Ultimate Ink -

Introduction

Ultimate Ink is a quirky and unusual online slot by Red7, set in a tattoo parlour. It’s played on a 5x4 reel grid with up to 1,024 paylines. You can adjust the paylines by using the ‘Reel Cost’ slider at the top of the page to select how many active reels you’d like to use, which makes this a fun and customisable game.

To win in Ultimate Ink, all you need to do is line up 3+ matching symbols (except the skull tattoo, which will pay for 2+ matches) along one of the active paylines. The card-filled wild symbol can substitute for others on the reels to help you find these winning combinations.

The wild can substitute for any symbol except the scatter, which takes the form of the game’s logo. The scatter will trigger the free spins bonus game when you land 3+ in any position, with up to 20 free spins up for grabs! During the free spins, the wild will become a multiplier and can be retriggered.

In addition to the free spins round, Ultimate Ink also features 3 progressive jackpots to enjoy. These jackpots are formed using a proportion of each player’s total bet and can be won on any wager!

We’ll look at the bonus features in more detail later in this Ultimate Ink slot review.

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

Ultimate Ink is a very cool tattoo-themed slot, set in a tattoo parlour complete with spinning fans and art visible behind the reels. The symbols themselves are comprised of traditional tattoo designs, including anchors, ships, skulls, “mom” in a heart, and a pretty blond girl, among others. The classic A-9 symbols have also been given a makeover in Ultimate Ink and remind us of the lettering often used in tattoo parlours.

The soundtrack is relatively simple with an upbeat tune that makes this game very pleasant to play. The music would work well in an actual tattoo parlour, and we totally believe the creators have done their research for this slot!

Ultimate Ink RTP & Volatility

Ultimate Ink is a medium-high volatility slot offering an RTP of 96%.

How to Play Ultimate Ink

Whether you’re looking for a red7 free play slot or you want to wager some real money, here at Slots Temple we always recommend spending some time getting the hang of the controls of a new slot, as well as checking the game details, before you start spinning.

In Ultimate Ink, most of the controls are found beneath the reels as follows:

1. Start by clicking the ‘?’ icon at the bottom of the screen to bring up the game details including the paytable, paylines, and bonus feature information.

2. Next, place your wager using the ‘Bet Per Reel’ slider at the top of your screen.

3. Once you’re happy with your bet, use the ‘Reel Cost’ slider to set the number of active reels you want to play with. Limiting the active reels will reduce the available paylines, but will also lower your wager.

4. When you’re ready to start spinning, click the large green Spin button in the bottom-middle of the screen to spin once. Alternatively, click the smaller arrow to the left of this to set up automatic spins and any loss/win limits.

5. The progressive jackpot Mega Drop values are always on display to the right of the reels.

6. You can keep an eye on your total balance, latest win, and other information in the black bar along the bottom of the screen.

Bet Sizes & Paytable

Wagers are set per reel in Ultimate Ink, starting at 0.02 per reel and going up to 2.50. With all paylines active, this gives a total betting range of 0.80 to 100.00 per spin, but this can be reduced by limiting the active paylines using the ‘Reel Cost’ slider.

The top prizes in Ultimate Ink are available when you land matching combinations of 5 symbols across a payline with or without a wild substitution. Excluding any bonus features, the top prizes for each symbol are as follows:

Skull: 300x

Girl: 150x

Ship: 150x

“Mom”: 120x

Anchor: 120x

A / K / Q / J / 10 / 9: 100x

Scatters will also payout in any position as follows:
3 scatters = 2x bet
4 scatters = 10x bet
5 scatters = 20x bet

Max-win 250,000x

Volatility High

RTP 96.00%

Ultimate Ink Bonus Features

The free spins bonus round in Ultimate Ink is triggered when you land 3+ scatter symbols in any position on the reels, even if the reel in question is inactive! The free spins round is an anyways pays game, meaning you can win during this round with matching symbols on adjacent reels running left to right and right to left!

Land 2, 3, 4, or scatters to trigger 5, 8, 15, or 20 free spins, respectively.
During the free spins round, any wild symbol used in a winning combination will act as a 2x or 3x multiplier.

Conclusion

Overall, we found Ultimate Ink to be a rewarding and enjoyable online slot. We liked the use of wild multipliers in the free spins round and thought the graphics and soundtrack were well chosen. We might have liked to see more picture symbols in the reels, as these were predominantly A-9 symbols, but even the lower valued symbols are satisfyingly rewarding in Ultimate Ink. Some extra bonus features might have given this game a bit more excitement, and we think cascading reels would have worked well here!
If you enjoyed Ultimate Ink, you might also like Microgaming’s Hot Ink slot.

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