Red Tiger Gaming

Shah Mat

Slots Video Slots Animals Royal Medieval Entertainment

Chess-themed cluster slot with merging Wilds and oversized royal pieces

Shah Mat sits in the 0.5% of our catalog that uses Colossal Symbols.

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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RTP

95.79%

return to player

Volatility

High volatility

variance

Max win

4,323×

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.10

per spin

Reels

0 lines

Player rating

4.6 ★

11 votes

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11 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 & RTP8/10

RTP 95.79% → 8.0/10

Volatility9/10

high → 9.0/10

Win Potential7.3/10

x4323.00 (4323×) → 7.3/10

Features10/10

14 features → 10.0/10

Game Mechanics9.8/10

f=14 r=8 p=n/a → 9.8/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout9/10

8x8 → 9.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.1–20 (×200) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation6.8/10

provider avg 6.8 → 6.8/10

Popularity5.6/10

search demand p70 + proxy blend (70/30) → 5.6/10

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: 80 — Shah Mat by Red Tiger Gaming

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Slot Summary

An 8x8 grid that clears winning clusters and drops replacements gives Shah Mat room for unusually large symbols and persistent Wild interactions. Red Tiger Gaming ties that format to a chess battle, with adjacent Wilds merging their multipliers instead of disappearing after a win. The 95.79% RTP and high volatility place the emphasis on less frequent outcomes, while Free Spins redirect merged Wild values into a global multiplier affecting every win.

How It Plays

Matching groups need at least five adjacent symbols, connected horizontally or vertically. A winning group disappears, then new symbols descend and may produce another result.

High-paying pieces can occupy square areas larger than one position. Their 2x2, 3x3, and 4x4 forms can help create substantial clusters across the board.

Theme & Atmosphere

The Royal and Medieval presentation recasts a strategy board as a battlefield, using kings and other court pieces to explain the scale of the grid.

Entertainment comes from watching pieces combine and clear rather than following conventional paylines, which suits the game's formal contest between opposing royal forces.

Animals Royal Medieval Entertainment

Features & Win Potential

Cascading removal allows several cluster evaluations from one paid spin, while Colossal Symbols can cover enough neighboring positions to connect otherwise separate matching areas.

Wild symbols remain after helping form a cluster. When neighboring Wilds meet, they become a single Wild whose Multiplier equals the combined values of those pieces.

High volatility Free Spins Multiplier Scatter Symbol Wild Symbol Cascading Cluster Pays Colossal Symbols RTP range Avalanche Colossal Reels Grid Free Spins Multiplier Mega Symbol (3x3)

Bonus & Free Spins

Three Free Spins symbols award 12 spins, with additional trigger symbols increasing the initial total. Inside the round, merged Wild values raise a global Free Spins Multiplier, and another Free Spins symbol adds one spin.

Spec sheet

Shah Mat at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameShah Mat

StudioRed Tiger Gaming

Released9/10/2021

Math

SlotRanker Score80

RTP95.79%

VolatilityHigh volatility

Max win4,323×

Bet range$0.10 – $20.00

Player rating4.6 / 5 · 11 votes

Format

Reels8

Paylines0

Layout8x8

Features

Themes

Expected average based on this slot's 95.79% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$1.68

Cost per session$1.68

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 Shah Mat? 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 (95.79%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (4,323×).

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 Shah Mat with other games

	Shah Mat Score 80This game	Queen of Thrones Score 56	Henry VIII Score 74	The Knight King Score 71	Kingdom of Fortune Score 69
Identity
Studio	Red Tiger Gaming	Leander Games	Inspired	Pragmatic Play	Blueprint Gaming
Released	9/10/2021	1/1/2013	11/20/2015	3/6/2023	8/10/2018
Math
RTP	95.79%	94.92%	96.1%	95.02%	95.96%
Volatility	High volatility	Medium volatility	Medium volatility	High volatility	High volatility
Max win	4,323×	2,500×	—	5,000×	—
Format
Reels	8	5	5	5	5
Layout	8x8	5x3	5x3	5x3	5x3
Paylines	0	30	20	20	20
Min bet	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2
Max bet	20	300	250	100	250
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	✓	—	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	✓	—	✓	—	✓
Bonus game	—	✓	✓	—	✓
Respins	—	—	—	—	—

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Shah Mat

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RTP

95.79%

Max win

4,323×

Score

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