Most pokies treat free games as the prize. The Red Baron pokie treats them as a job. Trigger the feature and Aristocrat hands you 15 free games plus a contract: name how many enemy planes you will down, from 4 to 20, and completing that mission converts into a multiplier - x10 at the safe end, x140 for the full squadron. That collect-to-a-ceiling design is why players still hunt this 2010s cabinet in Australian pubs. Written for readers 18 and over.
The plane mission
Accepting a target
Target scatters on reels 2, 3 and 4 award 15 free games. Before the first one plays, you pick a mission: a set number of planes to collect while the free games run. Down enough of them and the chosen multiplier is applied as the mission bonus.
The multiplier ladder
| Planes to collect | Mission multiplier |
|---|---|
| 4 | x10 |
| 8 | x15 |
| 12 | x25 |
| 16 | x60 |
| 20 | x140 |
The trade is plain: a 4-plane run completes often and pays the least, while the 20-plane contract fails far more than it lands - and pays x140 when it does. That ceiling is what keeps regulars feeding this machine.
Base game and the medal wild
243 ways, no paylines
Red Baron runs 5 reels in Aristocrat's Reel Power format: 243 ways instead of paylines, so a win forms wherever matching symbols line up on back-to-back reels starting at the leftmost.
One wild, one reel
The medal is the game's only wild, and it lands on reel 3 only. When it substitutes in a win it carries a random x2, x3 or x5 multiplier.
RTP - a demo number, not a venue promise
The 95.7% figure belongs to the online demo build. Land cabinets take their return setting from each state's rules, so the machine at your local can return less. Our RTP guide unpacks the percentage; read the help screen on the build you load.
Real money, free play, and the line between them
Not for cash at the sites we review
The studio grants no offshore licence for its cash games, so not one of the ten lobbies we assess stocks Red Baron for money - an offshore lobby claiming the genuine article is running a forgery. The paid version lives on state-regulated venue cabinets only.
Demo and social versions
Free demo builds are easy to find on pokies portals, and the title has circulated in Aristocrat's social catalogues - secondary coverage places it in Heart of Vegas, so check the current in-app lobby. Our free pokies page explains demo play.
Scratching the collecting itch for real money
If the mission structure is what hooks you, Big Bass Splash is the closest real-money cousin in our lobbies: its free spins count collected fishermen and step the multiplier up. Among Aristocrat's demo-only classics, Where's the Gold shares the pick-before-the-feature decision. The pokies games index and our Aristocrat hub list the rest.
Frequently asked questions
No casino we review offers it for cash. Aristocrat holds its paid catalogue in regulated markets and issues no offshore licence, so the only cash version of Red Baron in Australia sits on state-regulated venue cabinets. Online it is a demo and social title.
Target scatters on reels 2, 3 and 4 award 15 free games. Before they begin, you commit to collecting 4, 8, 12, 16 or 20 planes. Complete the mission and the matching bonus multiplier of x10, x15, x25, x60 or x140 is applied to your feature result.
The figure quoted for the online demo build is 95.7%. That number does not follow the game into pubs and clubs, because each state fixes its own return band for land cabinets and venue payouts differ. Check the help screen on the exact machine or demo you load.
Yes. Demo builds run on several pokies portals, and the game has circulated in Aristocrat's social catalogues - secondary coverage places it in Heart of Vegas, though the official app description does not name it, so confirm in the current in-app lobby.
Responsible gambling
A x140 ceiling is built to be chased, and chasing is where budgets die. Decide what the session can cost before you sit down, treat the mission bonus as a rare event, and stop when the fun does. Free, confidential support is available from Gambling Help Online on 1800 858 858. 18+.