%. That’s the total expected return including the jackpot contribution. -
Is Fire and Roses Joker high volatility?
Yes, it’s rated Very High volatility, with a hit frequency of 24.74%, so wins land on roughly one spin in four and dry spells between features are part of the design. -
How many paylines does Fire and Roses Joker have?
720 ways across five reels, with the middle three reels carrying four rows and the outer reels three. Ways pay in both directions, left to right and right to left. -
Who makes Fire and Roses Joker?
Triple Edge Studios. Fire and Roses Joker’s release date is 21 March 2023, and stakes run from 0.20 to 50.00 per spin.
