3 Piggies of Bank: The Three Little Pigs Open a Bank
A rundown of Yggdrasil’s new release 3 Piggies of Bank. The key points are Lock’em & Load’em, which locks coins and fills the grid with 5 respins, three Bank Features, and Mini to Grand prizes. RTP 96%, max win 5,625x.
Key takeaways
- Yggdrasil released the 5×3 slot 3 Piggies of Bank on September 9.
- The new bonus mechanic, Lock ‘Em and Load ‘Em, is introduced for the first time. Coins lock in place and you fill the board with 5 respins.
- The Bank features are Collect, Double, and Mystery.
- Volatility is low and the max win is 5,625x.
Straw, wood, brick. The three little pigs built their houses. Yggdrasil’s pigs built a bank. “3 Piggies of Bank,” released on September 9, turns the well-known fairy tale into a banking theme. The scene of the wolf blowing the house down lives on as the “Blow It Down” symbol.
New mechanic: Lock ‘Em and Load ‘Em
The star of this game is its new bonus mechanic. Yggdrasil calls its bonus mechanics GEMs (Game Engagement Mechanics), and the latest one is Lock’em & Load’em. As the name suggests, it is a branded mechanic that can be reused in other games.
The format is in the Hold & Spin family. When special coin symbols land, they lock in place and you get a set number of respins. It starts with 5. Each time a new coin lands, the count resets to 5. The round ends when respins run out or the board fills up, and all coin values on the board are added up and paid out.
Each time a new coin drops, you get 5 respins again, so the bonus keeps going as long as coins keep landing. The grid is a compact 5×3, so the spaces fill up fast. You can see at a glance how many spaces are left, which draws your eyes to the last few respins.
Three Bank features
The grid is 5×3. The bonus is split across three banks: Collect, Double, and Mystery. Yggdrasil says each of the three banks offers a different bonus experience. Which bank you land on changes how even the same Lock’em & Load’em plays out.
According to our game page, the Bank Feature opens when a wolf coin drops together with a pig coin. It takes the fairy-tale scene of the wolf eyeing the pigs’ house and turns it into a game rule. The grid has 15 spaces, and filling all 15 opens the Grand prize.
During the bonus, you can also aim for four special prize tiers: Mini, Minor, Major, and Grand. The amounts range from 15 euros to 1,000 euros. Thanks to the tiered jackpots, there is a target to go for along the way even if you cannot fill the board.
It is also notable that the prizes are set in euro amounts. Instead of multiples of your bet, they are shown as fixed amounts like 15 euros or 1,000 euros. So the weight of these prizes changes with your bet size. At a low bet, the 1,000 euro Grand becomes a very large multiplier.
Mama Pig and the Wolf
In the base game, Mama Pig appears as an expanding wild. She covers a whole reel and creates more winning combinations. She is the character holding a fan of banknotes in the main image.
When 3 or more Blow It Down symbols land, up to 10 free spins are awarded, and they can be retriggered within the bonus. The wolf from the fairy tale is now the key that opens the bonus.
According to our game page, expanding wilds carry a multiplier of up to 3x. Wins are calculated on 25 paylines. The setup splits the work: expanding wilds in the base game, and Lock’em & Load’em and free spins in the bonus.
For light, long-lasting play
Chief Commercial Officer Jose Cadalla said, “We wanted to give a familiar theme a distinctly Yggdrasil twist.” He explained that the characters, artwork, humor, and above all the gameplay were made in true Yggdrasil style.
According to our game page, the RTP is 96.00%, volatility is low, and hit frequency is 25.2%. Max win is 5,625x and the bet range is 0.1 to 20. It leans toward frequent features rather than chasing one big hit. If you like the pig theme, the same provider also has Piggies Prize Party.
Source: Yggdrasil official news