Pirots X Slot Review

Pirots X Slot Overview

Pirots X is ELK Studios’ fourth outing for the parrot pirates, but this time the famous CollectR mechanic has been scrapped in favour of straightforward Cluster Pays. The action plays on a 5x5 grid that can grow to 7x7, set on a lush treasure island with caves, shipwrecks and chests. Stakes run from 0.20 to 100 per spin, with high volatility, 94% RTP and a 10,000x bet maximum win.

Layout, Theme & Symbols in Pirots X

The layout in Pirots X sticks to a simple square grid, but the presentation feels busy and entertaining. Four brightly coloured parrots sit above the reels on a global multiplier meter, swooping in when nests appear. Visuals blend cartoon pirates with jungle foliage and rocky cliffs, while the soundtrack mixes shanty-style music, cheering crew and squawks. It feels close to earlier Pirots games, only now framed by a full-blown treasure island scene.

Symbol wise, lows are four gem stones in blue, green, purple and red, while highs are the matching parrots. Five-of-a-kind clusters start from small returns, but 16+ symbol groups pay between 4x and 10x for gems, and 15x to 50x for birds. Both pays and wilds can appear as giant tiles in 2x2, 3x3 or 4x4 sizes, with empty spaces under them filled by regular 1x1 symbols of the same type.

Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	16+	x50
	13+	x10
	10+	x5
	7	x1.5
	6	x1.25
	5	x1
	16+	x25
	13+	x5
	10+	x3
	7	x0.7
	6	x0.6
	5	x0.5
	16+	x20
	13+	x4
	10+	x2
	7	x0.6
	6	x0.5
	5	x0.4
	16+	x15
	13+	x3
	10+	x1.5
	7	x0.5
	6	x0.4
	5	x0.3
	16+	x10
	13+	x2
	10+	x0.9
	7	x0.35
	6	x0.3
	5	x0.25
	16+	x8
	13+	x1.75
	10+	x0.8
	7	x0.3
	6	x0.25
	5	x0.2
	16+	x6
	13+	x1.5
	10+	x0.7
	7	x0.25
	6	x0.2
	5	x0.15
	16+	x4
	13+	x1.25
	10+	x0.6
	7	x0.2
	6	x0.15
	5	x0.1
	Scatter
	Wild

How to Play Pirots X Slot

When I load Pirots X, I first set my stake using the coin stack menu, anywhere from 0.20 to 100 per spin. Then it is just a matter of hitting spin and watching for clusters of five or more matching symbols touching horizontally or vertically. Any win clears those symbols, drops in a wild on one of the gaps, and tumbles new icons into place, so a single paid spin can produce several cascade wins in a row.

The real drama comes when nests and feature symbols start appearing. A nest pulls one of the Pirots down from above, scatters can start the bonus game, and bombs or chests can land through random modifiers. In practice, gameplay feels like a loop of steady base spins punctuated by sudden bursts of action, with big symbols crashing in, birds collecting colours, and multipliers jumping just as you think the round is over.

Bonus Features in Pirots X

Above the grid, the four Pirots wait on a perch until a nest symbol lands. When that happens, a random bird swoops in and, after wins have paid, collects adjacent symbols of its own colour. Each low symbol collected adds one step to a global multiplier, each high symbol adds two. That multiplier then applies to every cluster win on screen, and in the bonus games it does not reset between free drops.

Random features fire off quite often. Charlie the parakeet can lob a bomb that blows away nearby symbols and expands the grid toward 7x7, while leaving feature icons intact. Chests can trigger a feature release, swapping regular tiles for things like wilds, nests, bombs, scatters or super scatters, and sometimes extra free drops during bonuses. A big drop sees a giant coloured symbol crash down, crushing 1x1 tiles and counting for every position it covers.

In regular free spins, triggered by three scatters, you get five free drops, with the global multiplier carrying over from spin to spin and free drop symbols adding more. The super bonus uses two scatters plus a super scatter and also starts with five drops on the full 7x7 grid, each spin guaranteed to open a chest. Outside the UK, X-iter menus let you buy enhanced spins, straight bonuses or super bonuses at fixed bet multiples.

Bonus Buy Feature

Bonus Hunt
Feature Cost:	x3 Bet
RTP:	-
Volatility:	-
Big Symbol
Feature Cost:	x5 Bet
RTP:	-
Volatility:	-
Feature Release
Feature Cost:	x25 Bet
RTP:	-
Volatility:	-
Bonus Game
Feature Cost:	x100 Bet
RTP:	-
Volatility:	-
Super Bonus Game
Feature Cost:	x500 Bet
RTP:	-
Volatility:	-

Pirots X Slot RTP, Volatility & Max Win

As a regular high variance player, I felt the character of Pirots X within a few dozen spins. The 94% RTP sits on the low side, and the volatility is unforgiving, with long dry spells broken by sudden cascades of features and multipliers. On paper the game can reach 10,000x your stake, but in typical sessions I saw plenty of small clusters with the odd sharp hit when multipliers lined up.

My Verdict on Pirots X Slot

Coming from the earlier Pirots games, I was sceptical about losing the old CollectR birds-on-the-grid mechanic. After a while with Pirots X, that concern faded. The Cluster Pays setup keeps things moving faster, but the nests, bombs and big drops still deliver that chaotic bird energy. Global and wild multipliers stacking together can turn an ordinary looking cluster into a serious payout, especially when the bonus keeps the multiplier meter alive.

For me, Pirots X lands as a solid high-risk cluster slot that rewards patience rather than quick hits. I had sessions where the birds felt stingy, then one good super bonus almost hauled me back. If you like volatile games with lots of tumbling action, random modifiers and the chance to grow big multipliers over time, this one is worth a berth, provided you treat the swings with respect.

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