TRUE FLIPGame Rules Manual

Published by True Flip. Credited in the clients as the TrueFlip GameDev team, later the TrueLab Team.

EDITION 1.0.3DATED 14.04.2020HOST TRUEFLIP.CO

True Flip game rules manual

Scope

trueflip.co carried the game clients of the True Flip studio. Each title ran on its own host under the domain, and each title published one rules document at /rules. This manual collects those documents as numbered chapters and keeps the section order the original pages used.

Nine titles are recorded under the domain. Six of them carry a complete rules document and appear here as chapters one to six. Two more, Pirate Bay and Tony's Reel, are recorded from their game clients only and are listed without a chapter. The ninth, served from the vw host, answered with a service notice rather than a game. Alongside the game clients the domain ran a set of service endpoints, each with a matching test host; they are listed in the edition record and published no documents.

Line diagram of a five-reel, three-row grid with one wild cell on reel two and a scatter cell on reel four
Figure 1. The five-reel, three-row grid shared by Robby the Illusionist and Mining Factory. Day and Night reverses the proportion, running four rows across six reels.

Terms used in these documents

Reel
A vertical strip of symbols. Five reels are used by every documented slot except Day and Night, which runs a four-row, six-reel grid.
Line
A fixed path across the reels that pays when it holds a winning combination. The documented counts are 27 lines on Robby the Illusionist and Mining Factory, 15 on StartUp Valley, 20 counted both ways on Day and Night and 3 on Tony's Reel.
Coin value
The denomination of a single coin, set from the bet panel. The number of coins staked per spin is fixed by the game: 25 coins on Robby the Illusionist and 30 coins on StartUp Valley.
Wild
A symbol that substitutes for other symbols on a line. Mining Factory also documents a Wild+ that substitutes for High symbols only, and Day and Night documents two rival Wilds, one for each side of the grid.
Scatter
A symbol that pays or triggers free spins from anywhere on the reels instead of on a line. StartUp Valley restricts its Scatter and Experience symbols to the base game.
Free spins
Rounds played at the currency and bet that triggered them. The StartUp Valley and Day and Night documents both state that their free spins cannot be retriggered.
Return to Player
The theoretical return stated by each document: 95 per cent for Robby the Illusionist, 96.38 per cent for Day and Night and 96.48 per cent for StartUp Valley, rising to 96.56 per cent when its bonus round is bought.

Recorded titles

Start with the chapter for the title you need. Where a document stated a Return to Player figure it is reproduced below; where it did not, the column reads Not stated rather than an estimate.

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Titles recorded under trueflip.co, with the client host that served each one.
TitleClient hostGame familyStated factsReturn to Player
1. Chain's Code deluxecc-gamesInstant number gameSix-number combination, coefficients to x2500, Risk Game double-upNot stated
2. Magic Dicedice-gamesFive-dice range gameFive dice from 1 to 6, up to four fixed ranges, win chance capped at 90 per centNot stated
3. Robby the Illusionistil-games, ilVideo slot5 reels, 3 lines, 27 paylines, 25-coin bet, Magic Hat and Jumping Wild95%
4. Mining Factorymf-gamesVideo slot5 reels, 3 rows, 27 fixed lines, 2000-point bonus meter, client marked 2.2.2Not stated
5. StartUp ValleysvVideo slot5 reels, 15 lines, 30-coin bet, five character abilities, 111x buy feature96.48%
6. Day and NightdanVideo slotFour rows by six reels, 20 lines counted both ways, rival Ra and Bastet Wilds96.38%
7. Pirate Baypb-gamesLevel ladder gameThree difficulty levels and a seven-row prize ladder; no rules document on fileNot stated
8. Tony's Reelwof-gamesVideo slot3 lines, coin value 0.00002 BTC, maximum bet 0.025 BTC; no rules document on fileNot stated
9. Unnamed client on vwvwNot statedThe client answered with a service notice signed by the TrueLab TeamNot stated

Playing a round

Every documented title follows the same sequence. Individual differences are noted at each step and repeated in full in that title's chapter.

  1. Choose the betting currency from the switcher at the top of the game panel. Chain's Code settles every transaction in bitcoin whichever display currency is selected.
  2. Set the coin value. The number of coins staked per spin is fixed by the game and cannot be changed.
  3. Set the multiplier where the game offers one. Chain's Code allows up to x100 and moves the bet price in proportion.
  4. Press Play or Spin. The stake is debited from the balance and the round begins.
  5. While the reels turn, the Spin control becomes Stop. Pressing it settles the reels immediately.
  6. The round ends when the result is displayed. A winning amount is credited to the balance without any further action.
  7. Autoplay repeats the current settings for a chosen number of rounds. Chain's Code documents up to 100 automatic spins, and some client versions stop the run at a preset loss limit.

Calculating a line win

The slot documents describe the same arithmetic. Chain's Code and Magic Dice settle on a combination or a range instead and are covered in their own chapters.

  1. Count the identical symbols standing in sequence on the line, starting from the leftmost reel. Day and Night counts its lines in both directions.
  2. Three or more identical symbols on a line pay. Read the coin value for three, four, five or six in a row from the game's winning table.
  3. Only the highest winning combination on a line is paid.
  4. Where a combination opens with three Wilds and can be read more than one way, only the highest reading is paid.
  5. Add every paying line together to reach the total coin win.
  6. Multiply the total coin win by the coin value to convert it into the account currency.
  7. Scatter symbols pay from anywhere on the reels and are not counted along a line.

Control reference

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Game panel controls as described by the StartUp Valley and Day and Night documents.
ControlBehaviour
LinesShows the number of lines. The count is fixed and cannot be changed.
Coin ValueChanges the stake by changing the value of a single coin.
BetThe fixed coin count per spin: 25 coins on Robby the Illusionist, 30 coins on StartUp Valley.
Max BetSets the coin value to the largest available.
SpinStarts the round and becomes Stop while the reels are turning.
AutoplayRuns a chosen number of rounds. A loss limit ends the run early in some client versions.
WinThe win for the current or last payout step.
BalanceThe account balance.

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Options tray entries as described by the StartUp Valley and Day and Night documents.
OptionBehaviour
Pay TableSymbol payouts, game features and payline information.
Game RulesOpens the rules document for that title.
Game SettingsGame speed, volume and other preferences.
Game HistoryReview and replay of the last ten rounds where the operator enabled the feature.
FullscreenEnters or leaves fullscreen.
MuteTurns the sound on or off.