Triple Lucky 8 S Slot Review
Wall-to-wall red, gold medallions glowing softly behind the reels, a thin neon frame throwing its halo onto patterned wallpaper: Betsoft have dressed a fruit machine in Chinese fortune colours, and the result is glossier than the format has any right to be. Triple Lucky 8 S is the game inside that frame, and it’s a deliberately small one.
The maths is classic-line territory: a 5×3 grid, 10 fixed paylines and an RTP of 96.26%, with exactly one feature carrying the bonus load. It’s a long way from Betsoft’s busier outings like Super Stampede and Gold Nugget Rush 2, closer in spirit to 3 Pots of Venice in polish than in scope. The 888 wild rules the reels here, and the lucky eights have a single trick up their silk sleeve.
Reels, Paylines and the Symbols on Them
Triple Lucky 8 S pays left to right across five reels and three rows, with wins formed on 10 fixed paylines. Only the highest win per line pays. Coinciding wins on different lines are added together.
Payouts also adjust dynamically to the selected bet, so every value in the paytable reads as a multiple of the total stake rather than a fixed credit amount. Change the bet and the on-screen figures change with it. Nothing here is locked to a coin value you have to calculate.
The symbol ladder is where the game’s character sits. The 888 wild is the richest symbol on the reels, paying more than anything else and substituting for all symbols. It’s a neat doubling of duties: the symbol that completes every line is also the one worth chasing in its own right.
Beneath the wild, the premium tier runs through gold ingots and coins before the fruit takes over. Values below are multiples of the total bet for three, four and five of a kind:
- 888 (Wild) – 10x, 20x, 100x
- Gold Ingot – 5x, 10x, 50x
- Coin – 2.5x, 5x, 20x
- Watermelon – 1.5x, 2.5x, 10x
- Plum – 1x, 1.5x, 8x
- Peach/Orange – 0.8x, 1x, 5x
- Lemon – 0.5x, 0.8x, 2x
- Cherries – 0.2x, 0.5x, 1x
That’s a compressed ladder. The jump from five ingots to five wilds is the biggest single step on the board, doubling the payout at the top of the range. The bottom three fruits, meanwhile, all pay less than the stake back for a five-of-a-kind.
Wins at the lower end are, by design, small change. There’s a practical upside to that shape, though: a paytable this flat means the wild is doing constant work in ordinary spins, standing in for whatever the line is missing, and the top-heavy wild pays mean a single lucky substitution can out-earn a full row of fruit.
There’s no published maximum win figure for this one, so the paytable’s own ceiling is the number that matters: 100x the total bet for a line of five wilds. Everything else on the board scales down from there, which tells you this is a game of modest, steady ambitions rather than chase-the-jackpot mathematics.
Wild Respins
Wild Respins is the game’s one feature, and it’s built entirely around the 888 wild. Land three or more wilds anywhere on the reels and the mode triggers, awarding a single respin. It’s a scatter-style trigger in spirit: the wilds don’t need to sit on a payline to set things off.
From there, the feature runs as a chain. Each respin gives the wilds another chance to land, and if three or more arrive again, the sequence extends by one more respin. The chain caps at five consecutive respins in total.
The sequence, step by step:
- Three or more wilds land anywhere on the reels, triggering the mode and awarding one respin.
- Wilds hold the reels through the respin, substituting for all symbols on any lines they complete.
- If three or more wilds land again, another respin is awarded and the chain continues.
- The chain ends either when the retrigger fails or at the fifth respin, whichever comes first.
One restriction shapes the endgame: wilds can’t appear on the fifth respin, so the last spin of the best run the game can produce plays without them. Whatever wilds have already done their work by then, the closing spin is ordinary reel territory.
Wilds can appear on all five reels, which is what gives the retrigger chain its room to breathe. A five-respin run with wilds landing each time is the ceiling scenario, and given that the wild is also the top-paying symbol at 100x for five, a screen thick with 888s is where the money lives.
Beyond that, there’s nothing else here. No free spins round, no scatter symbol paying its own way, no gamble feature or side bet. Turboplay speeds up the animations, autoplay can be configured for a set number of spins, and that’s the extent of the extras.
The autoplay counter ticks down in plain view as the reels run, and the spin button doubles as a stop control if a spin needs cutting short. Hold the spin button and the reels run at turbo pace; release it and they stop where they are. Both are conveniences rather than features. Everything the game offers lives in the base reels and the wild chain that runs through them.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7/10
This is a fruit slot in a tuxedo, and the tuxedo is half the reason to sit down at it. Sessions settle into a steady rhythm of small line wins, with the 888 wild quietly patching gaps, until three of them arrive at once and the reels hold their breath for the respin chain. That single moment is the whole reason anybody picks this game over a plainer classic.
Its best idea is making the wild do double duty: the symbol that completes every line is also the top payer, so a good run escalates instead of trickling. Its worst is that the fifth respin, the summit of the best run the game can offer, is exactly the one spin the wilds can’t appear on – the climax deflates itself by design.
It suits players who enjoy a short, handsome classic with one well-made trick, and there’s no shame in that. Anyone after a catalogue of bonus rounds or a five-figure ceiling will find the red walls closing in fast. The lucky eights don’t promise a fortune, but they keep their promises.
Triple Lucky 8 S FAQs
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How does the Wild Respins feature trigger in Triple Lucky 8 S?
Landing three or more 888 wild symbols anywhere on the reels triggers Wild Respins mode and awards one respin. The wilds don’t need to land on a payline to set the feature off. -
Can Wild Respins be retriggered?
Yes. If three or more wilds land during a respin, the sequence extends by another respin, up to a maximum of five consecutive respins. Wilds can’t appear on the fifth respin, so the final spin of a run plays without them. -
What does the 888 wild symbol do in Triple Lucky 8 S?
The 888 wild substitutes for all other symbols and is also the game’s highest-paying symbol, worth 10x, 20x or 100x the total bet for three, four or five of a kind. Wilds can appear on all five reels. -
Which is the highest-paying regular symbol in Triple Lucky 8 S?
The Gold Ingot is the top regular symbol, paying 5x, 10x and 50x the total bet for three, four and five of a kind. Only the 888 wild pays more. -
What is the RTP of Triple Lucky 8 S?
Triple Lucky 8 S runs at an RTP of 96.26%, which sits comfortably above the typical online slot average. -
How many paylines does Triple Lucky 8 S have?
The game has 10 fixed paylines on a five reel, three row grid. Wins pay left to right, with only the highest win per line paying and coinciding wins on different paylines combined. -
Who makes Triple Lucky 8 S?
Triple Lucky 8 S is made by Betsoft, the studio behind titles including 3 Pots of Venice, Phoenix Inferno and Super Stampede. -
Is there a free spins round in Triple Lucky 8 S?
No. Wild Respins is the game’s only feature; there’s no separate free spins round, scatter symbol or side bet. The respin chain, which can reach five consecutive respins, is the whole bonus offering.
