Pirots 4

Bird Collection Rules

Each of the four birds—red, purple, green, and blue—hunts gems matching its colour across the metallic grid. Movement is strictly horizontal or vertical to adjacent symbols.

• Birds collect gems of their assigned colour
• All feature symbols are collected regardless of colour
• Cannot finish collection on a wild symbol; must move to an empty position
• Continue collecting until no adjacent targets remain
• Tunnels through removed station sections let birds cross to opposite sides

Cascading Symbol Mechanics

Unlike traditional slots, Pirots 4 uses a cascading system where every win triggers a collapse. Birds move, symbols drop, gaps fill with new symbols, and the cycle continues until no more collections occur.

• Each spin activates all four birds simultaneously
• Collected symbols create empty spaces
• Remaining symbols cascade down
• New symbols fall from above to fill the grid
• Birds return if further collections are possible
• Symbol Collection Counter tracks progress toward feature releases

Gem Upgrade Levels

Gems start at level 1 and climb to level 7 through Upgrade and Upgrade All symbols. Higher levels multiply your stake dramatically:

X-iter™ Buy Features

ELK Studios' signature X-iter system lets you skip the base game and jump straight into high-octane action. Five purchase options available from £3.00 to £500.00:

• Bonus Hunt (£3.00): Single spin with 4x increased bonus chance
• Alien Invasion (£25.00): Guaranteed Space Bandit feature with super bonus potential
• Lost in Space (£50.00): Direct entry to the bridge-crossing coin collection mode
• Bonus Game (£100.00): Five free spins with current grid size retained
• Super Bonus (£500.00): Maximum 8×8 grid, all upgrades affect all gems

The Four-Bird Collector System

Pirots 4 breaks from conventional slot design by giving you four simultaneous collectors, each with its own colour-coded gem chain. The red bird chases the highest-value red gems (level 7 pays 30.00x), while the blue bird targets the most common blue gems. This creates a strategic tension: do you want frequent blue collections or rare red explosions?

The genius is in the feature symbols. Birds collect all features regardless of colour, meaning a blue bird can grab a Transform symbol and convert an entire cluster to blue, then continue collecting that cluster. Or Power Clash brings three birds together, obliterating 5×5 areas and auto-collecting everything valuable in the scatter path.

Grid Expansion and Corner Bombs

The field starts at 6×6 but expands to 8×8 when corner bombs detonate. These bombs sit in the four inner corners, each assigned a random bird colour at round start. When the matching bird lands on a bomb position, it triggers a 3×3 explosion, removes a station section, and unlocks space portals in the outer corners.

Space portals let birds teleport between corners when collectible symbols exist at two or more portals. This dramatically changes late-game strategy, allowing birds to cross the entire grid instantly and chain collections that would be impossible on a static field.

Black Hole and Alien Invasion Chaos

Black Hole absorbs all symbols and birds, then returns them in random order—potentially removing 1-3 birds for the remainder of that cascade. Gems from removed birds convert to the colours of survivors, creating massive same-colour clusters.

Alien Invasion sends the Space Bandit to collect column by column. When it meets a bird, a space duel begins. If the Bandit wins, your multiplier increases and that bird is defeated. If the bird wins, the invasion ends and your accumulated value gets multiplied. If the Bandit defeats all four birds, it collects everything, applies the multiplier, and scatters random coin symbols before returning your birds.

RTP and Volatility Considerations

At 94.0% RTP, Pirots 4 sits below the UK market average of 96%. This is crucial for British players to understand: you're trading long-term return for the shot at 10,000x max win volatility. The game is designed for bonus hunting via X-iter rather than extended base game sessions.

The Super Bonus at £500.00 guarantees maximum grid size and universal upgrades, but it's a significant outlay. The smart play for recreational punters is the £50.00 Lost in Space entry, which offers genuine 1,000x+ potential without the Super Bonus price tag. Bonus Hunt at £3.00 is statistically poor value—you're better off playing 15 base spins at £0.20 each.