Hacksaw Gaming

Cup Heroes

Kaizen-branded football slot shaped around penalty shootout events

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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RTP

96.16%

return to player

Volatility

Medium volatility

variance

Max win

12,500×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.10

per spin

Reels

19 lines

Player rating

4.8 ★

9 votes

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4.8 / 5

9 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 96.16% → 9.0/10

Volatility8/10

medium → 8.0/10

Win Potential8.2/10

x12500.00 (12500×) → 8.2/10

Features8.5/10

9 features → 8.5/10

Game Mechanics6.2/10

f=9 r=5 p=19 → 6.2/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.1–100 (×1000) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation6.6/10

provider avg 6.6 → 6.6/10

Popularity7.5/10

synthetic proxy → 7.5/10

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: 78 — Cup Heroes by Hacksaw Gaming

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Slot Summary

Choosing between the base game and Bonus Buy is Cup Heroes' decisive action. Hacksaw Gaming created this branded football slot with Kaizen around the 2024 international tournament calendar. A VS symbol can turn a completed line into a penalty shootout, assign a multiplier, and convert its reel to wild. That event connects the sports setting directly to the game's central payout mechanism.

How It Plays

Base spins use 19 paylines across five reels, with each result settled through line combinations until a VS symbol participates in a qualifying win.

When that symbol activates, the penalty sequence selects a multiplier and changes the corresponding reel into a wild reel. Multiple activated reels can add their multiplier values together.

Theme & Atmosphere

Cup Heroes treats Sport as part of the rules rather than simple decoration. The penalty shootout sequence provides the visual and mechanical bridge between football and reel play.

The Kaizen collaboration connected the game with the 2024 Euro and Copa América tournament period, giving its football setting a specific sporting context.

Animals Sport

Features & Win Potential

Wild Symbol and Multiplier behavior meet in the VS event: the selected reel becomes wild, and its penalty result supplies the multiplier applied to participating wins.

Scatter Symbol outcomes govern access to Free Spins, while Bonus Buy offers a direct alternative to waiting for the required scatter combination in the base game.

Free Spins Multiplier Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Medium volatility 5 Reels Bonus Game Bonus Buy Bonus symbols

Bonus & Free Spins

Three FS symbols award 10 Overtime free spins with a higher chance of VS symbols appearing, keeping the penalty mechanic active more often during the round.

Four FS symbols open Golden Goals with 10 free spins and a guaranteed VS symbol on every spin, making multiplier wild reels a constant part of the feature.

Spec sheet

Cup Heroes at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameCup Heroes

StudioHacksaw Gaming

Released7/1/2024

Math

SlotRanker Score78

RTP96.16%

VolatilityMedium volatility

Max win12,500×

Bet range$0.10 – $100.00

Player rating4.8 / 5 · 9 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines19

Layout5x3

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 96.16% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$1.54

Cost per session$1.54

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 Cup Heroes? 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 (96.16%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (12,500×).

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 Cup Heroes with other games

	Cup Heroes Score 78This game	DonKey and the GOATS Score 84	Snoop Dogg Dollars Score 83	Beast Mode Score 83	Red Strike Score 81
Identity
Studio	Hacksaw Gaming	AvatarUX	BGaming	Relax Gaming	Valkyrie
Released	7/1/2024	9/28/2023	10/7/2024	2/23/2022	—
Math
RTP	96.16%	96%	97%	96.32%	96.7%
Volatility	Medium volatility	High volatility	Low/Medium	High volatility	—
Max win	12,500×	20,000×	10,000×	25,000×	500,000×
Format
Reels	5	6	7	6	5
Layout	5x3	6x7	7x7	6x4	5x4
Paylines	19	117649	0	38416	1024
Min bet	0.1	0.2	0.25	0.1	0.1
Max bet	100	100	25	40	1000
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	—	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bonus game	✓	—	—	—	—
Respins	—	✓	—	—	—

Every number is shown as a delta against Cup Heroes.

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Cup Heroes

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RTP

96.16%

Max win

12,500×

Score

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