Rich Little Piggies

Hog Wild and Meal Ticket

Similar Games:

Rich Little Hens and Bustin’ Money

Risk Scale:

Red (losing 300 bets is possible, but it’s usually over well before that)

Minimum Play:

All you need to do is look at the number under the blue pig. If it’s 20 free games or higher, play until it hits.

Other:

Of the three games included above, Rich Little Piggies is by far the most common.

The vast majority of the time, you won’t lose 300 bets, but every now and then that blue pig holds out. And for this simple game, the blue pig is the one you want to focus on:

All you need to do is look at the number under the blue pig. If it’s 20 free games or higher, play until it hits. In the example above, we’re at that magic number of 20, so we’re in. It’s nice if the yellow and red pigs are inflated too, but it’s not as important as it might seem. The size of the pigs doesn’t affect their readiness to pop.

That’s really all you need to know when looking for plays. Some pros play a blue lower than 20, especially if it’s paired with a jacked-up yellow, and I can get behind that to an extent. If the yellow is inflated, I could be convinced to go as low as 18 on the blue. Otherwise, sticking with 20 or higher is the way to go.

In Rich Little Piggies, the money is made by pairing the blue pig with the yellow and that happens when you land a blue and yellow coin at the same time. But it’s not always so simple, as you can get both coins at the same time and still not reach salvation if the game isn’t feeling generous. After finding a 20-plus blue pig, it’s all up to chance after that.

You can also hit individual bonuses of blue (free games), yellow (seven jackpot free games), or red (seven free games with wilds added). Triggering yellow and red at the same time usually doesn’t pay out much, since you still get only seven free games, while blue paired with red can net a decent return, depending on how many games you have and if you can get a few loaded boards.

But the blue-yellow combo or, better yet, the blue-yellow-red combo can pay out huge if the blue is high enough. On a small bet, you’re not likely to have a chance at the grand with a blue-yellow pairing, but it’s well within striking distance when you’re on a meatier bet, along with hitting multiple minis, minors, maxis, and majors at any bet.

I have a bunch of videos for this game, including a short one where I smashed it for almost $17,000: