Trollpot 5000 in South Africa: Nudges, Multiplier Wilds and Three Jackpots
Trollpot 5000 is a NetEnt slot released in June 2020, with three reels, three rows and one fixed bet line. Every winning combination starts the Nudge feature: a reel moves down one symbol and the line pays again, for as long as the symbol above matches. Multiplier Wilds multiply a line win by 2, 4 or 8, and each of the three fixed jackpots, Mini, Midi and Mega, needs a jackpot symbol on every reel. NetEnt gives an RTP of 96.19% and rates the volatility High.
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What Trollpot 5000 looks like
Images: NetEnt, official game page (netent.com); Our still from NetEnt's official promo video (games.evolution.com).
How Trollpot 5000 works
Three reels of three symbols sit under a bar of three jackpot counters. The single fixed bet line runs across the middle row, as the paytable's line picture and NetEnt's promo video show. Line wins pay from the leftmost reel, and only the highest win on the line is paid.
The video's reels carry red 7s, stars, gold swirls, mushrooms, four-leaf clovers, BARs and jackpot symbols, which the paytable draws as pots of gold marked Mini, Midi and Mega; blanks pay nothing. On NetEnt's game page the Multiplier Wild is a figure in a jester's hat with an X2 badge, and the up arrow a turquoise triangle.
How the Nudge feature runs
From the Nudge chapter of the rules.
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A winning combination starts it
Every winning combination activates the feature. After the win is counted, if the top symbol on reel 1 is the same as the winning symbol, reel 1 drops one symbol and the win is awarded again. -
Reel by reel
Reel 1 keeps nudging until the symbol above the winning one is different; then reel 2 does the same, and finally reel 3. -
The up arrow
If an up arrow tops a reel when it stops nudging, the reel goes back to the bottom of the current stack of winning symbols, the win is counted up, and nudging and paying start again; by our reading, the stack pays a second time. After one use, the arrow becomes a blank. -
One coin value throughout
The feature plays at the coin value of the spin that activated it, and the coin value cannot be changed while it runs.
What the nudges look like in NetEnt's video
NetEnt's promo video on Evolution's games site plays at a bet of €1.00 with a coin value of 0.50. Three BARs pay €0.50. Reel 1, topped by a Mini pot, does not move; reel 2 nudges twice and reel 3 once, taking the win field to €1.00, €1.50 and €2.00. The nudging ends with a Mini pot atop reel 1, a Mega pot atop reel 2 and none atop reel 3, and no jackpot is paid.
Later, three 7s pay €10.00 and nudges on all three reels raise the win field in steps of €10.00 to €90.00, the last one bringing a Mega pot to the top of reel 3, so each reel is topped by one. After a MEGA WIN! banner for €90.00, the reels move down one more position, putting the three Mega pots on the bet line; the win field counts up to €5,090.00 (the jackpot plus €90.00, by our arithmetic), and the video ends on a MEGA JACKPOT banner for €5,000.00. Euro amounts from a few spins, not a forecast.
Multiplier Wilds
From the rules: a Multiplier Wild can appear anywhere on reels 1 to 3 and stands in for all symbols other than the up arrow and the jackpot symbols, and jackpot wins are not affected by it. By our arithmetic, a R5 line win becomes R10 with one and R20 with two.
| Multiplier Wilds on the winning line | Line win multiplied by |
|---|---|
| One | x2 |
| Two | x4 |
| Three | x8 |
Three fixed jackpots
Coin wins from the rules; counters from NetEnt's video, at a €1.00 bet and a coin value of 0.50.
| Jackpot | Coin win in the rules | Counter in the video | Times the €1.00 bet, our arithmetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini | 40 coins | €20.00 | 20x |
| Midi | 200 coins | €100.00 | 100x |
| Mega | 10,000 coins | €5,000.00 | 5,000x |
How a jackpot is won
When the nudging ends, jackpot symbols may sit on top of the reels. If each reel has one on top of a winning stack, the lowest jackpot shown is paid: three Mega symbols pay the Mega, two Mega and a Midi the Midi, one of each the Mini. A spin with no winning combination but three jackpot symbols on the bet line is paid by the same rule.
A win in cash is the win in coins times the coin value, the rules remind. The video's €1.00 bet at a coin value of 0.50 is two coins, by our arithmetic; at two coins a bet, a R2 bet means a coin value of R1 and jackpots of R40, R200 and R10,000.
Each operator sets its own rules for discontinuing the jackpots and for the funds in a discontinued one, the rules say. A general notice on Evolution's game pages, this one included, warns that jackpot features "may not be available in all jurisdictions", so check that the game at your casino shows them.
The published figures, source by source
Each figure with the official source that states it.
| Detail | Figure and source |
|---|---|
| Release date | 16 June 2020 (NetEnt's page); 2020 (Evolution's games site) |
| Reels and rows | 3 x 3 in NetEnt's description and the rules; 5x3 in the figures row of NetEnt's page |
| Bet line | 1, fixed |
| Hit frequency | 6.00% (NetEnt's page) |
| Volatility | High (NetEnt's badge, Evolution's games site) |
| Max payout | 5,200 x bet, NetEnt's figure, not a promise of any win |
What a 6% hit frequency means for a budget
The hit frequency on NetEnt's page is 6.00%. If that is the share of spins with a win, then by our arithmetic a win comes about once in 17 spins over the long run, and about 94 spins in 100 end with nothing.
The bet you choose sets every amount in rand: symbol payouts change with the bet value, and the jackpots are coin wins. No staking pattern or betting system beats the house edge; with wins this far apart, choose a bet your budget can carry through long runs of empty spins.
Trollpot 5000 RTP and volatility 📊
NetEnt gives Trollpot 5000's return to player as 96.19%.
Volatility is high: long quiet stretches between the wins that matter.
Paying for Trollpot 5000 in rand
Trollpot 5000 is in the lobby at 11 operators we list: all of them take cards; 10 take Ozow; 7 take Capitec Pay; 10 take cash vouchers.
The smallest first deposit for Trollpot 5000 among them is R1, at Luckyfish.
Trollpot 5000 winnings are paid by EFT to an account in your own name, after FICA.
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Is Trollpot 5000 legal in South Africa? 📜
Trollpot 5000 is a slot, which licensed bookmakers carry under their provincial betting licences.
All 11 operators we list for Trollpot 5000 hold a South African provincial licence.
Before you play with real money ⚠️
Set your Trollpot 5000 budget and a deposit limit before the first round, not after a losing one. If it stops being fun, the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation helpline is free on 0800 006 008.
Pros, cons and verdict ⚖️
- Every winning combination starts the Nudge feature
- An up arrow can make a winning stack pay again, by our reading of the rules
- Multiplier Wilds multiply a line win by up to x8
- Three fixed jackpots, set in coins by the rules
- A 6% hit frequency, by NetEnt's figure
- One fixed line and no free spins round
- The rules give no odds for the jackpots
- Multiplier Wilds do not multiply jackpots
Trollpot 5000 is built around one line: the nudges pay it again as the reels move, and jackpot symbols can end up on top of the stacks they leave. At about one winning spin in 17, by our arithmetic, long runs without a win come with it.
Trollpot 5000 FAQ ❓
How do you win a jackpot in Trollpot 5000?
Once the nudging ends, if each reel has a jackpot symbol on top of its winning stack, the lowest jackpot shown is paid. In a spin with no winning combination, three jackpot symbols on the bet line are paid the same way.
How much are the Trollpot 5000 jackpots worth?
Coin wins of 40, 200 and 10,000, by the rules, so their cash value follows the coin value. In NetEnt's promo video, at a €1.00 bet, the counters read €20.00, €100.00 and €5,000.00: 20, 100 and 5,000 times the bet, by our arithmetic.
What is the RTP of Trollpot 5000?
The rules served with the game put the theoretical return at 96.19%, as do NetEnt's game page and Evolution's games site; none of them gives another setting for this game.
Are there free spins or a feature buy in Trollpot 5000?
The rules served with the game describe neither: its features are the Nudge feature, Multiplier Wilds and three fixed jackpots, and no feature buy appears in the rules' table of buttons or in the figures on NetEnt's game page.
Where to play Trollpot 5000 in South Africa
Licensed South African operators we have found carrying Trollpot 5000, each with its licence and our score, and the date where we saw the game in the lobby ourselves. Ordered by that score. How we score Offers checked September 2026.
Also carrying Trollpot 5000. Bonus, payment and payout terms for each are on its review.