CQ9 Gaming

Ecstatic Circus

Slots Video Slots Circus Animals Entertainment Tiger

Animal circus slot with an escalating free-spin multiplier

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

96.18%

return to player

Volatility

High volatility

variance

Max win

—

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.60

per spin

Reels

20 lines

Player rating

4.5 ★

3 votes

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CQ9 Gaming

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4.5 / 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 96.18% → 9.0/10

Volatility9/10

high → 9.0/10

Win Potential—

no data

Features7/10

9 features → 7.0/10

Game Mechanics5.4/10

f=9 r=5 p=20 → 5.4/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.6–400 (×667) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation6.4/10

provider avg 6.4 → 6.4/10

Popularity6.7/10

synthetic proxy → 6.7/10

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: 74 — Ecstatic Circus by CQ9 Gaming

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Slot Summary

May 2018 brought Ecstatic Circus to CQ9 Gaming's lineup, pairing an animal circus with free spins whose multiplier increases as the round continues. The performers establish a light theatrical setting, while the rising multiplier makes the order of bonus results part of the game's identity.

How It Plays

Ordinary results are evaluated across fixed paylines, with animal symbols sitting above the playing-card symbols in the paytable. Tigers are the highest-paying of the listed animal symbols.

Substitution symbols can complete combinations in place of ordinary matching symbols, but they do not replace scatters. Wins involving a substitution receive a doubled payout in this game.

Bonus & Free Spins

The circus tent symbols lead to a music-box selection that awards free spins. During that round, the win multiplier rises with each spin, and further scatter combinations can add spins.

Spec sheet

Ecstatic Circus at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameEcstatic Circus

StudioCQ9 Gaming

Released5/1/2018

Math

SlotRanker Score74

RTP96.18%

VolatilityHigh volatility

Max win—

Bet range$0.60 – $400.00

Player rating4.5 / 5 · 3 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines20

Layout5x3

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 96.18% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$9.17

Cost per session$9.17

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 Ecstatic Circus? 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 (96.18%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (1,000×).

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 Ecstatic Circus with other games

	Ecstatic Circus Score 74This game	Vegas Magic Score 72	Greatest Circus Score 71	Jack in the Box Score 68	A Big Circus Score 64
Identity
Studio	CQ9 Gaming	Pragmatic Play	Dragoon Soft	Wizard Games	Spin2Win
Released	5/1/2018	9/25/2018	10/9/2019	11/15/2017	2/12/2022
Math
RTP	96.18%	95.02%	99.54%	95.98%	97.66%
Volatility	High volatility	Medium volatility	—	Medium/High	Low/Medium
Max win	—	—	14,400×	—	5,164×
Format
Reels	5	5	5	5	5
Layout	5x3	5x3	5x3	3-4-4-4-3	5x3
Paylines	20	20	243	100	10
Min bet	0.6	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.1
Max bet	400	100	500	50	100
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	—	✓
Multiplier	✓	✓	—	—	—
Bonus game	—	—	—	✓	—
Respins	—	—	—	—	—

Every number is shown as a delta against Ecstatic Circus.

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Ecstatic Circus

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RTP

96.18%

Max win

—

Score

+ Wild+ Bonus Game− Scatter− Multiplier

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