Fishin’ Christmas Pots of Gold Slot Review
Leprechauns, Christmas, and fishing. What special kind of hell is this? Sure and begorrah, you won’t easily find another combination like the one in Fishin’ Christmas Pots of Gold slot from Quickfire, but I guess it takes all kinds, right?
Mind you, Christmas is a mishmash of Christian, Roman, Norse, Druidic, and Celtic beliefs anyway. Like, we all know that Santa Clause didn’t feature in the bible and that decorating trees and shoving gifts into stockings is a pagan thing.
So, from now on, I’m going to celebrate Pontus, Poseidon, Neptune, and Lucky Lad Flynn on the 25th of December. Sounds like one helluva party!
Gameplay
I’m still reeling from the whacky theme, but I need to get over it and move on. The thing is, it’s a tough ask as the 5-reel, 20 fixed payline grid is bedecked with fishing lures, Santa’s boots, tackle boxes with Christmas paraphernalia (lordy), and so on.
The result is a super busy game that – dare I say it – has been overdesigned to within an inch of its life. I’m happy to report that things look better when we examine the stats.
Evoplay offers a 96% RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.
RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate., a medium volatility rate, but a festive €193,406.25 max win!
This is a fiat-only game so crypto peeps will have to get their jollies elsewhere. That may or may not be the best news you’ve heard in a while.
Features
COLLECT FEATURE:
The Collect symbol is our pipe-smoking, sunglass-wearing, candy cane and fishing reel-wielding, wee person (Lucky Lad Flynn is his name). And he’s also the Wild.
The Collect/Wild symbol, which lives on reel 5 in the base game and everywhere during Free Spins, replaces all other symbols except for the Free Spins and Jackpot ones.
The Collect/Wild’s task is to grab and award the prizes of the landed Cash and Jackpot symbols.
Cash values can go up as high as 100x, and the Jackpots roll like this: Mini (15x your bet), Minor (50x), Major (500x), and Mega (5,000x). The Jackpot values will change though, depending on your current bet.
FREE SPINS:
Landing 3, 4, or 5 Free Spin symbols award 10, 15, or 20 spins. When this feature kicks off, the reels will expand to 5 rows (they start at 3) and that brings an extra 10 paylines into play.
An interesting addition to the Free Spins round is the Accumulation Trail. Land a Collect/Wild symbol and it will be collected (up to a max of 12).
For every 3 Collect/Wilds you grab, you’ll be gifted 5 additional Free Spins. Also, the multiplier (applied to collected Cash symbols) gets boosted from 1x to 10x.
FEATURE BUY:
Drop some moolah and get your ass into the Free Spins round pronto: 10 spins cost 50x your bet, 15 spins cost 100x, and 20 spins will set you back 150x.
It’s also possible for you to randomly get extra spins for your money if you take the 10 or 15 option. And that’s interesting coz usually the higher-costing options would be incentivized over the lower ones.
Performance
I guess when you’re appealing to Santa Clause, leprechauns, and the fishing gods, something is bound to go right. In this case, it was the gameplay that was smooth and glitch-free. Hopefully, your experience will be as sweet as mine was during testing.
Maximum Win
Fishing is a bit hit-and-miss (okay, more than just a bit), but if you’re a good boy/girl, then hopefully Santa will reward you. And more so if you catch one of those elusive wee folk.
The payoff in Fishin’ Christmas Pots of Gold slot is €193,406.25 which comes when you nail the 15,472.50x top multiplier at a bet of €12.50.
But you can start betting at €0.10 if that suits you better.
Conclusion
I reckon Fishin’ Christmas Pots of Gold slot is okay – not great, not rubbish, just okay.
It’s statistically sound, for sure, but the features are relatively commonplace. I really was expecting something more left-field, but I guess the creatives shot their load with the theme already.
If I’m brutally honest, there are better Xmas, fishing, or leprechaun-themed games out there, if that’s what you’re after. If you can take or leave the theme, then the slot is solid enough to stand on its own little leprechaun feet.
Slot Details
Software: Quickfire
Game Type: Video Slots
PaylinesPaylines are preset lines that run across the reels, and when you land matching symbols on them, that will result in a payout. The more paylines, the more ways you can win, but also the higher your bet per spin.: 20
Reels: 5
RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.
RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.: 96%
Bonus Round: No
Progressive: No
Free Rounds: Free Spins
Max Win: €193,406.25
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