Ace Round

Ace Round Slot Review — Evoplay

Ace Round, released by Evoplay on February 15, 2017, runs on a 5-reel, 20-payline grid built around a military action theme rather than the fantasy or fruit motifs common to the category. The slot pairs a sticky wild mechanic with two separately triggered free spins rounds, each carrying its own wild behaviour, which gives the base game and the bonus rounds noticeably different rhythms.

Core Gameplay Experience

The 5-reel, 20-payline layout keeps the betting range narrow and the spin pace brisk, with stakes running from 0.20 to 20.00 per spin. Visually, Ace Round leans into a combat setting — dark blue and black tones, firearms, a knife, bombs and loose explosive charges scattered across the symbol set, with a warrior figure among the symbols. The theme is consistent rather than decorative: the grenade imagery carries over directly into the random in-game events described below.

Features and Mechanics

Ace Round’s feature set covers bonus symbols, an RTP range, standard and sticky wilds, a multiplier, and free spins, split across two distinct bonus rounds rather than a single generic one. S.W.A.T. Spins awards 3 free spins during which five random symbol positions are replaced by Hostage Wilds, concentrating wild coverage into a short, fixed-length round. Terrorist Spins awards 10 free spins and introduces a Bomb wild that can land anywhere on the reels, multiplying wins on the spins where it appears by 5x — a longer round built around multiplier variance rather than wild density.

Outside the bonus rounds, Ace Round adds random events themed around fire grenades, smoke grenades and high-explosive grenades, which can trigger extra outcomes during base-game spins. Combined with the sticky wild mechanic, these events keep the base game active between the two free spins modes rather than leaving it as a plain filler state.

RTP, Volatility and Payout Model

Ace Round pays out at a theoretical 96% RTP with a high volatility profile, meaning wins land less often but can be larger when the two free spins modes or the sticky wild line up. That 96% figure sits in the 45th percentile of the 4,483 slots in the catalog RTP sample (catalog median 96%), putting it squarely in line with, rather than above, the typical slot on that measure. The 100x max win is on the modest side for a high-volatility title — higher than only 3% of the 3,502 slots in the catalog max-win sample (catalog median 2,500x) — which tempers how far a single spin can stretch a session even when the Terrorist Spins multiplier lands.

Within its own comparable group — high-volatility slots with 11 to 50 paylines — Ace Round ranks 61st of 81 titles by RTP, placing it below the midpoint of that specific group rather than near the top.

Similar Evoplay Slots — Comparison

Across these seven titles, RTP ranges from 93.1% up to 96.5%, and Ace Round’s 96% sits in the upper half of that spread while matching Anubis Moon exactly on both RTP and payline count.

Similar Wild-Multiplier Slots from Other Studios

Of these four titles, Aladdin’s Quest carries the highest RTP at 96.59%, while Aladdins Rollover Respins sits lowest at 93.90%, and only two of the four share Ace Round’s high volatility profile.

How to Play Ace Round Online

The demo version of Ace Round lets you run through the base game, trigger both free spins modes and watch the grenade random events play out without placing real bets, which is useful given the high volatility profile described above. Evoplay titles run at 126 casinos in the catalog, including KatsuBet, Golden Star and Cashy, alongside the free demo available through the slots demo catalogue. The full range of titles from the studio sits on the Evoplay provider hub, and Ace Round itself belongs to the broader slots category alongside other titles built around bonus symbols.

Verdict on Ace Round

Ace Round is a high-volatility, 96% RTP slot whose value lies in its two differentiated free spins modes rather than in a high ceiling — the 100x max win is modest next to most high-volatility titles. It suits players who want a shorter combat-themed session with distinct bonus mechanics and are comfortable with irregular win patterns; it is less suited to those chasing a large single-spin payout or wanting a smoother, lower-variance ride, for whom the lower-volatility titles in the comparison table above sit closer to that profile.