Quick Stats
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Provider | Eyecon Limited (Playtech group; est. 1997) |
| Game Type | Video Slot |
| RTP | 95.047% (Blackspins rounds to 95%) |
| Volatility | Medium |
| Reels / Rows | 5 × 3 |
| Paylines | 1–25 (variable, player-selectable) |
| Min Bet | $0.25 per spin (25 lines × $0.01 min per line) |
| Max Bet | $12.50 per spin (25 lines × $0.50 max per line) |
| Max Win | 3,000 coins per line (IRISH word combo) ≈ 120× total bet at max stake |
| Release | 2016 |
| Features | Four-leaf Clover Wild (reels 2 & 4; doubles all wins), Leprechaun Scatter (Prize Pick → 100× fairy wins + 10 free spins per pick; 2× free spins multiplier), Fairy Scatter (Match & Win → clover pair match for up to 100× total bet), IRISH Word Combo (3,000 coins per line), Gamble Feature |
| Theme | Irish Folklore / Lucky Charms |
| Platform | Desktop & Mobile (HTML5) |
What Is Irish Luck?
Irish Luck is Eyecon’s take on the Irish folklore slot — a genre they know well. Rolling green hills and woodland form the backdrop; the symbols are everything you’d expect: tree of gold coins, pot of gold with a rainbow, castle, forest trail, mushrooms, beer mug, dollar coin. It’s familiar territory, but what sets Irish Luck apart from the crowded field is the feature architecture underneath the clichés.
Two completely independent scatter systems drive two completely different bonuses. The Leprechaun scatter leads to a pick-me round where each pick can deliver either a cash multiplier (up to 100× total bet from a fairy reveal) or free spins — and everything picked adds up. The Fairy scatter leads to a matching game where you flip clovers until two match, revealing a multiplier. Neither bonus pre-announces what you’ll win; both can pay significantly above their trigger cost when they run well.
The IRISH word combo is a permanent base-game overlay — any spin can produce the letters I, R, I, S, H in order across the five reels for 3,000 coins on that payline. During the 2× free spins round, that becomes 6,000 coins effectively.
The Four-leaf Clover wild only appears on reels 2 and 4, but every win it contributes to is automatically doubled — no conditions, no limits. It’s the game’s most reliable base-game multiplier event.
Eyecon (founded 1997, part of Playtech group) built Irish Luck as a feature-rich entry in their casual Irish-themed catalogue, alongside fellow Blackspins-listed titles including Very Merry Christmas, Fireworks Frenzy, and the entire Happy Birthday series.
Who this is for: NZ players who enjoy classic Irish-themed pokies with a multi-feature structure, want a medium-volatility game where the bonus rounds can pay 100× or more from a single trigger, and are comfortable with a 95.047% RTP in exchange for frequent feature interaction.
Who this is not for: Players who benchmark at 96%+ RTP or want modern 3D visuals. Irish Luck is a 2016 game by design and it looks like one. The value is in the features, not the production.
RTP and Volatility
Irish Luck carries an RTP of 95.047%, confirmed across multiple independent sources. The Blackspins header rounds to 95% — use 95.047% for planning. The house edge is 4.953% — notably higher than a 96% game’s 4%, meaning expected long-run losses are higher per dollar wagered.
Volatility is medium, confirmed consistently by nearly all sources. Medium volatility at 25 variable paylines means wins arrive regularly and the two scatter bonuses trigger with reasonable frequency — SlotsMate notes features are “triggered frequently, keeping you engaged.” The trade-off is the below-average RTP, which is the honest cost of that activity level.
At $0.25 minimum (all 25 lines at $0.01 each), a $25 session covers 100 spins — accessible for a casual Irish-themed session. The $12.50 maximum is modest by modern standards, limiting absolute payout ceilings compared to higher-maximum games.
Betting Range
Irish Luck uses a per-line coin value structure. Choose your coin size ($0.01–$0.50) and your active paylines (1–25). Your total stake = active lines × coin value.
At 25 lines × $0.01 = $0.25 minimum per spin. At 25 lines × $0.50 = $12.50 maximum per spin.
The Blackspins header shows $0.01/$0.50 — these are the per-LINE coin values, not the total spin cost. Set all 25 paylines active at minimum coin for full coverage at $0.25 per spin.
The IRISH word combo jackpot scales with your coin value (3,000 coins per line × your coin value = your jackpot amount). At $0.50 per coin (maximum), 3,000 coins = $1,500. At $0.01 per coin (minimum), 3,000 coins = $30.
Gamble Feature: Available after any win — 50/50 guess to double the win. Standard Eyecon mechanic.
How to Play Irish Luck — Step by Step
- Set your paylines and coin value. Choose 1–25 active paylines and coin size $0.01–$0.50. Total stake = lines × coin. All 25 lines at minimum = $0.25 per spin.
- Open the paytable. Check symbol values (paid in coins), both scatter pay tables, and the IRISH letter combination. Note that scatter wins multiply by total bet while payline wins multiply by line bet (coin value).
- Press spin. Left-to-right combinations on active paylines. Scatter wins pay regardless of payline position.
- Four-leaf Clover wild (reels 2 and 4). When it appears on reel 2 or 4 and contributes to a winning combination, the entire payline win is doubled. Two Clover wilds on a single win line (reels 2 and 4 both contributing) doubles twice = 4× the standard payline value.
- IRISH Word Combo. If the letters I, R, I, S, H appear across all 5 reels from left to right on any active payline, you win 3,000 coins on that line. This can happen on any spin in the base game or during free spins.
- Leprechaun scatter (anywhere) → Prize Pick. Three or more Leprechauns trigger the Prize Pick. You get one pick per Leprechaun (3 picks for 3 scatters, 5 for 5). Each pick reveals either a Fairy (awards a multiplier up to 100× total bet) or a Leprechaun (awards 10 free spins). All picks accumulate — fairy multipliers and free spins combine into your total reward.
- During free spins from Prize Pick: All wins are multiplied by 2×. The IRISH word combo during free spins pays 3,000 coins doubled.
- Fairy scatter (anywhere) → Match & Win. Three or more Fairies trigger the Match & Win. A grid of clovers appears. Flip clovers until a matching pair is revealed — the matching pair shows a multiplier value, paid as that multiplier × your total bet. Top prize: 100× total bet from a single matching pair.
- After any win: The Gamble Feature is available — correctly guess a 50/50 outcome to double the win. Optional; collect to skip.
Try this: Play 20 base-game spins and note how often the Leprechaun and Fairy scatters land individually. Because the two scatter systems are completely independent, understanding which scatter appears more frequently in your session tells you which bonus you’re more likely to enter — and the Prize Pick’s cumulative structure (picks adding up) can outperform the Match & Win in sessions where multiple Leprechauns trigger consistently.
Symbols and Paytable
Irish Luck uses a full Irish folklore symbol set with no card royals in the standard positions — every symbol references the theme.
Low-value symbols: Dollar coin, mug of beer — the smallest payline wins.
Mid-value symbols: Mushrooms, castle, forest trail — moderate payline values.
High-value symbols:
- Pot of gold with rainbow — second-highest regular symbol; 500 coins for 5 of a kind
- Tree full of gold coins — the game’s highest regular payline symbol; 1,000 coins for 5 of a kind (40× total bet at max coin); 40× stake confirmed by Blackspins
IRISH letters (I, R, I, S, H): Also appear as individual reel symbols at low payline values. When all five appear in order across reels 1–5 on a single active payline, they trigger the 3,000-coin word combo jackpot.
Four-leaf Clover — Wild: Appears on reels 2 and 4 only. Substitutes for all regular symbols. Doubles every win it contributes to. Two Clover wilds (reels 2 and 4 on the same payline) double the win twice = 4× the base payline value.
Fairy — Scatter: Pays anywhere. 3+ trigger the Match & Win Bonus. 5 Fairies pay 50× your total bet as a direct scatter win.
Leprechaun — Scatter: Pays anywhere. 3–5 trigger the Prize Pick Bonus. 5 Leprechauns pay 50× your total bet as a direct scatter win.
Watch for: The Four-leaf Clover wild appearing on reel 4 when the Tree of Gold Coins symbol (the game’s highest payer) is present on reels 3 and 5. A single wild on reel 4 completing a four or five-symbol Tree combination, then doubling the win, produces the game’s highest standard payline event outside of the IRISH word combo.
Bonus Features
IRISH Word Combo (Base Game Overlay)
Trigger: Letters I, R, I, S, H landing in left-to-right order across all five reels on any single active payline.
Awards 3,000 coins per line (your coin value × 3,000). At $0.50 maximum coin, this pays $1,500 per triggering payline. During free spins (where all wins are doubled), the effective payout doubles.
This is a permanent base-game feature that can fire on any spin without any bonus trigger. It functions like a hidden jackpot — present on every spin, waiting for the right letter sequence.
Prize Pick Feature
Trigger: 3–5 Leprechaun scatter symbols anywhere on the reels.
A separate screen shows tree stumps or similar pick items. The player has one pick per Leprechaun that triggered the feature (3 picks for 3 scatters, up to 5 for 5 scatters).
Each pick reveals either:
- Fairy: Awards a multiplier up to 100× your total bet
- Leprechaun: Awards 10 free spins
All revealed prizes accumulate. A session with 3 picks might reveal 2 Fairies (say, 50× + 100×) and 1 Leprechaun (10 free spins) — you collect 150× total bet in cash multipliers and receive 10 free spins.
During free spins: All wins are multiplied by 2×. The IRISH word combo during free spins pays double.
Match & Win Bonus
Trigger: 3–5 Fairy scatter symbols anywhere on the reels.
A grid of face-down four-leaf clovers is presented. The player selects clovers one by one until a matching pair is revealed. When the pair is found, the hidden multiplier value on that pair is paid as that multiplier × your total bet.
Maximum single prize: 100× total bet from a matching pair. More Fairies in the trigger combination contribute to either more selection attempts or higher maximum prize values — verify the exact structure in-game.
Gamble Feature
Available after any win. Standard Eyecon 50/50 guess — correct doubles the win; wrong forfeits it. Optional on every win.
Design and Theme
Irish Luck is a 2016 game that looks exactly like one. Rolling green hills, woodland, a visible pot of gold at the end of a rainbow on the left of the screen — the background is classic Eyecon: warm, colourful, and slightly pixelated by modern standards. The symbols are clearly drawn but lack the sharp resolution of post-2020 releases. There is no background music — only spin sounds and win effects. This is a consistent Eyecon characteristic across their older titles.
Several reviewers note that the graphics feel dated — casinorange.com specifically says the RTP and the visuals “both disappoint.” That’s fair. The flip side: the feature architecture is genuinely solid for a 2016 game, with two independent scatter bonus systems delivering real variety.
HTML5 — confirmed as fully mobile compatible. The 5×3 grid with 25 variable paylines scales to smartphone portrait screens cleanly.
Is Irish Luck Worth Playing?
Pros:
- Two completely independent scatter bonus systems (Leprechaun Prize Pick and Fairy Match & Win) deliver meaningful variety within a single session
- Prize Pick cumulative structure means multiple Leprechaun picks can stack fairy multipliers (up to 100× each) alongside free spins — large combined payouts are possible
- Four-leaf Clover wild doubles every contributing win without conditions — active on reels 2 and 4 on every spin
- IRISH word combo adds a permanent base-game jackpot path (3,000 coins) without requiring any bonus trigger
- Medium volatility with frequent bonus triggers keeps sessions engaging
- $0.25 minimum total stake (25 lines × $0.01) is accessible for casual play
Cons:
- RTP of 95.047% is below the 96% benchmark — the house edge of nearly 5% is the game’s honest limitation and the clearest reason to note caution
- Maximum bet of $12.50 is modest — limits absolute payout ceilings compared to competitors
- No background music — the silence between wins makes extended sessions feel dry
- 2016 graphics that look dated against modern alternatives, including other Eyecon titles
- Free spins are not directly triggered by a scatter — they come only through Prize Pick Leprechaun reveals, which means you need the Prize Pick to fire and then land Leprechaun symbols within it for free spins access
- The IRISH jackpot of 3,000 coins scales with coin value — at minimum stake ($0.01 per line), it pays only $30
Irish Luck is a feature-rich classic that holds up in structure even if it shows its age in presentation. The dual-scatter bonus system remains genuinely engaging — the Prize Pick’s pick-and-accumulate mechanic and the Fairy Match & Win both deliver sessions that feel different from each other, and either can hit meaningful payouts. The 95.047% RTP is the honest limitation — it’s below average, and over extended play it shows. Approach this as a character-driven, feature-active Irish pokie at moderate stakes, not as a value play at high session budgets.
Responsible Gambling
Irish Luck uses a certified random number generator (RNG). All reel outcomes, scatter positions, Prize Pick reveals, and Match & Win clover selections are fully random and independent between spins. The 95.047% RTP applies across millions of spins — individual sessions will deviate. Set a session budget before playing, and contact your local responsible gambling support service if gambling causes concern.