Irish Frenzy (Blueprint Gaming): Review

Irish Frenzy is part of the wider Frenzy series first created by Australian studio Reel Time Gaming. Much like Fishin’ Frenzy Megaways, Irish Frenzy was later licensed to Blueprint Gaming, who have put their own stamp on this well-known release.

Irish Frenzy keeps things clean and easy, and it’s nowhere near as packed with mechanics as many modern slots. Sticking to the fundamentals, it uses the familiar format of 5 reels, 3 rows and 20 fixed paylines. Built on a medium to high variance model, it includes a Free Spins round where you can trigger up to 20 spins and gather pots of gold for extra rewards. Irish Frenzy is available on all devices with stakes ranging from between 10 cents to 100 Euros per spin.

In line with the straightforward gameplay, the graphics are also kept simple and remain faithful to the land-based edition. A soft, countryside scene fills the background, while the reels feature A, K, Q, J and 10 card ranks, alongside five higher-paying icons typical of the theme – clovers, mushrooms, pints of beer, pots of gold and harps. Harps sit at the top of the paytable, awarding 200 times your stake for 5 of a kind.

Aside from hitting a harp line win, there isn’t a great deal happening in the base game, so we’ll move on to the game’s single included feature.

Irish Frenzy (Blueprint Gaming): Features

Watch for the pot with a rainbow bursting from it – that’s the scatter symbol, and it awards 10, 15 or 20 Free Spins when you land 3, 4 or 5 of them. Once the bonus begins, you’ll spot an additional symbol – the leprechaun. This acts as the wild and is now active to help form winning combinations.

During Free Spins, the wild also becomes the highest-paying symbol, with 5 on a payline returning 500 times your stake. On top of that, every wild that lands will collect the value shown on any pots of gold symbols, which can range from 1 up to 50 times your stake.

If you’d rather not wait for Free Spins to arrive naturally, you can also purchase direct access. Press the feature buy button to the left of the reels and you’ll secure the bonus for a price of 70 times your total stake.

Irish Frenzy (Blueprint Gaming): Verdict

As shown, Irish Frenzy is very direct and focused on classic slot fundamentals. It may not be among the strongest Blueprint titles for raw payout potential, but it can still hit hard, with bonus results reaching well beyond 500 times your stake in a single spin if you connect a wild line.

If you enjoy retro-style slots, or you simply want a break from modern feature-stuffed games that feel like they require a week of paytable study to understand, Irish Frenzy could be a good fit. Even if the leprechaun theme feels a little overused and the gameplay is old-school, Irish Frenzy is still the kind of slot that can draw you in and keep you coming back.