Scruffy Duck Slot Machine
Dive for some big wins in this feature-rich slot machine from NetEnt software. Scruffy Duck may not be the most exotic of slot machines online – it takes place at a local pond – but it is sure to keep spinners entertained with its many bonus gameplay elements, offering free spins with expanding wilds and many more interesting features.
The 5-reel video slot has 25 paylines, which would ostensibly suggest that this is a low variance slot machine. On the contrary, the slot machine has a high volatility level with symbols that tend to stack, meaning that punters will have to wait out it out for those multiple winning combinations to appear.
Enjoy Some Pond-Life
It is has to be said that NetEnt have turned the action and adventure down a notch or two with this new online video slot. Unlike the high decibels of Motorhead, Jimi Hendrix and Guns 'n' Roses this game presents a pleasant and relaxing stroll down to a simple pond setting, where players will find more novelty duck characters than rock 'n' rolling superstars. Although, rumour has it that Slash is a keen ornithologist and can often be seen walking around his local park trying to woo the local ducks with his impressive quack call.
This somewhat silly slot machine is as eye-catching as any NetEnt slot machine online, even if it does use some childish cartoon graphics to present the various water-bird characters. The game also uses a slightly clumsy and hazy backing track to ensure that the game has absolutely no chance of raising the adrenaline levels of its punters. And that's not exactly a bad thing if you are after some easy spinning action.
Line up the Ducks
With 25 fixed paylines, spinners of Scruffy Duck won't need to worry too much about fiddling around with complicated betting options. In fact, the only things that punters can toggle is the size of the coin value and the bet level, offering a range of bets from the minimum of 0.25 credits to the maximum of 250.00 credits.
Punters will soon find out that this is far from being a low volatility slot machine. With wins at a premium and a relatively low range of prizes in the paytable (the biggest five-in-a-row line bet multiplier is just 400x) spinners will need to hope that the right combinations of icons appear to provide maximum prize returns. This may well be helped by the fact that the game's symbols tend to stack on the reels, making it more likely for multiple wins to be awarded at once.
Players of the game should also keep an eye out for the expanding wild duck icon. This special symbol appears during the main game to help complete wining formations on the 25 paylines by expanding to cover.
Duck, Duck, Bonus
Another way in which punters will be able to rack up some more rewarding returns in Scruffy Duck is in the game's exciting free spins bonus round. This feature is triggered whenever three or more “Free Spins” icons appear scattered in any position over the reels. Before the free games commence, players will be given the opportunity to play a pick 'em side game in order to determine the number of free spins awarded and the feature that will be used during bonus. These are possible features that can enhance the winning potential:
- 15 free spins with multiplier feature: all wins during the free games with be boosted by a x3 multiplier.
- 12 free spins with symbol removal: removes a symbol from the reels to make winning combinations more likely.
- 10 free spins with colossal wild: adds a large wild icon to the reels for the chance to create bigger winning formations.
- 8 free spins with random wilds: 2 to 5 wilds will land randomly on the reels for every free spin.
- 6 free spins with double feature: this will choose two of the above features at random to be played at the same time during the free spins bonus round.
Players should note that the expanding wild icon can also appear during the free games, further improving players' chances of hitting some big winning prizes.
Good Luck Duck
Scruffy Duck is a new NetEnt casino slot that serves up some silly spinning action for punters who want to take a break from the intense video slot machines that are popular nowadays. The game doesn't take itself too seriously and it doesn't exactly offer any serious wins from the looks of the paytable. Nevertheless, spinners will have every chance to boost their balances with a round of free spins that offers five unique bonus gameplay features.
