Leprechaun’s Fortune Pokie
Maybe it’s the luck of the Irish that gets so many players spinning the reels of casino pokie machines that follow the Celtic theme, or maybe it’s the colourful rainbows, pots of gold and cheeky Leprechauns that they all seem to feature. Whatever the appeal, Leprechaun’s Fortune, by WMS Gaming is designed for fans of all things Irish, and has everything that players have come to expect from these games, even down to the rolling green hills that make up a background image behind the reels.
The colourful symbols are laid out over 5 reels, there’s 4 rows of them, and running from the left side to the right, there’s a total of 50 paylines. Players can opt to wager from a low limit of 0.25 per spin, to a maximum of 125.00, and will win a prize any time 3 or more matching symbols stop across any payline, on adjacent reels starting from reel 1. Wild and scatter wins work slightly differently, and there’s a free spins bonus round that lets players sit back and hopefully collect extra rewards without needing to stake anything.
Players who like to test their games before committing their own cash should be able to play free Leprechaun’s Fortune video pokies at online casinos where the WMS Gaming range is carried.
Playing Leprechaun’s Fortune
A review of the pay table will give players an idea of what each symbol combination is worth, and rather than design new ones, the lower end of the scale is filled with the playing card symbols 9, 10, J, Q, K and A, although they have been given a very slight Celtic design. Some players are happy with these symbols being used across so many games while others think it’s a shame that not everything is connected to the theme. Personal opinion, so WMS Gaming can’t really be criticised for it.
Whatever players think of the use of these icons, these will tend to make up the majority of winning combinations, as this is a low volatility pokie, where frequent, lower value wins occur, rather than a game where bigger but less frequent payouts are normal.
Higher up it gets a bit more interesting, as this is where we find the special picture symbols, and in rising order of value, there’s a fiddle, four-leaf clover, some bright red and probably deadly mushrooms, an attractive pixie and the seemingly compulsory rainbow. The pixie and rainbow will only need to land on a payline on the first 2 reels to be worth a prize payout, which makes it a little easier to get a higher-value win, while the rainbow is a stacked symbol, so it can fill any reels that it lands on.
Leprechaun’s Fortune
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Bonus Features
No game titled Leprechaun’s Fortune is going to be complete without a Leprechaun, or indeed, a fortune, so these turn up as the triggers to extra features. The Leprechaun is a wild symbol, so he is able to act as any standard icon and then create extra winning combinations, or extending a wining line across further reels which will result in a bigger win.
The fortune comes in the shape of a pot of gold coins, and in an Irish-themed pokie, what else would do? It’s a scatter symbol, so doesn’t need to land on a payline and any time 3 or more turn up at once, players are awarded 10 free spins. During these spin, the Leprechaun will become a sticky wild, so any that appear will stay in position for any remaining free games. By the end of the round, players could have lots of wild symbols in place, with the potential for multiple wins with each spin.
If the scatter turns up again in the free spins, in any 3 or more spots, the bonus games will be retriggered, starting as soon as the current ones are finished. It can be fairly easy to launch the free spins, so players could get a lot more than the initial 10 extra games.
The Verdict
It doesn’t matter if we say this is the worst game in the history of online casino pokies, there will still be lots of people attracted to these green-tinged reels anyway, but fortunately, the Leprechaun’s Fortune video pokie is a good quality game that has some nice images, decent special features and the reliability that comes with all WMS Gaming pokies.
While standard gameplay isn’t anything unique, the free spins with sticky wilds should make up for this, especially as they can be quite easy to trigger. Maybe a few more themed symbols would have been nice, or some animations when our friendly Leprechaun turns up, but these are minor issues that shouldn’t put anyone off playing this fun game.