The phrase ‘bringing home the bacon’ actually started long before anyone thought of paychecks as a fry-up. In 12th-century England, the village of Dunmow promised a side of bacon to any married couple who could swear, on their lives and their lunch, that they hadn’t argued for a year and a day. If you could convince the church elders that your marriage was still squealing with harmony, you literally brought home the bacon.

This September, Booming gave a pig a suite, a tophat, and a job at the bank in their outrageously named Mr. Oinksters Hold and Win slot.

Bringing home the bacon

The Mr. Oinksters Hold and Win slot features 25 paylines spread across five reels. The slot’s 2,000x max multiplier will give you a shot at up to $400,000 in winnings if you’re betting at the maximum of $200 per spin. Betting does, however, start at just $0.20 per spin. The slot’s gameplay features medium volatility and offers an RTP of 95.6%.

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Three, four, or five vault scatter symbols will trigger 10, 15, and 20 free spins, respectively. During a round of free spins, the middle three reels will only feature giant symbols, which will essentially act as a three-by-three grid of exactly the same symbol.

The slot’s hold and win feature is triggered with five or more gold coin symbols. The triggering symbols are then locked in place, and you’re given three spins to add additional instant win symbols to the reels. In addition to standard instant win symbols, you can also grab one of the four jackpot values. If you add a symbol to the reels within your three spins, your spins will be reset. If you go three consecutive spins without adding new symbols, your round will be over.

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If you’d rather skip the wait, the Buy Bonus feature gives you two options. The first triggers either a round of free spins or the Hold and Win feature, with no guarantee of which one you’ll get. The second guarantees both a round of free spins and a Hold and Win round for double the action.

Is the Mr. Oinksters Hold and Win slot ready for slaughter?

If I had to sum up the Mr. Oinksters Hold and Win slot in one word, it would be predictable. I’ve seen this slot before. The theme has been done before with similar graphics. The bonus features are generic and, while relatively plentiful, offer very little excitement. The max multiplier is okay, but far from great. There’s just nothing to write home about. I give it a six out of ten.

If you’re looking for a few slots from Booming that I do recommend, try out Sticky Bombs and Space Cows to the Moo’n.