Maiale da Soldi

Maiale da Soldi is a piggy-bank-themed video slot from Indigo Magic that starts life as a classic 3-reel game before expanding into a much richer bonus round. The Italian name translates roughly to "money pig," and the whole game is built around an oversized, well-dressed pig banker character presiding over vaults, safes, and stacks of cash.

The base game runs on a compact 3x3 reel layout with 5 fixed paylines, keeping things simple and fast-paced in classic slot-machine style. Wins form by matching symbols left to right across the active paylines, and a random win multiplier can strike in the base game to boost payouts unexpectedly. Wild symbols substitute for the low and high pays, and a special Double Wild pays out double on any winning line it contributes to.

Where Maiale da Soldi really shifts gears is once three safe-shaped scatter symbols land on a payline, triggering the Free Games feature known as Makin' Bacon. At that point the reels expand from 3x3 all the way up to a 5x3 layout, and the feature switches to cash-prize symbols exclusively, represented by safety deposit boxes that stay closed until the round wraps up. Filling the entire expanded grid with these boxes unlocks the feature's grand prize, one of the game's biggest potential payouts.

The Maiale da Soldi RTP sits at 95.51%, a reasonable mid-table figure, and volatility is rated medium, meaning the game should offer a fairly balanced mix of regular smaller wins and the occasional larger swing once the Free Games kick in. The overall max win is set at 4,824x the stake, a healthy ceiling for a medium-volatility slot. Betting ranges from 10p/c up to £/€200 per spin, and a direct Bonus Buy option is available for players who'd rather skip straight to the expanded Free Games round.

Visually, the game leans into a playful cartoon style, bright colours, exaggerated animations, and a clean, easy-to-read layout that keeps the piggy-bank theme light-hearted throughout.

What makes Maiale da Soldi stand out from other simple 3-reel slots is just how much the game changes once the Free Games trigger. Going from a compact 3x3 layout to a full 5x3 grid, and switching entirely to cash-prize symbols, effectively turns the bonus round into a different game within the same shell, giving Maiale da Soldi a lot more depth than its classic-style base round would initially suggest. It's a structure that rewards patience, since the base game itself plays fast and simple, but the real substance is reserved for the moment those safe scatters finally land.

For players who enjoy a simple 3-reel base game with a genuinely different bonus round bolted on, Maiale da Soldi is a solid choice. The demo is free to try at johnessyslots, with real-money spins available once you've sampled the Makin' Bacon feature.