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When Pigs Fly slot summary
Well we can see the self-parody in the title here. Will I win big? Yeah, when pigs fly! Will Netent give us an original slot? Yeah, when pigs.....oh dear! You see, When Pigs Fly is a clone of Netent's very own Reel Rush, right down to the exact same 97% Return To Player! Maybe they should have named this new one 'De ja Vous'?
Space-bound swine
The reels have stacked symbols with non-multiplying wilds on all except the first. Our porcine friends make the highest award for 5-of-a-kind (5OAK) at 20x stake. The lowest letter symbol pays 1x stake for 5OAK. When Pigs Fly has a multiway set-up with no paylines. Initially you start with a 1-3-5-3-1 reels formation which is 45 ways. Should you get a win, the first reel expands to 3 rows so the game becomes 135 ways for the next spin. If another win appears you will find the last reel expands to 3 rows thus giving 405 ways. For a better understanding check out the free play version of When Pigs Fly.
A feature not to be snorted at
Should you go through the full progression to 3125 ways i.e. a full 5x5 screen you will have triggered the game's feature. This consists of 8 non-retriggerable free spins played on this full 5x5 screen. The symbols aren't stacked 5-high so you can't get a screen-full but there is potential for well in excess of 1000x stake with wilds and double-symbols over 5 reels. To assist you in counting the 6 consecutive wins necessary to achieve free spins you have the irritating little pig on the right giving you a thumbs-up for each win and counting down from 6. When Pigs Fly shares this characteristic with Netent's 'Big Bang' whereby 6 consecutive wins are necessary to achieve the top 32x multiplier.
Our View...
The juvenile graphics and utterly inane sound effects in When Pigs Fly slot really made me hate that pig after 5 minutes, and all I could visualize was him sliced, fried and accompanied by a couple of eggs. This detracted from what ostensibly is a clever and interesting slot concept. The base game gives some decent pays and there is big win potential. A good idea, but I would say try the vegetarian format of Reel Rush.
