Specs

Symbols & Paytable

Full per-symbol payouts aren’t published on a producer game page yet. Kitsune Studios’ site doesn’t list this title, and Hacksaw doesn’t host studio-partner paytables on its main catalogue. The figures above are review-aggregated ranges. The in-game info panel at any AU-facing casino carrying it is the source to trust.

Game rules

Base game

This is a 19-line pokie at heart, paying left-to-right from reel 1 across a 6×5 grid. The card-rank lows create a long tail of small pays, while the drink-themed premiums do most of the real base-game work. The bit that lifts the maths is the wild stack: four named wilds, each tied to one reel, each with its own multiplier range.

• 6×5 grid with 19 fixed paylines paying left-to-right starting on reel 1.
• Card lows (10, J, Q, K, A) and drink-themed premiums (beer, cocktails, whiskey) form the regular paytable.
• The Sapphire, Jürgen, Johnny and Faye wilds each live on their own reel (2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively).
• A wild only matters when it lands on its assigned reel AND joins a winning line; both conditions must hit before the multiplier triggers.
• When both conditions are met, the wild expands to fill its reel and applies a multiplier from its declared range.
• Multiple wild multipliers on the same winning line ADD together rather than multiply, Sapphire (max 4×) plus Johnny (max 25×) caps that line at 29×, not 100×.

IT BEGINS (Free Spins)

Three FS scatters anywhere trigger the standard free-spins round: 10 spins with more wild-multiplier action on the base game’s expanding-wild mechanic. The wild rules don’t change shape here. You’re just waiting less between the meaningful wild hits.

• 3 scatters anywhere on the grid trigger 10 free spins.
• Wild expansion still requires both a wild-on-its-reel landing AND a winning line; expansion probability is raised versus base play.
• Multiple wild multipliers on the same line continue to ADD together.
• Retriggers: 2 scatters during free spins award +2 spins; 3 scatters award +4 spins.

LAST ORDERS (Free Spins + Spirit Reels)

Four scatters trigger the upgraded round. You still get 10 spins, but Spirit Reels stay active throughout. In Spirit Reels, the base-game “land + maybe expand” check is gone. Any coloured wild that lands on its assigned reel and helps a winning line is GUARANTEED to expand and apply its multiplier. That’s where the slot’s 15,000× max-win profile actually sits.

• 4 scatters anywhere on the grid trigger 10 free spins with Spirit Reels active for the full round.
• Spirit Reels removes the probability gate on wild expansion, every wild that lands on its assigned reel and lands on a winning line expands and multiplies, every time.
• Faye (reel 5, 30× to 200× multiplier) becomes the dominant maths driver in this mode.
• Retriggers identical to IT BEGINS: 2 scatters → +2 spins, 3 scatters → +4 spins. The Spirit Reels state carries through the retrigger.

Bonus buy

The bonus buy menu has four tiers, not the single switch most Hacksaw slots come with: a Bonus Hunt probability boost, a one-spin Spirit Reel guarantee, and two direct-entry buys. Per-tier RTP figures aren’t published. The Hacksaw OpenRGS convention is to keep buy-mode RTP at or very near the base 96.36%, but with much higher variance because each buy removes the smoothing you’d normally get from base-game play.

• Bonus Hunt, 3× stake, buys a 5× higher scatter trigger chance on the next spin (a probability boost, not a feature entry).
• Spirit Reel, 60× stake, buys one spin with a guaranteed 3-or-more wild expansion landing.
• IT BEGINS, 100× stake, direct entry to 10 free spins on the standard mechanic.
• LAST ORDERS, 200× stake, direct entry to 10 free spins with Spirit Reels active throughout.
• Available at AU-facing offshore casinos that carry Hacksaw content; blocked under UKGC (post-2023 ban), Netherlands KSA, Ontario AGCO, Belgium and parts of Germany.
• AU casinos that enforce a max-bet cap during bonus play (commonly A$5 on Ricky-style operators) effectively void the Spirit Reel, IT BEGINS and LAST ORDERS tiers, only the 3× Bonus Hunt comfortably fits inside bonus-active play.

Max-win cap

• 15,000× stake total round.
• The cap is reachable only through compounded wild multipliers across multiple winning lines during free spins (typically LAST ORDERS) with a Faye reel-5 expansion involved.
• No post-launch revision documented at time of writing; 15,000× has been the published ceiling since the May 2026 launch.
• At A$1 stake the cap pays A$15,000; at A$5 stake, A$75,000.

Screenshots

The base game ready to spin, 6×5 grid, 19 fixed paylines, with the Jack and Rose characters framing the reels and the spin button bottom centre.

Spirit Reels in action, the blue Faye wild stack expands across column 2, a 3× multiplier badge appears mid-grid, and the connected payline pays 8.4× stake.

A wild-multiplier symbol lands organically during base play, the 7×5 badge formatting and connecting payline show the in-grid multiplier maths the slot’s 15,000× ceiling actually rides on.

RTP versions

Hacksaw OpenRGS ships every title with operator-configurable RTP tiers, and most punters never check which tier their casino is actually running.

Straight up, the 92% tier cuts 4.36 percentage points of expected return versus the default. That’s another A$4.36 in expected loss per A$100 wagered, on a slot already throwing 100×-200× swings between meaningful hits. As of June 2026, no AU-facing casino has been verifiably documented running The Jack & Rose at all, let alone a specific RTP tier. The slot is too fresh for community data. Expect Stake and the Ricky/BC.Game crypto cohort to onboard first within the Hacksaw partnership window, usually 30 to 60 days post-launch. Until in-game info panels surface confirmed tier data, AU punters should check the in-game info panel at their chosen casino before sinking real money.

Mechanic deep-dive

The four named wilds, Sapphire, Jürgen, Johnny, Faye, are not equal. They sit on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively, and the multiplier ranges climb hard: Sapphire caps at 4×, Faye reaches 200×. Because multipliers ADD rather than multiply when more than one wild joins a winning line, the practical maths leans heavily toward the Faye reel.

• A line that triggers Sapphire (max 4×) + Jürgen (max 9×) + Johnny (max 25×) caps at 38× on that line, substantial, but nowhere near the 15,000× ceiling.
• The same line with Faye (max 200×) added climbs to 238×. Without Faye, max-win territory is structurally out of reach.
• Faye’s expansion probability is gated in base play and guaranteed in LAST ORDERS; this is what makes LAST ORDERS the only realistic max-win path.
• Roughly 35% to 45% of total RTP lives in the base game (drink-symbol payouts with occasional wild expansion); the bonus rounds carry the remaining 50% to 60%, with Faye-amplified Spirit Reels outcomes producing the right-tail spikes that drive the published ceiling.
• The base game without a wild expansion is a thin 19-line pokie, meaningful pays cluster on the drink premiums at 6-of-a-kind, and that’s it. The wild stack is the entire reason to be on this slot.

The “Faye lottery” angle makes the maths easier to read. Every spin is basically two slots at once: a 4-reel base game across reels 1 through 4, then a separate Faye-multiplier draw on reel 5 that decides whether a win pushes into hundreds of times stake or stays inside the 30× zone. Punters who bail after a dry stretch on reels 1 to 4 often misread the variance shape. The real bonus-trigger wait sits in the 200 to 350 spin range on Hacksaw’s high-vol stack, with a long right tail where 500 to 1,000 spin dry stretches are mathematically routine. Size the bankroll for the wait, not for the trigger.

Game series

The Kitsune-Studios-via-Hacksaw stack is still shallow, but it’s growing. For AU punters trying to place The Jack & Rose against the studio’s catalogue and Hacksaw’s wider bonus-buy stable, there are three useful reference points.

Demo notes

The producer-hosted demo at Hacksaw’s static-live launcher can be embedded from a neutral source, but there’s one quirk to flag. The launcher needs a Referer: https://www.bigwinboard.com/ HTTP header to initialise the wallet, and the partner identifier has to match the referer. So partner=bigwinboard pairs with the bigwinboard referer, while partner=demo works with the generic demo referer. Without the matching header, the launcher returns “OOPS! Connection lost to wallet” and the canvas never loads.

• Demo is unrestricted from AU IPs, no geo-block on the producer side.
• The token parameter accepts any non-empty string when the partner/referer pair is correct; the BigWinBoard review iframe uses token=123 and the same value works for our embed.
• No real-money mode in the demo, the wallet is a virtual balance reset per session.
• Bonus buy works in demo mode at all four tiers; useful for punters who want to feel the variance of LAST ORDERS at 200× stake without burning a bankroll.

Provider context

Kitsune Studios is a UK-fronted studio that joined Hacksaw Gaming’s OpenRGS distribution platform in March 2025. Hacksaw later acquired a minority stake. The Jack & Rose is the second public title under the partnership, with Thurisaz being the first. For taxonomy, the slot files under Hacksaw Gaming because Hacksaw is the distributor of record and the brand AU-facing casinos shelve it under. Kitsune is the credited studio in the body copy, and the studio’s homepage at kitsunestudios.uk lists three further titles in development, Bonnies Buccaneers, Library Overdue, Miss Candy’s Sweet Escape, as of June 2026.

Hacksaw runs the OpenRGS platform with operator-configurable RTP tiers from a permitted set, the same setup behind Wanted Dead or a Wild, Hot Ross and Chaos Crew. Provider regulatory posture: Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) licensed; no direct AU operator licence. Under the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, operator-targeting is the offence, not player participation, so AU access happens through offshore casinos that license the Hacksaw catalogue. Kitsune Studios’ homepage does not yet list The Jack & Rose at time of writing, which is odd because most studios update their public catalogue at launch. The slot is still verifiable in demo mode through Hacksaw’s static-live launcher, and the in-game info panel at any AU-facing casino carrying it is the canonical reference for the live tier on offer.

FAQ

Q: Does Spirit Reels change the RTP?
A: No. Spirit Reels is the LAST ORDERS bonus state. It turns wild expansion from “land + maybe” into “land + always”. The certified tier the operator’s running, 96.36% / 94% / 92%, stays the same. The variance just hits harder up front.

Q: Which AU casinos run The Jack & Rose?
A: Straight up, none confirmed yet at time of publish. The slot is under 60 days old. Stake and the Ricky / BC.Game crypto cohort typically onboard new Hacksaw titles within 30 to 60 days of launch.

Q: Is the Bonus Hunt 3× buy worth it?
A: Depends on bankroll. Bonus Hunt only boosts scatter probability on one spin. It doesn’t guarantee a trigger. Each Bonus Hunt is independent, so stair-stepping ten of them doesn’t compound the trigger odds. It just compounds the expected loss.

Q: What’s the difference between IT BEGINS and LAST ORDERS?
A: IT BEGINS gives 10 free spins with raised wild-expansion frequency on the base mechanic. LAST ORDERS gives 10 free spins with Spirit Reels active throughout, so wild expansion is guaranteed on every winning line. LAST ORDERS is the only realistic max-win path.

Q: Can a Spirit Reel buy void my deposit bonus?
A: Yes, on most AU-facing offshore casinos. The 60× stake Spirit Reel buy at A$1 stake costs A$60, which is well above the typical A$5 max-bet cap operators enforce during bonus-active play. Only the 3× Bonus Hunt fits comfortably inside bonus play.

Q: Why is Faye the maths-defining wild?
A: Faye lives on reel 5 with a 30× to 200× multiplier range, an order of magnitude above the other three wilds combined. Without a Faye contribution on a winning line, the 15,000× ceiling is structurally unreachable.

Last updated: 14 Jun 2026
Reviewed by Mark Henderson, Senior Slots Analyst

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