Pile 'Em Up

What is immediately noticeable when the slot loads on your screen is that Pile ‘Em Up looks a lot like a late ’90s/early ’00s arcade game. We wouldn’t have been surprised if Super Mario had starred in this slot.

Pile ’em Up RTP, Stakes and Variance

Despite the fact that the playing field has no defined positions, the dimensions of 5×3 are easily recognizable.

The minimum bet is $0.20 and the maximum bet is $30 per spin. A standard RTP of 96.22% applies, but there are also versions of Pile ‘Em Up with an RTP of 94.18% or 92.35%. So pay close attention to that when you start playing at an online casino.

Furthermore, the variance of payouts is high and you can win up to 7,500 times your stake.

Pile ‘Em Up vs. 3 other slots with arcade themes

Features

So far, it’s still a bit of a guess as to why this slot is called Pile ‘Em Up. After all, not much has been stacked up yet. That’s about to change with the features, where you’re going to be able to stack up potentially high winnings.

Coin Booster

First of all, it’s important to know that in this slot, there is a Coin Booster active. This Coin Booster is actually a multiplier, which increases by +1 each time a 1UP symbol lands on the reels. The Coin Booster starts at x1 and can go up to x10.

Other than that, in Pile ‘Em Up, the main objective is to collect coin symbols. The highest wins, however, can be achieved during the Heart Bonus feature and the free spins feature.

The 1UP symbol increases the overall multiplier.

Collecting coin symbols

Very regularly, coin symbols land on the reels in Pile ‘Em Up. Coin symbols show a value of at least 0.2 and up to 50 times your bet.

In order to collect the values of all coin symbols, you will need to spin a collectible symbol at the same time. The Coin Booster is then of course applied to the total prize money collected. Subsequently, the Coin Booster is reset to x1.

Heart Bonus feature

The Heart Bonus feature is actually a kind of Hold & Win feature. To activate the Heart Bonus feature, you need to collect Heart symbols. Every time a purple Heart symbol lands on a reel, it is collected by that reel for you. Once you have spun a purple Heart symbol on each reel, the Heart Bonus feature is activated.

You will then receive 3 respins and the Coin Booster will be taken from the base game. During this Heart Bonus feature the aim is to spin as many coin symbols as possible. Coin symbols that are spun remain in place and also ensure that the number of respins is reset to 3.

The feature is over if you don’t manage to spin a new symbol on the reels within 3 respins or if you manage to fill the entire gaming area with coin symbols. In the latter case, all coin symbol values change to x50.

Pile ‘Em Up free spins

To play the free spins feature of Pile ‘Em Up, you need to spin a scatter on reels 1, 3 and 5. You will then receive 9 free spins and a payout of 1.5 times your stake.

Also in this feature, the Coin Booster is taken from the base game. During the free spins feature, spinning 2 or 3 scatters will earn you 3 or 9 additional free spins. The value of each landed coin symbol is collected in the Coin Respin Counter. At the end of the feature you have the opportunity to win this huge prize pool, which is also increased by applying the Coin Booster.

Summary

All the features of this slot machine revolve around piling up as many coins as possible.
This does make the various features look a bit alike. However, this does not make the gameplay boring, it is recognizable and authentic. In addition, we really like the retro design of Pile ‘Em Up, which brings up nostalgic feelings.