Huff N’ Puff CollectR Slot Review

In 2012, an actual pig named Esther was adopted by two men in Ontario, Canada, after they were told she was a “mini pig.” She wasn’t.

Esther grew to over 650 pounds, became a social media sensation with millions of followers, and inspired her owners to quit their jobs and open an animal sanctuary. She weighed more than a grand piano. 🐷

If a 650-pound pig can build an entire career out of eating and being charismatic, I don’t understand why people are telling me I’m crazy for wanting the same thing.

Let’s get into Huff N’ Puff CollectR slot by ELK Studios.

Gameplay

This isn’t your standard grid setup. Instead of regular paylines, the game uses four pigs that move around the grid and pick up symbols to generate payouts.

Each pig can collect gems of the same color. When a pig can move horizontally or vertically to pick up a symbol of the same color, it collects it. The pig keeps moving and collecting again and again within the same sequence, as long as there are valid targets.

Feature and Scatter Symbols are also possible targets. After all collections, when no more wins can be made, new symbols will fall down to refill the grid, and this will continue until no more wins are made.

The X-iter button sits next to it, giving you access to all the Buy Bonus options.

On the right are three saw blade counters, and there’s also a collection meter above the grid. More on all of this coming up.

The stats are as follows: a 96% RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.

RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate., high volatility, a 5,000x max multiplier, and a $200,000 max win. Only fiat currency is accepted.

Features

FEATURE SYMBOL RELEASE

The symbol collection meter above the grid tracks every Gem and Wild the pigs collect. Fill it, and you earn a Feature Symbol Release, which awards a wave of feature symbols that converts a number of gems on the grid.

There are multiple Feature symbols, and up to 3 releases can stack up, all being released at the same time.

• Jackhammer - When a Pig collects a Jackhammer, the Pig can cross up to one empty space to reach additional clusters of symbols.
• Wild - Substitutes for any gem at its respective payout level
• Transform - A collected Transform symbol changes a random cluster of gems next to the pig that collected it into the same color. It may also change a random number of gems into Feature Symbols.
• Scatter - Triggers Free Spins when the pigs collect 3 Scatters.
• Super Scatter - If a Super Scatter is collected with two or more Scatters, Super Free Spins are triggered.
• Upgrade - Upgrades the payout level of one of the gem types by 1, 2, or 3 steps, up to a maximum of 7.
• Upgrade All - Same as above, but to all gem types.
• Hat - Triggers the Hat Mania Bonus Game.
• Wolf Construction - Triggers the Wolf Crane feature when no more wins can be created.
  WOLF CONSTRUCTION

When a pig collects a wolf construction symbol, the Wolf arrives in the crane. He works column by column, collecting gems, feature symbols, and triggering fights whenever he runs into a pig.

Win a fight, and the crane multiplier goes up by 1x. Lose a fight, and the round ends. Defeat all four pigs, and the wolf sweeps the remaining board clean with the full multiplier applied.

WOLF CRANE AND WOLF DEMOLITION

The Wolf Crane collects column by column, triggering features and fighting pigs as it goes. The Wolf Demolition is a reset button, and it clears the entire grid and drops a new set of symbols, sometimes also removing one to three pigs from play for the next spin.

CORNER BOMBS

Each corner of the 6x6 grid holds a bomb assigned to a pig’s color at the start of every round. If a pig collects a symbol on the corner position of its matching color, the bomb activates.

When it detonates, it blasts a 3x3 area from that corner, removes a section of the surrounding pipeline, and expands the grid. You can get all the way from 6x6 to 8x8 with all four bombs.

TUNNELS AND WELLS

Blowing out pipeline sections with bombs opens tunnels and wells. Pigs can move through tunnels to reach symbols at the other end, and each tunnel section can hide up to two feature symbols.

Wells open at corners once two or more pipe sections are gone, letting pigs travel between them if there are collectible symbols waiting on top of multiple wells.

SWITCHEROO

Two adjacent pigs that can’t collect anything have a chance to swap places, horizontally or vertically, and try again. A second version sends one pig shooting to the grid’s edge, clearing gems along the way.
GOLDEN WHEEL

Triggered when all collectible symbols on the grid are swept up. Spins for one of the following: Mega Hat Mania, Hat Mania, Bonus, Super Bonus, or an instant payout.

BIG TONY’S EXTRA CHANCE

When pigs get completely stuck, Big Tony can randomly fire 1 to 4 corner bombs simultaneously, blasting the grid open and setting off everything at once.
PIGGY FIGHT

When 3 or more pigs are bunched up, horizontally or vertically, unable to move, it triggers the Piggy Fight. They collide into one position, clearing gems across a 5x5 area from the impact point, and fly off in all directions.

Any Corner Bombs, Wolf Construction, Bonus, or Super Bonus symbols in the flight path get automatically collected.

PIGGY BANK

The Golden Pig on the left collects Piggy Coins throughout your session, with the bank state saved per bet level.

Any time coins are added, the bank can randomly trigger either the Super Wheel (awarding Mega Hat Mania, Hat Mania, Bonus, Super Bonus, or instant cash payouts) or the Jackpot Wheel, which pays 10x, 25x, 100x, 500x, or 2,500x.

FREE SPINS

During Free Spins, Hat Symbols can land, leaving Straw Frames behind them, which can also be upgraded to Brick Frames. Whenever a Scatter is collected during the Free Spins, it will trigger the Saw feature, which will move in a direction, leaving Frames and upgrading Frames in its path.

If you trigger Free Spins with a Super Scatter, you’ll get Super Free Spins instead. This version starts with the Super Saw, which moves across rows upgrading every frame it hits, sometimes crossing the same row multiple times.

Landing 3 or more hats in a single drop adds +1 extra drop to your total.

HAT MANIA AND MEGA HAT MANIA

Both Hat Mania and Mega Hat Mania are triggered via the Golden Wheel or Super Wheel. Hat Mania runs on a 6x6 grid, with symbols up to 6x6 in size. The Mega version runs on an expanded 8x8 grid and can fit Mega Hats ranging from 1x1 all the way up to 8x8 in size.
You play with 3 spins that reset every time you land a new symbol. In both modes, hats drop and create straw frames where they land. A second hat on the same spot upgrades the frame to wood, and a third to brick.

When all drops are done, houses replace the frames and reveal coin symbols:

• Straw Frame - Can reveal coins with values ranging from 0.25x to 2x
• Wood Frame - Can reveal coins with values ranging from 0.5x to 2,500x
• Brick Frame -Can reveal coins with values ranging from 5x to 2,500x
  
  X-ITER (BUY BONUS)

Here are the options available via the X-iter feature:

• Bonus Hunt (3x) - Gives you a 3x higher chance of triggering Free Spins
• Wolf Construction (25x) - One drop with the Wolf Construction feature triggered; Super Bonus guaranteed if the Bonus Game is triggered
• Mega Hat Mania (50x) - Triggers Mega Hat Mania
• Bonus (100x) - Triggers Free Spins
• Super Bonus (250x) - Triggers Super Free Spins

Performance

I didn’t experience any issues during testing.

Maximum Win

Players can bet anywhere from $0.20 to $40. Landing the 5,000x max multiplier on a $40 bet delivers the $200,000 max win.

Conclusion

Feature Symbol Releases inject upgrades, transforms, jackpots, and bonus symbols into the grid, and the more stacked your gem payout levels are when a bonus symbol finally triggers the Saw Feature inside a round, the higher coin value those frames hold.

Getting upgrade symbols landing on red gems before you enter a bonus makes a noticeable difference to what the houses reveal when the wolf finally blows them down.

The Wolf Construction is the sleeper hit of the base game. A wolf fight you win bumps the crane multiplier by 1x, and if the pigs keep showing up for punishment, that multiplier climbs fast before being applied to the entire accumulated haul.

Corner bombs detonating and expanding the grid to 8x8 mid-fight can be very helpful.

For players who want flexibility, the 3x Bonus Hunt is low-cost and worth running when a drop feels loaded with feature symbols. The 25x Wolf Construction option is the mid-range pick, and you’re guaranteed the wolf fight sequence with Super Bonus locked in if the bonus triggers.

At 50x, Mega Hat Mania gives you the 8x8 grid and those oversized mega hats, which can stack quickly. The straight 100x Bonus and 250x Super Bonus are for players who want to skip the setup entirely and have the budget for it.

Patient players doing lower stakes should focus on gem upgrade symbols landing as much as possible before the bonus triggers. Getting red and purple gems to higher payout levels before the wolf blows the houses down is what separates a decent bonus from a genuinely good one.

Balanced players can lean on the 3x and 25x X-iter options to nudge sessions along without spending too much.

High-stakes players need a Super Bonus with upgraded brick frames covering the grid and the Jackpot Wheel landing on that 2,500x during the Piggy Bank feature.

Overall, the game requires patience and a stomach for a grid that can feel chaotic and slow at the same time. When it does go off, though, with Pig Fights, Corner Bombs, Wolf Multipliers, and a fully loaded 8x8 grid paying out brick-level coins, it’s a fun time.

Slot Details

Game Provider: ELK Studios
Game Type: Video Slots
PaylinesPaylines are preset lines that run across the reels, and when you land matching symbols on them, that will result in a payout. The more paylines, the more ways you can win, but also the higher your bet per spin.: N/A
RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.

RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.: 96%
Volatility RateSlot games can have low, medium, high, or extremely high volatility rates (or a combination thereof).

The less volatile the game, the more often it should pay out, but the lower the amount, the less the payout, as this is in keeping with the risk you’re taking. Volatility rate should be considered in conjunction with a game’s RTP.: High
Bonus Round: Yes
Progressive: No
Free Rounds: No
Max Multiplier: 5,000x
Max Win: $200,000
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