Pirots 3 Slot Review

Pirots 3 Slot Overview

Pirots 3 is a casino slot from ELK Studios that takes this legendary series to the Wild West. 

Dare we call it legendary? Pirots was released just over a year ago, and its sequel half a year later, but few games, if any, have risen to popularity at the same pace. It invented a new way of playing slots, using the grid as more of a map than a regular system with paylines or payways. They tried to expand on the CollectR mechanic with Dam Beavers, but although that was a cool game with plenty of layers, it didn’t seem to appeal to players in the same way. Perhaps there’s something with these Pirots that speaks to people. Anyone can become a pirate, even though they were born a parrot. Or they just look cute; it may not be deeper than that. 

Now, we realize that some players may question if we really need another version, but we’re actually a lot more excited for Pirots 3 than we were Pirots 2, and here’s why. In the past few months, ELK Studios has greatly improved its math model. They’ve always made phenomenal games with intricate mechanics and lots of firepower, but most often, the gun has jammed. Too much RTP has been put into smaller, medium-sized win, making it feel almost impossible to win big. But from Cygnus 4 and onwards, that has improved. They’ve simply become more volatile, and volatility is one thing that we hold dearly. Thus, we click the play button with hope and excitement that the trend continues into this saga. Let’s dig in!

Pirots 3 is a video slot from ELK Studios with a default setup of 6 reels and 7 rows, which can expand to 7 and 8, respectively. The CollectR mechanic is used, so instead of paylines or payways, the Pirots will collect gems that share their respective colors adjacent to them. Players can choose between making a Min.bet of 0.20 and a Max.bet of 100. The game has an RTP of 94%, which we’ve complained a lot about in the past, but that has slowly become the norm in many casinos. Lastly, Pirots 3 is played at high volatility with a hit frequency of 25.2%, where you can net a max win of 10,000x the bet. 

Saddle up, cowboy, we have a lot of mechanics to go through. The features of Pirots 3 are CollectR, Special Symbols, Collection Meter, Duel, Bandit, Train, Coin Game, Free Spins, Super Free Spins, and Feature Buy (X-iter).

Pirots 3 Slot Information

The Pirots have somehow ended up in the Wild West, where bandits and gunslingers roam in search of a max win coin. It creates a dope vibe, and even though the theme doesn’t really make any sense, we’re happy to be here. 

Pirots 3 can be played on all common mobile devices and desktops. A winning combination is created by landing a Pirot next to a Gem of the same color or a Special symbol.

The lower-paying symbols consist of gems colored blue and green. These can be upgraded, and a fully upgraded blue gem pays 7.5x the bet, while a green gem pays 10x the bet. The higher-paying symbols include gems colored purple and red. A fully upgraded purple gem pays 15x the bet, and a red gem pays 30x the bet. There are tons of Special symbols available as well, but more on that in a bit. 

Pirots 3 Slot Features

What is the max win in the slot Pirots 3?

You can win up to 10000x the bet.

What features are available in the slot Pirots 3?

The features of Pirots 3 are CollectR, Special Symbols, Collection Meter, Duel, Bandit, Train, Coin Game, Free Spins, Super Free Spins, and Feature Buy (X-iter).

CollectR

Instead of standard paylines or payways, the CollectR mechanic is used. A winning combination is created by landing a Pirot next to a Gem of the same color or a Special symbol. The Pirots will keep walking if there are more symbols they can collect after the first one.

Special Symbols

The following Special symbols are available and can be collected by any Pirot adjacent to them: Wild Symbol, Upgrade Symbol, Upgrade All Symbol, Coin Symbol, Dynamite Symbol, Peanut Symbol, and Transform Symbol.

Wild Symbol

Substitutes for other paying symbols, meaning that any Pirot can collect them. 

Upgrade Symbol

The Upgrade symbol upgrades the payout level of one of the gems by 1, 2, or 3 steps. 

Upgrade All Symbol

The Upgrade All symbol upgrades the payout level of all four gems simultaneously by 1, 2, or 3 steps.

Coin Symbol

Coins with values ranging from 5x to 10000x (Max Win) can be collected by any Pirot adjacent to them. 

Dynamite Symbol

A collected Dynamite symbol triggers an explosion that explodes symbols and expands the game grid, up to a maximum of 8 rows and 7 rows. 

Peanut Symbol

The Peanut symbol works identically to the Popcorn symbol from Pirots 2. It fills empty grid spaces with peanuts when it is collected by a Pirot, allowing other Pirots to cross the empty spaces one time each to reach clusters of symbols elsewhere. 

Transform Symbol

A collected Transform symbol transforms a cluster of gems next to the Pirot into the same color as the Pirot that collected it. It may also convert a random number of gems into Special symbols.

Collection Meter

Above the grid, you can see a Collection Meter. Whenever you collect gems, you add to the meter. Once full and no more wins occur, a random amount of gems are transformed into random Special symbols.

Duel

Two adjacent Pirots have a random chance to perform a duel. If three or more Pirots end up adjacent to each other, they will always trigger the duel feature. 

During the Duel feature, the birds move away from each other, removing symbols along their way. The birds then shoot randomly in a number of horizontal, vertical, and diagonal directions. Symbols along the shooting directions will be affected in different ways. Gems will be removed, Scatter symbols, Super scatters, Keys, and Coin symbols will be collected, and Dynamite symbols will be ignited. 

Bandit

If a Key symbol is collected, the Bandit is released from its cage and placed on the grid. It collects symbols like the Pirots, but can collect any colored gem and Special symbols. It collects one cluster at a time, and if it ends up next to a Pirot, it challenges it to a duel. If the Bandit wins, the Pirot is removed from the grid. If it loses, all the wins collected along the way are paid out. If the Bandit defeats all four Pirots, it collects everything on the grid, triggering the Coin game. 

Train

2 or 4 symbol positions on the left and right side are marked with a train backdrop. The Train heist feature is triggered when a Pirot collects a symbol on top of a train backdrop, and the same Pirot can collect any of the symbols on top of a train backdrop on the opposite side of the grid. The train heist feature is not triggered if the Pirot can reach the symbols on the opposite side from its current position.

When the Train heist is triggered, the active Pirot finishes collecting the current cluster of symbols. A train then arrives, and the Pirot embarks the train. The train travels a random number of laps around the game grid and awards between 1 and 3 random Special symbols. The train then stops on the opposite side and the Pirot disembarks and continues to collect symbols from there. 

Coin Game

The Coin game feature is triggered when you clear the full grid from symbols. When the feature starts, coin bags and scorpions drop into the grid. The train arrives, and either the Bandit or Pirots embark on it. The Pirots or the Bandit then start throwing lassos. If they catch a coin bag, its value is collected, and they keep throwing the lasso. If they land on a scorpion, they die. The feature ends when no Pirot or Bandit remain. 

Free Spins

Collecting 3 Scatter symbols (Bonus) triggers the Free Spins feature. You are awarded 5 Free Spins, where the grid size, symbol collection meter, and symbol upgrades remain persistent throughout. 

Super Free Spins

The Super Free Spins feature is triggered by collecting 3 Scatter symbols including one Super Scatter symbol. The Super Bonus is always played with full grid size, and all Upgrade symbols upgrade all Gem symbols. 

Feature Buy (X-iter)

As per usual, 5 X-iter Feature Buys are up for grabs at different costs:

3x = Activates the Bonus Hunt feature, more than quadrupling the chance to trigger the Free Spins on each spin.

25x = Guarantees that the Bandit feature is activated. 

50x = Guarantees that the Coin Game is activated.

100x = Triggers the Regular Free Spins feature.

500x = Triggers the Super Free Spins feature.

Pirots 3 Slot Conclusion

Few games have created a divide as large as the one Pirots did. People either became obsessed with it, or thought that it was too far away from what a slot should be. We’ve seen so many “Play Pirots pls” in our chat on Casinodaddy, but almost equally many “I can’t stand this game”. But that’s probably why the game became as big as it did. It is so different from any other slot game that the ones who do like it likes it a LOT.

Pirots 2 introduced a bunch of new mechanics to set it apart from its predecessor, and although we enjoyed it, we thought that it was a bit too similar to the first version after a while. We believe that this depends on the bonus game. Because even though new mechanics make it work differently, the bonus is, in its core, 5 spins where the upgrades are persistent. Pirots 3 faces that same problem. The Bandit, Coin game, and Train feature all put a new face on the game, but the wins will still come from upgraded gems and big Coin values; they are just created in new ways. We wish they had done something different, such as focusing more on the frequency of the various features during the bonus or something similar. 

That said, Pirots 3 feels like a very worthy successor and perhaps more of a change from the original than the second one was. The Coin game is really cool, adding somewhat of a mini-game into the game, and the Bandit plays a big role as well. We also think that it is a huge plus that you can now trigger the Super Bonus through base game spins, whereas before, you had to buy it. If you’d put the now 3 versions of the game next to each other, we’d certainly say that Pirots 3 looks the most interesting, albeit that feeling may be influenced by the fact that it is new and that we haven’t spun it too much yet. Whether our original excitement and expectation about the potential improved math model will be met remains to be seen, as that’ll take more than one session to determine. What we can determine is that Pirots 3 will be a big hit, hopefully hitting a bit harder than its predecessors. 

Pirots 3 by ELK Studios takes the saga to the Wild West, where you’ll help a bandit jailbreak to help juice up your winnings.