Short answer: Two long-running favourites with simple rules. Starburst is low volatility with a better default RTP; Fluffy Favourites is high volatility with free games and a pick bonus.
Side by side
| Detail | Starburst | Fluffy Favourites |
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| Developer | NetEnt | Eyecon |
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| Default RTP | 96.09% | 95.39% |
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| Volatility | Low | High |
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| Layout | 5 reels, 3 rows | 5 reels, 3 rows |
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| Ways to win | 10 paylines, paying both ways | 25 paylines |
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| Maximum win | 500x | 5,000x |
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| Top prize at £5 | £2,500 | £25,000 |
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| Main mechanic | Expanding wilds | Pick bonus |
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The mechanics
Starburst
There is one feature. A Starburst wild stretches over its whole reel, locks, and triggers a re-spin. If a second or third wild appears they do the same, so the best outcome is three wild reels across the middle.
Fluffy Favourites
Two features. The free games give 15, 20 or 25 spins with every win tripled, and can retrigger. The Toybox Pick gives one pick per claw symbol, each revealing a multiplier of your total stake. The elephant wild also doubles any line it completes.
What really separates them
Both date from an earlier era of slot design and both are easy to read. Starburst never leaves its base game; Fluffy Favourites has two features and triples every win in one of them. Its RTP is the lowest we profile, 0.7 points behind Starburst's default.
An hour on each
| Slot | Staked | House edge | Average cost |
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| Starburst | £120 | 3.91% | £4.69 |
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| Fluffy Favourites | £120 | 4.61% | £5.53 |
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600 spins. A long-run average; any one hour can differ widely.
Which to play
Play Starburst for
steady play and the better price.
Play Fluffy Favourites for
free games, a pick feature and a higher ceiling.
Full profiles
Where to play both
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