How To Play Leprechaun Joy Mobile Slot
The Leprechaun Joy slot, created by NeteEnt is a simple Irish-themed machine with 5×4 reels, 25 winlines, wild scatters, and free spins with increasing multipliers. The top win reaches a decent 5,255x, and the RTP is 96.19%.
These days, every slot game has a gimmick. In Midas King of Gold, you have gold symbols that pay out instant cash. DJ Cat pays out exactly the figure you see on the screen. Well, this Leprechaun Joy has a multiplier of 2x on one symbol at all times.
If you win using the multiplier symbol, you get 2x its paytable value. On the next turn, you can have the same or another symbol with the multiplier. Better yet, if the leprechaun symbol shows up, it increases the multiplier on that symbol by +1x. It can continue to increase for as long as you don’t win on that symbol. Then, it resets to 2x.
Hit 3 scatters and 10 free spins, and the multiplier is now applied to all wins throughout the bonus and doesn’t reset on a win. It’s a simple concept that has worked in mobile slot games a million times over – random multipliers in the base game and sticky increasing multipliers in the free spins.
Watch the Leprechaun Joy slot in action with base game spins, and free spins.
Does the Leprechaun Joy slot bonus work?
It should. It’s only one step away from the Thunderstruck slot bonus multipliers. This should appeal to gamblers who love simple games with one great feature that helps you win over 5,000x your bet.
So why doesn’t it?
In the base game, the multiplier is usually applied to the lowest-paying symbols. So even multiplied by 2x, you don’t get much. And sure, the leprechaun can increase the multipliers, but the thing about low-paying symbols is that they hit more often than high-paying ones.
We wish it weren’t the case, but that’s how slot machines make money for online casinos. So you get plenty of small wins, and the multiplier doesn’t increase much above 3x or 4x. It’s fine, but it’s no way to win big.
The Leprechaun Joy Free Spins Bonus give you a little hope
Again, this Leprechaun Joy slot free spins is very much a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you don’t have to wait long to trigger it. We kept getting the free spins, even 30 to 50 spins at the most.
Brilliant because during the free spins, the multiplier above the reel applies to ALL symbols, not just one. It’s also sticky, so it doesn’t disappear once a win occurs. In fact it increases with the Leprechaun. We’ve seen 10x multipliers and wins of over 50x.
On the other hand… the biggest win we saw was 50x our bet. We were lucky to walk away with 5x of our bets on multiple occasions. It feels like 10 spins isn’t enough to get you where you need to be to win close to the top win of this Leprechaun Joy online slot.
Is Leprechaun Joy any good?
It’s decent. The features work. We can’t say they don’t. We almost wish that it had been lower volatility – medium even. Then we could have judged it against other medium variance machines and aided the top win was great, the bonus was fun, and the base game’s high hit rate made sense.
Instead, we have to rate it against other high volatility online slots, such as Cash Truck 3, which has 16,807 ways to win and a top win of 40,000x your bet, or Orb of Destiny, which has expanded sticky wild wins with multipliers in the base game and a top win of 10,000x your bet.
In comparison, it’s hard to say we will return to this Leprechaun Joy game again. It was fun enough to review, and we didn’t have a bad time, but it will ultimately be forgettable in the grand scheme of online casino gaming.
Still, fans of NetEnt slots will find a solid game among their old favourites at any top online casinos.
Leprechaun Joy Slot Stats
| Mobile Slot Released | 18th April 2024 |
| Slot Type | Video Slot |
| Software Provider | NetEnt |
| Slot Reels / Paylines | 5 Reels / 25 Paylines |
| House Edge / RTP | 3.81% / 96.19% |
| Slot Volatility | High |
| Min/Max Bet | 0.10 / 80 |
| Max Win | 5,255x Bet |
| Free Spins | 10 Free Spins | Increasing Multipliers |
| Bonus Rounds | Multiplier, Wild, Scatter, Free Spins, Buy Bonus |
| Slot Themes | Irish |
Leprechaun Joy Bonus Features
Leprechaun and Increasing Multiplier: Above the reel sits a multiplier on the lowest symbols with a 2x multiplier. When you get a win with that symbol, it can change the symbol in the display. Each time a leprechaun symbol lands on the reel, it increases the multiplier above the reels of that symbol win.
During the base game, the multiplier resets to 2x on a win.
Wilds: The wild symbols substitute for all paying symbols and are counted as the highest winning symbol on a single win line. They do not replace scatters.
Free Spins: Scatters on reels 1, 3, and 5 with 3 Scatters awarding 10 Free Spins. The multiplier above the reel now applies to all wins. The leprechaun can increase the overall multiplier by +1 each time he shows up and the multiplier does not reset between spins. You can retrigger the free spins to an extra +10 spins.
Feature Buy: You can buy entry into the free spins bonus will cost you 40x your bet.
Pros
- Decent 5,255x your bet max win
- High 96.19% RTP
- Lots of small frequent win for a high volatility game
- Low 0.10 minimum bet
Cons
- Multipliers don't increase very high very often
- Free spins can be frustrating often taking a while to land but rewarding little
