3 Lucky Leprechauns

3 Lucky Leprechauns: Slot Overview

Oh, would you look at that now? Software provider 4ThePlayer has come over all Celtic and made a leprechaun-themed slot named 3 Lucky Leprechauns. Not only does 3 Lucky Leprechauns stick with tradition and have a number at the start of its title, a classic 4ThePlayer move to presumably give its games a boost up an alphabetized list of online slots. No, 3 Lucky Leprechauns actually stars three charming leprechaun characters, and not only that, but players can pick the one they would prefer to appear on the wild symbol, as the game's cracking along.

One way of selecting your desired leprechaun is from the splash screen, which also displays a boatload of info about what to expect when 3 Lucky Leprechauns is in motion. Clicking the arrows lets you pick Ardal, Seamus, or something you don't see every day in an Irish-themed slot, a female leprechaun called Muriel. To be sure, the different wild leprechaun characters have absolutely no individual impact on the game; selecting one over the other is purely 'cosmetic', as the game info calls it. Changing the leprechauns does not have any effect on how the features function or the RTP, for example. However, it's a nice touch, and leprechaun slots are nothing if not jaunty, and from the get-go, 3 Lucky Leprechauns jaunts it up with the best of them.

This happy-go-lucky attitude spills over into almost all aspects of 3 Lucky Leprechauns. Its game grid is backgrounded with a colourful, bubbly, rainbowed representation of the Emerald Isles, while behind the scenes, chugs a medium-high volatile math model, serving up a theoretical return to player value of 96%. This same value appears to apply whether betting on individual spins at 10 p/c to $/€30 a pop or when buying one of the three bonus options.

Played on a 5-reel, 3-row game grid, leprechaun enthusiasts get a pay system consisting of 243 ways to win, plus a Leprechaun Trail where the game's key thrills can be found. Normal ways wins occur when matching symbols land from reel number one over adjacent reels from left to right. Hitting five matching symbol ways, made up of the lower value 10-A royals award 3 to 5 times the stake, whereas five premium symbol hits are worth 8 to 30x the bet where we find mushrooms, a beer mug, a four-leaf clover, a well, and finally a bejewelled horseshoe. All classic images of luck or leprechaun games. Whichever character you have picked to appear on the wild symbol can help complete winning ways by substituting for any regular paying symbol.

3 Lucky Leprechauns: Slot Features

The stepping stone to 3 Lucky Leprechauns' feature-based activity is the Leprechaun Trail. This Trail is located next to the game grid and is activated when 3 or more bonus symbols land in view. More precisely, hitting 3 bonus symbols starts players at the bottom of the Trail, a 4 bonus symbol trigger starts players on the 7th level of the Trail, while a 5 bonus symbol triggers start players all the way up on level 12.

On each level, a random pick is made, either moving players to the next level up or awarding the current level's prize. Once a prize has been won, the Leprechaun Trail bonus ends. Players can win:

• Cash prizes of 7x to 5,000x the bet
• 4-15 Win Spins which are free spins with a guaranteed win each time and an x5 win multiplier.
• 1-5 chest picks from the Pick-A-Win feature. Each chest contains a cash prize.

If you win Win Spins or Picks, you get the chance to take them or a cash prize which is said to typically be the average win amount of the bonus. These values are displayed on the Trail.

Buy Feature

Where available, opening up the bonus buy lets users pick three buy options. 35x the bet lands 3 to 5 scatters to trigger the Trail, 75x the bet buys 4-15 Win Spins, while 330x bet buys 1-5 picks for cash prizes.

3 Lucky Leprechauns: Slot Verdict

Sometimes, when a leprechaun slot hits the review desk, it's a bit like a niece or nephew telling you they want to be a YouTuber when they grow up. There is such an abundance of these jolly Irish games already; it can be tough getting overly enthused about ploughing through another one of them. However, 4ThePlayer is a creative outfit, refusing to do things the typical way, so a hearty measure of curiosity surrounded 3 Lucky Leprechauns, as well. And, in the creative department, 3 Lucky Leprechauns has a few tricks up its sleeve.

Still, 3 Lucky Leprechauns might not be as wild as they sometimes are from this studio; 9K Kong in Vegas or 60 Second Heist are two that sprang to mind as being slightly more out there, mechanically. And while you can pick the leprechaun you want on the wild symbols; it isn't as elaborate as the highly experimental 7 Elements was. However, instead of blowing minds with off-the-charts originality, 4ThePlayer has focused on creating a rather active player experience. In 3 Lucky Leprechauns, bonus triggers have an average frequency of 1 in 75 of occurring, which is a lot more frequent than they usually are. It means, in theory, plenty of opportunities to light the Leprechaun Trail up and collect one of its three types of prizes.

Cash prizes, win spins or pick 'n clicks might not offer new ways of winning dough, but they can be depended on to thrill when the going's good, and they fit the rest of the game like a charm. Stir it all together, and 4ThePlayer has created a decent leprechaun slot with pacey activity, bright visuals, and all the Irish charm players would expect to come bursting forth like a shower of shamrocks in an online slot like this.