Launched in December 2011, Ned and his Friends is a fancy rat-inspired desktop-only video slot developed by Betsoft Gaming. The protagonist, Ned, is a virtual assistant; when he returns to their apartment building, the secretively singing rats in his apartment grab the attention of his balding landlord—who mistakes it for Ned loudly playing music—but his girlfriend witness everything when she comes for a sleepover.

Themes: mutualism, personification, treasure, and animal show. Betsoft’s other animal-inspired games include: 4 Seasons (February 2016), Spring Tails (February 2020), Back to Venus (April 2020), It Came from Venus (May 2012), Bamboo Rush (September 2019), Fruit Bat Crazy (May 2019), Stampede (October 2017), Under the Sea (May 2012), and Kawaii Kitty (October 2016).

Ned and his Friends’ rival games include Underground Thieves (April 2020) from AllWaySpin, Wonky Wabbits (February 2014) from NetEnt, and Meet the Meerkats (May 2016) from Push Gaming. Four symbols (Ned, rat Sweet Pea, rat Charles, and rat Mack) require three, four, or five winning combinations. Three symbols (rat Denny, rat Franklin, and door) require three, four, or five winning combinations.

Ned and his Friends Game Characteristics
Ned and his Friends is set on the wall unit in the living room of the pet-loving youthful man called Ned. It has a partitioned 5X3 grid. There are 30 left-to-right adjustable paylines (17 options), ten symbols, one coin, five bet levels, 85 total bets, bonus game, no substituting wild, retriggerable free games, click-and-reveal game, no side game, and pays from $5.00 to $2500.00.

Ned and his Friends has three special symbols and seven ordinary symbols. Special symbols: the free games-triggering scatter is a dance band, comprising of all rats, beside a sunflower; the click-and-reveal game-unlocking scatter is a rat’s tail protruding from a rat hole; and the bonus game-triggering scatter is Ned’s sexy girlfriend called Kate.

Ordinary symbols: blond Ned in blue and off-white clothes; white rat, which is the lead singer, called Sweet Pea; head tilting rat called Charles; cookie-eating rat called Mack; nodding rat called Denny; rat Franklin on treasure; and wooden door.

Coin size: $0.01. Options for the paylines: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, or 30. Minimum bet: $1.00. Maximum bet: $150.00.

The $150.00 bet offers these Ned and his Friends payouts. Two, three, four, and five winning combinations: Ned pays $100.00, $500.00, $1250.00, and $2500.00; rat Sweet Pea pays $50.00, $375.00, $750.00, and $1500.00; rat Charles pays $25.00, $50.00, $500.00, and $1250.00; and rat Mack pays $25.00, $200.00, $400.00, and $1000.00.

Three, four, and five winning combinations: rat Denny pays $150.00, $375.00, and $750.00; rat Franklin pays $100.00, $250.00, and $500.00; and door pays $50.00, $125.00, and $250.00.

3+ scattered dance bands load five free games. 3+ rat tails prompt the click-and-reveal game, where players press one of the credit-triggering “click me” symbols. 3+ Kate features load the credit-offering bonus game, where players are prompted to pick their preferred soloist (identified rat choices: Mack, Sweet Pea, Franklin, Charles, and Denny) without waking up Kate who is sleeping nearby. Ned and his Friends has an $188125.00 non-progressive jackpot.

The good Ned and his Friends software: Flash technology; icons sets on household goods; disabled in many online casinos; and has a disabled turbo play for its 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, and 100 autospins. Sound include: Ned’s monologue, clattering, munching, and creaking and crooning rats. The cinematic 3D graphics include snuggling rat, nibbling rat, dance band atop the wall unit hurling coins, spinning ceiling-mounted fan, screaming Kate, and rats dancing for and serenading the dramatic Ned.

Luck in Ned and his Friends
The RTP rate of Ned and his Friends, a game of chance, is a lowly 92.15% and the house edge is a highly 7.85%.