The Wombat says: Here’s some trivia: the Piggy Bank Farm slot from Play’n GO is the sequel to Piggy Bank which was released back in 2014.
So, what does this updated version have to offer us, Wombat Fans?
According to the blurb, the 3 Progressive Jackpots have gone and the max bet has been doubled. Thankfully you can still smash piggy banks to smithereens with hammers which is all this Wombat cares about. Let’s play!
Look and Feel
Play’n GO takes us on a trip to the farm. And why not? It’s better than another visit to Ancient Egypt. And cool-looking animals are always a hit. Just look at the Bonus Bunnies slot from Nolimit City, or me, your favourite Wombat for example!
Wooden buildings, fields of crops, cloudy skies and orchards make up the background to your reels. And there are also some nice animations with birds flying around and crops swaying in the breeze.
To sum up: Cool cartoon antics and a banjo-based soundtrack. Good job lads! Let’s stick this game in our fun toon section along with the Lucky’s Fish and Chips slot and others.
Piggy Bank Farm Slot Game Play
The Piggy Bank Farm slot has five reels, four rows and 50 paylines and you can place your bets from 0.10 up to 100.00 coins per spin. Well, we have just come off the Foxpot slot with one payline, so this game is paylines a-plenty!
Now to the paytable!
High-value symbols include a cow waving, a sheep knitting a jersey, the piggy bank logo, a dog (that mongrel looks like he needs a drink!) and a proud chicken with its egg.
The 10, J, Q, K and A from the playing card deck are your lower value symbols. The cow is the highest and will pay out 24x your bet for landing five in a row.
The farmer is the Wild icon in the game and will substitute for all other symbols on the reels to make up more winning combos for you. Meanwhile, the gold coin and the hammer are the bonus symbols and will set off the game’s two features.
Free Spins and Bonus Features
Piggy Bank Respins
If you land the hammer icon on reel 5, it will trigger off this Piggy Bank Respins bonus.
Now you’ll get three re-spins, any piggy bank symbols already on the reels will become sticky, while the rest of the symbols disappear. The only icons that can land on the reels are piggy banks and empty spaces.
Hit three piggy bank symbols and your re-spin tally will reset to three. If you land Piggy Bank icons stacked, they’ll transform into mega pigs – with chunkier pay-outs.
When your re-spins are over the pigs will pay out these prizes according to their size:
1×1 Pig: 1x
2×2 Pig: 2x – 7x
3×3 Pig: 20x – 30x
4×4 Pig: 100x – 150x
4×5 Pig: 250x – 500x
Free Spins
Land three gold coin scatter symbols on reels one, three and five and it’s eight Free Spins for you! If a hammer icon lands on any reel during the spins you’ll set off the re-spins, and if multiple Hammer symbols hit then you’ll get a 1x multiplier for each of them.
This is applied to the total winnings when the bonus is over – not just a line win.
Conclusion
Play’n GO has gone back to the old school with the Piggy Bank Farm slot.
There are no fancy mechanics here, just solid gameplay with two quality bonus features. And don’t forget about that maximum win of 5000x your bet.
An entertaining medium variance slot that this Wombat will go back to.
Wombat Score: 4/5
Piggy Bank Farm FAQs
-
What is the volatility like in this game?
According to Play’n GO themselves the variance is on the high side – and they score it 8 out of 10. So tread carefully!