Tombstone Begins RTP, max win and volatility from Nolimit City’s published maths
Released
Tombstone Begins is a 4-5-5-5-4 line slot that Nolimit City released on 12 May 2026. The studio’s published RTP is 96.02%: 64.15 points from the base game and 31.87 from the bonus. The max win is 20,000x the bet, at odds of 1 in 217 million, and the volatility rating is Extreme.
- Studio-published RTP
- 96.02%
- Max win (x bet)
- 20,000x
- Max-win frequency
- 1/217,000,000
- Reel layout
- 4-5-5-5-4
- Volatility
- EXTREME (17.58)
Tombstone Begins specs, with a source for every line
| Item | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | Nolimit City | [1] |
| Release date | 12 May 2026 | [1] |
| Studio-published RTP | 96.02% | [1] |
| RTP split | base game 64.15 + bonus 31.87 points | [1] |
| Reel layout | 4-5-5-5-4 (5 reels of different heights) | [1] |
| How wins form | 22 win lines | [1] |
| Max win | 20,000x the base bet | [1] |
| Max-win frequency | once every 217,000,000 spins (about 6.9 years at one spin a second) | [1] |
| Volatility | EXTREME (studio index 17.58) | [1] |
| Hit rate | 20.45% (some win roughly once every 4.9 spins) | [1] |
| 100x+ wins | once every 715 spins | [1] |
| Free spins | once every 216 spins | [1] |
| Nolimit Boosters and Bonuses | 4 options, 2x to 999x the base bet | [1] |
| Bet range | 0.20 to 100 (official page, no currency given) | [1] |
Tombstone Begins: story and setting
‘The part they don’t tell ya’: Nolimit City pitches this as the beginning, before Tombstone had a name worth fearing. The town is just cowboys and cattle. Outlaws including El Gordo fight over gold-rich land, each hoping to make a name that lasts. Tombstone Begins is where the first shot rings out.
The series began with Tombstone on 2 May 2019, and Tombstone R.I.P followed on 11 January 2022. Where R.I.P capped wins at 300,000x, this prequel stops at 20,000x. In exchange, its rules are rebuilt around revolvers and respins.
How it plays, summarised from the studio’s description
- Win respins
- A win triggers a respin with the winning symbols and every instance of them held in place. Each newly held symbol adds a respin, and the win pays when no respins are left.
- Revolver symbols
- They land on any reel with 3 to 6 bullets and fire one per spin. A bullet can turn a symbol Wild, double its multiplier (xSplit) or upgrade it to a higher symbol. Others switch on an xNudge Wild or add xNudge multipliers of 2x, 3x, 10x or 100x, which stack.
- Unleash and Refill
- Unleash makes every revolver fire all remaining bullets at once; Refill reloads every revolver to six. Each lands at most once per spin.
- Three bonus tiers
- Three bonus symbols give 6 Gunslinger Spins (+1 per extra symbol; xNudge multipliers carry over). Four give 8 Outlaw Spins with fully loaded revolvers. Five give 10 Widowmaker Spins, where revolvers empty all their bullets.
- Extra Spin
- When a bonus ends you may be offered an extra spin that keeps the xNudge multipliers. Its price is set from those multipliers and it is offered only when it costs no more than the total win.
- Vengeance
- If the total win passes 20,000x, the round ends and 20,000x is paid.
The RTP split and frequencies the studio publishes
| Item | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Total RTP | 96.02% | In theory, 96.02 back for every 100 staked over the long run |
| Base-game share | 64.15 | What base spins return without any bonus (67% of the total RTP) |
| Bonus share | 31.87 | 33% of the total RTP (the smallest bonus share of the four Nolimit City games here) |
| Hit rate | 20.45% | A win roughly once every 4.9 spins, including wins below the stake |
| 100x+ wins | once every 715 spins | about every 12 minutes at one spin a second |
| Free spins | once every 216 spins | about every 3.6 minutes at one spin a second; in between, only the base-game share (64.15 points) comes back |
| Max win | 20,000x, once every 217,000,000 spins | about 6.9 years on average at one spin a second |
| Volatility | EXTREME (17.58) | EXTREME (the lowest index of the five Nolimit City games here, Mental II included) |
| Expected loss, KRW 1,000 × 1,000 spins | KRW 39,800 | 3.98% of KRW 1,000,000 staked (the house edge) |
What Nolimit Boosters and Bonuses cost and guarantee
| Option | Type | Cost (x base bet) | At a KRW 1,000 base bet | What it guarantees (studio description) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonus Booster | Booster (per spin) | 2x | KRW 2,000 | A Bonus symbol guaranteed on reel 2 |
| xNudge® Showdown | Booster (per spin) | 30x | KRW 30,000 | A revolver with 2 xNudge and 2 xNudge-multiplier bullets |
| xNudge® Fully Loaded | Booster (per spin) | 190x | KRW 190,000 | A revolver with 3 xNudge and 3 xNudge-multiplier bullets |
| Revolver Mayhem | Booster (per spin) | 999x | KRW 999,000 | Six revolvers on top and bottom of reels 2 to 4; three always hold xNudge-multiplier bullets and one xNudge bullet |
The game page gives no RTP per option, so no per-option expected loss is calculated. The cost is certain: the priciest, Revolver Mayhem, is KRW 999,000 a time at a KRW 1,000 base bet.
The chance of each event and the expected loss over 100, 1,000 and 10,000 spins of Tombstone Begins
Over 1,000 spins there is a 0.97% chance of never reaching free spins. The chance of the max win in the same 1,000 spins is 0.00046%, against an expected loss of KRW 39,800.
| KRW 1,000 base bet | 100 spins (~2 min) | 1,000 spins (~17 min) | 10,000 spins (~2.8 h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free spins at least once | 37% | 99% |
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| A 100x+ win at least once | 13% | 75% |
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| Max win at least once | 0.000046% | 0.00046% | 0.0046% |
| Expected loss | KRW 3,980 | KRW 39,800 | KRW 398,000 |
Worked out from the studio’s published average frequencies as 1 − (1 − 1/frequency)^spins. It treats spins as independent; real sessions swing widely around these figures.
Reading the numbers
- A volatility figure of 17.58 is the lowest among the Nolimit City games in this library. Its rating, EXTREME, sits one step below INSANE. By ordinary slot standards it still means very wide swings.
- Of the 96.02% RTP, 31.87 points come from the bonus, which lands about once in 216 spins. Through stretches without a bonus, play can feel closer to a 64.15% return.
- Its max-win cap is the lowest of the four Nolimit City games here, and so are its odds of reaching it: 1 in 217,000,000. Wins of 100x or more come about once in 715 spins.
- The priciest booster, Revolver Mayhem, costs 999x the base bet. What each booster guarantees is in the cost table below.
How it differs from the closest games
| Item | Tombstone Begins | San Quentin Manhunt | Mental II |
|---|---|---|---|
| Released | 12 May 2026 | 21 Apr 2026 | 25 Mar 2025 |
| RTP | 96.02% | 96.15% | 96.06% |
| Base + bonus RTP | 64.15 + 31.87 | 55.52 + 40.63 | not published |
| Max win | 20,000x | 46,532x | 99,999x |
| Max-win frequency | 1/217,000,000 | 1/15,900,000 | 1/16,000,000 |
| Reels | 4-5-5-5-4 | 1-3-5-5-3-1 | 3-2-3-2-3 |
| Wins | 22 lines | 7+ anywhere | 108 ways |
| Volatility | EXTREME 17.58 | EXTREME 23.02 | INSANE 41.54 |
| Hit rate | 20.45% | 20.92% | 31.41% |
| Free spins trigger | 1/216 | 1/281 | 1/249 |
- Against San Quentin Manhunt: max win 20,000x vs 46,532x (2.3 times lower); max-win frequency 1 in 217,000,000 vs 1 in 15,900,000 (14 times rarer); RTP 96.02% vs 96.15% (0.13 points lower); reels 4-5-5-5-4 vs 1-3-5-5-3-1; wins 22 lines vs 7+ anywhere; volatility index EXTREME 17.58 vs EXTREME 23.02; hit rate 20.45% vs 20.92%; free spins 1 in 216 vs 1 in 281.
- Against Mental II: max win 20,000x vs 99,999x (5 times lower); max-win frequency 1 in 217,000,000 vs 1 in 16,000,000 (14 times rarer); RTP 96.02% vs 96.06% (0.04 points lower); reels 4-5-5-5-4 vs 3-2-3-2-3; wins 22 lines vs 108 ways; volatility index EXTREME 17.58 vs INSANE 41.54; hit rate 20.45% vs 31.41%; free spins 1 in 216 vs 1 in 249.
Compared with earlier games in the series
| Game | Released | RTP | Max win | Volatility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tombstone | 2 May 2019 | 96.19% | 11,456x | EXTREME (19.08) |
| Tombstone R.I.P | 11 Jan 2022 | 96.08% | 300,000x | INSANE (66.85) |
| Tombstone Begins | 12 May 2026 | 96.02% | 20,000x | EXTREME (17.58) |
Earlier titles’ figures come from their Nolimit City game pages.
The studio’s full comparison is on the Nolimit City page, and all ten games are on the library hub.
What SNOW’s Tombstone Begins game page shows and leaves blank
| SNOW game-page field | SNOW shows | Studio figure (this page) |
|---|---|---|
| Studio name shown | No Limit City | Nolimit City |
| RTP | Provider-published RTP 96.02% | 96.02% |
| House edge | 3.98% | 3.98% |
| Reel design, max win, volatility, stakes range | all four blank | 4-5-5-5-4 / 20,000x / EXTREME (17.58) / 0.20 to 100 |
| Category tags | New Games, Hot, Slots, RTP Slots | none |
What SNOW’s game pages show and leave blank is set out on the library hub.
Tombstone Begins: frequently asked questions
- How do you trigger the bonus?
- Three, four or five bonus symbols open Gunslinger (6), Outlaw (8) or Widowmaker (10) spins. A bonus arrives about once in 216 spins.
- How volatile is it?
- Nolimit City rates it EXTREME with a published figure of 17.58, below the INSANE-rated games in this library (30.93 to 41.54).
Sources and check date
Every figure was checked on 2026-11-02. Bracketed numbers match the source marks in the spec table.