Cricket Mania Slot Review

Slot machine details and review Cricket Mania

Cricket Mania from Tom Horn Gaming drops me into a stripped back sports slot built around a cricket match. The game runs on a 5x3 layout with fixed paylines and went live on 17 November 2021. On paper it offers high volatility, a 94.84 percent RTP and a capped win of 327 times stake, so this is not a jackpot hunter, more a niche choice for fans who like a theme match.

What drew me in was the way Cricket Mania shifts shape between base game and bonus. In standard spins you get 40 lines across the full grid, so even low symbols can connect in clusters. Hit the feature and the layout tightens into a 3x3 window with 27 ways, backed by expanding wilds and free spins that can turn one screen of cricket icons into a sharp swing in balance.

Slot machine detail: Cricket Mania

From a numbers angle Cricket Mania keeps betting straightforward. I can stake from 0.50 up to 100 credits per spin, always across five reels. The payline range listed as 27 to 40 reflects that switch between base and bonus modes, but there is no need to fiddle with line counts. High volatility mixed with a 94.84 percent RTP means I treat it as a game for shorter, focused sessions rather than long grinding play.

Slot theme and symbols Cricket Mania

Theme wise Cricket Mania sticks to its title and plays everything through the lens of a cricket match. The overall feel is close to a typical Tom Horn sports slot, with bold colours, simple reel frames and a set of themed premiums backed by plain lower paying icons. It is not a flashy presentation, yet when the reels start stacking matching sports symbols the slot does a decent job of evoking a match day spin.

Special Symbols and Slot Features Cricket Mania

Cricket Mania keeps its feature set compact. Wild symbols appear and can expand, so a single wild landing in the right place has a habit of stretching to cover the reel and stitching together several payline wins at once. Scatters sit outside the regular prize ladder and share space with a classic free spins mode that switches the game to a compact 3x3 layout with 27 active lines.

In play those features fit the high volatility rating. I tend to see stretches where only the line wins tick over, then a round lands with an expanding wild or free spins and the screen wakes up. With max returns limited to 327 times stake, the slot will not suit everyone, yet the swings feel honest and tie in with the idea of chasing one good over rather than a life changing hit.

Prize table Cricket Mania

Looking through the Cricket Mania paytable, the top end is modest yet clear. The best paying symbol awards 12.5 times stake for five of a kind, dropping to 4x for four and 0.5x for three. Next in line sits a symbol paying 10x, 3x and 0.4x for the same lengths, followed by a 5x premium that pays 2x for four matches and 0.4x when only three land.

Further down the board, mid range icons pay 4x or 3x stake for a full line, usually paired with 1.7x or 2x for four hits and 0.3x wins for smaller trios. Lower tier symbols pay 2.5x or 1.5x stake for five of a kind, with 1.5x or 1x for four matches and 0.2x or 0.1x for three. These values define the rhythm of the base game once the grid fills with regular wins.

The bottom rung covers symbols that pay 1x or 0.7x stake for five in a line while still dropping to 0.5x or 0.1x for shorter hits. Scatter and wild sit outside that table, marking out their special roles. With up to 40 paylines active in standard play, even these modest individual awards can stack when several lines connect at once, especially if an expanding wild happens to run through the right reel.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x12.5
	4	x4
	3	x0.5
	5	x10
	4	x3
	3	x0.4
	5	x5
	4	x2
	3	x0.4
	5	x4
	4	x1.7
	3	x0.3
	5	x3
	4	x1.7
	3	x0.3
	5	x2.5
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.2
	5	x2.5
	4	x1.5
	3	x0.2
	5	x1.5
	4	x1
	3	x0.1
	5	x1
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.1
	5	x0.7
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.1
	5	x0.7
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.1
	Scatter
	Wild

Our rating of the game Cricket Mania

From my perspective Cricket Mania plays like a specialist sports slot rather than a flagship release. The theme is clear, the switch from 40 lines on a 5x3 grid to 27 lines on a 3x3 bonus setup gives the gameplay a nice change of pace, and expanding wilds add some needed punch. Set against that, the 94.84 percent RTP and fairly low 327x cap keep overall potential on the modest side.

I reach for Cricket Mania when I fancy a few high risk spins on a cricket themed game and I am not chasing a huge max win. Bankroll management matters here, as dry patches can bite harder than the paytable numbers suggest. If you enjoy stripped back features, a sports focus and sessions built around waiting for that one strong bonus, this slot can still earn a spot in the rotation.

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