Lucky’s Wild Pub 2: Slot Overview

Pragmatic Play’s leprechaun publican, Lucky, is back behind the bar for another lively, feel-good follow-up. The first game, Lucky’s Wild Pub, launched around a year earlier and was one of those 3 pot titles where a bonus could start with one, two, or three modifiers switched on—an approach that’s become increasingly common lately. In case the market was somehow still short on this format, Pragmatic Play has delivered another entry. The outcome is Lucky’s Wild Pub 2, and the studio has sped things along by pairing the original game’s visuals with the underlying mechanics of Chests of Cai Shen 2.

At a glance, Lucky’s Wild Pub 2 looks much like its predecessor. The setting is a welcoming pub filled with leprechaun patrons, with a female bartender working behind the counter. Is that a deliberate nod to something bigger, or just happenstance? Either way, it’s something to ponder while the game serves up not only friendly visuals, but also the upbeat music that so often comes with Irish/leprechaun slots—often one of the most pleasant parts of the theme. Two elements might disrupt the vibe (or enhance it, depending on preference): the three pots positioned above the reels, and the line-up of local prizes sitting just beneath them.

Lucky’s Wild Pub 2 runs on a highly volatile math model, with gameplay set on a 5×3 gaming grid. It uses 25 paylines, paying for matching symbol combinations that land from the leftmost reel onwards. Stakes range from $/€0.25 to $/€250 per spin, and the top RTP is 96.5% when wagering this way or when purchasing either feature.

On the lower end of the paytable, 10-A card ranks award 0.6x-1.2x the bet for 5 OAK, followed by clover-stamped bread loaves, harps, the lady character, beer glasses, and leprechaun characters, which pay 1.2x to 2x the bet for 5-of-a-kind. Wilds can appear on every reel except the leftmost reel. They replace all symbols aside from bonus coins and money symbols.

Lucky’s Wild Pub 2: Slot Features

During the base game, three types of bonus coins can show up, and each one is gathered by its matching coloured pot:

• Purple Coin – When collected, it may trigger Pot Respins with the Multiplier Zone modifier. Four zones highlight the grid, and a random multiplier of x2 to x100 is assigned to each zone. When a zone is filled with money symbols, their values are multiplied by the zone multiplier.
• Red Coin – When collected, it may trigger Pot Respins with the Doublin’ modifier. This bonus gets played in two 5×3 grids. Each grid starts with the triggering bonus coins transformed into money symbols.
• Green Coin – When collected, it may trigger Pot Respins with the Life modifier. The Pot Respin plays with 4 respins rather than 3.

Coins are collected after the spin finishes, and if Pot Respins begin, one, two, or three modifiers are activated randomly.

Pot Respins

When activated, players receive 3 respins in which only money symbols valued at 0.6x to 30x, the 10x Mini, 20x Minor, or 150x Major or blanks can land. Money symbols remain sticky and reset the respin counter when they appear. The bonus coins that triggered the feature apply their associated modifier before transforming into money symbols. The feature ends once respins run out or every position is filled. If the grid fills completely, the 5,000x Grand prize is also added.

Feature Buy

Players can purchase the Pot Respin feature in two ways. For 100x, you buy Pot Respins with the Multiplier Zone only, or the Multiplier Zone together with up to two additional modifiers. Spending 500x buys the same option, but with one zone guaranteed to receive the 100x multiplier.

Lucky’s Wild Pub 2: Slot Verdict

Even though the first game wasn’t the worst three-modifier slot out there, the idea of putting a sequel through its paces wasn’t especially thrilling. That interest dropped further once it became obvious Pragmatic Play had essentially built Lucky’s Wild Pub 2 on the framework of Chests of Cai Shen 2. Since that title didn’t impress much at the time, reusing those mechanics under an Irish-themed coat of paint meant Lucky’s Wild Pub 2 had a tough job convincing players.

Overall, impressions of Lucky’s Wild Pub 2 stayed fairly consistent from beginning to end. There aren’t any real mechanical twists to discover, and the presentation is largely the same as the original, so it feels familiar throughout. As for Pot Respin—the main attraction—it delivers exactly what this style of feature promises: the chance to trigger with up to three modifiers active. Multiplier Zone is arguably the standout, and it’s easy to see why some players might like the tension of trying to fill zones so the multiplier boosts the collected values. It has its moments. The other two modifiers feel less fresh, though they can still be useful when respins increase to four or when two grids are dropping money symbols.

The max win sits on the higher side at 15,000x the bet, meaning Lucky’s pot at the end of the rainbow can pay out nicely. All told, Lucky’s Wild Pub 2 has plenty of charm, but it leans heavily on recycled gameplay that wasn’t outstanding in the first place, wrapped in a bright, cheerful theme that—once again—has already been used.