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The Wild 3

Slots Video Slots Wild West Action & Adventure Animals Desert Cartoon Thief Bomb

A cartoon outlaw crew expressed through character-specific wilds

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

96.79%

return to player

Volatility

High volatility

variance

Max win

—

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.10

per spin

Reels

10 lines

Player rating

3.7 ★

12 votes

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3.7 / 5

12 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 96.79% → 9.0/10

Volatility9/10

high → 9.0/10

Win Potential—

no data

Features10/10

17 features → 10.0/10

Game Mechanics6.7/10

f=17 r=5 p=10 → 6.7/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.1–100 (×1000) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation6.1/10

provider avg 6.1 → 6.1/10

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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Slot Summary

Three animal outlaws take the wild-symbol role in The Wild 3, a NextGen slot that turns a bank-robbing crew into the source of its reel effects. The raccoon, coyote, and bull have different jobs. Their partnership gives the cartoon Western its identity, with robbery missions extending the premise beyond ordinary spins.

How It Plays

Ordinary combinations pay from the leftmost reel across fixed paylines. The raccoon, coyote, and bull act as wild symbols, substituting for ordinary symbols but not the scatter.

The raccoon can add more wilds, the coyote converts cactus symbols into wilds, and the bull applies a win multiplier. Their different effects change how a qualifying spin pays.

Bonus & Free Spins

Rob the Rich presents money bags to select after a mission is completed. Picks can reveal immediate prizes, mystery-symbol rewards, or additional selections, making this bonus a separate picking game.

Spec sheet

The Wild 3 at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameThe Wild 3

StudioNextGen

Released9/26/2018

Math

SlotRanker Score80

RTP96.79%

VolatilityHigh volatility

Max win—

Bet range$0.10 – $100.00

Player rating3.7 / 5 · 12 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines10

Layout5x3

Expected average based on this slot's 96.79% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$1.28

Cost per session$1.28

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 The Wild 3? 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 (96.79%), 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 The Wild 3 with other games

	The Wild 3 Score 80This game	Coyote Crash Score 77	Coyote Cash Score 74	Million Dollar Heist Score 57	TNT Fiesta Score 82
Identity
Studio	NextGen	Habanero	Realtime Gaming	Greentube	Naga Games
Released	9/26/2018	9/15/2016	6/29/2013	2/2/2024	2/19/2025
Math
RTP	96.79%	96.02%	97.5%	94%	96.41%
Volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility	High volatility	Medium volatility
Max win	—	—	—	—	—
Format
Reels	5	5	5	5	6
Layout	5x3	5x3	5x3	5x3	6x5
Paylines	10	25	25	10	720
Min bet	0.1	0.25	0.25	0.1	0.3
Max bet	100	500	125	450	175
Features
Progressive	—	✓	✓	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	✓	✓	—	—	✓
Bonus game	✓	—	—	—	✓
Respins	✓	—	—	—	—

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The Wild 3

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RTP

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Max win

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