How to play Plinko

A round takes four seconds. Understanding the controls before touching them takes four minutes and is worth considerably more.

~4 secA round takes
NoneDecisions in-round
3Settings
  1. 1
    Read the payout table

    Every version shows the multiplier for each slot. Look at the centre value first — that is where most drops land, and on high risk it is usually below your stake.

  2. 2
    Choose the number of rows

    Eight rows gives nine slots, sixteen gives seventeen. More rows spreads the outcomes further apart. Full comparison.

  3. 3
    Choose the risk level

    The biggest decision on the screen, and it does not change your expected return — only the shape of the ride. What each does.

  4. 4
    Set the stake

    Against a session budget, not against the last result.

  5. 5
    Release the ball

    It strikes a pin on each row and settles into a slot. The multiplier there applies to your stake. A 0.5× return is a loss of half, not a win of half.

Auto play

Most versions drop a set number of balls automatically. It changes nothing about the odds. It does change how fast a bankroll moves, and it removes the pause in which people usually decide to stop.

The one habit worth having. Decide the budget and the number of drops before the first ball, and treat both as fixed. Every system beyond that is covered on the strategies page, along with why each one fails.
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