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ELK Studios · 2024 · collector birds / popcorn machine

Pirots 2 on a phone

SIDEWAYS ONLY 1.0 s TO PLAYABLE FREE DEMO

No portrait build. It is in the 104 titles out of 306 that still expect a sideways phone, and it loads in 1.0 s.

The phone check

No HOLDS PORTRAIT 104 of 306 do not
1.0 s TO PLAYABLE Under the 2.1 s median
Sideways only TOUCH TARGETS usable size only sideways
2 TAPS FROM THE LOBBY Search box to a spinning board

Sideways is the only layout and the buttons are built for it. Fine in two hands, awkward hanging off a pole on the subway. The demo pulls about 5 MB before the first tap registers, which on a poor bar is where the 1.0 s goes. Getting money back out is a separate count and we keep it at cashout.

One build, one return figure

One build, 94%, no variants. Worth appreciating: 123 of the 306 titles on this board carry two or three return configurations and look identical in all of them, so this is one of the few pages where the number is simply the number.

Where it sits on the board

That puts it 217 of 306 on our phone score, which weighs orientation first, then how long you wait, then whether the buttons are a sensible size. It arrives 1.1 s quicker than the 2.1 s median across all 306 titles.

For context, 7 of the 10 ELK Studios games on this board hold portrait and the studio median is 1.9 s.

What the game is

Out in 2024. ELK Studios built it as 6x6 collector grid with collector birds / popcorn machine. Space-station sequel where the parrots collect through wormholes and a popcorn machine pops out upgrades.

Volatility reads high, so the balance moves in lumps, and fifty spins will mislead you either way. Twenty dollars buys around 100 spins at the C$0.20 floor. Ceiling is 25,000x and it is not going to happen to you.

The rest of it

StudioELK Studios
Released2024
Board6x6 collector grid
Mechaniccollector birds / popcorn machine
VolatilityHigh
Top licensed return94%
House edge on that build6%
Max win25,000x
Minimum stakeC$0.20
Spins on twenty dollarsabout 100
Free demoyes, no account needed
Tagsbirds, collector, sequel

Done with the demo?

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