Crazy Time Game

Crazy time by Evolution Gaming is a casino game show with a giant wheel of fortune that has 54 different segments which you can bet on via 8 different sections. Your goal is to predict where.

Crazy Time is a new exciting live game from Evolution Gaming, the same company that brought us classics like Dream Catcher and Monopoly Live. Crazy Time is now available in South Africa at various betting sites, with betting stakes starting from as little as R1. We spent some time playing the Crazy Time game to help you get a better understanding of the game mechanics and how to win.

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The Crazy Time Game

The game itself is a lucky wheel based game, set in a beautiful studio with a live presenter. The lucky wheel has 54 segments with the usual betting options on numbers 1, 2, 5 and 10, with the other sections of wheel containing 4 unique bonus games. The Bonus games take up 9 segments of the 54 segment wheel, so they do land fairly often.

  1. Crazy Time is a popular live online casino game created and run by Evolution Gaming. The game is built on to Dream Catcher concept, which is another highly played game from Evolution. Crazy Time includes four bonus games, called Flip the Coin, Pachinko, Cash Hunt, and the main bonus feature Crazy Time.
  2. Crazy Time Game Features Crazy Time takes place in a colourful studio where the dealer spins the large 54-segment money wheel. Note the 2-reel slot on top of the wheel. This is known as the Top Slot, and it generates 1 random multiplier for 1 random bet slot, which is either a number or a bonus game.
  3. Crazy Time is the latest live dealer game from Evolution Gaming that is reportedly the costliest casino game ever made. It is a big money wheel, where you can win real money prizes. How many Bonus Rounds are there? There are 4 bonus rounds within the Crazy Time game: Pachinko, Cash Hunt, Coin Flip and the Crazy Time Bonus Wheel.
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The bonus games are what set Crazy Time apart from similar games, with each of them taking place in the live studio. The 4 bonus games are Coin Flip, Cash Hunt, Pachinko and Crazy Time. We’ll be going into more detail on these later, as they’re quick mini games with in the game.

Before the start of each round a bonus multiplier or Top slot is spun and you’ll potentially get a random bonus multiplier on a random number or bonus game. We saw some bonuses applied during our game play and more importantly those numbers did land a good number of times, which makes the game exciting from the start.

If the wheel comes to a stop on a number then bets are paid out and the next round begins, but it’s the bonus rounds that make Crazy Time so much fun;

Crazy Time Game

Coin Flip

The Coin Flip game is very simple, a bonus is applied to either side of a red and blue coin. The coin is flipped and the side that wins (faces up) is the what your multiplier is. Coin flip is quick and keeps the action going nicely, with the presenters doing a great job of building the excitement.

Cash Hunt

The Cash Hunt Bonus game has a wall of 108 random multipliers and are shown in a shooting gallery kinda of fashion. You aim the cannon at the target you believe has the highest valued multiplier and the game begins, revealing the multipliers.

Pachinko

Pachinko sees the presenter drop a puck down a set of pegs with a set of bonus multipliers at the bottom. The game is very entertaining to watch as the puck lights up beautifully and it’s always nice to see a presenter physically interacting with the game.

Crazy Time Bonus Game

The Crazy Time Bonus game is another lucky wheel, you get to choose between 3 coloured pointers on the wheel. Green, Blue and Yellow. The wheel spins and you get the multiplier of the colour you chose, once the wheel stops. The pure spectacle of the bonus round makes it very entertaining to watch and we must say that the animation is on point. It’s also very quick so there’s not too long a wait to get back into the action.

How to win at Crazy Time

As with most lucky wheel games there is no real set Crazy Time strategy but what makes Crazy Time different is that it’s certainly worth backing only the bonus games. They contain some of the highest multipliers available and that’s where the big winnings are to be had. We found ourselves betting almost exclusively on the bonus games due to the returns and the entertainment factor.

Those looking to take a more strategic approach would be interested to know that the theoretical return to player is 96.08%.

Crazy Time is a Winner!

Crazy Time is one of, if not the best, lucky wheel live game games available. It’s much more action packed than the likes of Dream Catcher and Monopoly Live thanks to the frequency of its bonus games. We would also like to point out that over several hours of game play we were always entertained by the hosts.

Their energy is fantastic and the interaction with the audience is fun and not too serious. Evolution Gaming have another winner on their hands and we highly recommend Crazy Time to players who enjoy lucky wheels and bonus games.

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Introduction

Crazy Time could be briefly described as an elaborate form of Big Six. It adds random multipliers and four slices represent independent games the player will play if the initiating spin stops in the slice for that game. The whole thing is played by live dealers about once a minute, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by the upbeat and energetic live dealers of Evolution Gaming.

According to Bitcasino.io, the return of the game is 96.08%.

Disclaimer

Evolution, the maker of Crazy Time, is very protective of their game rules and don't disclose many details that one would need to do a proper math analysis of the game. Fortunatley, there is Tracksino, which tracks some statistics of the game. For elements of the game that can't be quantified I used historical data from Tracksino and tweaked it a bit to get the return of all bets close to 96.08%. That said, I do not claim all of the following rules are exact, but they are my best guess.

Base Game Rules

Sit back and pay attention, as the Crazy Time rules are rather involved. If you get confused, maybe watching my video on how to play Crazy Time will help.

  1. The base game is played on a vertical wheel with 54 stops. The player may bet on where the wheel will stop. The table below shows the available bets and the number of stops of each on the wheel.
  2. After betting is closed, the 'Top Slot' will spin. The left of two reels will stop first on one of the eight bets. Then the right wheel will usually stop on a multiplier. If the wheel stops on the same bet chosen by the Top Slot, then the win for that bet shall be multiplied by the multplier on the right reel. If the right reel stops between multipliers, then no prize will be multiplied. For example, the game might pick Pachinko and 5X. This would mean that if the outcome of the spin lands on Pachinko, then the win from the Pachinko game will be multiplied by 5.
  3. All wins are on a 'to one' basis. Bets on 1, 2, 5, and 10 pay those same odds. For example, a winning bet on 5 will pay 5 to 1.
  4. If the wheel stops on Coin Flip, Pachinko, Cash Hunt, or Crazy Time, then that game will be played. Any bets on that slice be eligible to play the game and pay according to its outcome and any Top Slot multiplier earned.
  5. The rules of each bonus game are indicated below.

Following are the basic rules of each bonus. I get into much more detail on them in the analysis sections below.

  • Cash Hunt: This is a simple bonus with 108 symbols with a win behind each one. The player may pick any symbol. At the end of the bonus the wins behind the symbols are revealed.
  • Coin Flip: Two wins are randomly assigned to both sides of a coin. One side will have a win from 2 to 5 and the other from 7 to 100. The coin is flipped, determining the player's win.
  • Pachinko: This is played on a Plinko board with 16 possibles wins or multipliers on the bottom. If the puck lands in a multiplier, then all the fixed wins are doubled and the puck dropped again. Eventually, the puck will land in a fixed win, which is what winning Pachinko bets will pay.
  • Crazy Time: This is both the name of the game itself as well as a particular bonus round. This bonus round is the most elaborate and takes the most time to play. It is played on a prize wheel with three stoppers, which the player may choose from. Where the prize wheel stops on the chosen stopper will be bonus win. There are also multipliers on the wheel, which will double or triple all fixed wins and the wheel will be re-spun.

Both the Pachinko and Crazy Time bonuses could, in theory, go on indefinitely with doubles and triples, resulting in enormous prizes. Although this rule will probably never have to be enforced, there is a maximum win of 20,000 for both games.

The following table shows the eight available bets on the Base Game wheel and the number of stops on each one.

Base Game Wheel

BetNumber Stops
$121
$213
$57
$104
Coin Flip4
Pachinko2
Cash Hunt2
Crazy Time1
Total54

Cash Hunt Bonus Analysis


Click on this image to go directly to my explanation of the Cash Hunt Bonus on YouTube.

As mentioned in the rules section, the Cash Hunt bonus is simply picking from one of 108 icons to reveal a win behind it. The table below shows just three prize distributions I have seen. Below are three prize boards I have seen.

Cash Hunt Prize Distribution

WinBoard 1Board 2Board 3
5141515
7141813
10242520
15291515
20181925
25097
50037
75035
100901
500010
Total108108108
Average19.4719.9619.36

Board 2, with the 500 win and highest average win, does not seem to happen very often. I would estimate about 10% of the time. To get an overall average win, I took a weighted average consisting of 40% board, 10% board 2, and 50% board 3, for an mean Cash Hunt win of 19.47.

Coin Flip Bonus Rules

The following video starts at the beginning of my narration of a Coin Flip bonus. You can stop at 5:47.

As mentioned in the rules above, the game picks two wins, a smaller and a larger one, assigns a win to each side of a coin and flips it.

The following table shows my best estimate of the probability of each win for the lower win. The lower right cell shows an average win of 3.265625.

Coin Flip -- Lower Win

WinWeightProbabilityReturn
2370.2890630.578125
3430.3359381.007813
4250.1953130.781250
5230.1796880.898438
Total1281.0000003.265625

The following table shows my best estimate of the probability of each win for the higher win. The lower right cell shows an average win of 15.296875.

Coin Flip -- Higher Win

WinWeightProbabilityReturn
7160.1250000.875000
8170.1328131.062500
9140.1093750.984375
10150.1171881.171875
12170.1328131.593750
15180.1406252.109375
20130.1015632.031250
25100.0781251.953125
5070.0546882.734375
10010.0078130.781250
Total1281.00000015.296875
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The overall average win of the Coin Flip bonus is simple the average of the two average, of (3.265625+15.296875)/2 = 9.281250.

Pachinko Bonus Rules


Click on this image to go directly to my explanation of the Pachinko Bonus on YouTube.

Following are more detailed rules for the Pachinko Bonus.

  1. The game is played on a pegged pachinko/plinko board with 16 slots at the bottom.
  2. Each slot at the bottom shall be associated with multiplier or a 'Double.'
  3. A disk is dropped from the top at a random position.
  4. If the disk lands in a fixed prize, then that shall be what the player wins.
  5. Wins are on a 'to one' basis.
  6. If the disk lands in Double, then all fixed win prizes will be doubled and the disk re-dropped.
  7. The game may re-double an unlimited number of times.
  8. The maximum win is capped at 20,000 to 1.

The way I believe this game works is each of the 16 wins is independently drawn. That means that some games can have a much higher average win than others, once the board is drawn. The table below shows my best estimate of the weighting and probability of each of the 16 wins.

Pachinko Weighting Table

WinWeightProbability
262.34%
383.13%
5166.25%
75621.88%
106023.44%
153614.06%
20238.98%
25103.91%
3593.52%
4051.95%
5072.73%
10041.56%
20020.78%
Double145.47%
Total256100.00%

After a lot of math, before considering the doubles, I find the average win to be 16.62. After the effect of the doubles, I find it to be 17.64.

Crazy Times Bonus Analysis


Click on this image to go directly to my explanation of the Crazy Time Bonus on YouTube.

Crazy Time Game

Following are my detailed rules for the bonus.

  1. The Crazy Time Bonus features a 64-stop prize wheel.
  2. There are at least three different prize wheels the game may randomly choose from.
  3. The player picks from three stoppers on the wheel -- green, blue, and yellow.
  4. The player shall win whatever prize is at the color of his stopper when the wheel stops.
  5. If the wheel lands in 'double' or 'triple' at any stopper then the wheel shall be repsun with all prizes doubled or tripled for that color only. For example, if the blue stopper only lands in 'double' then players picking green or yellow shall be paid according to where those stoppers landed, then prizes will be doubled, and the wheel re-spun to resolve the blue win only.
  6. Re-spins can trigger more re-spin, infinitely.
  7. The maximum win is 20,000.

The following table shows three wheels I have seen used in the Crazy Times Bonus. I believe there are many more. The concept is simple, the dealer spins the wheel and wherever it lands determines what the player wins. If the wheel lands in Double or Triple, then all fixed wins are doubled or tripled and the wheel re-spun. Re-spins can trigger more re-spins. The maximum win is 20,000.

The following table shows the possible prizes in the Crazy Times Bonus and how many appear on the three wheels I observed.

Crazy Time Bonus

WinWheel 1Wheel 2Wheel 3
101209
1513118
207108
2581817
5061715
100244
200001
Double1641
Triple001
Total646464

The next table shows my analysis of the Crazy Time bonus using Wheel 1 above. The left column shows the final win, the middle the probability, and the right the contribution to the return. The lower right cell shows an average win of 36.066539.

Crazy Time Bonus Wheel #1

WinProbabilityReturn
100.1875001.875000
150.2031253.046875
200.1562503.125000
250.1250003.125000
300.0507811.523438
400.0390631.562500
500.1250006.250000
600.0126950.761719
800.0097660.781250
1000.0625006.250000
1200.0031740.380859
1600.0024410.390625
2000.0156253.125000
2400.0007930.190430
3200.0006100.195313
4000.0039061.562500
4800.0001980.095215
6400.0001530.097656
8000.0009770.781250
9600.0000500.047607
12800.0000380.048828
16000.0002440.390625
19200.0000120.023804
25600.0000100.024414
32000.0000610.195313
38400.0000030.011902
51200.0000020.012207
64000.0000150.097656
76800.0000010.005951
102400.0000010.006104
128000.0000040.048828
153600.0000000.002975
200000.0000020.030696
Total1.00000036.066539

The next table shows my analysis of the Crazy Time bonus using Wheel 2 above. The left column shows the final win, the middle the probability, and the right the contribution to the return. The lower right cell shows an average win of 36.874718.

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Crazy Time Bonus Wheel #2

WinProbabilityReturn
150.1718752.578125
200.1562503.125000
250.2812507.031250
300.0107420.322266
400.0097660.390625
500.28320314.160156
600.0006710.040283
800.0006100.048828
1000.0802008.020020
1200.0000420.005035
1600.0000380.006104
2000.0050131.002502
2400.0000030.000629
3200.0000020.000763
4000.0003130.125313
4800.0000000.000079
6400.0000000.000095
8000.0000200.015664
9600.0000000.000010
12800.0000000.000012
16000.0000010.001958
19200.0000000.000001
20000.0000000.000000
Total1.00000036.874718

The next table shows my analysis of the Crazy Time bonus using Wheel 3 above. The left column shows the final win, the middle the probability, and the right the contribution to the return. The lower right cell shows an average win of 36.361278.

Crazy Time Bonus Wheel #3

WinProbabilityReturn
100.1406251.406250
150.1250001.875000
200.1271972.543945
250.2656256.640625
300.0041500.124512
400.0019870.079498
450.0019530.087891
500.23852511.926270
600.0020520.123138
750.0041500.311279
800.0000310.002484
900.0000950.008583
1000.0662276.622696
1200.0000630.007575
1350.0000310.004120
1500.0037920.568771
1600.0000000.000078
1800.0000340.006040
2000.0166603.331959
2250.0000650.014591
2400.0000010.000351
2700.0000020.000531
3000.0010940.328213
3200.0000000.000000
3600.0000020.000544
4000.0002600.104117
4050.0000000.000193
4500.0000600.027117
4800.0000000.000015
5400.0000010.000282
6000.0002770.166442
6400.0000000.000000
6750.0000010.000684
7200.0000000.000034
8000.0000040.003243
8100.0000000.000007
9000.0000180.016232
9600.0000000.000001
9600.0000000.000001
10800.0000000.000001
12000.0000080.010082
12150.0000000.000009
12800.0000000.000000
13500.0000010.001207
14400.0000000.000002
16000.0000000.000096
16200.0000000.000012
18000.0000050.008309
19200.0000000.000000
20250.0000000.000032
21600.0000000.000000
24000.0000000.000468
25600.0000000.000000
27000.0000000.000644
28800.0000000.000000
32000.0000000.000000
36000.0000000.000732
38400.0000000.000000
40500.0000000.000057
43200.0000000.000000
48000.0000000.000019
51200.0000000.000000
54000.0000000.000322
57600.0000000.000000
64000.0000000.000000
72000.0000000.000045
76800.0000000.000000
81000.0000000.000030
96000.0000000.000001
128000.0000000.000000
144000.0000000.000002
162000.0000000.000015
192000.0000000.000000
200000.0000000.005880
Total1.00000036.361278

To summarize, the return of wheel 1 is 36.066539, wheel 2 is 36.361278, and reel 3 is 36.361278. Taking the average of the three wheels, my estimate of the return from the Crazy Times bonus is 36.434179.

Top Slot Analysis

Our friends at Tracksino tracked the outcome of 76,175 Top Slot spins in their page Crazy Time Multipliers Revealed. The following table shows their results of the winning symbol. The second column quotes the Tracksino results exactly, which add up to 100.48%. The right column divides each probability by 1.0048, to get the probabilities to add up to 100%.

Top Slot Winning Symbol

SymbolTracksino OddsAdjusted Odds
$113.25%13.19%
$213.34%13.28%
$511.45%11.40%
$108.32%8.28%
Pachinko11.70%11.64%
Coin Flip14.06%13.99%
Cash Hunt12.34%12.28%
Crazy Time16.02%15.94%
Total100.48%100.00%

The next table shows the Tracksino results for the multiplier. They refer to the multiplier reel stopping between symbols as a 'miss,' which is mathematically equivalent to a 1x multiplier. These probabilities add to 100%, so no adjustment was needed.

Top Slot Multiplier

SymbolTracksino Odds
Miss (1x)21.52%
225.04%
321.34%
410.23%
58.97%
75.28%
103.44%
151.70%
201.34%
250.82%
500.32%
Total100.00%

The average multiplier, given these probabilities, counting a miss as a 1x muliplier, is 3.8155.

However, based on my own observations, the average multiplier for some symbols was significantly higher than others. This did not surprise me because if every symbol had a 3.8155 average multiplier, then some bets would pay significantly more than others. To be specific, if we assumed there symbol and multiplier were drawn indpendently, according to the probabilities above, the following would be the returns of the flat win bets:

  • $1 -- 92.22%
  • $2 -- 90.22%
  • $5 -- 98.57%
  • $10 -- 98.75%

Evolution, the company that makes Crazy Time, is too smart for that. To equalize the return of every bet, I had to assume the average multiplier was higher for bets like $2 and lower for bets like $10. Based on tweaking the data from Tracksino, to make sure the overall probabilities still matched for each symbol and multiplier, I created the following table which shows my best estimate for each combination of symbol and multiplier.

Top Slot Reel Pairings

Multiplier$1$2$5$10PachinkoCoin FlipCash HuntCrazy TimeTotal
10.0244920.0249720.0256410.0188870.0261480.0302880.0289900.0357830.215200
20.0312840.0296660.0296520.0218520.0276630.0371230.0318960.0412650.250400
30.0281400.0283320.0243180.0176700.0248490.0298610.0262080.0340230.213400
40.0134900.0135820.0116570.0084710.0119120.0143150.0125640.0163100.102300
50.0118280.0119090.0102220.0074270.0104450.0125520.0110160.0143010.089700
70.0069630.0070100.0060170.0043720.0061480.0073880.0064840.0084180.052800
100.0062720.0067690.0032320.0021600.0035700.0046570.0030800.0046590.034400
150.0035440.0039080.0014210.0008920.0021350.0017790.0012290.0020910.017000
200.0030490.0034510.0010110.0005940.0019090.0010830.0007870.0015170.013400
250.0019490.0021900.0005900.0003350.0011090.0006830.0004490.0008940.008200
500.0008560.0009750.0001930.0001430.0005530.0001990.0001070.0001740.003200
Total0.1318670.1327630.1139530.0828030.1164410.1399280.1228110.1594351.000000

Overall Game Analysis

After all that, we are finally ready to calculate the return of each bet. We can definite that return as a * (1 + b * (c * (d-1) + 1)), where:

  • a = Probability of winning
  • b = Average base win (before Top Slot)
  • c = Probability Top Slot multiplier
  • d = Average Top Slot multiplier

That said, the following table brings it allow together to get the overall return of each bet.

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Overall Game Analysis

BetProbability
Win
Average
Win
Probability
Multiplier
Average
Multiplier
Return
$10.3888891.0000000.1319984.5630110.960677
$20.2407412.0000000.1318994.7533970.960589
$50.1296305.0000000.1140673.4751320.960769
$100.07407410.0000000.0828853.3766730.960734
Coin Flip0.0740749.2812500.1165573.4861760.960799
Pachinko0.03703717.6447350.1400683.9524330.960798
Cash Hunt0.03703719.4657410.1229333.2870860.960692
Crazy Time0.01851936.4341790.1595943.4834790.960644

At this point, please reread my disclaimer where I say that I had to do some hand-waving adjustments to get the return of each bet close to 96.08%. I'm sure this is not exactly how the game was designed, but I think it is pretty close. If somebody hired me to reverse engineer it, this is how I would do it.

External Links

  • Live stream of Crazy Time from Tracksino.
  • Discussion about Crazy Time in my forum at Wizard of Vegas.

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Written by:Michael Shackleford