Scratch the Ticket Ticket Types
Match card volatility to bankroll and gadget stock.
Not every Scratch the Ticket card deserves the same courage. Ticket Types is a practical ranking of roles: warm-up tickets, medium grind tickets, and high-stakes tickets that should almost never be scratched blind. Exact names expanded between demo and the August 13, 2026 release, so we rank by behavior and keep Minesweeper Tickets on its own leaf.
Role S: information-ready high stakes
These are the tickets you protect with Spy, UV, or Drop. Huge upside, painful resets. If your gadget stock is empty, either cash extremely early or skip until restocked. See Gadget Timing.
Role A: steady multipliers with manageable bombs
Workhorse tickets for funding printers. Use baseline cash-out rules from Cash-Out Strategy. These cards teach discipline without ending a session on one mistake.
Role B: warm-up and control practice
Cheap tickets for calming hands and testing camera feel after reading Controls. Cash early. Do not spend Drop here.
Role C: novelty traps
Flashy variants that invite greed before your bankroll is ready. Play them only with a written stop rule. If a variant confuses you, return to How to Play.
How to pick the next ticket
Ask what you need: tuition, income, or needle-moving upside. Tuition means Role B. Income means Role A. Needle-moving means Role S with gadgets ready. This simple triage beats random printing.
Printer synergy
Faster printers flood you with choices. That is good only if you keep role discipline. Pair this page with Printers and Upgrade Path.
Demo scouting method
In the demo, label each ticket you meet with a role after three runs. Write whether bombs felt frequent, whether gadgets felt necessary, and whether cash-outs felt satisfying. Bring those notes into launch week via Demo Guide.
Wrong comparisons
Do not import Scritchy Scratchy catalog lists. Different game, different economy. Stay inside Scratch the Ticket systems and official links on the Links Hub.
Related pages
Use Cash-Out Helper while testing roles. Aim long-term picks at Apartment Goal. Revisit ranks after Updates.
Ticket type mastery is knowing which card is allowed to scare you today.
Final reminder for ticket roles
Name the role before you print. Warm-up, income, or needle-move — pick one.
Named layouts after launch
The full game added catalogues. Treat SIXTH Sense as clean number pressure, LUCKY SLOT as fruit near-miss bait, and Minesweeper tickets as the Role S grid Mixed reviews punish. Idle buildings change whether a ticket even needs to pay the rent. Rank the live card in front of you, not a demo memory from June.
Live catalogues versus demo memory
Treat late Minesweeper tickets as the Role S grid Mixed reviews punish. Idle buildings change whether a ticket even needs to pay the rent. Rank the live card in front of you, not a demo memory from June. Open Minesweeper Tickets when numbers appear on foil, Idle Upgrades when bakeries start covering gadget restocks, and Review Roundup if you are still deciding whether Role S volume is worth the intro sale. Names can still patch; behavior is the ranking that survives a hotfix.
Role labels are a planning language. If a live card mixes number pressure with adjacency bombs, treat it as Role S even if the foil still looks like a warm-up from the demo. Cash earlier on mixed grids until gadgets are stocked.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions.
Will ticket names match the full release?
Maybe not. Rank by volatility role and update after Launch Day.
Which ticket should beginners print?
Warm-up Role B tickets. See Getting Started.
When do I take Role S tickets?
When gadgets are ready per Gadget Timing.