The world of slots is no stranger to porky themed games, nor is it rare to see a slot based on pirates and hidden treasures. In the case of Piggy Pirates from Red Tiger Gaming, you’ve got a perhaps somewhat improbable combination of the two, combined in a fun, progressive jackpot game that takes a unique spin on bonuses and prize winning combinations. Obviously this is a cartoon-styled slot game, but that doesn’t in any way diminish the gameplay – it’s great to spin, time after time, and with some high winning potential, there’s a great deal to like about this slot.
Piggy Pirates eschews the conventional five reel structure in favour of six reels, something which visually takes a few moments to get used to. There is a reason for this of course – with six reels, there’s the potential for longer combinations, as well as more action on each and every spin. There are 40 paylines drawn across the board, and combinations of matching symbols on these paylines are paid out at a multiple of the stake, depending on the value of the combination.
The highest paying combinations are the likes of the treasure chest and the bag of coins, which pay up to 1000x and 600x respectively for six of a kind. Towards the lower end of the combination symbols, you’ll find suited symbols clubs, spades, diamonds and hearts, which help make up the numbers for symbols filling the reels. These also make way for bonus symbols, which we’ll look at more closely in a moment.
Bets start from just £0.10 per spin, so it’s a very accessible game to play on any budget. If you’re looking to push for the biggest wins, you can play at up to £200 per spin – with 2000x on the table in the base game, not to mention the big progressive jackpot constantly looming over the action, it’s not too difficult to see how this can quickly add up into a serious payday.
As with all slots, Piggy Pirates is only as good as its RTP, or return to player percentage. In this case, that stands at a mighty 96.11% – way beyond the average for slots games of this kind, marking this out as amongst the highest paying games in the genre.
Unusually, there are no wild symbols in the traditional sense in Piggy Pirates. However, you will find wild coins, which are added to a total, and you can expect to see these falling on a more frequent basis than wild symbols ordinarily would. There’s no substitution effect with these coins however, so Piggy Pirates is lacking that standard slots feature. However, this is more than made up for by the pig bonus symbols, the game’s primary scatter.
When pig symbols fall on the reels, they move one space horizontally with each passing spin until they fall off the board. Three or more of these symbols in view at any one time is enough to trigger the bonus feature, where some of the more significant prizes are up for grabs.
The bonus round starts when three of the pig bonus symbols have landed on the board. This awards you a limitless number of free spins, with all the pigs in view falling to the bottom of the reels. During the feature, they collect all coins that land on the board, amassing as many as they can before the wolf appears. When he appears on the reels, he chucks a bomb into the middle of the action, exploding the bonus symbols and coins back onto the reels for a finally, hopefully large, feature win.
Look out for the jackpot symbols as you play through this game. If you happen to land three or more of these, you could be in with a chance of walking away with the game’s biggest prizes – the Mega or Mini jackpot funds, which are noted to the side of the main reels. These won’t fall for everyone, but if it happens to you, the results can be life-changing.
Piggy Pirates is definitely something a bit different, and if you’ve played a lot of slots games, you’ll appreciate the fresh take on the genre found in this game. With interesting bonuses and reel structures, the action never feels stale – plus, with the prize winning potential locked up in those piggy banks, there’s some decent wins to be had, too.
Try out Piggy Pirates today and see if you can uncover their treasure – it’s available right here at our online casino.