Sipho Ngubane finished working for the day, got himself a vetkoek, and opened the YesPlay app on his trusty old phone. It was going to be a couple more days before he got paid, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t turn a tiny part of his budget into something bigger. He heard his friends talking about Cash or Crash Live and a retro fruit machine from NetEnt, so tonight he decided to check both of them out.
First Move
Cash or Crash Live appeared to be really basic at first: one bet, a twenty-step ladder, and a bingo cage with nineteen green, eight red, and one gold ball. Sipho started small and put R10 on the line. A green ball moved him up to 1.2x, then another to 1.6x. At that point he chose to take some money out while letting the rest of the bet climb higher, and then the gold ball appeared. With the shield activated, the ladder payouts jumped significantly, giving him a chance of winning 18 000x. Finally, the red ball appeared, but it bounced off without damaging the shield. Sipho was laughing so loudly the commuters at the train platform started staring.
Climbing Higher
Feeling like he was on a lucky streak, Sipho switched from lotteries to slots. After looking through the list, he decided pay Cash Ultimate a visit, which, according to the description, had piled-up symbols and fast hits. He gave the icon a quick tap and spun at R2.50 a line, hoping for multipliers. A scatter cluster quickly paid R175, covering his earlier bet. Sipho then remembered what his uncles always used to say: always leave when you’re up.
Fruit Finish
NetEnt’s Fruit Shop had a simple, old school feel to it: bright and colourful, nothing too complicated, high RTP, and that 2x wild multiplier. He wanted to check it out at R1.50 a spin. Once Cherries lined up, he instantly got five free spins, and the spins kept retriggering, which resulted in even more free spins. By the time the game was finished, his balance was R500, nearly triple what he made in tips from his taxi.
