About the Game
Startup Valley is a video slot with 5 reels and 15 lines from left to right.
The game has:
8 regular symbols (4 low pay symbols, 4 high pay symbols);
A Wild symbol that substitutes all symbols except Scatter and Experience
A Scatter symbol that triggers IPO free spins and appears on any reel during the base game only
An Exp symbol that triggers personal free spins and appears on any reel during the base game only.
A Mystery symbol that transforms into one of the regular symbols or wild.
Main characters
Each reel is associated with one of the five main characters.
Each character has a unique ability:
| reel |
character |
ability |
| 1 |
Richard |
3-5 Wilds on a random line (left to right) |
| 2 |
Gilfoyle |
2x3 (on 1st and 5th reel) or 3x3 (on 2d, 3d and 4th reels) mystery symbol |
| 3 |
Dinesh |
10 - 100 extra coins for each wild |
| 4 |
Dunn |
x4 multiplier for wins with wilds |
| 5 |
Erlich |
3-9 random wilds |
Personal free spins
Whenever Experience symbol lands on the reel the associated character’s experience is increased by 10.
Having a character with 100 or more experience points at the end of the spin activates their personal free spins.
Character activates their ability on every spin during the personal free spins.
The duration of the personal free spins is always 3 spins.
Experience is saved between sessions.
Coin value for these free spins is the average of all spins where experience was collected for that character.
IPO free spins
IPO free spins are activated whenever 3 scatter symbols are found anywhere on the reels.
The number of spins in the IPO free spins is always 10 spins.
During the IPO free spins, all characters are present.
Dinesh and Dunn activate their abilities before the first spin and they stay activated until the end of the IPO free spins, their abilities synergize with extra Wild from other characters.
Richard, Gilfoyle, and Erlich has a chance to activate their abilities each spin, their abilities can’t be activated together on the same spin, but can be activated multiple times on different spins.
IPO free spins are played at the same bet as the round activating the IPO free spins.
IPO free spins can’t be retriggered.
Buy Feature
To immediately activate the IPO free spins, press the Bonus Game button. A prompt will appear, warning the player that the Buy Feature will cost 111x their bet amount, and asking them to confirm that they want to activate the Buy Feature. Pressing ’Yes’ will start IPO free spins.
How to play
Select your coin denomination
Press the Spin button to start the game.
How to calculate payline wins
To calculate your total payline coin win, calculate all payline wins and add them together;
To calculate a single payline win, count the number of identical symbols lined up in sequence on the line starting from left to right;
If three or more identical symbols lined up, find the coin win value in the Pay Table. There you can find the value for 3 in a row, 4 in a row, and 5 in a row for all symbols. Only the highest winning combination per line is paid out;
The above doesn’t include any scatter symbols which do not need to be on the payline to award a prize
If the winning combination starts with three Wilds, there can be many ways to interpret the win. In this scenario, only the highest win combination is paid out;
Calculate the total win in your home currency by multiplying the total coin win with your coin value
Game options
Click/tap the options icon to expand or collapse the options tray
Pay Table – Find how much each symbol pays out, explanations of the game features, and information on the paylines;
Game Rules – Opens the Game Rules
Game Settings – Change the game speed, volume, and other settings;
Game History – If this feature is enabled on the gaming website, players may review and replay their last 10 game rounds;
Fullscreen - Enter or exit fullscreen mode
Mute – Turns the sounds on or off.
Game panel
Lines – Displays the number of lines in the game. The number of lines is fixed and cannot be changed
Coin Value – Changes the bet amount by changing the coin value. To transform any bet or win in coins to the home currency, multiply the coin amount (30) by the coin value;
Bet – The bet is always 30 coins per spin
Max Bet – Sets the coin value to the largest available
Spin Button – Starts the game. When the reels are spinning, the spin button transforms into the Stop Button. Pressing the Stop Button stops the reels immediately;
Autoplay – Players can make the game start without pressing the spin button each time. Choose the number of rounds to autoplay by pressing the autoplay button. Players can choose additional conditions for when to stop autoplay in the Game Settings. The loss limit in some game client versions prevents players from losing above a set limit during an autoplay session. Pressing the autoplay button a second time stops the autoplay
Win – Displays the win for the current or last win payout step
Balance – Displays the player’s account balance.
Keyboard shortcuts
Space Bar – Press the space bar to spin
Return to player (RTP)
The theoretical return to player is 96.48%.
The Buy Feature’s theoretical return to player is 96.56%.
Randomization
The reels are spun with a fair and equal chance for each stop position by a certified random number generator. For more information, visit https://truelab.games/about
Additional information
In any situation where the replay-functionality is not sufficient, please contact the gaming website’s support team.
In the event of malfunction of the gaming hardware/software, all affected game bets and payouts are rendered void and all affected bets refunded.
This is game rules version 1.0.3, dated 14.04.2020. To make available any previous version, please use the contact form at https://truelab.games/contact_us