The Great Pigsby Megapays is a lot of fun to play. Just like the lively jazz soundtrack it chunters along at quite a pace with plenty of events triggering on the reels. It helps that it’s a Megaways game of course so the reel-row ratio is always changing and wins seemed to trigger every 5 or 6 spins.
After a few plays it becomes clear you want the Wild to drop as much as possible. Not just to complete more lines but also to add to the piggy bank at the top of the reels. A number of Wilds equivalent to its multiplier value are added to the bank. The more you add, the fatter the pig gets, until it bursts and releases a feature.
Piggy Bank gets fatter as more wilds collectedOne thing that is slightly annoying is that the number of wilds required to unlock each feature is not made clear. In fact, its random. So, you won’t know for sure what’s coming. But equally, that’s part of the fun – and experience shows that the more you collect, and the bigger the pig, the more likely the free spins are to trigger.
The first feature is a simple Re-Spins where 3 to 9 extra top value Pigsbys are added to the reels before the spin. You can see how this brought up a 72x win in our session in the shot below. Pigsby toasting the payout from all over the reels.
Pigsby Re-Spins with a 72x WinThe second feature is Wild Reels where your piggy bank turns between 2 and 5 reels fully wild for a re-spin.
And the third feature is Free Spins. This proved the best and most generous one in our session, starting with 10 spins but progressing to 16 thanks to three extra scatters that landed during the round adding 2 more spins each. Every new scatter also turned one low pay symbol into a premium. This is displayed on a board at the top of the reels. You can see here how 10, Jack and Queen became a Ms Pigsby, Cigar and Brandy Glasses respectively. The total win was 27.5x from this round but of course, with better upgrades and more spins added, this could progress much, much higher.
16 Free Spins and 3 Upgraded SymbolsThe Megapays Jackpot itself can trigger at any time during the base game or free spins, and unlike some other progressives its not fussy about how much you stake. Whatever your bet, you are eligible, though higher stakes give you more chance of triggering the JPs apparently.
One way to watch if the feature is about to unlock is to keep watching the letters in the word ‘Megapays’ in the logo. Some turn pink on every spin. When all are pink, the feature starts.
The game has two stages – first, your Megapays™ symbol is chosen from the low payers. This is revealed in one spin, center screen. Next, a series of spins take place. For each one, if a Megapays™ symbol lands, then it is collected in the meter under the reels. If no Megapays™ symbol lands, then the round ends. You must have AT LEAST FOUR Megapays™ symbols in the meter when the round ends to hook one of the JPs as follows:
- Mini Jackpot (from £100) – 4 to 7 symbols in meter
- Midi Jackpot (from £1,500) – 8 to 11 symbols in meter
- Major Jackpot (from £20,000) – 12 to 14 symbols in meter
- Mega Jackpot (from £300,000) – 15+ symbols in meter
NOTE: There is no guarantee of winning a prize – you may land less than 4 symbols!
