> Source: https://stitchers-get-stitches.com/how-to-play/ > Independent guide to the Stakelogic slot *Stitchers Get Stitches*. 18+ only. Last verified 2026-08-12. *Step by step* # How to play Stitchers Get Stitches **Set your stake, decide on the two side bets, and spin.** Wins form when matching symbols land on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost reel, across any of the **4096 ways** — where a symbol sits within a reel does not matter, only that the reel is part of an unbroken left-to-right chain. There is nothing to aim and nothing to time; what you actually control is the RTP build you play, the side bets you enable, your stake relative to bankroll, and when you stop. ## The ten-second check that beats every strategy - **Open the game** Demo or real money — both disclose the same figure. - **Find the menu or the «i» icon** Usually bottom-left, or inside the burger menu. - **Open the paytable / game information screen** The RTP line is normally the last item on it. - **Read the number** 94.00%, 95.50% or 96.00%. If it reads 94.00%, the identical game may be running at 96.00% at another licensed casino — see the [RTP guide](/rtp/). ## How the ways actually pay 4096 ways is the classic output of a six-reel, four-row grid: 4⁶ = 4096. Instead of fixed lines, every combination of positions counts. A symbol on reels 1, 2 and 3 pays regardless of the rows it lands on, and the more copies of that symbol sit on each reel, the more ways pay at once. ### What this does to wins - Small hits come often — that is the nature of ways-pay, not a sign the game is running hot. - A single wild can pay across dozens of ways simultaneously, which is why **Stitches Wild** is the mechanic to watch. - Per-symbol values are lower than on a payline slot; the same RTP is spread across many more outcomes. ### What it does not change - The RNG draws every outcome the instant you press spin. Nothing you do afterwards affects it. - Your stake covers all 4096 ways; there is no line count to reduce. - «Due» bonuses do not exist. Each spin is independent of every spin before it. ## The two side bets, honestly ### Super Stake Doubles your stake Stakelogic's trademark side bet. It doubles what you wager per spin and switches on an enhanced game state — depending on the title that means extra scatters, additional wilds, or low-paying symbols removed from the reels. The effect is a higher bonus-trigger frequency. **It buys frequency, not edge.** If you want to use it, halve your base stake first, or a €1 game quietly becomes a €2 game and your 100-spin runway becomes 50. ### Spin to Win ≈ +1% RTP Marked «STW» beside each RTP build on Stakelogic's roadmap. Activating it adds approximately one percentage point of RTP, taking the 96.00% build to roughly 97.00%. It is the only switch in the game that measurably improves your long-run return, which makes it the one whose rules are worth reading in the info screen on release day. ## Sizing a bankroll for 5/5 volatility Maximum volatility means the same return arrives in fewer, larger pieces — concentrated in the Hold N Win and free-spin rounds. A bankroll that cannot survive the gap between bonuses never sees the return at all. *Working guide: 1% of session bankroll per spin* | Session bankroll | Suggested stake | With Super Stake on | Spins if nothing returns | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | €50 | €0.50 | €0.25 base | 100 | | €100 | €1.00 | €0.50 base | 100 | | €250 | €2.50 | €1.25 base | 100 | **The trap on this profile:** raising the stake during a dry spell to «get it back». The RNG has no memory of the dry spell. Raising the stake only shortens the runway you needed to survive it. ## What you cannot control No spin timing, bet progression, «hot» machine or lucky button changes the odds of a certified slot. The outcome is drawn at the moment of the spin. What remains genuinely in your hands is a short list: the RTP build, the side bets, the stake size, the session length, and the loss limit you set before you start — which is the only one of the five that works when the game is going badly. ## Next: the number that costs you money Three certified builds ship with this game. Your casino picks one, and the gap is two percentage points of everything you wager. [RTP & volatility guide](/rtp/) [All nine features](/features/)