Shamrock Miner

Shamrock Miner is the latest online slot game by Play’n GO. If you love online slot games with an Irish theme, this game brings it straight to the tablet. There are rainbows, pots of gold and a rather mischievous leprechaun too.

The Irish luck may rub off on you as you play this game. There is a maximum win of 5,000x your bet up for grabs for some lucky players. But before diving into the nitty-gritty details of this online slot game, let’s discuss the basics.

This is a very basic online slot game, even though it is a new release. The game is built across 5 reels and 4 rows. The game kicks off 12 fixed paylines, but this number can extend to 27 rows. Similarly, the height of the rows can be boosted all the way up to 7 in the free spins bonus round.

The Shamrock Miner’s slot symbols include a number of playing card symbols as well as gems. The lowest-paying symbols are, as always, the playing cards (Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 10), which pay out 12x for five of a kind on a payline.

The highest-paying symbols include the various gem stooges (red, green, purple and orange), which pay between 60x and 240x your bet for five of a kind. There are also scatter symbols that will help you trigger the free spins bonus round.

The default payout percentage for the Shamrock Miner slot game is 96.29%, but there are other payout percentages that online casino operators can opt for. This is also a highly volatile slot game.

Short Facts

• Developer: Play ‘n GO
• RTP: 96.29% (default), 94.28%, 92.28%, 87.29% and 84.27%
• Volatility/Variance: High
• Layout: 6 x 4 – 7
• Paylines: 12 to 27 fixed paylines
• Bonus features: Scatter symbols, free spins bonus round, wild symbols, multipliers and cash symbols
• Bets: £0.12 to 60
• Max wins (coins): 5,000x your stake

Shamrock Miner Jackpots

There are no Shamrock Miner jackpots attached to this online slot game. However, you can achieve a maximum win of 5,000x your stake when playing this game.

Shamrock Miner Free Spins

The dynamite symbols act as this online slot’s game scatter symbols. You would need to land at least three scatter symbols on a single spin to win an entry into the free spins bonus round. Depending on the number of scatter symbols landed, you will receive the following number of free spins:

• 3 scatter symbols earn you 10 free spins
• 4 scatter symbols grant you 15 free spins
• 5 scatter symbols win you 20 free spins

During the free spins bonus round, all wild symbols will collect the values of cash symbols, as is the case in the base game. During this round, instead of being collected by wild symbols, they are added to a meter at the top. For every 4 wild symbols collected in the cards, you can win 10 extra free spins, a random multiplier wins of up to 30x, and the reels could expand up to a height of 7.

Shamrock Miner Bonus Features

If the free spins bonus round has impressed you, keep on reading to learn more about the extra features available in the Shamrock Miner slot game.

Wilds

Wild symbols have two roles in this slot game. First, it will help to create winning combinations by substituting with other symbols in a bid to create winning combinations. Secondly, each time Wild symbols and cash symbols are available on a spin, the wilds will collect the cash symbols.

Furthermore, wild symbols can prop up with multipliers attached as well, which will boost any winnings as well as cash symbol prizes. Similarly, cash symbols can come with multipliers attached of up to 50x your stake.

Shamrock Miner RTP

The standard and default Shamrock Miner RTP is 96.29%, but there are other payout percentages that online casino operators can opt for. These include 94.28%, 92.28%, 87.29% and 84.27%. Unfortunately, there is no way of knowing which payout percentage your chosen online casino has picked.

Shamrock Miner also comes with high variance, which can result in big and substantial wins on an irregular basis. The maximum win that can be achieved in this slot game is 5,000x your bet.

Verdict

We were quite surprised when we opened the Shamrock Miner online slot game. We were looking to find a modern slot game with modern graphics. Instead, we are presented with a somewhat old-school look. This may or may not be to your liking.

The theme of leprechauns has often been explored in the online gambling industry. Software game developers keep on developing games around this genre. As great and as entertaining as online slot games by Play ‘n GO are, they seem to be lacking in originality. Sure, the company is releasing many online slot games all the time, but they seem to be lacking that unique touch that helps them stand out from the crowd.

This game is quite interesting, except for the theme. The fact that the wild symbols come with multipliers and can collect cash prizes is a great touch. Players don’t have to wait for the free spins bonus round to win some nifty cash prizes. Then again, this is a high-variance slot game, so your bankroll may suffer a few losses before possibly hitting something big.

The variance levels can throw a damper on things, especially if you are a low roller and have a small bankroll to play with. You can only hope you hit the free spins bonus round or plenty of wild symbols with cash prizes combos.

Overall, this is not a bad online slot game, though Play ‘n GO can definitely do better. There are plenty of winning opportunities, but you need to keep an eye on the variance and your bankroll. Have a good bankroll strategy in place, so you can safeguard it and make your online gambling session stretch out.