3 Oaks

Candy Boom

Candy cluster slot focused on cascades and accumulated multipliers

SlotRanker Score
76
/ 99
76
05099

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RTP
95.52%
return to player
Volatility
High volatility
variance
Max win
7,000×
top multiplier
Min bet
$0.20
per spin
Reels
6
6 lines
Player rating
4.5 ★
6 votes
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Why this score

High confidence (100%)

Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Slot score profile across 5 weighted categoriesPayouts & RTP8/10RTP 95.52% → 8.0/10Volatility9/10high → 9.0/10Win Potential7.7/10x7000.00 (7000×) →…Features10/1014 features →…Game Mechanics8.6/10f=14 r=6 p=n/a →…
Payouts & RTP8/10
RTP 95.52% → 8.0/10
Volatility9/10
high → 9.0/10
Win Potential7.7/10
x7000.00 (7000×) → 7.7/10
Features10/10
14 features → 10.0/10
Game Mechanics8.6/10
f=14 r=6 p=n/a → 8.6/10
Context signals (tie-breakers)
Layout5/10
6x5 → 5.0/10
0.2–24 (×120) → 6.0/10
provider avg 6.3 → 6.3/10
synthetic proxy → 5.0/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 76 — Candy Boom by 3 Oaks

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Slot Summary

Chain-reaction fans willing to accept High volatility for an x7000.00 ceiling get the clearest read on Candy Boom. 3 Oaks uses the Candy setting as a clean frame for repeated symbol drops, then shifts the real emphasis to Multiplier symbols during Free Spins. Its identity comes from accumulation across a sequence, not from a long stack of unrelated side events.
MechanicsCluster wins cascade before multipliers are totaled

How It Plays

Each paid spin places symbols across a 6x5 field and checks for clusters rather than conventional left-to-right lines. Any winning group disappears, and replacement symbols fall into the cleared positions.

A single wager can therefore produce several evaluations through Cascading. The sequence stops when the replacement symbols no longer form another qualifying cluster, keeping the base loop centered on chained outcomes.

Theme & Atmosphere

Candy and Food provide the visual vocabulary, with sweets and baked treats carrying the paytable. The presentation keeps that subject readable while the field repeatedly clears and refills.

The Fun tone stays light rather than dramatic, which makes the sharper High volatility less obvious visually than it is in the underlying math.

Features & Win Potential

Cluster Pays and Pay Anywhere remove the need to follow fixed lines. Avalanche and Cascading then clear each successful cluster, leaving open positions for another symbol drop within the same wager.

The Multiplier is reserved for the Free Spins phase, where several values can appear during one sequence. Those values are added before being applied to the completed Cascading win.

Bonus & Free Spins

Four Scatter Symbols start 10 Free Spins. Additional Free Spins are possible when enough Scatter Symbols appear again, extending the round without changing its central cluster rule.

Bonus Buy provides direct access to Free Spins at 100 times the selected bet. Inside the round, Multiplier values from x2 through x100 can materially alter a completed cascade.

Spec sheet
Candy Boom at a glance.
Identity
Slot nameCandy Boom
Studio3 Oaks
Released11/3/2021
Math
SlotRanker Score76
RTP95.52%
VolatilityHigh volatility
Max win7,000×
Bet range$0.20 – $24.00
Player rating4.5 / 5 · 6 votes
Format
Reels6
Paylines6
Layout6x5

True Cost to Play

Expected average based on this slot's 95.52% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Cost per hour$3.58
Cost per session$3.58

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

Bankroll survival simulator

How long could a bankroll last on Candy Boom? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Volatility tier: High

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (High). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (95.52%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (7,000×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Identity
Studio
Released11/3/20211/8/20259/29/20228/9/2022
Math
RTP95.52%96.38%96.23%96.3%96.25%
VolatilityHigh volatilityHigh volatilityHigh volatilityHigh volatility
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Format
Reels65666
Layout6x55x56x56x56x5
Paylines6Pay AnywhereCluster Pays6
Min bet0.20.20.20.20.25
Max bet24100201006.25
Features
Progressive
Wild symbol
Free spins
Scatter symbol
Multiplier
Bonus game
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Questions & Answers

Candy Boom FAQ

4 questions

Matching Candy symbols form clusters anywhere on the 6x5 field. Winning symbols disappear through Cascading, allowing replacements to create another result.

Candy Boom has an x7000.00 maximum-win ceiling and a High volatility profile, so its larger outcomes sit at the sharper end of the math.

Yes. Four Scatter Symbols award 10 Free Spins, and further qualifying Scatter Symbols can add more spins during the round.

During Free Spins, Multiplier symbols can carry values from x2 to x100. Their values are combined after the Cascading sequence ends.

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