Free Plinko Simulator: Play Plinko With Play Money

How this Plinko simulator works

You drop a ball from the top of a 12-row board. It bounces left or right off every peg and lands in one of 13 slots, each with a multiplier. Your bet is multiplied by the slot you land in, so a 1× slot returns your bet, anything lower loses part of it and anything higher is a win. Everything here uses play money: there is nothing to deposit and nothing to cash out.

Each peg is a fair coin flip, so the ball lands in the middle far more often than at the edges. That is the whole game: the edge slots pay the most because they are the hardest to reach.

Slot odds

With 12 rows there are 4,096 possible paths. The chance of each slot comes from simple counting, and the table below is the left half of the board (the right half is a mirror image).

Chance the ball lands in each slot, edge to centre
	Edge	2	3	4	5	6	Centre
Slot probability	0.02%	0.29%	1.61%	5.37%	12.08%	19.34%	22.56%

The centre slot is hit about 22.6% of the time. Landing in one of the two edge slots is a 1 in 2,048 shot, so a top-prize drop is rare.

Multipliers by risk level

Risk level changes the prizes but not the physics. Low risk keeps most slots near 1×. High risk pushes the edges up to 30× and pays less than your bet in the middle.

Multiplier for each slot, edge to centre
Risk	Edge	2	3	4	5	6	Centre
Low	6×	2×	1.4×	1.1×	1×	1×	0.8×
Medium	12×	4×	1.5×	1.2×	1.1×	1×	0.6×
High	30×	8×	3×	1.8×	1.2×	0.7×	0.4×

Plinko risk levels compared
Risk	Top prize	Lowest	Chance of 1× or more	Long-run return
Low	6×	0.8×	77.4%	98.68%
Medium	12×	0.6×	77.4%	99.45%
High	30×	0.4×	38.8%	100.25%

These figures are calculated from the multiplier tables in this simulator's own code, so they describe this game. Other Plinko games use different tables.

Which risk level should you practise first?

Low: about 3 in 4 drops return at least your bet. Results move slowly, which makes it the easiest way to learn the board.
Medium: the same hit rate as low, but the edges pay 12× and the middle pays 0.6×. A good balance of swings.
High: fewer than 2 in 5 drops return your bet, in exchange for 30× at the edges. Expect long cold streaks.

Things worth testing with play money

Drop 100 balls at each risk level and compare your balance curves. The difference in variance is obvious within a few minutes.
Try a fixed bet versus raising your bet after a loss. Betting systems do not change the odds, and our Martingale guide shows why.
Count how many drops it takes to hit a 4× or better slot. Then compare it with the probabilities above.

Want the full maths? Read the Plinko odds guide.

Plinko simulator FAQ

Is this Plinko game free?

Yes. It uses play money only, so you can drop as many balls as you like without paying anything or risking anything.

Can I win real money on this Plinko simulator?

No. The credits have no cash value and cannot be withdrawn. It exists for practice and entertainment.

Is the ball's path random?

Yes. Every peg is an independent 50/50 left-or-right choice, which produces the bell-shaped slot odds shown above.

Does the risk level change my chance of winning?

It changes the prizes, not the path. Low and medium risk return at least 1× about 77% of the time in this simulator, while high risk does it less than 39% of the time but pays more at the edges.

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