Relax Gaming’s Money Train 5 Returns: The Series Billed as “the Last” Is Back
A rundown of Relax Gaming’s Money Train 5. The series billed as the last is back at fans’ request. We look at the Nuclear Wild and three new characters, Standard and Ultra modes, 96.10% RTP, and the 50,000x max win.
Key takeaways
- Relax Gaming released the fifth game in the Money Train series on September 24.
- The fourth game was billed as the “last stand,” but the series was revived at fans’ request.
- New characters like Ticket Master, Bomber and Pyromancer have been added, along with a Nuclear Wild.
- You can choose between two modes, Standard and Ultra, and several bonus buy options.
“Last” Wasn’t the Last
When Relax Gaming released Money Train 4, it called it the series’ “last stand.” Many people believed it. But on September 24, the train pulled out of the station again. The company said Money Train 5 is back “by popular demand from fans.”
Chief Product Officer Tony O’Mahony admitted that the decision wasn’t easy. “Money Train is without a doubt one of our most successful series, so continuing it was not a decision we took lightly. The goal was to raise the bar without losing what made this slot special.” CEO Martin Stolos also described it as “one of the works that define the company’s history.”
Stolos added that “the anticipation for the fifth game showed that the connection between this series and its players is still strong.” A company that had declared the series finished has opened the door again. It is rare in the slot industry for a series to run to five installments, and that alone shows Money Train’s standing.
The road the series has traveled
Money Train is Relax Gaming’s flagship original IP. The max multiplier grew with each installment, peaking at 150,000x in the fourth game. Yet the max win in the fifth game is 50,000x. Looking at the cap alone, it has actually gone down.
| Games | RTP | Max win |
|---|---|---|
| Money Train | 96.20% | 20,000x |
| Money Train 2 | 96.40% | 50,000x |
| Money Train 3 | 96.10% | 100,000x |
| Money Train 4 | 96.10% | 150,000x |
| Money Train 5 | 96.10% | 50,000x |
In exchange for the lower number, what the company emphasized is “bigger risk and unpredictability.” A high cap does not mean that number actually comes up. The fifth game looks like it is heading in the direction of lowering the top end while making the changes that happen below it bigger and more frequent. Whether that call is right is up to the players to decide.
RTP has stayed at 96.10% since the third game. This game is being supplied to a worldwide network of operators together with Relax’s Silver Bullet and Powered By partner games. It is the card Relax values most among its own IP.
A ruined world, new passengers
The setting is a post-apocalyptic world. The series’ signature Western and steampunk atmosphere has moved to a wasteland after civilization’s collapse. The Ticket Master, the Bomber and the Pyromancer join as new characters, along with the Nuclear Wild, whose name alone sounds dangerous.
The fun of the Money Train series has always come from its character symbols. On the bonus board, characters with different abilities change, collect and grow the value of money symbols. With three new characters joining, the combinations that can come up in the bonus have grown accordingly.
You can guess the roles to some extent from the names alone. The Bomber, who handles explosives, and the Pyromancer, who handles fire, are likely on the side that shakes up values on the board in a big way, while the Ticket Master, true to a name that manages the train’s tickets, is likely on the side that organizes the flow of the board. The exact abilities are not detailed in the official announcement, so it is safer to check them yourself in the demo.
Standard or Ultra?
The option that debuts in the fifth game is modes. You can choose between Standard Mode and Ultra Mode. The company described this as “giving players more direct control over the experience.” Bonus buy is also split into several options rather than just one, so you can enter the feature the way you prefer.
The launch campaign slogan is “Whatever you planned, think again.” The “MT5 Ultra Challenge,” in which streamers take part directly, also kicked off alongside it. Money Train has always been a series that streamers particularly love.
If you are riding for the first time
If you are new to the series, you can also ride through it in order. Games one through four are all available as free demos on AI Slot, and there is also the spin-off Money Train Origins Dream Drop. The size of the bonus board and the cast of characters differ slightly from game to game, which makes it a good way to compare what changed in the fifth. You can hop aboard the fifth game right away with the free demo, and the other games are in the Relax Gaming free slot collection.
Source: Relax Gaming official news