Pirots Slot Review

Welcome to Pirots Online Slot

Pirots feels like ELK Studios having a bit of fun with the pirate theme. Instead of grizzled sailors you get four swaggering parrots paddling about a tropical island, gobbling up gems for loot. The action plays out on a 5x5 grid that can stretch to 8x8, with bets from 0.20 to 100 per drop. On paper it is a medium to high variance grid slot with a fixed 94% RTP.

Instead of pay lines or classic clusters, Pirots runs on the CollectR mechanic. Each drop comes with the four parrots plus coloured gems that match them. The birds wander across the grid collecting orthogonally adjacent gems of their own colour and any special symbols they bump into. Gems start at win level one and can be upgraded several times, so the whole game revolves around feeding those birds and fattening up the gemstones.

Bird Pirates Theme and Symbols in Pirots

Theme wise, Pirots ticks the right boxes for a light hearted pirate caper. The backdrop shows a Caribbean style island, sun drenched sea and scattered coves that work well with the tongue in cheek bird crew. Each parrot has its own attitude, complete with pistols, eye patches and other pirate gear. Animations when they swoop across the grid to snatch gems do a lot of the heavy lifting, helped by a jaunty seafaring soundtrack.

The regular symbols are four coloured gemstones that tie into the birds. Blue, green, purple and red gems appear in different sizes that reflect their current win level, from one to five. At level one they pay around 0.05x to 0.25x your stake, while fully upgraded crowned gems can reach roughly 3x to 15x. Pushing those values up through upgrade symbols is a big part of chasing meaningful hits in this slot.

Alongside the gems you get a set of feature symbols that keep things lively. Wilds stand in for gems at their current level, coins pay instant prizes, while barrels, arrows and cannonballs act as transform, upgrade and bomb icons. Whenever birds collect symbols, they also fill a feature meter above the grid. When that chest is packed, three gems on the board turn into feature symbols, often chaining more action together.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	1	x15
	1	x7.5
	1	x5
	1	x3
	1	x3
	1	x1.2
	1	x1
	1	x0.9
	1	x0.6
	1	x0.5
	1	x0.4
	1	x0.3
	1	x0.25
	1	x0.2
	1	x0.2
	1	x0.15
	1	x0.1
	1	x0.1
	1	x0.05
	1	x0.05
	Special
	Collect
	Collect
	Special
	Special
	Special
	Special
	Scatter
	Wild

How to Play Pirots Slot Machine

Getting started with Pirots is straightforward even though it looks a bit unusual. I set my stake with the coin icon from 0.20 up to 100, hit the big spin button or used autoplay for up to 100 drops, then watched the birds do the work. There are no paylines to line up. Payouts land when parrots walk over adjacent matching gems, trigger cascades and hopefully upgrade the grid through feature symbols.

Golden Bonus Features in Pirots

In Pirots all the features hang off those collecting birds. Every gem or special they grab adds to the chest meter, and once it fills you get a batch of fresh feature symbols dropped on the grid. Transform icons can repaint whole clusters into the active bird colour or more specials, upgrade symbols crank win levels for one colour or for all gems, and bombs blow out surrounding tiles while nudging the grid towards its 8x8 maximum.

The main bonus in Pirots is the Free Drops game, triggered when three bonus anchors are eaten in one sequence. You start with five drops, yet the beauty is that grid size, collected upgrades and the meter all stay where they are for the whole round, so it can snowball nicely if you keep landing specials. ELK also bolt on the usual X iter options, though feature buys are not offered in the regulated UK market.

Bonus Buy Feature

Bonus Hunt One spin with a 4x chance to trigger the bonus game will cost 3x your stake.
Feature Cost:	x3 Bet
RTP:	-
Volatility:	-
Feature Bonanza One spin with a guaranteed full collection of symbols will cost 10 times the bet.
Feature Cost:	x10 Bet
RTP:	-
Volatility:	-
Maximum Grid Size One spin on the playing field increased to the maximum will cost 25 times the bet.
Feature Cost:	x25 Bet
RTP:	-
Volatility:	-
Bonus Game Trigger of the bonus game will cost 100 times the bet.
Feature Cost:	x100 Bet
RTP:	-
Volatility:	-
Super Bonus Trigger the bonus round with the maximum grid size will cost 500 times the bet.
Feature Cost:	x500 Bet
RTP:	-
Volatility:	-

RTP, Volatility, and Max Win in Pirots

Pirots runs on a fixed 94% RTP, which sits a fair bit under the 96% level I usually look for, so I went in knowing it could feel a little stingy at times. Volatility is around medium high, meaning patches of dead drops are common, yet the game can go on big streaks when the meter, upgrades and grid size all align. Official max win is 10,000x your stake, which suits the risk profile reasonably well.

Is Pirots Slot Worth it?

As someone who plays a lot of grid slots, I found Pirots refreshing once I had a few sessions under my belt. It takes a handful of drops before the bird movement, chest meter and feature symbols click, yet after that it almost feels like watching a quirky arcade game. Base play can drag when the meter refuses to fill, but when collections chain and bombs start expanding the map, it really comes alive.

I would recommend Pirots to players who enjoy experimental mechanics and do not mind taking on a lower RTP for something different. The CollectR system, gem upgrades and persistent bonus make a nice change from standard line pays, and the potential is there if you land a good run of upgrades on a big grid. Personally I see it as a slot to dip into for a change of pace rather than a long grind.

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