Piggy Riches Slot Review
Past the wrought-iron gates and up the red-carpeted steps stands a pig in a top hat, presiding over a mansion built almost entirely out of multipliers. Piggy Riches dresses like pure opulence, but the money in it comes from one narrow source: a wild that triples wins, stacked on top of a free spins multiplier you pick by hand. NetEnt built it on a 5×3 grid with 15 bet lines, an RTP of 95.80%-96.38%, and a maximum win of 2,400x the bet.
It’s a leaner machine than Starburst or Gonzo’s Quest, and that leanness is the point: two special symbols, one bonus choice, and a scatter paytable carrying most of the weight. Fifteen years on, it still runs on the strength of that narrow design.
The Base Game
Wins pay left to right across the 15 fixed bet lines, with only the highest combination counting on each line and simultaneous wins on different lines added together. Bets run from 0.15 to 300 per spin. The hit frequency sits at 34%, so roughly a third of spins return something, usually a small amount.
The stake is picked from a scrollable list of bet values, and the chosen bet applies to every spin until it’s changed. If the balance can no longer cover it, the bet drops automatically to the highest value the balance supports, rather than stopping play. A bet line win is the paytable value multiplied by whatever multipliers are in play.
The paytable’s credit figures move with the chosen bet; as multiples of stake they never change, which is how they’re shown here. The gaps between tiers are steep. The top symbol pays forty times what the bottom royal does at five of a kind, and there’s a further drop between the themed symbols and the card ranks, where the K doesn’t pay anything at all for three of a kind.
The symbol set keeps to the theme. A gold money bag, a gold envelope, a monogrammed pig key, a green cash bag and a pink piggy bank fill the premium ranks, with A, K, Q, J and 10 beneath them. Nothing here is worth much on its own; the multipliers are what turn a modest paytable into a game that can pay.
The wild is the pig in the top hat. It substitutes for everything except the scatter, always completes the best available combination on its line, and triples any win it forms part of. That x3 is the quiet engine of the whole paytable, and it stacks with the free spins multiplier when it appears in the bonus round.
Symbol values below are multiples of the total bet:
- Gold money bag: 1.6667x, 20x, 133.3333x for three, four, five
- Gold envelope: 1.6667x, 10x, 66.6667x
- Pig key: 1.3333x, 8.3333x, 50x
- Green cash bag: 1.3333x, 5x, 26.6667x
- Pink piggy bank: 1x, 5x, 13.3333x
- A: 1x, 3.3333x, 8.3333x
- K: 1.6667x, 6.6667x for four and five
- Q: 0.6667x, 1.3333x, 5x
- J: 0.3333x, 1x, 4x
- 10: 0.3333x, 0.6667x, 3.3333x
The scatter is the pig holding a gift, and it pays anywhere on the reels rather than on a line. Two scatters double the total bet, three pay 4x, four pay 15x, and five pay 100x. Those scatter prizes exist independently of the free spins they also trigger, which makes a heavy scatter landing worth something even before the bonus begins.
It’s worth comparing the two routes. A five-scatter landing pays 100x the total bet outright, while five money bags on a single line pay 133.3333x on their own, before the wild’s x3 or any round multiplier touches them. The scatter’s job is access; the line wins, amplified by the wild, are where the real money sits.
Free Spins and Multipliers
Three, four or five scatters anywhere in the main game start the bonus. Before the spins run, a row of gift boxes appears, each holding a different combination of free spins and a win multiplier, and the choice depends on how many scatters landed:
- Three scatters: 9 spins at x5, 15 at x3, 22 at x2
- Four scatters: 10 spins at x6, 14 at x4, 18 at x3, 25 at x2
- Five scatters: 12 spins at x6, 14 at x5, 16 spins at x4, 20 at x3, 28 at x2
The structure is a variance dial. 9 spins at x5 will either hit hard or finish quietly; 22 at x2 spreads the same round across more chances for a smaller multiplier. Five scatters open the widest spread of options, from 12 spins at x6 up to 28 at x2.
The multiplier applies to every win in the round, and a wild on the winning line still adds its own x3 on top. The optimal strategy is to always pick the gift box with the highest multiplier, so the fewest spins at the biggest multiplier is the correct grab every time.
The compounding is where the ceiling comes from. The top symbol’s 133.3333x for five of a kind, caught on a wild line inside a x6 round, multiplies out to the maximum win exactly. That single combination is the whole of the game’s win potential in one spin, and nothing else on the paytable gets close to it.
Every scatter that lands during the round adds one free spin, automatically, with no cap stated. Those scatters don’t re-trigger the full bonus or reopen the gift box; they simply extend what’s already running, one spin at a time. Because they appear on individual spins rather than in batches, a lucky run of them stretches the round gradually rather than restarting it.
Free spins play out at the bet that triggered them. When the round ends, its total is added to any wins from the triggering spin, and the game returns to the round that started it.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.7/10
This is a patient game. A third of spins return something small, the wild keeps the balance breathing, and the mansion’s hum between bonuses is the price of admission. The reason to choose it is that gift box: almost no slot hands the variance decision to you, and it makes every bonus trigger feel like a judgement you own rather than a coin flip.
The strength is that one spin can carry a whole session, because the wild and the round multiplier stack into something the flat paytable never hints at. The weakness is how narrow the route is: the entire 2,400x ceiling hangs on a single five-of-a-kind with a wild in the right round, and nothing else gets near it.
It’s a game for players who like one well-made decision at the centre of things, and it isn’t for anyone chasing five-figure ceilings. The mansion is smaller than the gates promise, but everything inside it works, and the carpet’s still red.
Piggy Riches FAQs
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What is the RTP of Piggy Riches?
The RTP of Piggy Riches is 95.80%-96.38%, calculated as total win over total bet with optimal strategy. -
How do you trigger free spins in Piggy Riches?
Three, four or five scatter symbols anywhere on the reels in the main game activate free spins. More scatters unlock better combinations of spins and multipliers to choose from. -
What does the wild symbol do in Piggy Riches?
It’s the top-hatted pig. The wild stands in for every symbol except the scatter, always completes the strongest combination available on its line, and triples the resulting win. -
Can free spins be retriggered in Piggy Riches?
In a limited way. Each scatter that lands during the round adds a single spin to the tally, but the gift box choice isn’t offered a second time. -
What do scatter symbols pay in Piggy Riches?
Scatters pay anywhere on the reels. Two scatters pay 2x the total bet, three pay 4x, four pay 15x, and five pay 100x, with these prizes paid on top of triggering the bonus. -
Which gift box should you pick in Piggy Riches free spins?
Always pick the box with the highest multiplier. It’s the optimal strategy, so the fewest spins at the biggest multiplier is the best choice every time. -
How many paylines does Piggy Riches have?
Piggy Riches has 15 fixed bet lines. Wins pay left to right across the reels, and only the highest win per line is paid. -
What is the maximum win on Piggy Riches?
The maximum win is 2,400x the bet.
