3 Porky Banks

3 Porky Banks Review

3 Porky Banks slot is a new online game from Iron Dog Studio. It comes with a classic money theme with diamonds, gold bars, and, of course, piggy bank characters. The game unfolds on a 5x3 grid set inside a bank vault, with the 3 different-color piggies perched on top. The soundtrack is perhaps a bit unusual for a game like this, but it adds a folksy guitar-plucking vibe that I found to be enjoyable.

Landing 3 to 5 matching symbols on any of the 25 paylines equals a win, and these run from left to right. Diamonds are the most valuable symbols, followed by gold bars, a clip of cash, and piles of coins. These premium symbols award between 5x and 10x your stake for 5-of-a-kind wins. The royal symbols pay a bit less, with 2x your stake for the same across the board. Wild symbols can appear on all 5 reels to help create winning combinations, and the free spins round boasts x2 multiplier wilds.

3 Porky Banks Slot - Reels Screen

While there aren't a lot of bonus features in the base game, you'll notice that colored coins are collected by the corresponding piggie atop the grid. I initially thought this would be how you trigger the Hold and Win bonus, with 1 to 3 piggy modifiers activated. Instead, you'll need to land at least 6 coins anywhere on the reels to activate this feature. At least one of the triggering coins will be a piggy modifier coin though, and only triggering modifier coins can land during the bonus.

The ultimate goal is to fill the entire grid with coins, which awards the 5,000x Grand Jackpot. You can also land special jackpot coins to win smaller jackpots, and these are displayed on the left-hand side. Keep in mind that this is a highly volatile game, so adjust your bet level accordingly. It’s also important to note that the 93.1 % RTP is well below the industry average. However, the max win potential of 15,000x your stake might just make it worth the risk.

3 Porky Banks Features

You get wild symbols in the base game, with occasional coin showers helping you trigger the Hold and Win Bonus Game. There is also a Free Spins round, and we’ll take a closer look at everything below.

Wilds Symbols

Wild symbols can land on all 5 reels, substituting for regular pay symbols to complete or improve wins. Wilds also pay 1x, 2.5x, or 10x your stake for 3, 4, or 5 wild symbols on the same payline, respectively.

3 Porky Banks Free Spins

You need to land a scatter symbol on reels 1, 3, and 5 to trigger the Bonus Round in 3 Porky Banks slot, and you start with 8 free spins. The feature can be retriggered the same way, awarding 8 extra free spins each time. The triggering scatters pay 2x your stake, and all wilds land with an x2 multiplier in the bonus round. This multiplier boost wins the wild partake in, and the Hold and Win feature can trigger during free spins.

Coin Shower

At random times, coins can rain down onto the grid and help trigger the Hold and Win Bonus Game.

Hold and Win

Landing 6+ Coin symbols in view triggers the Hold and Win Bonus Game, and all the triggering coins become sticky on a new grid. Only blanks, coins, and special modifier coins appear during this feature, and the respins tally resets to 3 each time you land a new coin. All coins become sticky, and the 3 modifier coins work as follows:

• Blue Coin - applies an x2 multiplier to all present coins before turning into a random cash coin.
• Purple Coin - turns into either a random cash coin or a jackpot coin.
• Red Coin - collects the value from all present coins.

It’s important to note that you can only land special modifier coins that were part of the triggering spin. Regular cash coins come with values between 1x and 12x your stake, and filling the grid awards the 5,000x Grand Jackpot. The Mini, Minor, and Major jackpot coins award 15x, 50x, or 150x your stake, respectively. These can also land organically during the bonus.

3 Porky Banks Slot - Hold and Win Bonus Game

Pros and Cons of 3 Porky Banks

Our Verdict

The most surprising thing about 3 Porky Banks casino slot is that the coin collection feature doesn't trigger the Hold and Win Bonus with the corresponding piggy modifiers active. This is something I’m used to from many other slots, but at least it’s a unique twist if nothing else. Other than that, 3 Porky Banks is a fairly typical slot game in the money theme genre.

As I mentioned in the intro, the soundtrack is another curveball. It's pleasant enough, but the laid-back vibe feels more suited to a countryside fishing game than a slot about wealth and riches. The 3 piggies are charming in their own superficial way, but the base game definitely needs more excitement. Relying solely on line wins and wilds feels a bit outdated, and I prefer a more balanced experience with some base game modifier action.

The coin collection feature supposedly increases your chances of triggering the Coin Shower, which again helps trigger the Hold and Win Bonus. However, this doesn't happen very often in my experience. The free spins round offers some extra potential with x2 multiplier wilds, but limiting them to x2 seems a bit stingy. I experienced that the Hold and Win feature triggered more often during the free spins round though, but this is pure speculation.

While it's not the height of innovation, at least you get some decent modifier coins in the Hold and Win Bonus. Unfortunately, it's rare to get more than one modifier coin active, which left me wishing more of them could be triggered during the bonus. The 15,000x max win is solid enough, but the 93.1 % RTP is well into deal-breaker territory, both for myself and many players. Overall, 3 Porky Banks Iron Dog Studio is an okay release, but with no bonus buy feature, it can take a good while to experience the main attraction with all 3 modifiers active.