Birds collect colour
Each bird takes adjacent gems of its own colour plus feature symbols. Collected tiles leave, the rest fall, new ones drop.
Four birds, an expanding grid and three maps under one title. Spin the free demo here, then Play when you are ready for real stakes.
Game values
Most listings stop at 96% and 10,000x. Below is the full set players actually ask for, including the lower RTP builds casinos can switch on without changing the art.
Free demo
The frame below loads the ELK demo build (game ID 10266) with virtual credits. No deposit, no redirect to another lobby.
Demo wins cannot be withdrawn. First load can take 15-30 seconds on a cold cache. Tap the in-game Play control after the splash loads. If the frame stays blank, allow third-party content or open the full demo.
Why this page
Search results are full of the same three numbers: 96% RTP, high volatility, 10,000x max. Useful, but thin. Here we dig into the parts that change how a session feels once you have already read the blurb.
You get a working demo on-page, a clear split between a normal grid clear and a Secret Door clear, X-iter costs written as real stake examples, and a short checklist for spotting a lower RTP file before you buy a 250x Super Bonus.
We also map which games sit next to Pirots 5 in markets where the series already has fans - peers first, then UK, Germany and the Nordics - so you can judge the slot against titles people actually compare it with.
How to play
There are no classic paylines. Birds walk the grid, grab matching gems, and that movement is the pay system.
Each bird takes adjacent gems of its own colour plus feature symbols. Collected tiles leave, the rest fall, new ones drop.
Collections fill a meter that can dump upgrades, transforms, coins, wilds, tokens or bonus symbols. Up to three releases can wait.
The board can grow toward 8x8. Gem levels, board size and meter progress carry into bonus and super bonus.
Features
If you only remember three systems, make them Blackfeather, catacombs and the Secret Door. Everything else hangs off those.

Land next to him and he can ghost one to four birds, lift their gems to the highest shared level as Blackfeather gems, then collect them. In the catacombs he wins mummy fights for free.

Collect on a matching corner tile and a bird drops into a 2x2 coffin room. Hidden spots start fights. Win to leave a feature symbol. Clear all four fights and coins drop on earlier coffins.

This is the detail most blurbs skip. A normal full clear is not enough for the coin game. You need the Secret Door to rotate the grid first, then clear every cell on the cross-over tiles. Miss that order and you stay in the base loop.

Arrows, boulders, labyrinth paths, rotation traps and portals rewrite bird routes mid-collect. Feature symbols also cover Upgrade, Upgrade All, Transform, Super Transform, Wild and Coin, including a Max Win Coin.
Worlds
Use the compass inside the game to hop maps. Token progress saves across sessions and bet sizes. Nine tokens unlock Boss Castle.
Launch map. Egyptian traps, Blackfeather pressure, catacombs and a treasure coin game on 8x8 after a Secret Door clear.

Second map. Music-box coin game, tentacle sweeps, Compass Cannon and Charlie's Extra Chance on the same CollectR rules.

Third map, often nicknamed Birdorado. Golden Book transforms and pyramid upgrades finish the token set with the first two worlds.

Bonus and X-iter
Three bonus symbols start the bonus. A super bonus symbol among them upgrades the mode. Grid size, gem levels and meter progress stay with you. X-iter is optional.
| Mode | Cost | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Bonus Hunt | 3x (3.00) | Higher chance of a natural bonus |
| Mega Hunt | 10x (10.00) | Much higher bonus chance |
| Coin game | 50x (50.00) | Direct entry to the active world coin game |
| Bonus | 100x (100.00) | Straight into the bonus |
| Super Bonus | 250x (250.00) | Straight into the super bonus |
A 250x buy into a 10,000x cap means the best possible return on that ticket is 40x the buy cost. Long features do not guarantee a matching payout. Check RTP before you touch the menu.
RTP check
ELK ships more than one return file. The art looks identical. The hold does not.
Open the game menu, open Rules, and scroll until you see the theoretical payout line. On the 96% build it reads clearly. If your casino serves 94, 92, 90 or 87, that same screen is where it shows.
Do this before Bonus Hunt, Mega Hunt or Super Bonus. Buying features on an 87% file is a different product from the 96% demo you just practised on.
Demo mode on this page is useful for learning timing and feature length. It does not prove which RTP file a cash lobby will load for your account.
Compare
Mechanical peers first, then a few markets where the Pirots series already has heat.
Same collector DNA or a close take:
Wide ELK coverage. English covers most UK queries.
The series has long been popular; local favourites still dominate chats.
Pirots 4 already had strong interest; the sequel stays visible next to lobby staples.
Verdict
FAQ
10,000x your bet. The round stops when that figure is hit. Coin games are one of the clearer routes toward the cap.
The common build is 96.0%. Casinos may also run 94, 92, 90 or 87. Read the Rules screen in the client you actually open.
Four birds collect adjacent same-colour gems and feature symbols. Wins come from that movement, not from fixed paylines.
Trigger Secret Door, then clear the whole grid during that rotation. A normal clear without the door does not start it.
He can ghost one to four birds, convert their gems to higher Blackfeather gems and collect them. In catacombs he auto-wins mummy fights.
Three per world. Collect all nine and Boss Castle unlocks permanently. Progress saves between sessions.
Yes. The demo player on this page runs virtual credits inside an on-site frame.
Yes. The HTML5 build runs in modern mobile browsers in portrait and landscape.
Practise in the demo above, confirm the live RTP in your casino client, then hit Play.
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