Betsoft

Pho Sho

Slots Video Slots Fruit Food History Animals Asia Dragon Spicy

Vietnamese food-market slot with two separate bonus routes

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

94.05%

return to player

Volatility

High volatility

variance

Max win

4,000×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.20

per spin

Reels

5 lines

Player rating

4.1 ★

16 votes

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4.1 / 5

16 ratings

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

Payouts & RTP6/10

RTP 94.05% → 6.0/10

Volatility9/10

high → 9.0/10

Win Potential7.2/10

x4000.00 (4000×) → 7.2/10

Features10/10

14 features → 10.0/10

Game Mechanics6.4/10

f=14 r=5 p=5 → 6.4/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.2–100 (×500) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation6.9/10

provider avg 6.9 → 6.9/10

Popularity6.4/10

search demand p70 + proxy blend (70/30) → 6.4/10

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: 72 — Pho Sho by Betsoft

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Slot Summary

Released on June 15, 2023, Pho Sho divides its play between ordinary line wins and two distinct bonus routes. Betsoft uses a Vietnamese food-stall setting for a high-volatility game where Scatters lead to Free Spins and Bonus symbols lead to Hold and Win respins. That separation makes the trigger symbols, rather than the base reel layout, the main source of anticipation.

How It Plays

Base play uses conventional paylines, Wild substitution and separate Scatter and Bonus symbols. The special symbols point toward different rounds rather than one shared trigger.

The Hold and Win route changes the screen into a collection round, while the Free Spins route keeps the reels turning under a separate spin allocation.

Theme & Atmosphere

Food and Asia define the setting, with pho and a Vietnamese street-market stall providing the game with a more specific subject than generic regional imagery.

The Spicy, Fruit and Dragon labels broaden the symbol language, but the noodle-shop premise remains the clearest visual and contextual reference.

Fruit Food History Animals Asia Dragon Spicy

Features & Win Potential

Hold and Win begins with locked Bonus symbols and a limited supply of Respins. Each additional qualifying symbol locks and refreshes that supply.

Wild and Scatter Symbols retain separate jobs in regular play, while the Bonus Buy bypasses the normal trigger route for direct Free Spins access.

High volatility Free Spins Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Respins 5 Reels Bonus Game Sticky Wilds Bonus Buy Additional Free Spins RTP range Bonus symbols Hold and Win 20 Paylines

Bonus & Free Spins

Six or more Bonus symbols activate Hold and Win with three Respins. New Bonus symbols lock in position and reset the counter to three.

Free Spins require at least three Scatters and can award up to nine spins. The Buy Feature offers another route into that round.

Spec sheet

Pho Sho at a glance.

Identity

Slot namePho Sho

StudioBetsoft

Released6/15/2023

Math

SlotRanker Score72

RTP94.05%

VolatilityHigh volatility

Max win4,000×

Bet range$0.20 – $100.00

Player rating4.1 / 5 · 16 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines5

Layout5x3

Expected average based on this slot's 94.05% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$4.76

Cost per session$4.76

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

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

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

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 (94.05%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (4,000×).

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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Compare Pho Sho with other games

	Pho Sho Score 72This game	Fu Friends Score 75	Sakura's Dragon Score 55	Golden Zongzi Score 49	Fire Rooster Score 80
Identity
Studio	Betsoft	Powderkeg Studios	Mount Olympus	PlayStar	Habanero
Released	6/15/2023	11/19/2024	4/11/2025	8/3/2020	1/4/2017
Math
RTP	94.05%	96.15%	93.97%	—	96.14%
Volatility	High volatility	Low volatility	—	Medium volatility	Medium volatility
Max win	4,000×	1,024×	—	3,000×	—
Format
Reels	5	6	5	5	5
Layout	5x3	6x6	5x3	5x3	5x3
Paylines	5	Cluster Pays	25	243	243
Min bet	0.2	0.25	0.1	0.5	0.3
Max bet	100	100	50	500	600
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	✓
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	—	✓	✓
Multiplier	—	✓	✓	—	✓
Bonus game	✓	✓	✓	—	—
Respins	✓	—	—	—	—

Every number is shown as a delta against Pho Sho.

Comparing against

Pho Sho

Betsoft

RTP

94.05%

Max win

4,000×

Score

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− Bonus Game− Respins

+ Progressive+ Multiplier− Bonus Game− Respins

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