Lacks Excitement
Playing the Lucky Leprechaun base game is not particularly entertaining. You will quickly tire of the
background shot of the rainbow and giant toadstool, but the lack of exciting visuals on the reels make
for a somewhat tedious experience.
However, you can expect to see the coin which represents the wild symbol appear quite regularly.
What you are really hoping to find is three or more of the Lucky Leprechaun symbols, as these will
trigger a bonus game.
Before your free spins start you are taken to a new screen, where your leprechaun guide
asks you to pick three boxes from twelve. These each contain a different number of free
spins, and the total of your three choices tell you how many spins you will get.
The good news is that you could earn more than thirty if you choose well.
Under Your Hat
After finding out how many free spins you will have, you will now be asked to pick one of three
leprechaun hats. Under the hats are different multipliers, and whichever one you choose will be applied
for your free spins.
To sweeten the pot even further, any wild coins which show up during free spins
become sticky, and stay in the same place. Get enough wilds early on and you will be in for bountiful
returns on your free spins.
Given that there are 30 pay lines, you can reasonably expect to hit a good
number of winning lines during free spins in this medium variance game. While the aesthetics of the
Lucky Leprechaun game are pretty dismal, the lucrative bonus game is certainly a good compensation.
What’s more, there is another potential bonus on offer if you are playing with the maximum bet of
1.50 euro. There are small progressive jackpots attached to the game, which are unlocked if you find 5
or more pots of gold anywhere on the reels.
You must max bet to have a chance to win these jackpots, and they are small when compared to linked
jackpots – you’re talking hundreds for the biggest jackpot – but it is still a nice little extra.
With a relatively small max bet amount, most players will be tempted to play for the progressive
jackpot win.
It is features like this and the generous bonus round that offer redemption for this
game. The graphics are not exceptional, and the theme is familiar to the point of tedium, but with
the possibility of banking some golden treasure there is reason enough to try your luck with the
Lucky Leprechaun slot.
