Porko Wins Slot Review

Some researchers at Purdue taught 4 pigs to work a joystick 🕹️ with their snouts, steering a cursor into a target on a screen. Two of them were named Hamlet and Omelette, which tells you the scientists were having a fine time.

Then the treat dispenser broke halfway through the study. Surprisingly, the pigs kept right on playing for a kind word and a pat on the neck 🐷, hitting targets for nothing at all. Unlike my ex, who wouldn’t do anything unless she got something in return…

I don't have that kind of grace in me, so I'm bringing my own snacks 🥨 to Porko Wins slot from Amusnet Games.

Gameplay

Typically, we'll see piggy-themed games leaning toward a setting within a bank vault or on a farm yard, but this time it's a very simple purplish blue swirly background that does the heavy lifting. And this game is a fruity, on top of everything else.

The grid takes the form of a 5x3 configuration, with 20 paylines. The 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. clocks in at 96.35% and the volatility sits at medium.

The max multiplier tops out at 1,376x, which puts the max win at $137,600, and bets run from $0.20 to $100. The game takes fiat currencies only, but the Japanese yen is a no-no.

At the top of the paytable, the Wild symbol pays 50x for 5-of-a-kind. Below it, the Grapes and the Watermelon symbols pay 20x each for 5-of-a-kind.

The Plum and the Lemon symbols pay 5x for 5-of-a-kind, and the Orange and the Cherries symbols pay 4x.

The Wild works every reel and stands in for every symbol except the Coin, Gem, Collect, Boost and jackpot symbols.

A gold Coin symbol carries a cash value. Then, 3 gold-rimmed Gem symbols in green, blue and red drop on all reels during the base game. The 3 pigs down the left wear hats in those colors, labeled Collect, Boost and Rise - more on this in the Features section.

Four fixed jackpots come with the game: Mini (10x), Minor (25x), Major (150x) and Grand (1,000x). Their symbols only land inside the Hold and Spin, and they pay when that round ends.

But that’s not the whole story, because there are also Jackpot Cards - referring to the progressive jackpots above the reels - another thing I’ll get to a little later.

Features

HOLD AND SPIN:

A green, blue or red Gem landing in the base game can haul you into the Hold and Spin at random, with its triggering Pot modifier in play.

The Mystery Trigger can also go off at the end of any base-game spin, when 1 or more Pots shake themselves and throw Gems onto the reels to start the round with the matching Pots.

Inside the round, gold Coin symbols land with values on them and the jackpot symbols can turn up too, and the whole board gets paid out when the round ends. Which Pots are active decides which of the 3 pig symbols below do the triggering.

Collect:

With the green Pot active, a Collect symbol, a pig in a green hat, can land. He works the active area, gathers the value of every gold Coin on it, and then turns into a single Coin showing the total.

Boost:

With the blue Pot active, a Boost symbol can land. It grabs a random Coin value and adds that value to every other gold Coin on the active area. Then it turns into a Coin of the same value and joins the pile it just fattened.

Rise:

With the red Pot active, 2 extra locked rows appear on the screen. The 1st row unlocks after 15 symbols have been collected and the 2nd after another 10, with each new symbol landing on an active row counting 1 off the tally.

So the red hat pays off on a round that keeps dropping Coins and does nothing at all for one that dries up early.

Static Jackpots:

The Mini and the Minor only ask for a single symbol of their kind to land during the round, so they're the two easiest prizes on the board and the smallest money on it.

The Major wants 2 of its symbols on the reels when the round ends, and a lone Major hands you 50x instead of the 150x hanging on the board.

The Grand is stricter at 3, with 1 or 2 Grand symbols paying 100x and 200x, respectively, so the top of the prize board is priced for a full house and pays a consolation for standing close to it.

JACKPOT CARDS:

Jackpot Cards can trigger at random after any spin once its wins are collected, and it runs on top of the base game instead of shutting it down.

It's a 4-level progressive jackpot with Clubs down at the bottom, then Diamonds, Hearts and Spades at the top. The four counters fatten while you play. The levels grow off a percentage of bets without anything being taken out of your own bet.

A field of 12 face-down cards comes up and you pick until 3 of one suit show, which means the suit chooses you rather than the other way round.

That level pays whatever it's holding at that moment, straight into your balance, but a Jackpot Cards win can't be taken into the Gamble. Speaking of which…

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GAMBLE:

With this feature, any win up to 35x the bet can be walked over to a face-down card and called red or black. A right call doubles the dough, a wrong one feeds it back to the booth, and the number of attempts is set per game, up to 5.

BUY BONUS:

For 100x the bet, the Buy Bonus walks you past the line into a guaranteed Pot feature that fires 1, 2 or 3 of Collect, Boost and Rise, chosen at random.

Performance

Now, the traditional image of a pig conjures up ideas of gluttony and sloth, but there was nothing slow or unreactive about the way this game played during testing.

Maximum Win

The max win is $137,600, which comes from the max multiplier of 1,376x at the top bet of $100. The smallest bet is $0.20.

Conclusion

The scratch comes out of the Hold and Spin, where the Collect pig sweeps up the gold Coin values and the Boost fattens them, and the 4 fixed jackpots pay nowhere else but inside that round.

The max multiplier sits slightly above the 1,000x Grand Jackpot, so the biggest night in this booth needs the Grand and a board of Coins that the Boost has already fattened, both inside the same round.

The 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. points at a longer night on the stool, but what I’m not so impressed with is the volatility vs the reward ratio. I mean 1,376x is not very generous at all.

At 100x, the Buy Bonus is priced right at the going rate for a feature buy, and it's the only lever that forces a Pot feature instead of waiting on the pigs to shake one loose.

Moderate-bet players who like a coin-collecting Hold and Spin with a progressive jackpot ticking away over the reels are the ones this pig pen’s built for.

Slot Details

Game Provider: Amusnet Games
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.: 20
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.: 96.35%
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.: Medium
Bonus Round: Yes
Progressive: Yes
Free Rounds: Re-spins
Max Multiplier: 1,376x
Max Win: $137,600
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