Return figure
Every RTP is matched to the provider's material, including any alternative versions the game ships in.
Tobias treats every game page as a set of claims to be proved. He checks each payout, limit and rule against the provider's material and the game's own screens, and he sends a page back until the numbers agree.
Six checks run on every page before it is published, and again whenever the provider updates the game.
Every RTP is matched to the provider's material, including any alternative versions the game ships in.
Symbol payouts, multiplier ceilings and win limits are compared with the game's paytable line by line.
Every rule about triggers, meters, bonus rounds and top-up spins is checked against the wording on the rules screen.
Each pound example is recalculated independently, and the result must match to the penny.
Stake limits, win caps and release dates are only stated when a source publishes them; otherwise the page says they vary.
Claims that imply certainty or guaranteed outcomes are removed, and each page must carry a clear safer-gambling note.
My background is in verification. I spent years reading maths sheets and test summaries for game submissions, comparing what a studio claimed with what the numbers showed. The lesson has stayed with me: a figure changes a little every time it is copied from one page to the next, and after a few copies it may no longer mean what it did.
Slot data is especially fragile. A return figure loses the version it belongs to, a maximum win drops its conditions, a feature rule gets shortened until it says something different. Each shortcut looks harmless, and together they give readers a picture that the game does not match.
So my role here is narrow and deliberate. I do not write the pages; I try to break them. I compare each claim with the provider's material and the game's own rules screen, and when two sources disagree I say so on the page rather than picking the more exciting one.
If a source does not publish a figure, the page says so instead of guessing.
The author supplies a source for every figure, and I open each one myself.
I compare the draft with the sources and mark every mismatch, however small.
Marked drafts go back, and the author answers each point before anything moves on.
I approve the page only when every mark is closed, and the update date is recorded on it.
Marguerite Aldous researches and writes each game page, starting from the game's own rules screen and rebuilding the arithmetic herself. See how she works.