Spinny McWinnagin Loot Boost

Spinny McWinnagin Loot Boost: Slot Overview

Leprechaun-themed slots probably aren't on a massive number of gamblers' wish lists, but if they are on yours, then we might have just the thing. Spinny McWinnagin Loot Boost is the title, and we've got Games Global partner Slingshot Studios to thank for its creation. Or glare disdainfully at them, depending on your point of view. To create Spinny, Slingshot Studios has cloned Loot Boost, which was released about 4 months prior, so yeah, the same figures and features return, but with a leprechaun skin this time to jazz things up.

If you're thinking, 'Hang on, hasn't Slingshot Studios already made a leprechaun reskin before?', you'd be correct. The last time, it was Leprechaun Links, a copy of Game of Thrones Power Stacks and Links of Ra. What's amusing, or worrying, is that the studio has basically screen-grabbed the background forest imagery (amongst other images) from Leprechaun Links and shoved it into Spinny McWinnagin Loot Boost. Okay, there has been a general graphical upgrade, but it's essentially the same thing. Not sure what to make of that. Japanese railway levels of efficiency or lazy corner-cutting? Seems closer to the latter. To nutshell the situation, Spinny McWinnagin Loot Boost is basically a bringing together of Leprechaun Links and Loot Boost.

Like its slightly older bro, Spinny McWinnagin Loot Boost is a medium volatile slot producing a default return to player of 96.05%. On this model, hits occur at a rate of 33.71%, and players may pick stakes of 20 c to $/€50 per spin. Mechanically, Spinny McWinnagin Loot Boost plays out on a 5 reel, 40 payline gaming grid set deep in the woods where the butterflies flutter.

Hearty leprechaun items adorn the paytable, which from low to high has clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades, then a pipe, a harp, a beer mug, a pouch of coins, and a pocket watch. Lining up a 5 OAK win of these symbols pays 1.8 to 8 times the bet. Mr McWinnagin is printed on the wild symbol, appearing on all reels. Wilds substitute all regular pay symbols, and a line of 5 of them awards 10 times the bet.

Spinny McWinnagin Loot Boost: Slot Features

Spinny McWinnagin Loot Boost's features are Power Stacks, the Ultra Link&Win, the Ultra Link&Win feature in Max Mode, Ultra Link&Win Booster Coins, Prize Coins, Cash Coins, Free Spins, and a bonus buy.

Power Stacks

All symbols except scatters and wilds can be Power Stacked in the base game, whereas only wild or Coin symbols may be Power Stacked in free spins. Power Stacked pretty much just means stacked.

Ultra Link&Win Feature

Landing at least 6 Coin symbols triggers the Ultra Link&Win feature where 3 free respins are awarded, and the triggering Coins are held in place - other positions respin. New Coins that land are held, and the respin count resets to 3. When no more Coins land or the reel positions are filled, the feature ends. All Cash Coins or Prize Coins are awarded. The Ultra Link&Win feature can be triggered from the base game or from free spins.

Ultra Link&Win Feature in Max Mode

Landing 4 or 5 Coins in the base game increments the Max Mode Ultra Link&Win meter. When triggering the Ultra Link&Win feature with the meter filled means you get the feature in Max Mode. In this version, 3 additional active rows are added to the reels. Also, having a full meter at free spins entry ensures all instances of the Ultra Link&Win trigger in Max Mode.

Ultra Link&Win Booster Coins

Hitting Ultra Link&Win Booster Coins may modify the Ultra Link&Win experience:

• 2x Multiplier Booster Coin – randomly doubles up to 4 Cash Coins.
• Unlock Booster Coin – 1 Unlock Booster Coin activates an additional row. Up to 3 additional rows may be activated.
• Extra Chance Booster Coin – landing up to 3 Extra Chance Booster Coins lengthens the Ultra Link&Win feature. 1 Extra Chance Booster Coin awards a free respin.

Prize Coins and Cash Coins

Prize Coins are the Mini, Minor, Major, and Grand Coins, worth 40x, 100x, 500x, or 1,000x the bet, respectively. Cash Coins hit with values of 1 to 12 times the bet.

Free Spins

Landing 3, 4, or 5 scatters triggers 10 free spins plus a cash prize of 1x, 10x, or 100x the bet, respectively. Wilds or Coin symbols are Power Stacked on each free spin in the round.

Buy Feature

Using the Buy Feature, players may purchase free spins for 45x the bet, Ultra Link&Win for 45x the bet, or Max Mode Ultra Link&Win for 80 times the bet.

Spinny McWinnagin Loot Boost: Slot Verdict

In an industry where re-ing stuff (recycling, reusing, reskinning, etc.) is common, Spinny McWinnagin Loot Boost manages to stand out. As mentioned in the intro, leprechaun-themed clones probably aren't too high on everyone's wish list, but they do appear to be on Slingshot Studios. This conclusion came about after dealing with Leprechaun Links a while back and now Spinny McWinnagin Loot Boost. Even many of the visuals in Spinny McWinnagin Loot Boost are the same as those used in Leprechaun Links, though touched up to a degree. As alluded to above, Spinny McWinnagin Loot Boost is like bringing together two prior releases into one creatively bankrupt spot.

Since the gameplay's the same, there isn't much else to add that wasn't reported on before in Loot Boost. And even if there was, if Slingshot Studios isn't bothered to come up with something new, why should anyone else? Apologies if that came across on the grumpy, curmudgeonly side. Suffice it to say, players who are down with Games Global family-style features should be down with the familiar collection of extras found in Spinny McWinnagin Loot Boost, too. Hold & wins, static jackpots, all commonly found, popular devices which are on tap here in the woods. What's also to be found in Spinny McWinnagin Loot Boost is a max win figure of 4,000x. An okay set of digits to aim for in what is an okay at best slot, and not Slingshot Studios' most innovative hour.