Aristocrat pokie breakdown
Peace and Long Life is a 2021 Aristocrat release on a 5x3 grid with 25 paylines, high volatility and a jackpot. This page works through what the published figures mean for how you size a bet and how long you play.
Figures checked on 16 October 2026
A high-volatility Aristocrat title with a low entry stake and a jackpot whose terms are unpublished — the figures support small, planned sessions, not chasing a return.
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Published figures
High
How unevenly the return arrivesThe short of it
The plate on this page lists high volatility, a 5x3 grid, 25 paylines, a minimum bet of A$0.01, Aristocrat as the provider and 2021 as the year of release. High volatility means the game is built to pay less often but in larger amounts when it does, compared with a medium-volatility title. Nothing in that line-up suggests frequent small returns.
Twenty-five fixed lines means your bet is spread across them rather than concentrated on a few, so the cost per spin rises quickly as you increase the stake. A jackpot is listed as present, but the provider does not publish its size or how it is triggered on the figures available here. Treat that as an unknown rather than an incentive.
The A$0.01 minimum is the starting point for a spin, not a recommendation. On a high-volatility game, swings are wider, so a stake that feels trivial on a medium-volatility title can drain a balance faster than expected when a cold run arrives. A common approach is to size spins so that a run of dead spins does not cut the session short before the game has had a chance to play out.
The partner's terms add a hard ceiling: max bet on a bonus is A$5. If you are playing with bonus funds, that cap applies, and breaching it is the kind of term that costs a bonus. Outside a bonus the cap does not apply, but the same logic does — decide the stake before the first spin, not after the fifth loss.
Cashback of ten per cent of losses is published by the partner, and it changes the arithmetic of a long session in one specific way: it softens the total loss, not the variance inside the session. It does not make a losing session winning, and it does not make a high-volatility game behave like a low-volatility one. It simply returns a portion of what was lost, subject to the terms.
Session length is the variable most players control and least often plan. The minimum deposit of US$20 gives a reference point for what one session costs at the smallest stakes, but the meaningful figure is the one you set before logging in. A return percentage is a long-run average across many spins; any single session can sit well above or below it.
Compared
The shortlist below compares five well-known pokies on RTP, volatility, maximum win and paylines, for readers weighing Peace and Long Life against alternatives.
| 1Starburst | 96.08% | — | 800x | NetEnt |
| 2Wolf Gold | 96.01% | Medium | 5,000x | Pragmatic Play |
| 3Queen of the Nile | 95.98% | Medium | 800x | Aristocrat |
| 4Pompeii | 95.96% | Medium | 1,500x | Aristocrat |
| 55 Dragons | 95.17% | Medium | 1,000x | Aristocrat |
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Starburst pairs the highest listed RTP of 96.08 per cent with the smallest maximum win at 800x, which suits short, low-stake sessions rather than big-target play.
Wolf Gold offers a 96.01 per cent RTP, medium volatility and a 5,000x maximum win on 25 lines, the closest match to Peace and Long Life's line count with a gentler payout profile.
Queen of the Nile lists a 95.98 per cent RTP and medium volatility across 20 lines, a narrower line set than Peace and Long Life.
FAQ
Yes — the published specification lists volatility as high, on a 5x3 grid with 25 paylines. That means larger but less frequent payouts than a medium-volatility game.
The published minimum bet is A$0.01. The maximum bet on a bonus with the partner is A$5.
The specification says a jackpot is present. Aristocrat does not publish its size or trigger conditions in the figures available here.
The published terms include daily cashback of ten per cent of losses. It reduces the total loss on a losing day but does not remove the risk of one.
Yes — the published specification lists volatility as high, on a 5x3 grid with 25 paylines. That means larger but less frequent payouts than a medium-volatility game.