Piggy Riches Megaways slot review

Piggy Riches Megaways slot: frequent hits, rare fortunes

This game is a useful example of why hit rate and volatility are different things. Red Tiger's page lists a hit frequency of about 37.6%, so more than one spin in three returns something. Yet the game is rated high volatility, because most of those hits are small and the real value sits in rare outcomes: a stack of multiplying Mega Wilds, or a free spins round where the multiplier climbs for a long time.

If you have played Mystery Reels, which pays on about one spin in ten, this feels like the opposite experience in the base game, even though both rely on rare big results for much of their RTP. Knowing that helps set expectations: busy reels don't mean a balance is growing.

From NetEnt's Piggy Riches to a Red Tiger Megaways remake

The original Piggy Riches was a NetEnt game starring a wealthy pig couple. After NetEnt bought Red Tiger in 2019, Red Tiger reworked several NetEnt titles on the Megaways engine, and Piggy Riches was one of the first, released in January 2020. Lady Pig and Gentleman Pig return, along with the luxury-lifestyle theme, drawn in a light, comic style with plenty of tongue-in-cheek glamour.

Red Tiger did the same with Gonzo's Quest Megaways later in 2020. In both cases the maths was rebuilt from scratch, so the remakes play quite differently from the originals.

Six reels and up to 117,649 ways to win

Six reels each land with up to seven symbols, and the number of ways to win is the product of the reel heights. Wins pay for matching symbols on adjacent reels from the left.

The ways count also sets the potential multiplier on a Mega Wild, which covers a whole reel: the taller the reel, the more positions it fills.

Mega Wilds: why the multipliers multiply

A Mega Wild covers an entire reel and carries a ways multiplier of up to x7. Up to three can land on a single spin. When more than one Mega Wild is part of the same win, their multipliers are multiplied together rather than added. Red Tiger's own example is two x3 Mega Wilds giving x9.

The bottom row shows the theoretical extreme with three maximum Mega Wilds in one win; it is extraordinarily rare. The point of the table is the shape: one Mega Wild is a modest boost, two are a meaningful one, and three can change a session. This compounding is the main reason the game is high volatility. Our guide to how multipliers work in slots compares additive and multiplicative designs.

Piggy Riches Megaways free spins: the starting wheel

Three scatter symbols anywhere on the reels trigger the free spins. Before the first spin you spin a wheel, which sets two things: the number of free spins, up to 22, and the starting win multiplier, up to x10. A good wheel result can set up the round from the start, while a short award with a low starting multiplier makes it much harder for the round to pay well.

During the round, each scatter that lands adds one more spin, so the round can retrigger one spin at a time rather than in big blocks.

How the free spins multiplier climbs

In free spins, every win increases the multiplier by +1 for the next win, and the multiplier never resets during the round. The illustration below uses a 20p stake, a starting multiplier of x4 from the wheel and five wins worth 60p each before multipliers, spread across the round.

Without multipliers those wins would pay £3. Add a Mega Wild or two to a late win and the numbers can climb quickly, because the free spins multiplier and the Mega Wild multipliers both apply. A starting multiplier of x10 from the wheel puts the round several steps ahead before the first spin.

How to play Piggy Riches Megaways

1. Open the paytable and confirm the RTP shown for your casino's version.
2. Choose a stake within UK limits: £5 per spin if you are 25 or over, £2 if you are 18 to 24.
3. Spin; the six reels land with between two and seven symbols each and the ways count updates.
4. Watch for Mega Wilds covering whole reels and note their multipliers; two or more in one win multiply together.
5. Land three scatters to trigger free spins, then spin the wheel for your spin count and starting multiplier.
6. Stop at the budget or time you set before you began, whatever the result.

RTP and hit rate worked through in pounds

The RTP is 95.71%, a house edge of 4.29%. Lower versions may exist; the help screen shows which one your casino runs. Worked example: 250 spins at 20p is £50 staked, with a long-run average cost of about £2.15. At 50p for the same number of spins, that rises to about £5.36.

With a 37.6% hit rate, those 250 spins would include around 94 paying spins on average. Many of them will be smaller than the 20p stake, which is why UK rules stop the game celebrating them as wins. Our guide on losses disguised as wins explains why this matters.

The 10,474x max win in context

The max win is 10,474x the stake (Red Tiger's description rounds it to 10,000x). That would be £52,370 at the £5 limit, £20,948 at the £2 limit and £2,094.80 at 20p. It needs a free spins round where the multiplier has climbed high and multiple Mega Wilds join a big-ways win. Treat it as the ceiling of the maths, not a realistic aim.

UK rules and demo play for Piggy Riches Megaways

You can't buy free spins in Great Britain, so the only route to the wheel is three scatters. Every spin takes at least 2.5 seconds, autoplay and turbo are not available, and your net position stays on screen. Demo mode is available after age verification. Read our guide to UK slot game design rules for the full list.

Piggy Riches Megaways vs other Megaways slots

The Dog House Megaways is the closest match for wild multipliers, using sticky multiplier wilds in its bonus. Twin Spin Megaways is NetEnt's own Megaways rebuild of an older favourite. All the Pragmatic Play options carry higher default RTPs, which is worth weighing if long-run cost matters to you.

Pros, cons and who this pig-themed Megaways game suits

It suits players who like multiplier maths and accept high volatility. If you want the Megaways format with gentler swings, our Megaways slots hub lists lower-volatility options.

Where to play Piggy Riches Megaways in the UK

Look for Piggy Riches Megaways in the Red Tiger or Megaways filters at a UKGC-licensed casino, and check the RTP first. Our partners' offers are below: Ladbrokes gives new customers who deposit and spend £10 on slots 50 free spins a day for 10 days, up to 500 at 10p each on selected games with no wagering, and Casumo matches 50% of a first deposit of £20 or more up to £100, wagered 10x within 7 days with a £5 max bet. 18+, terms apply.

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