3 Piggies of Bank

3 Piggies of Bank: Slot Overview

However it happened, the classic story of the Three Little Pigs has successfully made the transition from children's fairy tale to grown-ups' online slot on numerous occasions over the years, from ELK Studios' Huff N' Puff CollectR to Quickspin's Big Bad Wolf. Software provider Yggdrasil has had a stab now as well, designing one titled 3 Piggies of Bank. This edition is a three-pot slot-style variant, which fits the three pigs perfectly, linking to a hold 'n' win round, with free spins on the side. It is not a wild, huffing and puffing wolf of a game that is going to blow everything down in its path, but there may be some drawn to its gentle ways.

In the spirit of bright sunny fairy tales, 3 Piggies of Bank is a bright sunny slot, set in a countryside of rolling hills, fluffy trees, and wooden fences. There's no construction going on, no piles of straw, sticks, or bricks lying about, but when the hold 'n' win is active, 3 Piggies of Bank moves itself indoors, where a handsome building hosts the action, a bank presumably. The skin is something of a metaphor for the slot as a whole, as 3 Piggies of Bank looks charming, innocuous, nothing special. Laidback simplicity seems to be the main aim of the game.

3 Piggies of Bank's activity is held on a 5x3 grid, with 25 paylines evaluating wins left to right. Yggdrasil has made a math model for players who enjoy low-volatility sessions, and four RTP configurations ranging from 90.5%-96% have been created. Stakes of $/€0.10 to $/€20 are available, as are a handful of bonus buy options.

The paytable has four low pay symbols represented by spades, clubs, diamonds, and hearts, as well as four high pay symbols displaying banknotes, coins, gold bars, and cracked vaults. Landing 5 OAK winning combinations pay 2x when consisting of suits, or 6x-15x for the high pays.

3 Piggies of Bank: Slot Features

Making a deposit on the features side are wild symbols, free spins, the Lock'em & Load'em Bonus Game, and bonus buys.

Wild Symbol

Mama Pig is wild, and she lands on all reels. Wilds substitute the regular paying symbols and have the same payout value as the vault symbol. Wilds may randomly expand and award a multiplier. The regular wild has a multiplier of x1, the 2-row wild has an x2 multiplier, and the full reel wild has an x3 multiplier.

Free Spins

Landing 3 scatters on the leftmost, middle and rightmost reels triggers 10 free spins. This feature basically functions like the base game; nothing special is added, though landing 3 scatters awards an extra 10 free spins.

Lock'em & Load'em Bonus Game

Wolf Coins and Piggie Coins can land in the base game and free spins. There are three types of Piggie Coins; each one is linked to one of the three Banks. Landing 6 or more Wolf Coins and 1 Piggie Coin triggers the Lock'em & Load'em Bonus Game. The bonus can also be triggered at random when collecting individual Piggie Coins in the base game or in free spins. When triggered, an initial free spin occurs that awards a starting set of Wolf Coins, with values of 1x-10x the bet. After this, players get 5 respins, which reset each time a new Coin lands. Coins are sticky. Depending on the type of Bank/Piggie Coin that triggered the Lock'em & Load'em Bonus Game, one of the following features is active:

• Collect Feature - Each Collect Piggie Coin that lands gets a value equal to the sum of all other Coins in view.
• Double Feature - Each Double Piggie Coin that lands multiplies the value of all Coin symbols on the grid by x2. The Double Coin has a value of 1x-150x.
• Mystery Feature - Each landed Mystery Coin gets a value of 15x-150x.

Prize Coins may land as well. They are the 15x Mini, 50x Minor, and 200x Major. The round ends when players run out of respins or all positions are filled with Coin symbols. In addition, if the round ends with a full grid, players win the 1,000x Grand prize. If the Lock'em & Load'em Bonus Game triggers during free spins, free spins must end before the Lock'em & Load'em Bonus Game may start.

Bonus Buys

Five options are available at the bonus buy. They are the Lock'em & Load'em Bonus Game with Double, Collect, Mystery, Random Bank, or All Banks feature, for 180x, 120x, 150x, 150x, and 250x the bet, respectively.

3 Piggies of Bank: Slot Verdict

Don't want to sound like the big bad wolf because 3 Piggies of Bank is a perfectly enjoyable take on the familiar Three Little Pigs theme, even if it doesn't quite have the personality or creativity of some of the stronger pig-related slots already out there. This time, Yggdrasil branches off on a banking tangent, so there's no huffing, puffing, or blowing houses down. It's a lighthearted change of scenery that gives the game its own identity, backed by a cheerful presentation and straightforward gameplay that is easy to get into.

The main attraction is the hold 'n' win round, where the three Piggie features add some welcome variety. Collect, Double, and Mystery Coins aren't especially complicated mechanics, but they work well within the format and can create some entertaining moments when several of them come into play. Collect gathers Coin values, Double boosts them, while Mystery Coins reveal higher values than regular Coins. None of this reinvents the hold 'n' win formula, but the different Coin types give the feature enough going on to keep things interesting. There's also a decent 5,625x max win potential, providing a decent ceiling for what is otherwise a fairly relaxed game.

Free spins are less exciting, largely because they don't introduce much that changes the flow of the game. It feels like a missed opportunity to add another layer to the experience, particularly when the hold 'n' win feature has clearly received most of the attention.

Overall, 3 Piggies of Bank is a solid, approachable slot rather than an especially ambitious one. The cheerful theme, low volatility, simple mechanics, and Piggie features make it easygoing entertainment, particularly for players who enjoy uncomplicated hold 'n' win games. It probably won't be remembered as one of Yggdrasil's most inventive releases, but there's enough charm and feature action here to make the trip to the piggy bank worthwhile for the type of player it was clearly designed to appeal to.