Cash Quest slot
Cash Quest is a fantasy grid slot from Hacksaw Gaming, released on 26 October 2021 and set in a magical forest of swords, skulls and treasure. It plays on a 6x6 grid where clusters of five or more matching symbols pay and then cascade away. Its signature is the Boostbar: when a BB book lands, four modifier positions open above the grid, offering anything from extra wilds and splitting symbols to multipliers.
Editorial note: this guide explains how Cash Quest works. Rules, features and payout figures are set by the studio and can differ between operators and game versions, so check the game’s information panel before you play. Slots are games of chance, and nothing here predicts results. Availability at Fortune Games can change.
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Cash Quest: key facts
| Studio | Hacksaw Gaming |
|---|---|
| Released | 26 October 2021 |
| Grid and wins | 6x6, as the game info in our lobby shows; clusters of 5 or more matching symbols touching horizontally or vertically |
| Volatility | Medium (3 out of 5 on Hacksaw’s scale) |
| Paying symbols | Ten; the five lower symbols, bones and skulls among them, pay alike, 15x the stake for a cluster of 26 or more (shown as 27.00 at a £1.80 bet on the game info in our lobby), and the five premium symbols pay more |
| Wild | A blue stone W that can land anywhere and substitutes for every symbol except the free spins scatter |
| Cascades | Winning symbols are removed and new ones drop in, until no new win forms |
| Boostbar | A BB book symbol opens it above the grid, revealing four modifier positions, as the game info in our lobby shows |
| Boostbar modifiers | Blocking stones; the Magic Lantern; splitter symbols; wilds; symbol multipliers; global multipliers (added together). After its free spins paragraph, the game info in our lobby lists splitter amounts of 5 to 30 symbols, wilds of 2 to 20, and symbol and global multipliers of 5x to 100x |
| Free spins | 3 scatters award 10; the BB book appears more often; the round cannot be retriggered, because the free spin symbol does not appear in it, as the game info in our lobby shows |
| Maximum win | Up to 7,500x the stake, as the game info in our lobby shows |
| Stakes | From 20p a spin in the game’s own range. UK rules cap online slot stakes at £5 a spin, or £2 if you are 18 to 24 |
| Autoplay and turbo | Not available at sites licensed in Great Britain; UK rules require at least 2.5 seconds between the start of one game cycle and the next |
| RTP | Shown in the game’s information panel |
| Similar game | A later Hacksaw Gaming cluster game is compared below |
All values (Bet Levels, Maximum Wins etc.) mentioned in relation to this slot game are subject to change at any time.
The game info in our lobby, at £1.80 a spin: three or more free spin symbols give 10 free spins with more Boostbar activator symbols, and the symbol payouts start at clusters of 5, with the five lower symbols at 0.18 for 5 and 3.60 for 9. Game and artwork © Hacksaw Gaming.
Further down the symbol payouts at £1.80 a spin: the five lower symbols show 27.00 for clusters of 26 or more, and the gold crown shows 31.50 for a cluster of 15 to 20. Game and artwork © Hacksaw Gaming.
How Cash Quest plays
The game is set in a magical forest scattered with swords, skulls and treasure, and its ten paying symbols follow the theme, with bones and skulls at the bottom of the paytable. The 6x6 grid has no paylines. A win is a cluster of five or more matching symbols touching horizontally or vertically, and the paytable runs up to clusters of 26 symbols or more.
Cash Quest in our lobby on 12 November 2026, at £1.80 a spin: the 6x6 grid of bones, skulls, potions, boots and shields under the Cash Quest logo. The bar above the game shows the session time and Net: £0.00. UK rules require online slots to show time played and net position. Game and artwork © Hacksaw Gaming.
Each win is removed, new symbols drop into the gaps and the cascade carries on until nothing new connects. The wild is a blue stone marked W. It can land in any position and substitutes for every symbol except the free spins scatter. Volatility is medium, 3 out of 5 on Hacksaw’s own scale, and stakes start at 20p a spin.
Cash Quest: 6x6; clusters of 5 or more matching symbols touching horizontally or vertically. Matching symbols that touch side by side pay as a cluster.
The Boostbar
Most of the time the Boostbar hides behind the game’s logo above the grid. When a BB book symbol lands, the logo moves aside to reveal four positions, each holding a modifier. Blocking stones simply take up space. A Magic Lantern clears every symbol from the grid so that new ones fall in. Splitter symbols are paying symbols marked with a number from 5 to 30, and that many copies jump onto the grid. A wilds modifier adds wilds to the grid. Symbol multipliers attach to one paying symbol, and global multipliers apply to every win in the current round. The game info lists the amounts each one can take.
The About the Game section of the game info in our lobby: a cluster-win game on a 6x6 grid with a max win of 7,500 times your bet, and the Boostbar, four extra positions above the reels, activated when a Boostbar activator symbol (the BB book pictured) lands on the grid. Game and artwork © Hacksaw Gaming.
Free spins
Three scatters award 10 free spins. The Boostbar works the same way in the round, but its activator, the BB book, turns up more often than in the base game, and some modifier values change slightly. The 10 spins are all there is: the round cannot be retriggered and no extra spins can be won along the way, so every bonus lasts exactly 10 spins.
Cash Quest compared with Le Bandit
Le Bandit, a later Hacksaw Gaming cluster game from August 2023, uses the same rule that five or more matching symbols touching across or down make a win, and Hacksaw rates both games 3 out of 5 for volatility. Le Bandit plays on a 6x5 grid rather than 6x6, and its extra layer comes from where its wins land: each winning position is marked as a Golden Square, and a Rainbow turns the marked squares into coins, four-leaf clovers or pots of gold. Cash Quest takes its extras from outside the grid instead, from the Boostbar above it.
| Game | Released | Grid | Hacksaw volatility | Signature feature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Quest | October 2021 | 6x6, clusters of 5 or more | 3 out of 5 | Boostbar: four modifier positions opened by the BB book |
| Le Bandit | August 2023 | 6x5, clusters of 5 or more | 3 out of 5 | Golden Squares on winning positions, activated by a Rainbow |
Cash Quest at Fortune Games
Cash Quest is a Hacksaw Gaming cluster game in the Fortune Games lobby (18+) whose extras come from above the grid rather than on it. The game’s own range starts at 20p a spin; at sites licensed in Great Britain the ceiling is £5, or £2 for players aged 18 to 24. Fortune Games has an app on the App Store and Google Play.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Boostbar only active in the Cash Quest free spins?
No. It works in the base game too, whenever a BB book lands on the grid. In the free spins the book simply turns up more often and a few modifier values are slightly different, but the same modifiers can appear in both parts of the game.
How do global multipliers work in Cash Quest?
A global multiplier from the Boostbar applies to every win in the current round rather than to one symbol. Values run up to x100, and when more than one is in view they are added together before being applied, so an x5 and an x10 showing at the same time make x15.
How big does a winning cluster need to be in Cash Quest?
Five or more matching symbols, joined horizontally or vertically anywhere on the 6x6 grid. Clusters can grow well beyond that, and the paytable’s top band is for clusters of 26 symbols or more, where the premium symbols pay their highest values.
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Checked on 1 November 2026 against Hacksaw Gaming’s games listing and its Le Bandit game page, the Bigwinboard, SlotCatalog, LCB, VegasSlotsOnline and OLBG game records, the Gambling Commission’s stake-limit guidance and remote technical standards, and the game in the Fortune Games lobby on 12 November 2026. Reviewed by Kay Cheadle on 12 November 2026. How we research and check our guides: our editorial policy.