Pirots 2 in South Africa: Four Collecting Birds and a Grid That Grows to 8x8
Pirots 2 is an ELK Studios slot that went live on 7 November 2023. It has no reels or paylines in the usual sense: four birds stand on a grid of six rows and six columns and walk from symbol to symbol, collecting amber stones of their own colour and every feature symbol they reach. The grid can grow to eight by eight, the stones can be upgraded seven levels, and the game's rules cap a win at 10,000 times the bet.
Figures from provider data, September 2026. The RTP is the figure the studio publishes; check the ranking and the game's own info screen before you deposit.
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What Pirots 2 looks like
Images: ELK Studios, official game page (elk-studios.com); Our screenshot of ELK Studios' official free demo (elk-studios.com), October 2026.
How the birds collect
The rules call Pirots 2 a 6 row by 6 column slot with dropping symbols. Four bird symbols sit on the grid, each paired with amber symbols of its own colour: red, purple, green or blue, as the game's own artwork draws them. A bird may take its own amber, wilds, coins and every feature symbol, and nothing of another bird's colour.
A bird moves only to a horizontally or vertically adjacent symbol it can collect, and keeps going until nothing collectable is next to it, so one bird can move several times before the grid refills. That walk is the win: the stones a bird gathers pay at their current level.
The bird whose amber pays most moves first. When none can move, two adjacent birds may swap places, a Switcheroo, if that unlocks new clusters. Three or more birds side by side start a fight: a cloud collects the bonus symbols, coins, eggs and red buttons in its path, removes the amber, and the birds drop back in.
Seven payout levels and the collection meter
Every drop in the normal game starts with all amber on payout level 1 and the grid at six by six. An upgrade symbol lifts the amber of the collecting bird's colour by 1, 2 or 3 steps; an upgrade all symbol lifts all four colours at once. Level 7 is the top.
Above the grid, the symbol collection meter counts amber and wild symbols only. Each time it fills, a feature release waits in line (up to three stack), and a release turns three amber symbols into random feature symbols: before an egg or meteor acts, with the first free drop, or when the birds are stuck.
The eight feature symbols
A bird that collects a feature symbol sets it off.
| Symbol | What it does |
|---|---|
| Bonus | Three in one game round start the free drops bonus game |
| Wild | Stands in for any amber symbol at that amber's current level |
| Coin | Pays its value times the bet; the MAX WIN coin pays whatever is left to reach the maximum win |
| Upgrade | Raises one colour of amber by 1 to 3 levels, or all four colours in its upgrade all form |
| Egg | Hatches a dinosaur at the end of the round, which scares the birds into new places |
| Transform | Turns a cluster of amber next to the bird into its colour, or into feature symbols |
| Popcorn | Puts popcorn in empty spaces, so the birds can cross empty spaces one time each |
| Red button | Marked DON'T PRESS: a meteor at the end of the round clears nearby symbols other than features and adds a row and a column, from 6x6 to 7x7 or 7x7 to 8x8 |
The free drops bonus game 🎁
Pirots 2 calls its free spins free drops.
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Three bonus symbols, five free drops
Three bonus symbols collected in one round of the normal game start the bonus with 5 free drops. -
What you take with you
The grid size, the meter's progress, the amber payout levels and the collection of further bonus symbols all carry through the bonus. -
Five more, and the end
Three more bonus symbols inside it add 5 free drops. The bonus ends when no free drops remain or the win cap is reached, and pays at its end.
X-iter: the five paid modes
X-iter is ELK's name for modes bought at a multiple of the bet, only in the base game. The rules give all of them the game's 94.0% RTP. The rand column is our arithmetic at a R2 bet.
Swipe the table sideways to see every column.
| Mode | What the rules say it gives | Cost | At R2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonus Hunt | One drop with quadruple the chance to trigger the bonus | 3x | R6 |
| Popcorn Fiesta | One drop with popcorn on from the start | 10x | R20 |
| Maximum Grid Size | One drop on the 8x8 grid | 25x | R50 |
| Bonus | A round that always enters the bonus game | 100x | R200 |
| Super Bonus | A round that always enters the super bonus game, free drops on the maximum grid, every upgrade lifting all amber | 500x | R1,000 |
Where the game page and the rules differ
ELK's game page words two modes differently: a 3x bet with "more than three times the chance" (so does the product sheet; the rules say quadruple), and a Super Bonus where multipliers and instant pay symbols are "progressive and sticky" (the rules and the product sheet speak of the maximum grid and upgrades that lift all amber). For the meter the game page counts all amber, the rules amber and wilds. This page follows the rules; a bought mode returns the same 94.0%.
The numbers ELK publishes
The rules in ELK's free demo give an RTP of 94.0% and cap the game at 10,000x the placed bet; a round ends when the cap is reached and pays what it has. At R2 a spin that is R20,000, by our arithmetic. Bets in the euro demo run from 0.20 to 100, at 100 coins each.
ELK's game data sheet adds a volatility of 8 on a scale of 10 and a hit frequency of 25.4%: by our arithmetic about one winning spin in four over very many spins, not the size of those wins.
Pirots 2 RTP and volatility 📊
ELK Studios gives Pirots 2's return to player as 94.0%.
Top payout: 10000x.
Paying for Pirots 2 in rand
Pirots 2 is in the lobby at 3 operators we list: all of them take Ozow and cards; 2 take Capitec Pay; 2 take cash vouchers.
The smallest first deposit for Pirots 2 among them is R1, at Luckyfish.
Pirots 2 winnings are paid by EFT to an account in your own name, after FICA.
Get FICA done first · How to deposit in rand · Every payment method
Is Pirots 2 legal in South Africa? 📜
Pirots 2 is a slot. In South Africa you find it at licensed bookmakers, next to their sports markets.
All 3 operators we list for Pirots 2 hold a South African provincial licence.
Before you play with real money ⚠️
Set your Pirots 2 budget and a deposit limit before the first round, not after a losing one. If it stops being fun, the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation helpline is free on 0800 006 008.
Pros, cons and verdict ⚖️
- Birds walk the grid instead of lines paying left to right
- The bonus keeps the grid size, meter and upgrade levels you built
- One stated 10,000x cap and one RTP for the game and every X-iter mode
- An RTP of 94.0%: the game keeps about 6% of stakes over the long run, by our arithmetic
- ELK's data sheet rates it 8 of 10 for volatility
- Much happens at once on the grid, so the first rounds take reading
Pirots 2 asks you to follow four birds rather than a payline, with a bonus that keeps what the base game built. Read the RTP in your casino's rules, treat X-iter as a bigger bet rather than a shortcut, and set a loss limit before the first drop.
Pirots 2 FAQ ❓
How do you trigger the bonus in Pirots 2?
The birds must collect three bonus symbols during one game round. That starts the free drops bonus with 5 free drops, and three more bonus symbols collected inside it add 5 more. The X-iter Bonus mode buys a round that always enters the bonus, for 100x the bet.
What is the maximum win in Pirots 2?
The game's rules cap it at 10,000x the placed bet, and a round ends the moment the cap is reached. At R2 a spin that is R20,000 by our arithmetic. A MAX WIN coin, when a bird collects one, pays whatever is left to reach that maximum.
What is the RTP of Pirots 2?
ELK's free demo and its game data sheet give 94.0%, and the rules give the same figure for every X-iter mode. The number in a casino's version is printed in the game rules, so read it there before you play.
How does the grid get bigger?
In a normal round, through the red button, the DON'T PRESS symbol. When a bird collects it, a meteor strikes at the end of the round and adds one row and one column, from 6x6 to 7x7 or from 7x7 to 8x8. The bonus keeps the size you had reached, and two X-iter modes play on the 8x8 grid.
Is Pirots 2 the same game as Pirots?
No. ELK Studios lists Pirots, Pirots 2 and its later Pirots games as separate titles in its games list. This page describes only Pirots 2 and its own rules, so check the name on the tile before you open it.
Where to play Pirots 2 in South Africa
Licensed South African operators we have found carrying Pirots 2, each with its licence and our score, and the date where we saw the game in the lobby ourselves. Ordered by that score. How we score Offers checked September 2026.
