These are the Pirots slot rules, max win and Australian online gambling law details for the first 2023 game by ELK Studios. This isn't Pirots x or Pirots 4. Many review pages confuse the three, and that is where most of the confusing figures exist.
The points most sites agree on are brief. Pirots is a collection-style slot featuring four bird characters. It uses a mechanic ELK calls CollectR instead of paylines. It has a bonus game, and the game is part of a series.
Three different games
ELK produces three distinct Pirots titles, and you shouldn't mix up their numbering.
| Game | Grid | Main difference | Provider max potential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pirots (2023) | 5×5, expanding | CollectR, feature meter, chests | 10,000× bet |
| Pirots X | 5×5 cluster game | Global multiplier | 10,000× bet |
| Pirots 4 | 6×6 | Space Bandit, Lost in Space coin game, super bonus | 10,000× bet |
A common source claims the first Pirots has a maximum win of 20,000×. This is incorrect. ELK's own site for the game lists a maximum potential of 10,000× the bet, and the provider's number is the correct one.
A different article covers Pirots 4. Its specific rules, including the Black Hole and the super-bonus symbol, don't apply here.
The game's own rules, in plain words
The following rules are taken from the product sheet and game page provided by ELK. These are the rules of the provider. Because casinos might use different builds, the help screen in the version you load is the final word.
CollectR: how a win happens
Birds have specific colours and collect gems of the same colour. A bird collects a gem if it is positioned directly next to it, either vertically or horizontally. Diagonals aren't included.
The value of every gem a bird collects is paid out. No minimum cluster size is required and no line needs to be finished. As ELK puts it, "as long as the colour matches it's a win."
Example: a red bird is next to a blue gem and a red gem. It collects the red gem and you receive that gem's value. The blue gem remains unless the blue bird gets to it.
Feature symbols function differently. Any bird can collect them, regardless of its colour.
The feature meter and chests
A feature meter increases as the birds collect symbols. Three chests containing feature symbols are granted once the meter is full. These chests contain one of the following:
- coin wins
- wilds
- grid expanders
- symbol upgrades
- symbol transforms
- bonus symbols
This meter doesn't trigger the bonus. It acts as a distinct track that hands out features as you play.
What triggers the bonus
The bonus activates when birds gather three bonus symbols within a single game round. Bonus symbols can appear inside the chests, which is how the bonus and the meter are linked.
While the bonus is active, three elements persist between rounds:
- the grid size
- the win level of the gems
- the feature-meter progress
Essentially, gems that have been upgraded remain upgraded and a grid that has grown stays expanded until the bonus concludes. These larger results stem from that carry-over.
X-iter modes
You can pay a multiple of your chosen bet with X-iter to begin with a better advantage. ELK mentions five modes:
- The lowest priced costs 3× your bet and gives over four times the normal probability of hitting a bonus.
- The priciest is a 500× Super Bonus. It starts with the largest grid size and includes an upgrade feature that improves all gems.
The costs are based on multiples of your selected bet rather than fixed sums. The three intermediate modes aren't listed individually on ELK's page.
What the published rules don't say
The product sheet and public page from ELK omit many details. The following points are not published there:
- the RTP, or if multiple RTP versions are available
- volatility
- the range of stakes
- the result of reaching the 10,000× maximum
- the settlement of a dropped connection or malfunction
- the payment of simultaneous wins
- if the bonus can retrigger
- the outcome for an unfinished bonus
Several review pages show a 94% RTP, though some of those sites are describing Pirots X or Pirots 4. The provider hasn't confirmed this figure for the game. Quoted stake ranges are also usually sourced from the sequels.
The same applies to demo play. A free demo is listed on third-party sites, but ELK's page doesn't state that it offers one.
Open the in-game help before playing any version you find if any of these terms matter to you. Don't trust a figure from a page regarding a different Pirots game.
Australian law and Pirots
The Interactive Gambling Act 2001 means that online slots and other online casino games may not be offered to individuals physically located in Australia. This rule applies to offshore and Australian providers, and these games may not be advertised here either. So, no online casino can lawfully provide Pirots to a person in Australia.
The provider, rather than the player, commits the offence under section 15. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) lists online slot machines as prohibited services and can block websites that offer them.
Australia has no RTP minimum and no online-slot stake cap because no online casino can be licensed there. This leads to two results for Pirots:
- There is no Australian limit for the X-iter prices, which range from 3× to 500× your bet, to surpass.
- No Australian rule disables any of the features of the game.
BetStop is the national self-exclusion register, but it only covers phone and licensed online wagering. It doesn't apply to online casino games, so it can't be used to exclude yourself from Pirots specifically.
The Interactive Gambling Amendment Act 2026 is in force. Based on the official future compilation, its changes are expected to start on 1 January 2027. The published material concerns payment and access disruption, wagering advertising, foreign matched lotteries and online keno. It doesn't create a slot stake cap or any exception for online slots.
Set your limits before you begin and stick to them, wherever you play any game.