Ticket to Wild is an online slot from NetEnt that at first glance seems to take you to the farm. But appearances can be deceiving, because as I’m sure you deduced from the name, it’s all about travel. A pair of cows takes you to different destinations worldwide. They do this in one and the same game, not unlike Wild Toro across different slots.
The slot has a progression element that keeps improving the game. You do need some patience to unlock all four levels. Fortunately, your progression is maintained per bet level even if you play with a free spins bonus.
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Due to the medium to high volatility, you have a chance of high wins, for example with several expanding Wilds. Still, you don’t always have to wait long for a payout. The RTP is 96.13% which makes us eager to test the game further. You can read how Ticket to Wild came out of the test in this slot machine review.
How do you play Ticket to Wild?
The basic game of Ticket to Wild is very simple. You are given a playing field with 5 reels and 3 rows. At the bottom you see another fourth row, but it is taped off. To bet, choose an amount between $0.10 and $100 or leave it at $2 which is the default bet.
The goal of Ticket to Wild is to get at least 3 times the same symbol on any of the 20 paylines. These must connect and combinations apply from the first reel on the left.
You will see that there are 11 different symbols on the reels. For starters, you have 10 to A with a low value. They give you 0.60 to 2 times your bet at 5-of-a-kind. Vacation destinations Japan, India, France and Australia provide 3, 4, 5 or 10 times your bet. We explain the other 2 symbols below
PROs & CONs of Ticket to Wild
PROs
Easy to understand
Beautiful design
Built up tension with tickets
CONs
Optimal version must be unlocked first
No Bonus Buy
Bonus features of Ticket to Wild
Ticket to Wild has several bonus features that work very intuitively. Which exactly these are, how you trigger them and how they bring you closer to the maximum win of 2,500 times your stake, you will read below.
Sticky Expanding Wild
Just like in the casino, a credit card is very handy when traveling. Obviously NetEnt knows that too, because you buy tickets with it as you can see above the reels. When you collect three tickets on the same reel, you get a Sticky Expanding Wild. This remains active for 3 spins, as you can see on the slot/bell.
Go on a trip with a pair of cows to visit Pisa, Paris and other tourist attractions to win big money in Ticket to Wild.
Progressive Meter
To the right of your play area you will see a fountain pen and a meter. Every time there is an ink blot on top of one of your symbols, you fill up the pen one step further. In total, there are four levels that you only have to unlock once (per bet level). You look for 50 ink blots each time to reach the next level:
First level: Wilds stay one round longer, number of ink blots: 50
Second level: You unlock the fourth row that adds 5 win lines to the playing area, number of ink blots: 100
Third level: On each reel, you only need 2 more tickets to trigger the Wild, number of ink blots: 150
Fourth level: Wilds get a x2 Multiplier that you may add together if you have several, number of ink blots: 200
On reels 1, 3 and 5 you may encounter the Free Spins symbol. If you catch all three, you win the bonus game of Ticket to Wild with 10 free spins. You always play these on 4 rows, even if you hadn’t unlocked the extra row in the base game.
Moreover, throughout the bonus round there are 2 Wilds moving across your playing field. If you collected all 200 ink blots, then it becomes even 3 Wilds. This makes your chances of big payouts very high.
What do we think of the Ticket to Wild slot machine?
With Ticket to Wild, NetEnt opts for a simple slot machine. Yet the features are quite exciting. When you have 2 tickets on different reels, the excitement rises to get several Wilds at the same time.
This kind of build-up feature we like quite a bit. With the progressive meter we disagree. It encourages irresponsible playing behavior among at-risk players. It urges you to keep playing until all features are active. Only then do you play the optimal version of the game.
Finally, the design is very nice, and the sound effects help to notice when you trigger a feature.
FAQs
Collecting bonus Scatters on the first, third and fifth reels will win you 10 Free Spins in Ticket to Wild. You always play the bonus round on 4 rows and you get 2 or 3 Wilds running across your play area.
Ticket to Wild by NetEnt you play with a payout percentage of 96.13%. For an online slot, this is an average value that is definitely okay.
In your playfield, symbols can be given an ink blot as an overlay. For every 50 you collect in Ticket to Wild, you improve the game. Wilds stay Sticky longer, you get a fourth row, Wilds trigger as early as 2 tickets and each Wild gets a x2 Multiplier.
In the beginning, you play Ticket to Wild with 20 paylines. With enough ink spots, you can unlock a fourth row that additionally adds 5 paylines.
Kate joined CorrectCasinos' game team in the late 2021. She's here to find and review all new and upcoming slots titles, so you can just enjoy their free play.
