Introduction to Where Pigeons Dare
Where Pigeons Dare is a casino slot from LeoVegas Studios, taking you to the frontlines where it's every bird for themselves. Unless you’re a bit of an old-school movie lover, the title of this game might go a bit above your head, as it references the 1968 movie Where Eagles Dare, starring some pretty big names like Clint Eastwood, Richard Burton, and Mary Ure. Both the movie and the game are set during World War 2, following a group of soldiers trying to do the impossible. The soldiers in this game, however, are not your typical grunts, as they’re quite literally pigeons, trained in the art of war, and will use strategic tactics to help you hit wins and turn the tide in the war. What we mean by this is that the birds will help you hit wins after wins, chaining up Cascades and climbing up the Pigeon Modifiers tree, which will trigger various effects such as the many types of Wild Symbols, Say Cheese bonus, and the Daring Pigeons Free Spins, where it all comes together to show what the airborne division does best. All in all, the theme and gameplay have been perfectly mixed together for a fun time, and it will keep you engaged as you hunt down the max win of 6,211X the bet.
You find yourself on the frontlines, trying to take over a strategic position with the help of Wild Symbols, Cascades, Modifiers, and Bonus Games. If your interest has been piqued, then be sure to check out the Where Pigeons Dare demo.
Theme, Gameplay & Payouts
Where Pigeons Dare is a video slot from LeoVegas Studios with 6 Reels, 6 Rows, and uses Cluster Pay mechanics, needing a minimum of 5+ of the same symbols to form a win. You can choose between making a Min.bet of 0.1 and a Max.bet of 200. Where Pigeons Dare comes with an average RTP of 96.02% and high volatility, where wins usually come in spikes, where you could have long moments between big hits, but when you do get the ball rolling, you might just hit the max win of 6,211X the bet.
When you enter the game, you find yourself in a war-torn city, where the pigeons are on a special assignment to take over a strategic position, and you’re the one leading them. Later in the bonus game, you take to trench warfare, holding your position until by hitting win after win. Coupled with a beautiful soundtrack that is quite often used in similar-themed media, and you've got a pretty immersive game with a fun tone. You can play the game on most notepads, desktops, and mobiles.
The lower-paying symbols are various items, ranging from dog tags, lighters, compasses, and patches. Creating a win with 17 or more of the same symbols will pay out 6X to 10X the bet. The higher-paying symbols are the various birds, ranging from green Gustave, orange Winkie, pink Commando, and red Beach Comber. Landing a win with 17 or more of the same symbols pays out 30X to 250X the bet. The Special Symbols are the various types of Wild Symbols, but more on those in the next section.
Special Features & Mechanics
What is the max win in the slot Where Pigeons Dare?
You can win up to 6,211X the bet.
What features are available in the slot Where Pigeons Dare?
The features are Wild Symbols, Cascades, Pigeon Modifiers, Daring Pigeons Free Spins, and Feature Buy.
Wild Symbols
There are 3 types of Wild Symbols, with all of them being able to help create winning combinations by being able to substitute for all symbols. The different Wild Symbols are as follows:
Wings of Honor Wild Symbols = Acts as a regular Wild Symbol with no additional effects.
Bombardment Wild Symbols = Acts as a regular Wild Symbol with the added effect of exploding all symbols in a 3x3 area surrounding itself.
The Gift From Above Wild Symbols = Acts as a regular Wild Symbol and will remain in a fixed position for as many Cascades that are indicated on the symbol, up to a maximum of 3 Cascades.
Cascades
When a winning combination occurs, all winning symbols will be removed from the playing grid, allowing new symbols to fall in from above to potentially create new winning combinations. This will continue until no more winning combinations are made, thus ending the spin.
Pigeon Modifiers
Winning combinations will help you climb the Pigeon Ladder, which can be seen to the side of the playing grid, and for every 4th winning combination, a Pigeon Modifier is collected and queued until no more winning combinations occur, and these are as follows:
Wings of Honor = Adds 1-15 Wings of Honor Wilds Symbols to the grid.
Bombardment = Adds 1-15 Bombardment Wilds Symbols to the grid.
Gift from Above = Adds 1-15 Gift from Above Wilds Symbols to the grid.
Say Cheese! = Selects a random symbol on the grid, which will be duplicated in random directions.
Free Spins = Triggers the Daring Pigeons Free Spins.
Daring Pigeons Free Spins
Triggered through the Pigeon Modifiers, you will be awarded with 10 spins, with at the start of each spin, one of the four Pigeon Modifiers will activate, and for every Cascade within the bonus game, the Total Win Multiplier will increase by +1X. The Total Win Multiplier is persistent throughout the bonus game and is only reset when the feature ends.
Feature Buy
The Feature Buy allows you to instantly start the Daring Pigeons Free Spins for a price based on the current bet.
80X = Triggers the Daring Pigeons Free Spins bonus game.
Final Thoughts on Where Pigeons Dare
Where Pigeons Dare is a very fun thematically twist on the typical World War 2 themed games that we see, while at the same time referencing a pretty popular piece of media, that being the previously mentioned movie, Where Eagles Dare. We can’t explain why, but there’s just something about birds that always seem to show up in casino games, as seen with Flock Me from NetEnt and the Pirots series from ELK Studios. LeoVegas Studios opted to go all in with its Band of Brothers aesthetic, rocking a pretty gray and dark color scheme that pairs well with the game's humorous tones and a perfectly fitting soundtrack. If you follow the studio, then you would know that they definitely have their moments here and there when their art style and themes just mesh together into a great-looking game, and Where Pigeons Dare is one of those. But enough talk about themes and graphics, and let us discuss the actual gameplay.
Starting with the stats, while it may be a bit of a joke by now, this is one of the few LeoVegas Studios releases with an average RTP of 96.02%, which is a pleasant surprise to have, and then on top of that, we have a max win of 6,211X the bet. The gameplay loop is pretty much the same as most other Cascade-centric games, and that is to chain wins to keep the streak going, but here we also have the Pigeon Modifiers to reward us with some pretty nice bonuses, with the most obvious one being one of the Wild Symbol modifiers. The Wild Symbols themselves are solid, with two of them coming with additional effects that can help keep the spins going, and you can get up to 15 of them through 3 of the different Modifiers to keep your Cascades going for even longer. Through the many Modifiers, we would say that the Say Cheese! bonus is probably the one with the most randomness to it, as it can make any symbol on the reels duplicate itself onto other symbols. Still, if you’re unlucky, as we have been, it could choose a corner symbol and only duplicate one or two symbols, leading to some pretty weak wins. Then we have the Daring Pigeons Free Spins, which will activate one of the four Pigeon Modifiers on each spin and introduce a Total Win Multiplier that increases by +1X for each Cascade. To be honest, there’s not a lot to complain about in this bonus game, as the consistent Modifiers are a great way to help start the cascades and keep the spins going, and the Win Multipliers are a nice bonus on the already solid paytable. If you want to take to the frontlines yourself, or just try some nice Cascading spins, then be sure to check out the Where Pigeons Dare demo.
Where Pigeons Dare is a slot centered around Cascades with the help of different Wild Symbols, Modifiers, and a volatile Bonus Game.
