PIÑATAS AND PONIES slot theme, stakes, pays & symbols

Pinatas are an alien concept in my country; I see them featured on TV shows sometimes, but I’ve never seen one at a party or anything like that. The word Pinata is a Spanish term for a container that is often made of paper mache or cloth before being decorated and filled with candy or other treats. In some ways, Pinatas are much like slot machines – you never know what they could give you! It’s not surprising, then, that several online slots have been released over the years that feature the Pinata, including the Pinata Smash game we recently reviewed here at Demoslot. 

You’ll need at least ten matching symbols anywhere on the screen to score a win in Pinatas and Ponies, which seems like a big ask to begin with. There are only eight different symbols, however, and the 36 possible positions mean that you can actually hit three different groups of ten symbols on a single spin if you are fortunate. The top symbol looks like some chocolate and toffee truffle and will pay you… ah, now here is where we run into a problem. 

Red Tiger’s paytables are notoriously tricky to work out; even the help file for this game gives a formula for calculating winnings based on paylines, yet this game has no paylines. I had to play the game, record my winnings for various combinations, and then compare them against what was shown on the paytable to determine how things worked. This really should not be necessary, and Red Tiger desperately needs to start implementing a paytable mechanism which updates automatically in line with your currently selected stake.

Let’s try this again, then, shall we? The highest-paying chocolate toffee truffle symbol will pay you 20x your total bet for 25 or more symbols anywhere on the grid, whilst the red and white candy is worth 10x for the same maximum combination of 25 or more symbols. The pink swirly candy is worth 7x for a maximum hit, while the toffee drops this down to just 5x for 25 symbols. I have to say; I expected the winnings to be a little bigger, considering that you need 25 or more symbols on a 36-position grid to score these wins.

The betting range is relatively small in this game. Or perhaps sensible should be the word? I never really think it’s a good idea to be betting €100.00 per round on any online slot, but if you enjoy that kind of thing, you may want to look elsewhere as this game only permits bets of between €0.10 and €10.00 per round.

base game & MODIFIERS

Spinning the base game works like many other grid slots; it’s a 6x6 playfield, meaning there are 36 positions, and you need at least ten matching symbols anywhere on the screen to form a winning combination. Any time this happens, the winning symbols are immediately removed from the grid, allowing new ones to drop in from the top, potentially creating several consecutive wins from a single paid spin.

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PIÑATAS AND PONIES slot bonus features

You will need to hit three sweet spins scatter symbols anywhere on the grid to trigger the main bonus round unless you opt to purchase the feature using the bonus buy option detailed below. 

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PIÑATAS AND PONIES slot review final thoughts

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