Leprechaun's Lucky Barrel Demo Slot - Review for Canadians, Demo Play & Payout Info

Introduction

The luck of the Irish is legendary, as are the leprechauns that inhabit the woodland. Famed for burying their pots of gold at the foot of a rainbow, leprechauns often feature in online slots games. If you’ve already experienced the iconic Rainbow Riches Megaways demo then you’ll already have a pretty good idea of what these fairy folk are all about. But in Leprechaun’s Lucky Barrel there’s a lot more beer!

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

Once the game launches you’ll find yourself in a woodland glade. There’s a tree to the left of the reels with a front door in the trunk. And a leprechaun sits alongside the reels on a barrel of stout - the strong dark beer which is such a feature of Ireland. Symbols on the reels include playing card icons, decorated with Celtic designs, as well as pipes, toadstools and the leprechaun’s gold-buckled shoes.

Irish folk melodies play out in the background to give some added atmosphere to the game. It all adds up to an extremely stylish package.

Leprechaun’s Lucky Barrel RTP & Volatility

This game has an RTP of 94.8%, which is somewhat disappointing. Regular visitors to our site will know that we tend to favour games with an RTP of 95% or higher. Any lower than that and the house edge creeps too high to make playing with real money worthwhile, at least in our opinion. Add to that the fact that this is a high-volatility game, and it becomes clear that there’s a great deal of financial risk involved. That’s not going to deter high-stakes players and high rollers, but it should give the rest of us cause for concern. However, Leprechaun’s Lucky Barrel is just one of the free Booming Games slots we have to offer here at Slots Temple, so you can try out the game with no financial risk whatsoever.

How to Play Leprechaun's Lucky Barrel

Getting started at this fun slots game only takes a few moments if you follow our useful pointers.

1 The paylines in the game are fixed, so you only need to decide on your cost per spin. Tap on the coin icons to the right of the screen and adjust the cost, checking the box when you’re done.

2 Start the reels by hitting the Spin button. This will play out one single game, but if you’d like to experience a hands-free gaming session choose the Autoplay function. Tap on the ‘+’ button to the left of Spin to expand a menu, which offers Turbo spins as well as 50 automatic spins at your current wager. End the feature sooner by tapping the button again during play.

3 The Autoplay menu also gives access to the game’s sound settings, if you’d like to mute game sounds, music, or both.

4 The menu button above the coin selector lets you view the game’s rules and paytable. You can also view your game statistics from here.

Bet Sizes & Paytable Wins

Spin the reels of Leprechaun’s Lucky Barrel from just 0.20, rising to a maximum of 400.00 per spin. Match up three, four or five symbols from left to right across a payline to win a cash prize. Awards are shown as multiples of your total stake as follows:

J = 0.25x, 1x, 2.5x

Q = 0.25x, 1x, 2.5x

K = 0.5x, 1.5x, 3.75x

A = 0.75x, 2x, 5x

Pipe = 1x, 2.5x, 10x

Toadstool = 1.25x, 3.75x, 12.5x

Shoe = 1.5x, 5x, 15x

Leprechaun = 2x, 6.25x, 20x

Wild = 2x, 6.25x, 25x

Leprechaun’s Lucky Barrel Bonus Features & Free Spins

Throughout the game, any symbols apart from the Scatter can appear Stacked, greatly increasing your chances of triggering one or more winning combinations. And the Wild glass of stout is there to help too, by standing in for all other symbols in the game, aside from the Scatter. The Wild is also the game’s top paying symbol, and it has a big part to play during the Free Spins bonus round too.

The gold coin is the game’s Scatter symbol. It doesn’t come with any associated cash prizes, but land three of them and you’re going to be seeing some generous cash prizes landing. That’s because three or more Scatters activates the game’s Free Spins feature, awarding 8 Free Spins. The bonus round is perfect for fans of slots with Expanding Wilds, as we’ll explain. As soon as three or more Scatters appear on the reels, the leprechaun comes to life, tossing golden coins onto the meters above each reel which contains a Scatter.

More gold coins are tossed into the meters with every subsequent Scatter that lands throughout the bonus round. Once four coins have filled the meter above a reel, it activates the tap to turn on, filling a giant glass of stout. This then becomes aSticky Wild Reel for the remainder of the bonus round, as well as triggering one additional Free Spin. It’s possible to fill the entire grid with Wild Reels and trigger the game’s top payout, worth up to 500x your stake.

Overall Review

There’s no denying that Leprechaun’s Lucky Barrel is a fun and engaging slot. The Wild Reel Collection feature adds extra layers of fun to the Free Spins bonus round, potentially creating a grid of Wilds to generate big cash payouts. It’s just the low RTP, combined with high volatility that makes us approach the game with a degree of caution. But with such a fun gaming mechanic we reckon it's definitely worth exploring in demo mode at the very least!

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