Ted Megaways

Introduction Ted Megaways slot

Based on the loveable, foul-mouthed bear, Ted, Blueprint Gaming has revived their friendly stuff toy from his 2017 debut which saw overflow features and six modifiers with even more bonus games. The movie this stunning slot was based on sees John Bennett bring his best friend, and teddy bear, Ted to life. The original slot has now been revitalised into a brand-new Megaways version. The original was a hit, and we think this one will be too; while the features have decreased, the other game areas have improved.

The marijuana references from the first slot have been toned down but there is not a whole lot off limits in this stunning slot. Ted still has his endless conversations with ‘his weed guy’ and you still get the vibe of the alcoholic, drug addict furry bear. If you’re not cool with that, or think farts and burps are not your style, stop reading. If this is all fine with you, then Ted’s humour will come as a welcome breath of new fresh air to the industry of gambling that often is a little too serious.

Ted Megaways slot Bet Strategy

Any player can join in the fun with as little as 10p per spin and continue this up to £10 per spin on whatever device they prefer to play on. For those who have been spinning for a while, the math model for this slot may seem rather familiar and has likely been recycled from previous Blueprint slots. This means that the volatility is high with a fairly high hit rate, coupled with a low bonus frequency. RTP is on the border of being okay, balancing on the edge of average sitting at 96.03%

Symbols and Design

The game is set in a green-coloured living room, while Ted sits beside the reels to the left, drinking beer and popping his classic one-liners. If anything, it’s a little plainer than the original, but with the reels expanding potential, there’s more fun to be had. The main 6 reels can have between 2 and 7 symbols on them, with an additional 4 position horizontal reel running along the topside of the reels. The number of ways to potentially win on every spin varies from 324 ways to 117,649 ways, depending on the reels, and how stacked they become. Playing lazily in the background, there is a jazz soundtrack which sounds similar to the theme of Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

In addition to the design of the slot, we have the incredible symbols which scatter the reels and form the winning combinations for the player. The symbols for this slot remain pretty similar to the ones from the original Ted free slot machine. The lower-paying symbols of the slot include the royals: A, K, Q, J, 10 and 9. In addition to these we have the beer bottles, ducks and Tami-Lynn, the love interest. The most valuable symbol for the player is the Ted Logo, which pays from two of a kind upwards and will give 50 times the stake for matching 6 of a kind on the reels. Ted himself will appear on the reels as a the wild, but only in the horizontal bonus reel where he can be substituted for any symbols bar the scatter or Mystery symbols.

Features

Ted Megaways is full of quips and one-liners from the furry funny guy but is nowhere near as offensive as Ted the Movie. He also likes to help the player in the action from time to time, but do not expect as many features as the previous; there are however cascading reels, Mystery Ted, and the Thunder Wheel, which can award the player free spins. In addition, there is a feature buy for Non-UK players, but we’ll explain more later.
The standard Cascade feature can be activated after every win, which sees the player’s winning symbols removed from the grid, allowing fresh ones to fall into the spaces left behind. Consecutive pay outs become possible from a single spin, with no limit to the potential cascade wins.
The Mystery Ted feature may activate on any random spin. When it does, Ted is seen to blast onto the reels with his zap gun, adding up to 100 Mystery symbols to the next spin the player spins. Each mystery symbol will then transform into the identical matching symbol; these will reveal winning combinations and could be anything, except for the scatter.

Four or more scatters on the reels will trigger the Thunder Buddies Bonus. Players can either collect 12 free spins to initiate the feature or take a punt on the Thunder Wheel to potentially win even more free spins and a higher number of minimum ways for the Megaways to work. However, beware. Spinning the reel could easily end up winning you less than the 12 spins you would have been guaranteed from the original initiation.

In both cases, there is a progressive win multiplier attached to the free spins that begins at x1 and increases by +1 each time that a new cascade is added. Every 3 Ted symbols that are collected on the reels adds an additional 2 free spins, while also increasing the minimum number of Megaways you may have on the reels, up to 117,649. As mentioned above, non-UK players have the option of buying the Thunder Buddies Bonus via the Mystery Bonus Buy. The entry fee is 150 times the stake that the player is betting, and the player will get the chance to spin the Thunder Wheel for spins and a minimum number of Megaways that you can start with.

Conclusion on Ted Megaways slot free play 

Some players may feel disappointed when they realise some of the features from the previous Ted slot in order to make it into the Megaways. Visually, there is little chance but there is better quality and in reality, a more solid gameplay. Few are able to pull off Megaways like Blueprint Gaming, and so combining their ability to create Megaways and the theme of Ted gives birth to an incredible, streamlined slot with the potential of 50,000 times the stake on a single spin.