the great pigsby megaways slot theme, stakes, pays & symbols

So just, what is Great Pigsby Megaways all about anyway? I suspect the name is a satirical take on The Great Gatsby, but this is just a guess! The game uses a mansion backdrop with male and female pig characters topping the paytable. I guess the implication is that these guys are the rich and famous of the piggy world, so fair play to them – they’ve made it and are enjoying life in their big house! Seriously though, I am not sure what to make of this theme – it’s unique, though, and that may be reason enough to give this game a try.

You can’t really expect much from the paytable of a Megaways game – the sheer volume of pay ways ensures that it’s impossible for any huge payouts to appear on the list. Instead, these games offer huge wins by means of scoring large numbers of winning pay ways simultaneously. The highest-paying symbol then is the male pig, worth 3x the bet for each complete pay way of five-of-a-kind, whilst his female companion is only worth 2x – so much for equality in the 21st century, eh? A golden tiara takes the third-placed spot with a payout of 1x for each full pay way, whilst a gramophone is worth 0.8x, and a cigar and whisky symbol is worth 0.5x for five-of-a-kind. The bottom half of the paytable consists of five royal symbols, all of which are worth 0.4x for all five.

The betting range begins at €0.10 per round and maxes out at €50.00. As usual, there are more steps in this range towards the lower end of the scale, which makes sense considering that most players will not be betting more than €10.00 per spin.

base game & MODIFIERS

The base game of Great Pigsby Megaways uses a six-reel setup, with each reel splitting into between two and seven segments on each spin. There are a few differences in the base game compared to a typical Megaways slot. However – the wild symbols work differently, and the piggy bank feature is unique to this game. Wins are awarded for hitting three or matching symbols from the left side of the reels in the usual manner, so no surprises there.

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wild respin

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the great pigsby megaways slot bonus features

I hadn’t been very impressed with the Great Pigsby Megaways online slot up to this point, so I had high hopes that the bonus round would be the game's killer feature. Ten free spins are awarded initially, but you can add more to your counter by hitting further bonus symbols during the feature.

During this mode, any scatter symbol that lands will add two additional free spins to your remaining counter, as well as removing one royal symbol from the reels. Once all of the royals have been removed, any further scatter symbols that land will continue adding two more free spins to your remaining total, but no more symbols will be removed from the reels.

I expected a lot more from this feature, if I am honest, but I did have relatively good results in terms of my winnings – over 100x bet on two occasions. Still, considering I probably played more than 100 spins between each bonus round, that isn’t hugely impressive. Still, it’s a shame that Relax didn’t include a bonus buy feature, as this is the most exciting part of the game.

the great pigsby megaways slot review final thoughts

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