I Got Deleted 37 Times—Then I Made a Viral Slot Game That Healed My Soul

I used to think luck was something you bought.

Turns out—it’s something you build.

Three years ago, I pitched my first slot game: ‘Lucky Pig’—a carnival of cartoon pigs in a neon carrot field under Chicago’s South Side sky. The investors said no. Thirty-seven times. One called it ‘too childish.’ Another said ‘no emotional ROI.’ But I kept listening—to the rhythm of jazz on the porch at midnight, to my grandma’s stories about pigs who danced when the wind blew just right.

I didn’t code for payouts.

I coded for wonder.

Every scatter symbol? A little piglet waving from behind a bushel of carrots. Every wild? A hoof-print that replaces doubt with giggles. RTP at 96%? Not a statistic—a promise.

I designed this for girls like me: tired of games that feel like debt. We don’t play to win—we play to breathe.

The RNG doesn’t decide your fate—it decides how long you’re willing to keep smiling.

Last month, I launched ‘Rainbow Pig Adventure’ with free spins triggered by three scattered piglets wearing tiny crowns. Players sent me screenshots: a girl in Detroit spinning at 2am while crying… then laughing. Her note: ‘This felt like church.’

No one told me to make it fair.

So I did.

Now when new players ask me how to win? I say: ‘Don’t chase the jackpot.’ ‘Chase the pig that ran past your last bad day.’ The real bonus? The quiet moment between spins.