Blueprint Gaming

Winstar

Slots Video Slots Fruit Space Retro Star Arcade Classic

Retro space slot focused on shared mystery-symbol transformations

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

96%

return to player

Volatility

Medium volatility

variance

Max win

50,000×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.20

per spin

Reels

10 lines

Player rating

4.1 ★

3 votes

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4.1 / 5

3 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 & RTP9/10

RTP 96% → 9.0/10

Volatility8/10

medium → 8.0/10

Win Potential9.4/10

x50000.00 (50000×) → 9.4/10

Features5/10

10 features → 5.0/10

Game Mechanics3.4/10

f=10 r=5 p=10 → 3.4/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.2–50 (×250) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation6.6/10

provider avg 6.6 → 6.6/10

Popularity7.6/10

search demand p98 + proxy blend (70/30) → 7.6/10

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 — Winstar by Blueprint Gaming

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Slot Summary

The decisive moment comes when a Winstar mystery symbol stops and reveals the same random symbol across every matching position. Blueprint Gaming uses that single transformation to animate an otherwise direct 5x3, 10-line game, while five gold reels provide a route to the progressive jackpot. With no free-spins round, Winstar keeps its feature decisions inside ordinary spins and lets stacked symbols determine how much the shared reveal can connect.

How It Plays

Matching symbols pay on 10 lines when they appear on consecutive adjacent reels. The regular symbols land in stacks, allowing several line results to share positions.

The base spin pauses when Winstar symbols are visible. Every such position then reveals one common random symbol, which may create or extend matching combinations.

Theme & Atmosphere

Space and Star imagery supply the main setting, while Retro and Arcade styling keep the presentation closer to a traditional reel game than a narrative science-fiction title.

Classic and Fruit influences appear in the direct payline structure and simple symbol hierarchy, contrasting with the cosmic identity suggested by the stars and dark backdrop.

Fruit Space Retro Star Arcade Classic

Features & Win Potential

The Mystery symbol performs a shared Symbol Swap: all visible Winstar positions reveal the same regular symbol, so one result can alter several reels at once.

The Progressive Jackpot remains available at every permitted stake. Five gold reels award it, after which the jackpot resets to its reserve amount and begins increasing again.

Wild Symbol Medium volatility 5 Reels Stacked Symbols Symbol Swap RTP range 10 Paylines 96% RTP Progressive Jackpot Mystery symbol

Spec sheet

Winstar at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameWinstar

StudioBlueprint Gaming

Released10/1/2016

Math

SlotRanker Score72

RTP96%

VolatilityMedium volatility

Max win50,000×

Bet range$0.20 – $50.00

Player rating4.1 / 5 · 3 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines10

Layout5x3

Features

Themes

This game is searched most in United States.

Expected average based on this slot's 96% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$3.20

Cost per session$3.20

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 Winstar? 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: Medium

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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 (Medium). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.00%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (50,000×).

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 Winstar with other games

	Winstar Score 72This game	Star Wilds Hot Spins Score 63	Blazing Star Score 60	Pixi Fall Score 47	Cosmic Sevens Score 34
Identity
Studio	Blueprint Gaming	Inspired	edict	e-gaming	Redstone
Released	10/1/2016	8/29/2019	9/12/2015	4/6/2021	1/22/2025
Math
RTP	96%	95.93%	96.31%	—	—
Volatility	Medium volatility	Medium/High	Medium volatility	—	—
Max win	50,000×	—	5,000×	—	—
Format
Reels	5	5	5	5	5
Layout	5x3	5x3	5x3	5x3	5x3
Paylines	10	10	5	20	10
Min bet	0.2	0.1	0.05	5	0.05
Max bet	50	100	10	1000	50
Features
Progressive	✓	—	—	—	✓
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	—	—	—	✓	—
Scatter symbol	—	—	—	✓	—
Multiplier	—	✓	—	✓	—
Bonus game	—	✓	—	—	—
Respins	—	—	—	—	—

Every number is shown as a delta against Winstar.

Comparing against

Winstar

Blueprint Gaming

RTP

96%

Max win

50,000×

Score

+ Multiplier+ Bonus Game− Progressive

+ Free Spins+ Scatter+ Multiplier− Progressive

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