Mad Ducks

About Mad Ducks and the Duck Gang Perched Above the Reels

Mad Ducks is out on 30 September 2026, so nobody has played it yet, me included. What follows comes from the studio’s game page and its filed spec sheet. One correction first. The game gets credited to Maxxi Labs, but Maxxi Labs is where it lives, not who built it. The provider’s page names the studio as Bad Company. Five reels, three rows, 20 paylines, high volatility, a ceiling of 10,000x. The art does a lot of work: seven ducks sit along the top of the grid, glowering, while a very tired dog watches from the side.

Game Features and Bonuses That Set the Flock Off

Three or more Scatters open the Free Spins, and the mechanic that matters is what the studio calls retained Position Multipliers. They build across every hit rather than resetting, so a round’s value depends on how long it keeps landing in the same places. On top sit random upgrades, firing Super Mystery Symbols, Bombs, or extra spins mid-round — three ways for a round to escalate without you doing anything. The SHOP button is the paid route in. Buy Bonus and Boost are both offered, neither priced on any page I could find.

Mad Ducks Symbols and the Scatter That Starts It All

The Scatter is a hunter, not a duck, which tells you where the game’s sympathies lie. Three of them is the trigger. Below that: gold coins stamped with a duck, dynamite, a trophy, a knife, a horseshoe. Card ranks fill the low end. The seven ducks along the top are the game’s signature image. Whether they are the Position Multiplier meter, the studio has not said.

How to Play Mad Ducks and What to Confirm First

There is nothing to play yet: the provider’s demo window returns a load error today. When it lands, check the RTP first, because two figures are circulating. The trade filing says 96.24%. The game page says 96.10%. Small gap, same company, no explanation offered. Then decide about the SHOP. On a high-volatility game with three escalation paths, buying in shortcuts the wait, not the math.

Conclusion: A Loud Game With One Quiet Question

Mad Ducks knows exactly what it is. Retained multipliers, three upgrade paths, a buy button and 10,000x at the top — coherent design, and the presentation is genuinely funny in a way most slots do not bother with. The quiet question is the RTP. Both figures are respectable, so this is less a warning than a reminder: the studio publishes two, and you should know which you are getting. Worth a look on 30 September. Check the info screen before the first spin.