Big Bad Wolf

Review

This game is based on the classic fairy tale about the 3 little pigs. Anyone looking to “blow down the house” will not be disappointed, as this feature is the highlight of the game. You can win up to 1,225x (2,103x) your stake in this slot.

Slot Outlook

This slot has among the highest RTP’s we’ve seen, and 97.29% is pretty solid compared to the industry average of 96%. However, the game comes with ranging RTP values, and the payback can be lowered to 90.01% depending on where you play. This is a high variance slot scoring 4.24 out of 5 possible points on a volatility scale, while the 90.01% RTP version has a slightly reduced volatility of 4 out of 5.

There is no progressive jackpot to be won, but you can still win some decent payouts here. The max win is 1,225 times your stake, which amounts to £153,125 if you play with the highest possible bet level of £125. The lower RTP version, in turn, has a much bigger potential of 2,103x the stake, yet the max bet option is capped at £100, so wins of up to £210,300 are possible.

This is an award-winning slot, and it’s long since become a flagship title. The amazing animated graphics and the classic fairy tale theme have really hit home with a lot of players, and they’ve even managed to make this “children's tale” suitable for adult players in a compelling way.

We never really tire of seeing that mean-looking wolf howling at the moon, and blowing the scared pigs houses down. Another thing is that the slot has a really high RTP, and also a pretty solid potential. No wonder this game won Best Game of the Year, as it is truly well-deserved.

The higher-value regular symbols are the 3 little pigs and a toy pig. You’ll need between 3 and 5 identical symbols on a payline to win. There is the paytable:

• Straw House Pig - Pays 12x for 5 on a payline
• Wooden House Pig - Pays 10x for 5 on a payline
• Brick House Pig - Pays 10x for 5 on a payline
• Toy Pig - Pays 8x for 5 on a payline
• A, K, Q, J, and 10 - Low-value symbols that pay 4x and 3x for 5 on a payline
• Beehive Wild - Acts as regular wild and pays 40x for 5 on a payline
• Wolf Scatter - Does not pay anything, but 3 on the screen triggers free spins feature
• Moon Symbol - Triggers the Blow Down the House feature

Bonus Features

This slot comes with a Swooping Reels feature after every win. This means that winning symbols are removed, and replaced by new symbols from above. This continues until you hit a losing spin, and helps keep the base game more interesting, fun, and rewarding. For every second consecutive win one of the pig symbols will turn into a wild symbol that remains sticky until the swooping reels feature is over.

Everybody remembers the famous line from the fairy tale: “I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house down”, and this is the feature where you get to see this in action. Moon symbols come into play during the bonus round, and players should collect them to get more spins and extras:

• 3 moon symbols - the wolf blows down the Wooden House and you get 2 extra free spins.
• 6 moon symbols - the wolf blows down the Brick House and you get 2 extra free spins, plus a 2x Multiplier will be applied to all wins scored in the following spins.

You need to land at least 3 Wolf Scatter symbols to trigger the free spins feature, and you can get 10 more free spins by landing 3 more scatters during the feature. That’s a total of 20 free spins already, and if you trigger the Blow Down The House feature too, you can get even more spins.

How to play slot

This might be a somewhat unusual slot, but the game interface is not all that hard to grasp. Still, there are certain things you need to be aware of here, and we shall walk you through everything you need to know to get started with this exciting game in no time. Experienced players might wanna skim through this part, or even skip it, as it’s mostly for newbies.

You can start by clicking the gear icon down to the left, as this will open up the game settings menu for you. Here you can toggle on/off the sound, the intro splash screen, and decide if you want to use the spacebar as a spin button. There is no quick spin option here, but you find that next to the spin button in the form of a double arrow icon.

Next, you can check out the hamburger menu right above the gear icon. This takes you into the paytable, where you can read all about the game’s features. You can also find info about the paylines here, and all the symbol values are listed for different combinations. The paytable is dynamic, which means that the respective symbol values change according to your chosen bet level.

Clicking the '?' icon takes you into the game rules screen. Here you get all the “formal” information about the game, including how to play and a description of each functionality and button. You can then choose your bet level between 25p and £125 per spin(up to £100 in the 90.01% version), and set the autoplay feature up (unless you’re “old school” and want to spin the reels manually). 

You can choose between 10 and 1,000 autospins, and there are also win and loss limits available here. These can be set to fixed or custom values, or to unlimited, if that’s more your style. That is pretty much it when it comes to playing this game, and you are now ready to join the adventure and blow down some houses.

Where to play?

If you read through the above, you are pretty much an expert on how to play this game by now, and here we shall talk about where you can play the slot. This is a flagship title, and it has remained popular ever since its release. For this reason, you can find the game at most casinos out there, but you need to decide if you want to play the free demo version first or jump right into the real deal. Below we will present you with your 2 main options.

Play for real money

If you are a veteran player, you can probably get started with real money play right away. Since we scan all the casinos out there, you will have a total overview of where to play this game via us. All you need to do is follow the link to the top of the page, and here you’ll find all the casinos that carry slot, as well as their respective welcome offers. Click the link, and get started immediately at your chosen casino.

Play free demo version

Since this game is a somewhat unusual video slot, you might wanna check out the free demo game first, before you risk anything from your own pocket. There is no shame in this, and we do it all the time with new games. We just happen to have the free demo game installed right here on this review page. Simply follow the link to the top of the page, and you can play for free right away.

The 200 Spins Experience

We braced ourselves for some highly volatile action when we loaded the autoplay feature with the first 100 spins. Little did we know that the game was about to take us by surprise. We played with a total stake of £1, per usual, and we really did not expect what happened next.

It took only 3 spins until we landed 3 full moon symbols and triggered the Blow Down the House feature. We soon collected 3 more moon symbols, and this took us to the brick house. Here we landed enough consecutive wins to turn all the little piggies into wild symbols, and we also collected 3 more moons and watched the wolf finally capture the 3 little piggies.

Our extra spins played out, and in the end, the feature landed us a total win of 84x our stake. Not exactly massive, but still a decent start to our 200 spins test session. The base game really did not do much for us over the next 100 spins. We had come consecutive wins, but it amounted to small winnings in the end.

We managed to trigger the Blow Down the House feature one more time towards the end though, and we got to capture the pigs this time too. However, it was far from as satisfying as the first time, as we won only a total of 12.6x our stake. Obviously, the game’s potential lies in turning all the piggies wild, and this did not happen this time. Anyway, we had good fun playing the casino slot, and we wish you the best of luck with your first spins on this award-winning title.

Playing on mobile & tablets

You can certainly play the slot on both mobile and tablet, and this award-winning game looks great on all platforms. You’re sure to keep yourself busy on that pig hunt if you bring this game with you, and you can play on Android devices as well as iPhone and iPad.

Verdict

This is, by all means, a very solid game, and it’s become a most famous and well-known slot by far. It won the Award for best game of the year, and there is no doubt it was well-deserved. The graphics and animations are amazing, and it really takes advantage of the fairy tale theme in an engaging way that’s surprisingly and refreshingly fun.

Almost everyone has a relationship to this story, and blowing the house down never gets old. It might take some time to get into that feature, but it’s well worth the wait. You can also win a decent sum of money on this slot, and the RTP is significantly higher than what we normally see in the industry.