Name: Pigsville
Item: Pigsville
Rating: 6.0
Author: Patrick Owen

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Provider	Stakelogic Slots
Reels	6
Rows	6
Paylines	46,656
Bonus Rounds	3
Bet Range	0.20 - 100
Volatility	High
Max Win	5,000x
Bonus Buy	Yes
RTP	96.01%
Our Rating	6.0

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Game Overview

I always thought pigs were happy as long as they had plenty of mud and food, but as it transpires in Stakelogic’s latest slot, it would seem they’d prefer a more human way of living. PigsVille showcases a small and happy town that, considering the dirty side of this animal’s reputation, has cleaner streets than I’ve seen in a while. So, is PigsVille a slot worth playing? I guess we’ll find out as I put the 6-reel, 96.01% RTP, and up to 46,556 ways-to-win slot to the test.

First of all, the slot looks good, which is always a good start. The reels feature well-drawn symbols, and the backdrop is a town complete with pigs flying across the screen. As for the bonus features, PigsVille has wild modifiers that trigger randomly to deliver multiplier wilds, expanding wilds, or just wilds in general. However, the big selling point here is the three bonus games. If you trigger the Bonus Wheel or Super Bonus Wheel, you can win access to a free spins bonus with no low-paying symbols or one of two exciting Bonus Trail Games. There are also buy bonus options for anyone who wants to fast-track their way into the bonuses.

If this sounds like a slot you’d love to get your hands on, the quickest and most risk-free way is to play our PigsVille slot demo below.

Pigsville Slot Theme, Stakes, Pays & Symbols

PigsVille paytable

I’ve never entirely understood why so many slots have a pig theme. I mean, I know many of us love cats and dogs, while others might prefer hamsters, rabbits, or gerbils, but why this clamour for pigs? There have been several slots themed on our Piggy friends, many of which have proved quite successful over the years. NetEnt’s Piggy Riches Megaways instantly springs to mind, while The Great Pigsby Megaways from Relax Gaming is another title some of you might know. The list goes on, as there are also Pragmatic’s Piggy Bankers and Peaky Pigs from Snowborn Games, among many others.

Let’s discuss the paytable next! At first glance, the payouts seem on the small side, but as a cascading slot with dynamic reels, the bigger wins will come from a succession of smaller wins. The Red Pig is the most valuable and worth 8x the stake for a full 6-symbol combination, while the Purple, Blue, and Green Piggies deliver 6x, 4x, and 2x, respectively. Doughnuts, Toffee Apples, and Cakes provide medium-sized payouts of 0.8x, while playing cards represent the smaller pay available, with the Ace and King paying 0.30x and the Queen and Jack worth 0.25x and 0.20x, respectively.

Finalising this section of the review takes us over to the bet section, and whilst the minimum price per play of €0.20 and the maximum of €100 are fairly standard within the industry, there is a lack of choice between these values with just nine other stakes being on offer.

Pigsville Slot Base Game

PigsVille base game

PigsVille is a dynamic slot game with 6 reels containing 4 or 6 rows of symbols. The more rows on the reels, the more ways to win are available to create winning combinations. At worst, you’re looking at spins with 4,096 Ways, and at best, you could spin with 46,656 different ways to win some cash. Those wins will surface each time three or more matching symbols land on consecutive reels, of course, starting from the first reel and moving right. The slot also features a cascading reels mechanic, which means new symbols drop in from above to replace winning symbols as they disappear.

Wild Symbols

You’ll come across various wild symbols when playing the PigsVille slot game, with the standard wild the most common. It can land on all reels except the first reel and will substitute for all symbols except the Bonus scatter symbol.

Wild Symbol Modifiers

There are also three wild symbol modifiers that can trigger randomly on any spin. As with regular wild symbols, these cannot land on the first reel but can land anywhere else.

Multiplier Wilds: If the Red Pig randomly rides across the reels, he will transform up to five symbols into Multiplier Wilds with multiplier values between 2x and 5x.

Expanding Wilds: Should the Purple Pig make his presence known across the reels, he can add up to three expanding wild symbols to the reels. They will expand to cover their reels.

Wild Streak: The Blue Pig will add several wilds across one or multiple rows on the reels.

Pigsville Slot Bonus Features

PigsVille bonis feature

If you’re after a slot offering several bonus games, PigsVille will prove a fantastic option, as there are three bonus features you can trigger. Accessing any of them will require landing three or four bonus scatter symbols anywhere in view to trigger the Bonus Wheel or Super Bonus Wheel.

Bonus Wheel: 3 Bonus scatter symbols reward you with one spin on the Bonus Wheel. That spin will reward you with a random number of free spins or trigger the Trail Bonus or Super Trail Bonus games.

Super Bonus Wheel: If 4 Bonus scatter symbols landed anywhere in view, you’re instead given a spin of the Super Bonus Wheel that offers a higher chance of triggering the Supoer Trail Bonus or the Free Spins Bonus with a larger number of spins.

Bonus Trail & Super Bonus Trail

The Bonus Trail is a board game-style bonus whereby you’re given three lives and must make your way around a board, picking up multipliers of your stake. If you land on standard positions, the multiplier value of that position is added to the total multiplier for the game. Any position will turn into a Broken Heart symbol, meaning you’ll lose a life if you land in the same position twice.

If you land on one of the ‘?’ positions, you trigger a spin on the Golden Reels, which can reward:

Numbers: If the three reels contain numbers, a value between 1x and 500x is added to all multiplier values on the board. In the Super Bonus Trail, that value is persistent and will apply to all positions at the start of each new spin.

Three Hearts: This combination will award you an extra life.

Three Toffee Apples: Three positions on the board will have their multipliers increased by between 2x and 100x. Again, in the Super Bonus Trail, that is a persistent value added on each spin.

Three Lamps: All positions on the reels are reset with new multipliers, and the Broken Heart symbols are all removed.

Three Treasure Chests: This combination will deliver an instant reward between 10x and 500x the stake. It will reward the same value on every spin if this occurs in the Super Trail Bonus.

Free Spins

If the Bonus Wheel or Super Bonus Wheel rewards the Free Spins Bonus, you will receive between 6 and 15 free spins. During this feature, there are no low-paying symbols on the reels. It’s also possible to re-trigger the Bonus Wheels if 3 or 4 Bonus scatter symbols land on a single free spin.

Bonus Buy

The Buy Bonus feature to the left of the reels lets you purchase the Bonus Wheel for 100x your stake or the Bonus Trail or Super Bonus Trail for 150x and 250x, respectively.

Pros

The three bonus games offer plenty to aim for.
Another aesthetically pleasing slot from Stakelogic.

Cons

5,000x is a low max win for a modern slot.

Pigsville Slot Review Final Thoughts

There's plenty going on in PigsVille, but it just feels like lots of features from other popular games, such as Dead Riders Trail, have all been chucked into a mixing pot, and this was the final result.You may get some short-term entertainment out of it, but I'd imagine you'll move on from this game pretty quickly.

6.0

Reasonable

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Author Bio

Article by Patrick Owen

8 Years Slots Playing Experience

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