The Lucky Pub - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

Set in a good old fashioned Irish pub, The Lucky Pub iis a 5-reel, 3-row online slot from Play Labs, with up to 25 paylines.

Match symbols including a pub landlord, beautiful barmaid, a lucky leprechaun and a pot of gold, as well as standard playing card symbols.

Watch out for the bonus and free spin symbols, which trigger a dartboard bonus and free spins game respectively.

Theme and graphics

The reels in The Lucky Pub look to be displayed on the front window of a welcoming looking Irish Pub. Graphics are fairly well rendered, but look somewhat dated in 2021.

Reel animations are smooth enough, and wins throw up a spray of coins, with winning symbols rotating and successful paylines displayed on the screen when you win.

The 3d rendered graphics however are difficult to look past, making the game look like it was made a good 20 years ago.

The Lucky Pub RTP and Variance

The Lucky Pub has a long-term average RTP of 97.87%, which is well above the average for games of this type. The high volatility means that there are some big wins up for grabs, but you should expect to play patiently in order to achieve these, as they don't come around too often.

 
How to Play The Lucky Pub

1. It is a great idea to start off in the paytable when loading up a game for the first time. In The Lucky Pub, the paytable is found by clicking the menu button on the left-hand side of the reels, then clicking the 'i' icon which appears on the left-hand side of the screen. The paytable sets out the levels of wins available for matching symbols on the reels, as well as detailing how to trigger bonus features, the pattern of paylines and basic game rules.
2. Also available in this left-hand menu are sound and turbo options, found by clicking on the settings cog, and full game rules, found by clicking on the bottom paper icon.
3. Set your bet by clicking the coin stack in the top right-hand corner of the reels. Your spin bet is set by both setting your line bet and the number of active paylines.
4. Spin the reels once by clicking the green play button on the right-hand side of the reels. 
5. You can spin the reels multiple times by clicking the autoplay button, which is located directly below the play button. Autoplay allows you to select between 5 and 1,000 spins, or even infinite spins. Autoplay can be stopped by clicking the stop button which replaces the play button during autoplay.
6. Please play The Lucky Pub Responsibly by setting a budget for each play session and only betting with money you can afford. Gambling is designed to be an enjoyable pastime and not a way of life. When the fun stops, stop.

Bet Sizes & Paytable Wins

The minimum bet per spin in The Lucky Pub is 0.01, which is selected by using the minimum bet level and only 1 active payline.

The maximum bet per spin is 25.00, achieved by activating all 25 paylines and setting the bet to the maximum of 1.00.

Matching 5 of the pub landlord on an active payline returns a win of 2,000x the line bet

Matching 5 of the barmaid on an active payline returns a win of 1,000x the line bet

Matching 5 of the lucky leprechaun on an active payline returns a win of 500x the line bet

Matching 5 of any of the other symbols on an active payline will return a win of between 250x the line bet and 75x the line bet.

The Lucky Pub Bonus Features

The wild symbol substitutes for all symbols apart from free spins or bonus.

Matching 3 or more free spin symbols in any location on the reels will trigger 12 free spins. Free spins are played at the same bet level as the spin which triggered free spins. Free spins here are not able to be re-triggered.

All winnings achieved during free spins are doubled.

Finding 3 bonus symbols on the reels triggers a bonus game. The bonus game takes place at the trusty pub dartboard. You are given 6 darts to throw at the board, with each successfully landed dart awarded a prize, based on its position on the dartboard.

The Lucky Pub Review - Our Verdict

The high volatility of The Lucky Pub means that there could well be some big wins available, but these are fairly difficult to come by. Gameplay is engaging enough, and the ever-present promise of the two separate bonus features is encouraging.

The bet levels are wide enough to let players with a range of budgets play comfortably, but the visual look of the game is somewhat dated.

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