Paperclip Gaming Drops Puppetmaster — A Stake-Exclusive Slot with a 20,000x Max Win
25 May, 2026
- 🎪 Carnival Chaos: A grinning jester puppet with a seriously dangerous multiplier system.
- ⚡ 20,000x Max Win: High volatility, 96% RTP, exclusively on Stake.
- 🎯 Trigger System: Additive values up to 1000x stacked against multiplicative boosts up to 10x.
- 🎠 Three Bonus Modes: Escalating guaranteed multiplier action from Puppetmaster Bonus to Epic Puppetmaster.
Puppetmaster is the latest Stake-exclusive from Paperclip Gaming, and it comes with a multiplier system that is worth paying attention to.
The game drops players into a carnival that has clearly seen better days, a grinning jester puppet presiding over a 6x5 cluster pays grid where wins need 8 or more matching symbols to form and a tumble mechanic keeps the chain going. Visually it is bold and characterful. Mechanically it is where things get interesting.
The Multiplier System That Makes It Tick
At the heart of the Puppetmaster slot is the Trigger Symbol. Land it on a spin with at least one winning cluster and it unlocks a multiplier reveal sequence once the tumbles settle. Two types of reveal can fire, additive values between 1x and 1000x that build a running total, and multiplicative values of 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, or 10x that are applied to everything stacked so far. The two work in tandem: a run of high additive values followed by a 10x multiplicative reveal is where the really significant numbers start appearing. That combined multiplier then applies to the current win before the next round begins.
Three free spin modes escalate how much of that is guaranteed per spin. Puppetmaster Bonus increases Trigger Symbol frequency across 10 spins. Super Puppetmaster locks in a minimum of 6 multiplier reveals every spin. Epic Puppetmaster, the top tier, triggered by 5 bonus symbols, guarantees both a Trigger Symbol and a multiplier reveal on every single spin without exception.
What Is on the Buy Menu
The buy options go beyond the standard bonus buy format. Extra Chance and Super Chance handle the odds-boosting side, but the Puppet Show and Master Puppet Show are where it gets more distinctive. The Puppet Show is a single spin with a guaranteed Trigger Symbol and multiplier reveal for 50x the bet. The Master Puppet Show costs 500x and guarantees a Trigger Symbol with only multiplicative reveals, no additives, just raw multiplication. It is one of the more unusual single-spin options available in a slot right now.
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Direct buys into Puppetmaster Bonus (100x) and Super Puppetmaster (300x) round out the menu, along with a Mystery Bonus at 300x — a 50% chance of Puppetmaster Bonus, 45% Super Puppetmaster, and a 5% shot at Epic Puppetmaster.
The RTP is 96% across all modes, volatility is high, and the maximum win is 20,000x the bet. Puppetmaster is available now exclusively at Stake.
