It’s official: Française des Jeux is launching, at the very beginning of 2025, a new scratch card game called Maxi Astro. Sold for €5, this new ticket is added to the already well-known range of Astro games, including the famous “Astro” at €2 which benefits from a facelift and a new payouts table. For the FDJ, astrology is a particularly buoyant and popular theme, and the company hopes that this new creation will appeal to fans of “little scratchers” as well as occasional players. As the first FDJ scratch card game of 2025, the Maxi Astro alone symbolizes the operator’s ambitions for the year to come. Investigation, details and revelations: here is everything you need to know about this new ticket and its maximum jackpot of €500,000.
???? The essentials on the release of the Maxi Astro FDJ scratch game
- ✅ The new €5 game : Maxi Astro is the very first FDJ scratch ticket launched in 2025, with a revisited design around the 12 signs of the zodiac and the lunar phases.
- ✅ Jackpot maximal : a gain of up to 500 000 € is put into play, an unprecedented sum for an Astro ticket but classic for scratch games in the €5 range. There is a one in 4,500,000 chance of winning the ultimate prize.
- ✅ Double zone scratching : two parts are to be scratched (astrological signs and lunar phases) to increase your chances of winning. The full prize table shows an overall winning probability of 1 chance in 3.41.
- ✅ New look for the €2 Astro : parallel to Maxi Astro, the FDJ is also revamping its famous €2 game with a more modern design and a new distribution of winnings, allowing players to choose according to their budget and preferences.
A growing family of Astro games
Before zooming in Maxi Astroremember that the FDJ already has a flagship game dedicated to astrology in its catalog. The current game Astro costs €2 and has just been refreshed with a new design and a new distribution of winnings in 2025, delivering a maximum winnings of €25,000.
By launching this €5 version of Maxi Astro, the FDJ offers move upmarket in exchange for a higher stake, Maxi Astro claims potentially greater gainsand a revised and improved graphic universe.
The launch of the Maxi Astro is reminiscent of the Maxi BlackJack game launched in 2024 or the large family of Crosswords (mini, crosswords, maxi and mega).
A revisited design around the 12 signs and lunar phases
Pour Maxi Astrothe FDJ relies on the strength of astrological imagery.
????The ticket consists of two large game areas:
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The wheel of the 12 astrological signs
On the visual, we find the 12 signs of the zodiac (Aries, Taurus, Gemini, etc.) presented in the form of colored segments. The idea? Invite the player to scratch the area corresponding to their sign or to discover several identical sign symbols to trigger a win. This is a mechanic inspired by previous versions, but reworked for greater clarity. -
The lunar phase timeline
We also discover, in another area, several representations of the moon (waxing, full, waning, etc.). This secondary area of play can also bring additional winnings, depending on whether you manage to reveal a certain alignment of symbols.
The whole wants to be colored, dynamic and easy to use. The FDJ states: Maxi Astro benefits from particular attention to readability and aesthetics, so as not to lose the player in an accumulation of information.
How do you play Maxi Astro?
Scratch to discover your sign and win
The mechanics of the game are intended to be quite direct and will not upset players used to scratch games from Française des jeux. To start, in the main area, you need to find an identical astrological sign several times (e.g. 3 Leo symbols) to win the associated gain. Each zodiac segment refers to a potential gain, which varies depending on the ticket.
The “Monday” zone in bonus
A second spacefeaturing different phases of the Moon, offers a additional gain. Here again, you just need to discover identical symbols or fulfill specific conditions to win the indicated amount.
The tempting winnings ratio: a jackpot of €500,000 for €5 stake
Maxi Astro stands out mainly by its jackpot maximum €500,000. Enough to attract the attention of lovers of high profits. According to the information disclosed, the table of prizes is established as follows (for a “pool” of 9 million printed tickets):
-| Gain | Lot name | 1 chance in… |
|---|---|---|
| 500 000 € | 2 | 4 500 000 |
| 10 000 € | 6 | 1 500 000 |
| 1 000 € | 90 | 100 000 |
| 100 € | 15 000 | 600 |
| 50 € | 150 000 | 60 |
| 20 € | 310 000 | 29 |
| 10 € | 866 000 | 10,4 |
| 5 € | 1 298 000 | 6,9 |
So, 2 639 098 out of 9 million tickets are winners, all categories combined with a 1 in 7 chance,
On average, statistics indicate that the overall probability of winning something on Maxi Astro is approximately 1 chance in 3.41. Obviously, the higher the amount at stake, the slimmer the probability of winning it. This is the law of games of chance, regularly recalled by the FDJ and the regulatory authorities.
What about the return of the Astro game at €2? 2025, new design and new gains
In parallel with the launch of Maxi Astrothe FDJ offers a new version of the Astro for €2the great classic of the range. Besides a new design more modern and colorful, the game will benefit from a rebalancing of gains. Although the prize pools offered cannot compete with the €500,000 jackpot of the Maxi Astro, this facelift should appeal to historic fans of the €2 ticket who would like to continue playing “small” while discovering a more polished look.
Below, discover exclusively the 12 Astro signs of the 2025 ticket issued by our colleagues by Actufdj on Instagram.
Who is the new Astro game for?
- For casual scratch game enthusiastsattracted by the concept of horoscope and astrological signs, and who would like to bet a higher amount (€5) to try to win a nice prize (up to €500,000).
- To collectors or astrology enthusiastswhich will be sensitive to graphics, colors and lunar symbolism.
- For players looking for diversitysince Maxi Astro introduces dual zone mechanicsexpanding the field of possibilities in an already familiar universe.
Advantages and limitations of this new Maxi Astro FDJ game
Between old games like Cash, Carré Or or Ticket d’Or released in 2024 and this new Maxi Astro, there is sometimes something to get lost in! Below, find a complete table of the strong and weak points of this game to help you see more clearly and make the right choice during your next visit to your tobacconist!
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A strategic launch for the FDJ in 2025
With Maxi Astrothe FDJ wants to start 2025 under the best auspices. Building on its notoriety and the appeal of the astrological theme, the new €5 scratch game promises to attract many curious people as soon as it arrives at points of sale. Its modernized design, its double gaming zone and the possibility of winning up to €500,000 make it a must-have !
The Astro family, for its part, continues its evolution. With the relaunch of the €2 ticket and the arrival of Maxi Astro, the FDJ demonstrates its desire to regularly renew its ranges flagships to maintain public enthusiasm. It remains to be seen whether players will massively embrace this new astrological proposition – and whether the stars will bring luck to some lucky winners!
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