Is it something familiar in both the title and the picture? It is. The Piggy Riches non-inflated "megaways" slot machine appeared back in 2010. It was released by Netent. The heroes of the video slot were Piggy and Piggy - a parody of the fat bourgeoisie. The theme of the game could be labeled as "luxury and ostentation."
Only the idea and comical characters remained from the old game. Red Tiger Studio's chegolish and glamorous design came in handy. The artwork has been radically updated. But the gameplay mechanics changed even more. Whether the union of the two providers was able to create a competitive product in the fashionable Megaways trend is for the readers of this review to judge.
Casinoz hosts the official demo of the machine from the provider's website. To play for free scroll through this review to the beginning. Finding a cash game won't be a problem. Piggy Riches Megaways was placed the day after its release by all the top casinos of Runet.
Piggy Riches Megaways was placed the day after its release by all the top casinos of Runet.
The Piggy Riches video slot may alienate inexperienced gamblers. After discovering a giant playing field with four different sized squares, the logical question arises: how to play this? In fact, everything is simple. You need to understand the two game principles used in Piggy Riches Megaways.
How Megaways works.
This mechanic was first proposed by Big Time Gaming (BTG). There are video slots where the position of the combination relative to the boards is unimportant. But in this particular machine, the first symbol must be on the first reel.
Another rule of Piggy Riches is called Avalanche. You may also see the term Symbol Drop.
The tetris-like principle was invented by provider Netent in 2012 and was first used in the Gonzo's Quest slot.
Now a brief look at the main features. The machine has six verticals. The number of horizontals is variable - from four to seven. It is determined randomly each spin.
Game icons can fall rectangles of four different sizes. To get a sense of this, check out the screenshots below. There are 10 icons in total. There is also a scatter symbol (scatter) that activates free spins and a substitute symbol that always fills the vertical completely.
Additional features:
There is no doubling game.
In case of a currency deposit, the player will be offered bets from 20 cents to 10 euros (dollars). We still recommend starting with a smaller stake. To do this, choose casino for rubles from the Casinoz list. There the spread of bets will be: 5-1000 rubles.
Graphic execution of the game is flawless as usual. Symbols are carefully drawn. A rich palette of saturated colors is used. For this reason, Red Tiger has traditionally minimized animation so as not to overload computer memory. But, unlike other video slots of the provider, "Piggy Riches" has a decent soundtrack: several jazz mini-tracks and comical squealing and grunting characters.
Special symbols of the Piggy Riches Megaways machine:
The usual 10 icons: money in different forms (in a bag, wallet, etc.) and five letters of card denominations, made as jewelry. The maximum payout for six pictures in the combination - x20 relative to the round bet (bag of coins), the second most important factor - x5 (bank cards).
Logical question: where does the value of the maximum winnings 10474.5, specified in the rules? This is not a multiplier for any particular symbol, but the possible highest payout in a round in spin bets. The conditions for such a payment are as follows:
The probability of coincidence of four infrequent events is practically zero.
Free Spins of the Piggy Riches Megaways slot seem to be incredibly generous. They are.
All is great. But in 1000 test rounds in demo mode, I never got to see the free game. Keep this in mind when wanting to get a piece of Piggy's Riches. Most likely, this is a defect in the demo version of the machine.
Jackpot systems at Red Tiger do exist. They receive contributions from around 70 of the provider's video slots. Piggy Riches does not participate in jackpots as of early 2020.
Piggy Riches Megaways | Crack the Bank Hold and Win | Cashpots Blazinator | Coins of Zeus — Hold&Win | |
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RTP | 95.71 % | 95.70 % | 95 % | 96.18 % |
Volatility | High | Middle | High | |
Lines | 20 | 20 | 5 | |
Drums | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Issue date | 23 January 2020 | 29 September 2022 | 31 May 2024 | 14 November 2024 |
Progressive jackpot | ||||
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Free Spins | ||||
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Jokers | ||||
Max payout | 10475 | 2000 | 1000 | 0 |
Bonus Games |
Slot machine | RTP | Volatility | Max win | Release date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Majestic Mysteries Power Reels | 94.72 % | Middle | 2499 | 8 July 2022 |
Mayan Mystery | 91.84 % | Low | 500 | 18 May 2022 |
Genie Nights | 94.72 % | Middle | 975 | 11 March 2022 |
Three Musketeers | 95.29 % | 300 | 01.06.2017 | |
Winter Wonders | 94.73 % | 0 | 2016 |
The following buttons are located at the corners of the slot machine:
On the video slot (from the top) there are two links to the rules: Help (text) and Pays (illustrations to the rules with payout table).
The experts at Casinoz categorically do not recommend playing Piggy Riches Megaways on smartphones. The machine hangs hopelessly. Even if you manage to avoid failures, the exit from the video slot is problematic, because there is no button to close the game. You have to press the smartphone's "back" button several times at the risk of leaving not only the game, but also the casino.
Piggy Riches Megaways is the first video slot to feature a Netent splash screen at startup, with the Red Tiger logo coming as a subheading. It's likely that Red Tiger's purchase of the industry leader will make the games even better. Expect Netent's engineers to fix the bugs in the mobile versions.
Plusses of the machine:
Minuses:
The provider on its website reports high volatility of the machine and high Hit Rate (probability of any payout).
Important. In the Russified version of Piggy Riches Megaways in the Help the incorrect and frightening figure of 92.67% return to the player is indicated. This is definitely a typo, because the official Red Tiger site reports a value of 95.71%.