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Scruffy Duck

Slots Video Slots Animals Sea Humor Cartoon Fairy tale

Comic animal slot with a randomized Free Spins mode

SlotRanker Score

/ 99

05099

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How this score is built

RTP

96.38%

return to player

Volatility

Medium volatility

variance

Max win

—

top multiplier

Min bet

$0.25

per spin

Reels

25 lines

Player rating

4.3 ★

8 votes

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4.3 / 5

8 ratings

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Five weighted signals shape the composite. Four context signals refine ties. See how we rate for the full methodology.

Payouts & RTP9/10

RTP 96.38% → 9.0/10

Volatility8/10

medium → 8.0/10

Win Potential—

no data

Features9.5/10

14 features → 9.5/10

Game Mechanics5.6/10

f=14 r=5 p=25 → 5.6/10

Context signals (tie-breakers)

Layout6/10

5x3 → 6.0/10

Bet Flexibility6/10

0.25–250 (×1000) → 6.0/10

Provider Reputation7.3/10

provider avg 7.3 → 7.3/10

Popularity6.2/10

search demand p74 + proxy blend (70/30) → 6.2/10

Popularity blends real player search demand (~30 markets) with a catalogue-derived proxy; games without measurable search demand use the proxy alone. Not live play telemetry.

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SlotRanker Score: 77 — Scruffy Duck by NetEnt

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Slot Summary

A cartoon duck turns Scruffy Duck into a comic fairy-tale slot, but its 96.38% RTP is only the baseline for a much stranger feature design. NetEnt places the real identity in a Free Spins draw that selects one of five modes, while expanding and stacked Wild behavior changes from mode to mode. Medium volatility keeps the game from reading like a pure jackpot chase, even when the bonus produces heavier reel changes.

How It Plays

The main game runs across 25 paylines on a 5x3 layout. Stacked Symbols occupy varying portions of a reel, so one character can contribute to several line results at once.

Expanding Wilds substitute for regular paying symbols and can change an entire reel's role in a line combination. Their interaction becomes more pronounced when the Free Spins mode adds further Wild behavior.

Theme & Atmosphere

Animals and Cartoon styling frame Scruffy Duck as a comic Fairy tale, with Humor taking priority over a realistic wildlife or Sea setting.

The cast of distinct duck characters gives the reels a storybook quality. That presentation also makes the mode-selection sequence feel like part of the tale rather than a detached menu.

Animals Sea Humor Cartoon Fairy tale

Features & Win Potential

Stacked Symbols and Expanding Wilds provide the main reel changes outside the bonus. Medium volatility gives those features room to matter without making every result depend on the Free Spins round.

Random Wilds, a Free Spins Multiplier, and Spreading Wilds or Wild Rush appear through different bonus treatments. The selected mode therefore changes which supporting feature receives the most weight.

Free Spins Multiplier Wild Symbol Medium volatility 5 Reels Expanding Wilds Stacked Symbols RTP range 96% RTP Free Spins Multiplier Free Spins Mode Choosing Random Wilds / Additional Wilds 25 Paylines Spreading Wilds or Wild Rush

Bonus & Free Spins

Three Free Spins symbols on reels 3, 4, or 5 trigger the round. A selection then reveals one of five Free Spins modes with its own spin count and modification.

Available outcomes include a 3x Multiplier, Random Wilds after spins, altered symbol availability, and combinations of bonus effects. Additional Free Spins cannot be retriggered during the selected mode.

Spec sheet

Scruffy Duck at a glance.

Identity

Slot nameScruffy Duck

StudioNetEnt

Released1/13/2017

Math

SlotRanker Score77

RTP96.38%

VolatilityMedium volatility

Max win—

Bet range$0.25 – $250.00

Player rating4.3 / 5 · 8 votes

Format

Reels5

Paylines25

Layout5x3

Features

Themes

This game is searched most in United Kingdom.

Expected average based on this slot's 96.38% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Bet per spin

Spins per hour400

Session length (hours)

Cost per hour$3.62

Cost per session$3.62

Estimate only, for entertainment purposes — treat gambling as entertainment, not a way to make money, and set a budget you can afford to lose.

How long could a bankroll last on Scruffy Duck? We simulate thousands of sessions from this game's published RTP and volatility — the long-run math, not a prediction of your next spin.

Bankroll ($)Bet per spin ($)Speed

Volatility tier: Medium

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How this works

Each simulated spin either misses or returns a win drawn from a log-normal distribution, with the hit rate and spread set by the slot's volatility tier (Medium). The model is calibrated so the average return equals this slot's published RTP (96.38%), with wins capped at its top multiplier (1,000×).

This is a simplified, parametric model of the game's math — not its real paytable. It exists to make the house edge visible over many sessions, so the numbers above are averages across thousands of runs, never a forecast of one.

This is math, not a prediction. Real sessions vary wildly, and no strategy changes a game's built-in house edge. Play for fun, set limits, and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

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Compare Scruffy Duck with other games

	Scruffy Duck Score 77This game	I Hate Fairytales Score 78	Three Crazy Piggies Score 78	Three Little Pigs Score 77	Piggy Pirates Score 69
Identity
Studio	NetEnt	Elysium Studios	PG Soft	KA Gaming	Red Tiger Gaming
Released	1/13/2017	10/14/2024	9/22/2024	12/31/2016	9/13/2018
Math
RTP	96.38%	94.04%	96.72%	96.03%	95.1%
Volatility	Medium volatility	High volatility	Medium volatility	High volatility	Medium volatility
Max win	—	33,934×	2,500×	20,000×	2,248×
Format
Reels	5	5	5	5	6
Layout	5x3	5x4	5x3	5x3	6x4
Paylines	25	1024	768	40	40
Min bet	0.25	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.2
Max bet	250	1000	100	1600	40
Features
Progressive	—	—	—	—	—
Wild symbol	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Free spins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Scatter symbol	—	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multiplier	✓	✓	✓	✓	—
Bonus game	—	✓	—	—	✓
Respins	—	✓	—	—	—

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Scruffy Duck

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RTP

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Max win

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