Area Link Piggy Bank Slot Review
A mountain of gold coins fills the screen behind the reels, glowing white-gold at its crest, loose coins scattered across the floor beneath, and three fat ceramic piggy banks perched along the top in purple, red and green. Everything this game pays, it pays through those three pigs, and the line wins running beneath them are loose change by comparison.
Area Link Piggy Bank, from AreaVegas Games, is a 5×3 grid with 20 fixed paylines, 96.45% RTP and high volatility, with bets from 0.20 to 50.00 per spin. It sits in the same family as Area Link Dragon and Area Link Bank Blast, both built around the same collector loop, but the upgrade pairings here lean harder on which pigs happen to be fed.
Base Game & Features
The base game is a five-reel, three-row layout with 20 fixed paylines. Wins pay left to right from the first reel, and only the highest combination counts on each line. Line wins then add together for the total payout. If two winning combinations land on the same payline, the higher one is the one that pays.
The total bet is built from an initial bet multiplied by the cost of the paylines played, so the initial bet is the total bet divided by 20. Payline win payouts are based on that initial bet figure, not the total. A 2.00 total bet, for instance, rests on an initial bet of 0.10 per line.
The reels carry the familiar run of card symbols, J, K, Q, A, 9 and 10, with the Dollar Sign as the wild. Wilds are stacked on all reels, substitute for everything except Coin symbols, and can form their own winning combinations. That exception matters more than it usually would, because Coins are the only symbol the game is really about.
Coin Symbols and the Pigs
Whenever one or more Coin symbols appear, there’s a chance the Area Link feature triggers. Each Coin collects into the pig of the same colour sitting above the reels, and the combination of pigs that fill determines which upgrades the round runs with. A single Coin can be enough. The animation doesn’t influence triggering, only the Coins on the board do.
A hit frequency of 28.68% means roughly three spins in ten connect with something, which for a high-volatility game is a fair base rate. The line pays exist to keep the balance moving while the Coins drift into position.
Autoplay and Spin Options
Autoplay is available in the base game only, at the current selected bet, with a few controls worth knowing:
- Spins: sets the number of spins for the session
- Loss Limit: ends the session if the balance drops by a set amount
- Win Limit: ends the session if a single win reaches a set amount
- Quickspin: resolves spins faster, with no effect on results
The stop button and a tap on the reels both halt a spin early, again with no influence on the result. Some settings and features may not be available in every build.
Area Link Piggy Bank Bonus Features
The Area Link feature is a respin collector. When it triggers, Gold Coin symbols lock in place and three respins are awarded. Every additional Gold Coin that lands locks too and resets the remaining respins back to three.
The round ends when the respins run out or every position fills. All locked prizes then pay out at once, and a completely full grid of Coins adds the GRAND prize on top. Gold Coin values are based on the total bet, with the bet multiplier carried over from the triggering spin, so a round launched at a higher stake is worth proportionally more throughout.
Red Piggy Bank Upgrade
When the red pig triggers the feature, every spin awards a random multiplier of 2, 3 or 5. Each Gold Coin is multiplied once, at the moment it first locks in place. On a filling grid, that stacks up quickly.
Purple Piggy Bank Upgrade
The purple pig awards a second Area Link reel set, each with its own three respins. The two arrays play out independently, and the round only closes once both have either exhausted their respins or filled completely. The GRAND is live on both grids.
Green Piggy Bank Upgrade
The green pig brings Green Coins into the round. A Green Coin instantly collects all new credit prizes and jackpots on the board, then leaves a Gold Coin in its place. It’s a payout mid-round rather than at the end, which changes the rhythm of a filling grid considerably.
Multiple Piggy Bank Upgrades
More than one pig can fire on a single base spin, and the round runs with every upgrade triggered that way. Each pairing resolves a defined way:
- Red with Purple: the multiplier applies to all new Gold Coins on both reel sets
- Red with Green: the multiplier applies to the Gold Coin created after the Green Coin collects
- Green with Purple: Green Coins collect values only within its own reel set
All three together is the round worth waiting for: two grids filling at once, random multipliers on every new Gold Coin, and Green Coins sweeping each board as they land.
Jackpot Ladder
A fixed four-tier prize ladder sits over the whole game, with the GRAND reserved for a completely full grid:
- GRAND: 5,000x the bet
- MAJOR: 500x the bet
- MINOR: 20x the bet
- MINI: 10x the bet
The GRAND at 5,000x is the top prize in the ladder. Reaching it means every position on the grid filled with Coin symbols, which is exactly as rare as it sounds.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.6/10
A session on Area Link Piggy Bank is mostly Coins drifting towards pigs and waiting for the payoff, and that build-up is exactly why anybody sits down at it. Nobody comes here for the card symbols. The three fat pigs on their hill of money are an honest picture of where the game keeps its wallet.
The upgrade pairings are its best work. Six defined combinations means a loaded round genuinely rewards a player who has learned what Red and Purple do together, and most coin collectors never offer that kind of depth. The cost is everything in between: the line pays are small, and at high volatility the gaps between rounds stretch until the pigs start looking smug.
For players who enjoy learning a mechanic and watching a grid fill, this one is rich. Anyone who needs the spins themselves to pay their way won’t find it here. The coin pile is deep, and the pigs share it with the patient.
Area Link Piggy Bank FAQs
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What is the RTP of Area Link Piggy Bank?
96.45%. That’s the total expected return, and it doesn’t change. -
Is Area Link Piggy Bank high volatility?
Yes, it’s a high volatility game, so wins cluster around the feature round rather than the base game. -
How does the Area Link feature trigger in Area Link Piggy Bank?
Coins landing anywhere on the reels give a chance of triggering it. The Coins feed the pigs of the same colour above the grid, and it’s that combination which sets the upgrades the round plays with. -
What does the Green Piggy Bank Upgrade do?
Green Coins appear during the feature and instantly collect all new credit prizes and jackpots. Once the Green Coin has collected, a Gold Coin is created in its place and locks in like any other. -
Can the Area Link feature retrigger?
Yes, in effect. Every additional Gold Coin that lands during the round locks in place and resets the remaining respins back to three, so a lucky streak keeps the round alive. -
What are the jackpots in Area Link Piggy Bank?
A four-tier fixed ladder: GRAND at 5,000x the bet, MAJOR at 500x, MINOR at 20x and MINI at 10x. The GRAND lands when every position on the grid fills with Coin symbols. -
What does the Purple Piggy Bank Upgrade do?
It doubles the board. A second Area Link reel set is dealt alongside the first, each with three respins of its own, and neither one waits for the other to finish. -
What does the wild substitute for in Area Link Piggy Bank?
The Dollar Sign wild substitutes for all symbols except Coins. It’s stacked on all five reels and can form its own winning combinations.
