Piggy Riches Megaways

When released in 2010, Piggy Riches quickly became a popular slot. With its colourful, yet a bit fancy, design and decadent pigs, it stood out compared to other slots. Now Red Tiger has finally given us an updated version of this gem, with updated graphics and loads of betways.

In this review, we are going to take a close look at the slot Piggy Riches Megaways. We will check out its functions and features, and we will also do a head to head comparison between the original Piggy Riches slot and its sequel Piggy Riches Megaways.

Of course, you will also be introduced to some bonuses for the game, so that you can enjoy the Piggy Riches Megaways on your own later.

How does Piggy Riches Megaways work?

Piggy Riches Megaways is a game with a dynamic playground, meaning it will change between every spin. It has a fixed set of 6 reels, with a range of 2-7 symbols on each reel. 

Whenever the number of symbols on the reels change, the number of betways change and give you the possibility of getting a maximum of 117 649 betways per spin.

The betting range is quite small – but that is very normal when it comes to slots with the megaways function – and in Piggy Riches Megaways you can place bets starting at 0.1, up till 10. The game has a maximum winning potential of 10 474 x your stake. 

The RTP isn’t the best at its 95.71 % – which actually is a bit low considering the fact that Piggy Riches Megaways is a highly volatile slot. 

The high volatility means that you will have to prepare to spin for a while before any winnings occur. The upside of this is that the slot is more likely to give you bigger payouts when winning. 

The symbols are quite low paying – except from the gold coins bag which gives you 20x when landing 6 on a payline. The second-best symbol, the golden credit card, only gives you 5x when landing 6 on a payline. There is, however, an excellent reason for this setup – and it’s spelt Avalanches. This removes the winning tiles from the playground every time you win, making room for new symbols that gives you the possibility to win again on the same spin. This avalanche will then continue until no further winnings land, and the game will then go back to normal – until another winning land, triggering a new avalanche.

Besides avalanches, Piggy Riches Megaways also have other features to offer.

Here you will find free spins with multipliers, and gigantic wilds – which also can come with multipliers as well.

We will describe all the features closer further below in this review.

Megaways Version VS The Classic

Info	Megaways Version	Original Version
Provider:	Red Tiger	NetEnt
Release:	23.01.2020	05.09.2010
RTP:	95.71%	95.8-96.4%
Hit Frequency:	N/A	34.11%
Max Payout:	10 474x	4 800x
Min Bet:	0.1	0.01
Max Bet:	10	75
Layout:	6×7	5×3
Betways:	117 649	15
Volatility:	High	Medium
Symbols:	12	12
Bonus Features:	3	2

Symbols

The symbols in Piggy Riches Megaways are divided into premium symbols and lower-paying symbols. The payout for each symbol may at first seem a bit small for a highly volatile game, but when keeping in mind the avalanche function, the payout sums can quickly grow big.

Since this is a megaways slot, you don’t have to get the symbols in a row to get a payout – instead, it’s enough you land the matching symbols on two reels that are connected.

Symbol	3 on a payline	4 on a payline	5 on a payline	6 on a payline
Bag of gold	1	2	5	20
Golden Credit Card	0.7	1.2	2.5	5
Piggy Key	0.5	0.7	1.2	2
Wallet	0.4	0.6	1	1.6
Piggy Bank	0.3	0.5	0.8	1.2
A	0.2	0.4	0.6	0.8
K	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.7
Q	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.6
J	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.5
10	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.4

Bonus Symbols:

• Scatter: gives you free spins when landing 3 scatters in the same spin. The number of free spins is decided by a Fortune Wheel (more info about the feature below). 
• Mega Wilds: covers the entire reel, and can come with or without a multiplier reaching a max of 7x.

Bonus Features

In Piggy Riches Megaways the features are quite similar to those in the original slot – yet a bit updated and improved. For example, the original wilds have evolved to mega wilds with multipliers.

Also, the avalanche clearly doesn’t exist in the original Piggy Riches.

Avalanches

When landing a win in Piggy Riches Megaways, the avalanche function will be triggered.

This will remove all the symbols included in the winning combination, replacing them with new symbols. This can create new winning combinations, and if so, these winning symbols will be removed and replaced. This will then continue until no further winnings are landed.

Free Spins

Free Spins is the most desired feature in Piggy Riches Megaways, mainly because you have the chance to receive a maximum of 22 free spins at once, together with a multiplier between 1x – 10x. There is possible to refill free spins by landing extra scatters during an active free spins session – and there is no limit on how many times you can refill those free spins.

When you land 3 scatter symbols anywhere on the reels, the free spins feature will automatically trigger. Before starting those free spins, you will have to spin a fortune wheel, which decides how many free spins you will get for a starter. It will also show which multiplier you will start your free spins with, reaching from 1x to 10x. 

This multiplier will then increase with 1x for every win during your free spins session – and there is no upper limit for how high your multiplier can get.

Also, your free spins multipliers will combine with the mega wilds multipliers – giving you a chance to boost your winnings a huge lot. 

Mega Wilds

In Piggy Riches Megaways there is possible to land mega wilds, covering an entire reel. These can come both with or without an attached multiplier, valued between 2x and 7x.

If you land more than one mega wild at one spin (you can get at most 3 mega wilds in one spin) the multipliers on those will combine, giving you the chance to get a 343x multiplier at most.

Megaways

The megaways function will give you a huge increase of paylines in the game. In comparison – the original Piggy Riches has 15 paylines, whilst the megaways version can get as many as 117 649 betways.

This is possible since the number of symbols on each reel is dynamic – changing every spin. You will get at least 2 symbols at each reel (except the mega wilds which can cover an entire reel), and at most 7 symbols.

The more symbols you land, the more paylines you will get, and the maximum number of paylines will be reached when landing 7 symbols on each reel in the same spin.

Tips for playing Piggy Riches Megaways

When playing a slot – no matter which one – there are never ever no wins guaranteed. 

The outcome of gambling on slots is always decided by chance, and there is no way to beat the system. 

There are however some tips you can use to hopefully get your bankroll to last longer, letting you enjoy the game a bit extra.

Change your return expectations

Piggy Riches is a highly volatile game. This means that you most certainly will have to spin for quite long before expecting any winnings. In return for that, there is a bigger chance for getting those high payouts which many players strive for.

The volatility will mean that most players will have their bankroll decreased quite a lot before getting any luck with the winnings. Because of that, we recommend you to play with a low bet.

As seen above, the winnings can be quite big even with small bets, thanks to the avalanches, and also thanks to the multipliers.

Try out the demo version first

Since all games are different, we also want to give you the tip to play the demo game for free before playing with real money. 

Doing so, you will get a better grip on what to expect from the game. It also lets you try out the different betting functions and such to know how to manage the game.

When playing the demo, you can compare your rounds with our test rounds, to see what (if anything) is similar, and what differs.

Our Recommendations

Of course, we always recommend all players to gamble with responsibility. Never play with money that you can not afford to lose, and never play to come on top of what you have lost.

If considering doing so, it is wise to keep in mind that there is a reason why casinos are making a fortune.

Casino bonuses for Piggy Riches Megaways

To get some extra boost in this game, you can of course play it with a bonus. There are no bonuses that are valid for only Piggy Riches Megaways, but there are several casinos offering bonuses which can be used to play this slot.

The theme & design

The theme of Piggy Riches Megaways explains itself in its title. This game is all ‘bout them riches – and also about pigs (which of course are rich).

The design fits the theme just fine, and with its soft colors and exclusive backdrop it’s really nice looking at.

Considering the slot was released in 2020, the design is quite simple. The design is very true to the original slot, just upgraded, which kind of forgives the lack of “extras” regarding the design.

The user experience is actually really nice, with the reels spinning and revealing the symbols quite fast. The avalanche function is a bit slower, though. It works just fine when winning just once or twice on the same avalanche, but winning a really long avalanche the waiting becomes a bit boring.

It’s kind of funny every time the symbols disappear, because they are followed by a nice looking money confetti.

The symbols are well made, and they are detailed and quite classy. Even though they are the same as the original symbols, only upgraded, they are a long way apart in design.

The symbols on the megaways slot are really nice looking at, and we love the faces of those classy rich pigs which show up on the scatter and wild symbols.

Audio

There isn’t so much audio in this slot, which at first is quite nice. There is, however, a sound of rattling coins every time a win occurs – and this sound quickly becomes really annoying.

If playing with quite low volume the sound is ok, but otherwise we prefer playing with the sound turned completely off.

Pros with Piggy Riches Megaways

• Fresh and improved design compared to its prequel
• Also improved bonus features
• Multipliers on Mega Wilds can be combined – reaching a max of 343x
• The free spins feature can give up til 22 free spins every time triggered

Cons with Piggy Riches Megaways

• The avalanches can take a while to complete since they are a bit slow

Our results from 100 Spins

We have done a 100 spins test round so that you can take part in the statistics. This way, you can better understand how the slot works and what to expect when playing – for example, if some feature is easier to trigger than the other.

When reading the statistics, remember that everything in the slot is completely randomized. That means when playing yourself, you will most likely get a different outcome than we got – for better or worse.

• Start Balance: 1,000€
• Stake: 2€

Final Verdict

Piggy Riches Megaways is most definitely an entertaining slot. It has everything that is needed for being a success (apart from that quite annoying sound).

The visuals are great, and so is the gambling experience! The avalanches will give really decent winnings sometimes, and the mega wilds did actually show up more frequently than expected during our 100 spins test round.

The very high volatility is both a pro and a con since it tends to eat a lot from the bankroll before giving any nice winnings. On the pro side, there do actually occur really decent payouts during the game thanks to the volatility.

Keeping in mind that the original Piggy Riches slot was a real success, the sequel’s expectations were really high. With that said, we think that Red Tiger has fulfilled our expectations with margin.

The design is nicely upgraded – as well as the bonus features. We wouldn’t mind receiving the free spins a bit more often, but apart from that, we have no complaints regarding the bonus features.

All in all, Piggy Riches Megaways is a worthy sequel to the original Piggy Riches.

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