The Cage

Nolimit City Sports

Provider	Nolimit City
RTP	96.05%
RTP base / bonus	64.32% / 31.73%
Volatility	14.7 (provider index)
Max win	25000x
Bet range	0.2 - 100
Hit frequency	32.0%
Reels	3-4-3-4-3-4-3
Paylines	5184
Theme	Sports
Licences	UKGC
Release	2023-06-20

Features

bonus buy
free spins
wild
scatter

The Cage: RTP and specs

The Cage is a slot machine by Nolimit City with an RTP of 96.05%, released in 2023.

Overview

This is where legends rise, and champions fall. The Cage doesn't take lightly to strangers. Load up on muscle and ensure you've got a lot of grit as you uppercut and roundhouse kick your way through the ranks, on your way to becoming the GOAT.

Description provided by Nolimit City.

Our analysis

The Cage is a video slot developed by Nolimit City, with a presentation built around a sports theme. The recorded release date is 2023-06-20, placing it in the studio's 2023 catalogue. Mechanically, the title is laid out across a 3-4-3-4-3-4-3 reel configuration and 5184 paylines, which defines the size of the playing field and how a combination can be registered. Within the a sports framing, the symbol set follows that single thematic direction.\n\nThe documented feature list for The Cage comprises REEL AREA, WILD KNOCKOUT xBOMBS, ROUNDHOUSE KICK, TITLE FIGHT FREESPINS., GREATEST OF ALL TIME, and NOLIMIT BONUS - FEATURE BUY FUNCTIONALITY. Those 6 listed elements are the full extent of what the specifications attribute to the game, and no bonus rounds beyond those entries are recorded. At the level of broad mechanic tags, the game is also classified under bonus buy, free spins, wild, and scatter, summarising the categories of play it falls into. Each item here is drawn directly from the recorded specifications, with nothing added beyond what is documented.\n\nThe risk profile begins with a numeric volatility rating of 14.7. The return-to-player figure is published at 96.05%, the theoretical long-run share of wagers returned across extended play. The maximum win is stated at 25000x the total stake, the ceiling the specifications attach to a single play sequence. The bet range runs from 0.2 - 100, setting the lowest and highest accepted stakes per spin. These are the only quantitative risk markers recorded; any figure absent here is simply not present in the source data.\n\nRead together, the documented specifications position The Cage in a mid-variance band on the recorded figures, between frequent-small and rare-large outcome patterns. A player comparing titles can weigh the 0.2 - 100 bet range, the 96.05% RTP, and the 25000x maximum-win ceiling against the kind of session they have in mind. All of the above reflects the recorded specifications only and is offered as factual description, not guidance on whether or how to play.

Editorial analysis by machinesasous.co, based on published data.

Bonus features

The Cage offers 6 special features, as published by Nolimit City:

REEL AREA: A 3-4-3-4-3-4-3 reel area in base game with 5184 win ways. Winning combinations will explode and allow new symbols to fall in. When the winning symbols are destroyed, all remaining symbols will tumble downwards and then to the left before new symbols drop in. During "Title Fight" Freespins, a 3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-3 reel area that pays both ways is used.
WILD KNOCKOUT xBOMBS: A Wild Knockout xBomb® symbol substitutes for any symbol except Scatter symbols. A Knockout symbol explodes symbols in a cross pattern next to it, except Scatter symbols and other Knockout symbols and will increase the win multiplier by 1 for the next collapse. All knockout symbols will explode before the next collapse.
ROUNDHOUSE KICK: Roundhouse Kick is triggered in the main game when 3,4,5 or 6 of the same kind of paying symbols align diagonally, when there is no winning combination. The triggering symbols will be removed and create a Wild symbol in the middle positions of the alignment; - 3 symbols award 1 Wild Knockout xBomb® - 4 symbols award 2 Wild Knockout xBombs® - 5 symbols award 3 Wild Knockout xBombs® - 6 symbols award 4 Wild Knockout xBombs® Wild Knockout xBomb® explosions will increase the win multiplier by 1 for the next collapse. All other symbols will explode, except Knockout symbols and Scatter symbols.
TITLE FIGHT FREESPINS.: Three Scatter symbols will trigger the Title Fight Freespins. The reel area becomes a 3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-3 with the four special title belt booster positions in the middle of the reel. Wins are paid both ways in Title Fight Freespins. The four title belt boosters are inactivated in the first Title Fight Freespins, but will activate one by one when a new title belt is won. Each fight can be won by landing a number of blows to the opponent by landing the Uppercut symbol. Each Uppercut Symbol deducts 1 hit point on the opponent. When the opponent is knocked out, the Freespins will advance to the next level's fighter. Fighters have different hit points and will be tougher to beat. Fight 1 - Jim "Big Fatty" Johnson: 3 hit points, +3 spins if beat. Fight 2 - Kenny "Ironjaw" Shambles: 3 hit points, +3 spins if beat. Fight 3 - Artie "One Glove Man" Jefferson: 4 hit points, +3 spins if beat. Fight 4 - Grayson "Boa Constrictor" Royce: 5 hit points, +5 spins if beat. Fight 5 - Wai "Little Dragon" Le: Unlimited hit points. A title belt will only activate once per spin, but if it's not used on the initial spin - it can be achieved in the following tumbles. No more Uppercut symbols will land during fight 5. The only way to beat Wai "Little Dragon" Le is to become the "Greatest of All Time". Title Belt #1 - Symbol Multiplier. When "Big Fatty" is beaten, the next upcoming fights will award a symbol multiplier booster in this special position. Any low paying symbol (A-10) that lands here will boost all instances of that symbol by x2. Title Belt #2 - Symbol Transform. When "Ironjaw" is beaten, the next upcoming fights will award a symbol transform booster in this special position. Any low paying symbol (A-10) that lands here will be transformed to the symbol of your opponent. Title Belt #3 - Symbol Transform When "One Glove Man" is beaten, the next upcoming fights will award an additional symbol transform booster in this special position. Any low paying symbol (A-10) that lands here will be transformed to the symbol of your opponent. Title Belt #4 - Sticky Wild When "Boa Constrictor" is beaten - and the Championship Title fight is reached. The final level will award all previous boosters plus an additional sticky Wild symbol at this special position.
GREATEST OF ALL TIME: Become the GOAT - Greatest of All Time in The Cage. The max payout of the game is 25,000 times the base bet. When the total win exceeds this amount, the game round will end and 25,000 times the base bet is awarded.
NOLIMIT BONUS - FEATURE BUY FUNCTIONALITY: Buy your way straight into the different bonus features, ranging from 68 to 498 times the base bet. The Nolimit Bonus feature may however be removed in some regulated markets.

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How it works & rules

RTP: The Cage has an RTP of 96.05%, the theoretical payout rate returned to players over the very long run. It is a statistical average, never a per-session guarantee. RTP definition · RTP vs volatility
Volatility: The Cage volatility: 14.7. It describes how often and how big wins are. Understand volatility
bonus buy: A bonus buy option lets you trigger the bonus round directly.
free spins: A free spins round, usually triggered by scatter symbols.
wild: Wild symbols substitute for others to complete winning combinations.
scatter: Scatter symbols pay anywhere and trigger bonus rounds.

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