Cash Truck 3 Turbo

Theme and Design

In the Cash Truck series Quickspin have followed a dystopian future theme with a Mad Max vibe, not uncommon in online slots. We’ve gone from desert setting to urban in the first 2, and now to a mountain road with dark forest either side, a giant castle in the distance and a huge robot to the left. It’s a night-time setting with the Cash Truck itself taking center stage, rattling along a rocky road. You are directly behind the vehicle, chasing it down with bars of gold visible in the gaps between the reels and rows. It’s as dramatic and atmospheric as you would expect if you’ve played any other Cash Truck slot. Top stuff.

RTP and Variance

Cash Truck 3 Turbo has 4 available RTP rates – 96.06%, 94%, 92% and 87%. That means the game can run at any of these rates at the casino you play with. It’s best to avoid anything lower than 94% in my opinion – and look for slot sites with the 96.06% rate for the best chance of a positive return on your wagering.

You can check the RTP for yourself by hitting the ‘hamburger’ button at the top right of the game screen once you load it up, then the ‘?’ then look for Theoretical Payout. Not many sites run Quickspin slots at the optimum 96% level, but Casumo, an independent casino, usually runs them at the 94% rate.

Like each of the other Cash Truck games, this is a high variance slot with a lot of volatility in the win distribution. That means it can deliver a crazy win sequence – and it certainly has the max win number to back that up – but it can also be a tough grind with low returns. It’ a balance burner, so set your stake level accordingly.

Maximum Win

The maximum win in Cash Truck 3 is 40,000x. In the style of Nolimit City slots, this payout has a name: ‘Target Eliminated’.

It’s a very respectable figure and higher than the original Cash Truck (25,000x) and the follow up Cash Truck 2 (35,000x). It’s still well short of Relax Gaming’s Money Train 3 (100,000x) which is a similar style of slot. Check our article on the highest max wins slots for more games with high potential.

Symbols and Paytable

Cash Truck 3 plays out on a 5-reel grid with 7 rows on each. At the start of each base game spin only 4 rows are in play. Landing a winning combinations opens up THREE new positions on the inactive reels, and this process repeats with each win triggered by the Tumble feature too.

The pay mechanic is a win ways one. That means, wins are triggered by landing 3 or more identical symbols on adjacent reels, regardless of the row they are on, from left to right starting at the left most reel. That creates 16,807 win ways per spin (7x7x7x7x7x7)

There are 11 symbols in the paytable. The low value ones are the card suits, diamonds, hearts, spades and clubs.  These are all valued at from 0.15x for 3 up to 0.25x for 5 on a win way. Medium value symbols are the knife, grenade and gun, the shock trooper, and the two characters – Kowalski and Doctor Kriegsmann. These are valued at from 0.25x for 3 knives up to 2x for 5 Doctor Kriegsmanns. The highest value premium symbol is Maximillian ‘Max’ Turbo, valued at 1x, 2x or 5x for 3, 4 or 5 on a win way.

The game also has a Wild symbol which substitutes for any other to complete a win way. The wild has no pay value but it does come in a super-sized 3x3 as well as the standard 1x1.

Features and Gameplay

As with all Cash Truck games the objective is to hit that thrilling Hold and Win round. Getting there isn’t easy, but the base game ticks along at a good pace with Tumbling Wins and the expanding grid mechanic helping to keep thing interesting.

Tumbling Wins

The tumbling wins mechanic is present in Cash Truck 3. After each win, winning symbols are removed from the reels and new ones drop in to replace them. If new wins are created then the process repeats. With each win, 3 more spots on the inactive rows are opened up.

When no more wins are created, then the payout is made and the reels re-set with only 4 rows active.

Super-Sized Wild

The 3x3 super-sized wild comes into play when ALL positions on the reels are active. Then, the wild is placed in the center of the grid.

Truck Raider Bonus Game

The Truck Raider Bonus Game is the main event. You need to land 3 or more of the BONUS scatter symbols to trigger this feature. However, if you land just 2 BONUS scatters then all is not lost.

There is a Second Chance feature.

Second Chance To Trigger The Bonus Game

This triggers when after all tumbles are finished, 2 scatters are visible on the grid and provided the super-sized wild has not been triggered. Now, all symbols except your 2 BONUS scatters are removed from the grid and new ones drop in to fill the spaces. This MAY land you another 1 or more scatters to trigger Truck Raider.

Gamble For Extra Expander Symbols

If you landed more than 3 scatters to trigger the round then for each extra scatter you get 1 extra Expander symbol in play. These randomly unlock extra positions from the locked area on the grid.

You can also gamble for more Expander symbols before the round starts. This is only available if you have LESS than 3 Expanders at the start of the round. The gamble is the spin of a wheel. Win, and you get an extra Expander. Lose, and you forfeit the round entirely. So choose carefully.

Bonus Game Rules

Truck Raider is a classic Hold and Win. You have 3 spins to begin, played on a new grid with only special symbols, cash values and blanks. Each time special symbols land on a spin then the number of spins re-sets to 3.  The round ends when no spins are left.

These are the special symbols:

• Grabber – adds value of all other symbols on the unlocked reel area to its own on landing.
• Turbo Grabber - adds value of all other symbols on the unlocked reel area to its own on landing as well as when any other symbol lands for the remainder of the round.
• Doubler – doubles its value each time the counter re-sets to 3 spins.
• Zapper – doubles the value of all adjacent symbols, and symbols adjacent to those on landing.
• Turbo Zapper – doubles the value of all adjacent symbols, and symbols adjacent to those on landing, and continues to do so as new symbols land adjacent to the cluster.
• Booster – adds its value to all symbols on the unlocked reel area on landing.
• Turbo Booster - adds its value to all symbols on the unlocked reel area on landing and to any other symbol that lands for the remainder of the round.
• Upgrader – upgrades adjacent symbols when it lands. Cash to Grabber or Booster. Grabber, Zapper or Booster to Turbo.
• Expander – unlocks 3 random positions on the locked area of the reels.