Triple Edge Studios

Wicked Tales Dark Red

Dark fairy-tale adaptation with branching wheel and pick bonuses

SlotRanker Score
71
/ 99
71
05099

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RTP
96.1%
return to player
Volatility
Medium volatility
variance
Max win
—
top multiplier
Min bet
$0.25
per spin
Reels
5
25 lines
Player rating
4.2 ★
19 votes
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Triple Edge Studios
Wicked Tales Dark Red
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Why this score

High confidence (86%)

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

Slot score profile across 5 weighted categoriesPayouts & RTP9/10RTP 96.1% → 9.0/10Volatility8/10medium → 8.0/10Win Potential—no dataFeatures9/1013 features → 9.0/10Game Mechanics5.6/10f=13 r=5 p=25 →…
Payouts & RTP9/10
RTP 96.1% → 9.0/10
Volatility8/10
medium → 8.0/10
Win Potential—
no data
Features9/10
13 features → 9.0/10
Game Mechanics5.6/10
f=13 r=5 p=25 → 5.6/10
Context signals (tie-breakers)
Layout6/10
5x3 → 6.0/10
0.25–200 (×800) → 6.0/10
provider avg 6.9 → 6.9/10
synthetic proxy → 3.3/10

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: 71 — Wicked Tales Dark Red by Triple Edge Studios

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Slot Summary

Little Red Riding Hood enters a Horror-tinged Forest in Wicked Tales Dark Red, where Triple Edge Studios turns the familiar Fairy tale into a sequence of uncertain bonus outcomes. Medium volatility and a 96.1% RTP frame a design that moves from a wandering reel section to the Wolf's Wheel, then branches toward cash rewards, Free Spins, or a Pick Objects feature with an increasing Multiplier.
MechanicsWolf's Wheel determines the next bonus outcome

How It Plays

The reel arrangement includes a moving upper section that can stop in different positions, changing where its larger symbols overlap the main play area.

Regular line wins use 25 paylines, while the Dark Red Wild Symbol substitutes for standard paying symbols and supports combinations across the shifting display.

Theme & Atmosphere

The Fairy tale follows an older version of Little Red Riding Hood through a Forest associated with wolves, danger, Fantasy, and Horror rather than childhood innocence.

Moon imagery carries more than atmosphere because the Full Moon acts as the Scatter Symbol, connecting the setting directly to the Bonus wheel trigger.

Features & Win Potential

The Bonus wheel does not award one fixed result. It can keep producing Random rewards before selecting Free Spins or the Pick Objects feature.

Large Mega Symbols can occupy more reel space than ordinary symbols, while the Wild Symbol substitutes on the 25 Paylines to complete eligible combinations.

Bonus & Free Spins

Three Full Moon Scatter Symbols open the Bonus wheel. Cash awards may appear before the wheel selects either Free Spins or the Forest pick round.

The Free Spins result awards 9 spins and uses the chosen premium symbol throughout the round. In Pick Objects, successive cash discoveries raise the Multiplier.

Spec sheet
Wicked Tales Dark Red at a glance.
Identity
Slot nameWicked Tales Dark Red
Released9/26/2018
Math
SlotRanker Score71
RTP96.1%
Max win—
Bet range$0.25 – $200.00
Player rating4.2 / 5 · 19 votes
Format
Reels5
Paylines25
Layout3-3-4-4-4

True Cost to Play

Expected average based on this slot's 96.1% RTP — individual sessions vary with volatility.

Cost per hour$3.90
Cost per session$3.90

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

Bankroll survival simulator

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

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 (96.10%), 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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Identity
Studio
Released9/26/20186/26/201210/24/201910/31/20224/22/2021
Math
RTP96.1%97.34%96.74%96.04%96.52%
VolatilityMedium volatilityMedium/HighLow volatility—High volatility
Max win—1,225×5,000×3,000×114,100×
Format
Reels55556
Layout3-3-4-4-45x35x35x36x4
Paylines2525101004096
Min bet0.250.250.10.10.2
Max bet20012510010010
Features
Progressive—————
Wild symbol✓✓✓✓✓
Free spins✓✓✓✓✓
Scatter symbol✓✓✓✓✓
Multiplier✓✓✓—✓
Bonus game——✓——
Respins—————

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Questions & Answers

Wicked Tales Dark Red FAQ

3 questions

Wicked Tales Dark Red has a listed RTP of 96.1% and a Medium volatility profile.

Landing 3 Full Moon Scatter Symbols starts the Wolf's Wheel, which can award cash prizes or lead into another bonus feature.

The player selects concealed prizes, and the Multiplier increases after each cash award. Stopper objects can end the feature, while immunity objects can protect a selection.

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