Ticket to Wild

Base Game & Features

Ticket to Wild is a video slot from NetEnt made of 5 reels and 3 rows. However, an additional reel can be added courtesy of the Progress Bar.

When the grid has 3 rows, there are 20 pay lines. Once 4 rows are active, the pay lines increase to 25. This game is playable with a minimum of £/€0.10 per spin and a maximum bet of £20 per spin.

Players must land at least 3 matching symbols on the same payline for a win, starting from left to right. Each win must begin on the leftmost reel. The game has a lower maximum win of 3,110x your bet.

NetEnt has only released one version of Ticket to Wild, an RTP of 96.13% and a medium-high volatility rating. Therefore, you can expect regular wins with the odd higher-scale win.

The lower-paying symbols are 10, K, Q, J, and A. Landing a winning combination of 5 low-paying symbols will pay between 0.6 and 2 times the bet. As for the high-paying symbols, they are stamps of Japan, Australia, India, and France. For a winning line of five, you will receive a win between 3 and 10 times. 

Reel Counter

During the base game, the reel counter is active on every reel. Each reel counter contains up to 3 Pins.

Once a reel counter reaches the maximum number of pins, that reel gains a Ticket Wild. With any spin during the base game, a Credit Card symbol can land and add 1 pin to the reel counter for the reel on which it lands.

Ticket Wild

Once a Ticket Wild symbol lands, it wipes out paying symbols and replaces them with new symbols. It stays on the reels for the next 3 spins after it appears.

When it lands on reels 1, 3, or 5, it becomes transparent while the reels are in motion. Any free spin symbol that lands will show on top of the wild once the reels stop spinning.

Progress Bar

Progress made is active throughout the base game, and the game improves once milestones are made. When an Ink Blob lands on a symbol, the progress bar increases by +1. The progress bar breaks into 4 milestones: 

• Milestone one – Needs fifty ink blobs and adds an extra spin onto the life of the ticket wild.
• Milestone two – Requires 100 ink blobs, removes all the tape from the bottom row, making it active, and increases the number of pay lines to 25.
• Milestone three – Yeah, you guessed it, requires 150 ink blobs. It also reduces the reel counter to a maximum of two.
• Milestone four – 200 ink blobs and adds a multiplier worth 2x to all ticket wilds. More than one ticket wild in a winning line? Their multipliers get added together

Once milestone 4 has been reached, no Ink Blobs will appear, and when Free Spins become active, 3 Ticket Wilds will appear instead of 2.

Free Spins

Landing Scatter symbols on reels 1, 3, and 5 will give 10 Free Spins and a 4th active row. Your first Free Spin will include 2 Ticket Wilds. They remain for the whole round but change position with each spin.

Pros and Cons of Ticket to Wild

Pros:

• Solid RTP rating of 96.13%
• Multiple gameplay functions and features
• Unique theme that draws players in

Cons:

• Disappointing max win cap of 3,110x your bet
• Max bet size of £.€20 per spin

Similar Slots to Ticket to Wild

• Monopoly Travel World Tour (Light & Wonder)
• Ticket to the Stars (Quickspin)

Conclusion

From the journey to Japan to triggering free spins, it seems like Ticket to Wild has it all. It is a destination hopper’s dream. Imagine a combination of the thrill of going on holiday with the feeling of hitting spin. That is Ticket to Wild summed up. 

When the game loads, there is a suitcase for your journey. Despite all the excitement of going away on holiday, the progress bar is where the real enjoyment comes from. Check off milestones along the way, and you will see your game elevate in seconds.

If you love to chase a goal, the progress bar is perfect. However, for those who hate waiting, having to land winning combinations to improve the game can be boring and possibly frustrating. 

The ticket wild is what you want to land. It can appear randomly and transform the mood in seconds, from disparity to the thrill of triggering the maximum win.

As always, NetEnt has created a slot with a unique gaming atmosphere. We wouldn’t say Ticket to Wild is our favourite ever slot, but it’s not the worst either. If you like an easygoing slot with fascinating bonus features, NetEnt has the game for you.