Crash Games Guide
Crash games and related instant games are short-round casino games where you decide how much risk to take. In a crash game such as Aviator, a multiplier rises until it crashes and you must cash out before it does. In Chicken Road, you move step by step and choose when to stop. In Mines, Plinko and Dice, you set the risk before or during the round: the number of mines, the rows and risk level, or the win chance. Rounds last seconds, which makes these games simple to learn and fast to lose money on.
These games share one mathematical property that this guide returns to on every page: the payout is priced from the probability. If a cash-out target, mine count or win chance has probability P, the game pays roughly RTP / P. As a result, every choice you make returns the same RTP on average. Your decisions change how often you win and how large the swings are, not the house edge.
This page is part of our casino game guides. For reel-based games, see the online pokies guide.
Guides in This Section
- How crash games work: how the crash point is generated, the probability of reaching 1.5x, 2x, 10x and 100x at 97% RTP, and how provably fair verification works.
- Crash game strategy: cash-out targets compared on win chance and loss streaks, why Martingale fails, and a session plan with A$ figures.
- Plinko: the binomial odds of each slot on 8 and 16 rows, how risk levels change multipliers, and a worked 100-ball session.
- Mines: exact odds for every safe pick with 1, 3 and 5 mines, and how multipliers are priced from those odds.
- Dice: how win chance and payout trade off, how to read the house edge from the 50% payout, and why auto-bet systems fail.
The Games Compared
| Game | Your decision | Typical RTP | Round length | What sets variance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aviator | Cash-out point (manual or auto), up to 2 bets | 97% (Spribe) | Several seconds | Cash-out target |
| Chicken Road | Difficulty mode and when to stop | up to 98%, varies by mode and operator | Player-paced | Mode and number of steps |
| Plinko | Rows and risk level | about 96% to 99% by provider | 1 to 2 seconds | Rows, risk |
| Mines | Mines count and cash-out pick | about 97% to 99% by provider | Player-paced | Mines, picks |
| Dice | Win chance (roll over / under) | about 97% to 99% by provider | Instant | Win chance |
Always check the RTP in the game’s info panel at your casino; providers and operators can use different settings.
The Same Rule in Four Games
| Game | Choice | Probability | Payout at 97% RTP | Expected return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crash | Cash out at 2x | 48.5% | 2x | 97% |
| Mines (3 mines) | 5 safe picks | 49.57% | 1.96x | 97% |
| Dice | 50% win chance | 50% | 1.94x | 97% |
| Crash | Cash out at 10x | 9.7% | 10x | 97% |
This is why “strategy” in these games is really risk selection. A player choosing 1.2x targets and a player choosing 10x targets lose the same 3% of turnover on average; one sees frequent small wins and rare full losses, the other the reverse.
Speed and Turnover
The main risk in instant games is speed. Aviator rounds take seconds, Plinko and Dice support auto modes that run dozens of bets a minute, and every bet carries the house edge. At A$1 per round and 300 rounds an hour, a 3% edge means about A$9 of expected loss per hour; at A$5 per round, about A$45. Actual results vary far more. Setting a stake, a round count, a stop-loss and a time limit before starting is the most effective control you have; see bankroll management and setting limits.
Provably Fair Games
Most crash and instant games publish a provably fair system. Before a round, the server commits to a result by publishing the hash of a secret server seed. Client seeds, and in some games a nonce, are combined with it to generate the result. Afterwards, the seed is revealed and anyone can recompute the outcome. This protects against results being altered after bets are placed. It does not make the game beatable or predictable, and it is no guarantee about the casino’s payment practices. Our provably fair guide walks through a verification.
Where to Play Crash Games
Offering online casino games to people in Australia is prohibited under the Interactive Gambling Act, so Aviator and similar games are only available at offshore casinos. The casinos below list Spribe, the developer of Aviator, among their game providers, accept Australian players and are reviewed on BetsAuthority. Confirm that Aviator is live in the lobby and check its RTP after registering.
A longer list is on our Aviator casinos page. Instant games are also common at crypto casinos. For the developer, see our Spribe profile.
Bonuses and Crash Games
Many casinos exclude crash and instant games from bonus wagering or count them at a reduced percentage, and low-risk patterns such as 1.01x cash-outs are commonly banned in bonus terms. Read game weighting before using bonus funds on Aviator, Plinko or Mines.
Frequently Asked Questions
A crash game is a casino game in which a multiplier rises from 1.00x until it crashes at a random point. You cash out before the crash to win your stake times the multiplier; if the crash comes first, you lose the stake. Aviator by Spribe is the reference title.
Spribe lists Aviator’s RTP at 97%, a 3% house edge. That applies to every cash-out target: low targets win more often with small profits, high targets win rarely with large ones, and both return 97% on average.
Many crash and instant games are provably fair: the result is committed through a hashed server seed before the round and can be verified afterwards. That proves results were not changed after bets, but the house edge still applies.
No. Every cash-out target and every Mines or Dice setting returns the same RTP on average. Systems such as Martingale only change how losses are distributed, and prediction apps are scams.
No. Crash games are online casino games, which providers are prohibited from offering to people in Australia under the Interactive Gambling Act 2001. They are only available at offshore casinos.
Crash games are fast and easy to repeat. Play only if you are 18+, set a limit before you start, and call Gambling Help Online on 1800 858 858 for free, confidential support at any time.