Overview
Step onto the dazzling dance floor of Tic Tac Take, Pragmatic Play's electrifying 5-reel, 3-row slot with 10 paylines! This high-volatility game, boasting a maximum win of 2,200x your bet, puts a thrilling spin on the classic game of tic-tac-toe. Experience vibrant graphics and a retro-disco atmosphere as you aim to create winning lines of Xs and Os on the reels. Transforming Xs and Os into Wilds triggers the electrifying Tic Tac Take Respin Feature, awarding respins with locked wilds for each line completed – potentially leading to massive wins. With a unique blend of classic gameplay and modern features, Tic Tac Take offers a simple yet exhilarating experience for both casual and seasoned slot enthusiasts. Bet sizes range from 10 p/c to $/€100 per spin, providing flexibility for all players. The game features three RTP settings, the highest being 96.63%. Prepare for a potentially thrilling, yet volatile ride!
Gameplay & Features
Tic Tac Take makes things simple by keeping extras to a minimum. The main extra is called the Tic Tac Take Respin Feature, which triggers naturally at any moment, or maybe bought wherefeature buysare permitted.
• Tic Tac Take Respins
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Two more symbols used in the game are theXand theO. These are present on the middlereels 2, 3, and 4only. When aline of X or O symbolshit in ahorizontal, vertical, or diagonaldirection, therespins featureis activated. For each line of X's or O's,1 respinis awarded,up to a maximum of 8. Now, the triggering X's or O's aretransformed into wildsand arelocked in positionfor the respin. If new X or O symbols hit, for each new line they create, +1 extra respin is awarded. When respins end, the game grid returns to normal.
• Buy Respins
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The Tic Tac Take Respin feature may beinstantly boughtfor the cost of100 times the total bet. Once bought, a spin occurs which has arandom number of X or O symbols, but at least one line of them is guaranteed to hit, thereby triggering at least one respin. Bought respins have the same RTP as naturally triggered respins. Just like inStarburst XXXtreme, the bonus buy feature continues to be in play until you manually deactivate it
Final Thoughts
Well, Tic Tac Take made more sense than its predecessor,Star Pirates Code, did. The previous game was a confusing collection of gems and coins, little pirating, all capped with a strange name. Players are on more stable ground in Tic Tac Take - the disco atmosphere is familiar, and the gameplay links cleverly to the tic-tac-toe theme. In short, it's an improvement on the previous pirate-based Starburst wannabe, though with a few caveats to consider.
There are positives, and it might be sacrilege to say this, but the respin feature is arguably better than Starburst's. For one, it is possible to win a greater number of respins, and they could be quite exciting with a good number of locked wilds on the reels. During testing, filling all three middle reels did occur, resulting in a circa1,000x win. Tic Tac Take is limited in what it can do, literally, with a win cap of2,200x the betin place. Should you manage to hit that amount at any point, respins will instantly come to an end.
For clarities' sake, the biggest win during testing came from a bonus buy, as the base game's low hit rate got a bit tedious and could be brutal. Nowhere near as brutal as buying respins can get, though, and in this, we were reminded of buying Feature Spins 3 inHacksaw Gaming's slotHarvest Wilds. The reason being is the minimum guarantee of one line of wilds doesn't tend to go very far. Shelling out 100x the bet to buy the feature often ended after just one underwhelming respin. Good things are possible, for sure, yet repeatedly paying 100x for low win respins could hurt. Let's not forget,NetEnt's own redo,Starburst XXXtreme, allows applicable players the option of paying 10x the bet for a guaranteed Starburst Wild on each spin or 95x for two Starburst Wilds. Not saying you're more likely to win there, butStarburst XXXtremegoes stratospheric when it does pop.
Still, players looking for an updated version ofStarburstmight be interested in what Tic Tac Take has to deliver. It somewhat expands the respins feature and the theme is kind of interesting, though you'd hardly call this next level gaming, plus the visuals leave much to be desired.
