Game Creators Pondered: "What can we do to enhance player engagement?"
In an exclusive chat, Bernd Baumert, director of Games Production and Operations at Greentube, spills the beans about the inspiration behind their latest release, Piggy Prizes Wand of Riches 2. This magic-infused sequel takes the success of its previous version and ratchets it up a notch with new features like magic rewinds, super free games, and enhanced jackpot systems.
Baumert discusses the key aspects they decided to preserve from the original game, such as the magical magician and the Piggies, and what inspired the new mechanics. The focus was on making the free games more enticing and providing players with a chance to level up their wins.
The magician and super magician symbols play a pivotal role in unlocking jackpots and triggering features. Baumert talks about the design process behind these symbols and how they amplify player engagement. The idea was to add a Super Magician in a golden suit to provide players with more excitement, doubling the power of their forces during gameplay.
One of the standout features is the magic rewind, which shifts reels to ensure key symbols land, guaranteeing wins. Baumert revealed the challenge in maintaining the balance between excitement and fair play while crafting this feature.
Jackpots and bonus rounds have always been a major draw in the Piggy Prizes series. In Piggy Prizes Wand of Riches 2, the stakes have been raised with its jackpot system, aiming for an immersive player experience. The game makes it clear how a player can win one of the jackpots, creating a joyful experience.
Innovation was a top priority while maintaining the familiarity that fans love. The key to expanding the Piggy Prizes franchise is to enhance the player experience with additional mechanics or features that excite players and fit the game family.
The revamped sequel offers veterans deeper engagement while keeping onboarding accessible for new players, thanks to the blending of the originalβs beloved charm with fresh risk/reward layers.
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Enrichment Data:Undeniably, Piggy Prizes: Wand of Riches 2 breathes new life into the series with intricate mechanisms while preserving core elements that defined its predecessor. Here's a sneak peek into how it harmonizes novelty and familiarity:
- 15-reel 5x3 grid: Remains the game's distinctive layout, housing 40 paylines.
- Magician symbols: Essential figures, with the wild magician and super magician at the heart of the action.
- Piggy bank progression: A recurring feature that requires magician symbols to "pop" piggy banks for rewards.
To amp up the excitement, Piggy Prizes Wand of Riches 2 introduces a variety of innovations:
- Magic Rewind & Super Free Games: Adds a tiered free games system, enhancing the classic free spins.
- Sticky Magician Mechanics: During free spins, magician symbols remain locked on the middle reel, increasing the potential for wins and retrigger chances.
- Random Magic Spins:Introduces spontaneous middle-reel locks during base play, creating anticipation without altering core mechanics.
- Buy Bonus Flexibility: Allows players to pay two amounts for either standard or super free games with enhanced modifiers.
- Expanded Progressive System: Shares a coin accumulation system between piggy banks, allowing the Super Magician to boost payouts in subsequent spins.
The sequel offers strategic depth while maintaining moderate volatility, introducing multiple-level jackpots, and leveraging hardware synergy. Overall, it provides a richer gameplay experience to both veterans and newcomers alike.
- Bernd Baumert, director of Games Production and Operations at Greentube, discusses the key aspects that were preserved from the original game in Piggy Prizes Wand of Riches 2, such as the 15-reel 5x3 grid and the Magician symbols, which are essential figures in the game.
- Piggy Prizes Wand of Riches 2 introduces a variety of innovations to enhance the player experience, including Magic Rewind, a feature that shifts reels to ensure key symbols land, Guaranteeing wins; the Sticky Magician Mechanics, which lock magician symbols on the middle reel during free spins, increasing the potential for wins and retrigger chances; and Random Magic Spins, which introduce spontaneous middle-reel locks during base play, creating anticipation without altering core mechanics.
- To amp up the excitement further, Piggy Prizes Wand of Riches 2 also offers Buy Bonus Flexibility, allowing players to pay two amounts for either standard or super free games with enhanced modifiers.
- The game's jackpot system has been expanded in Piggy Prizes Wand of Riches 2, aiming for an immersive player experience and offering strategic depth while maintaining moderate volatility, introducing multiple-level jackpots, and leveraging hardware synergy to provide a richer gameplay experience for both veterans and newcomers alike.
