Racetrack Riches Megaboard (iSoftBet): Overview

iSoftBet has released a handful of leprechaun/Irish-themed slots over the years, yet this newest one heads somewhere less expected. Rather than clouds, rainbows, and sweeping Irish countryside, this Celtic romp drops you at the horse track for a flutter. The pairing actually makes plenty of sense: horse racing is said to be one of Ireland’s most popular spectator sports and is tightly woven into the culture. Ireland is also known for producing top-class thoroughbreds and trainers on the global stage. Mix that heritage and pedigree with plenty of Irish symbolism and you get a slot with shamrock-green blood.

Racetrack Riches Megaboard runs on 5 reels and 3 rows, with the grid positioned in the centre of a racetrack. The Irish are famed for their easygoing outlook, something reflected in the accents and music here. A particularly jaunty track plays as you spin Racetrack Riches Megaboard—uplifting, but with a touch of poignancy too. As for wagering, bets range from 20p p/c to $/€20 per spin, and you can play manually or via autoplay on any device.

While the setting and mechanics feel fresh, the symbol set leans into classic leprechaun territory. That said, everything is nicely designed, featuring 4 low pays and 5 premiums. Low pays are card suits—diamonds, spades, hearts, and clubs—rendered in a gold/gem look. Premiums include a glass of beer, a green top hat filled with coins, a lucky horseshoe, a bottle of champers, and the games logo. Land three or more matching symbols on one of the 20 paylines to win, except the logo which pays from just 2. That’s handy since two-logo hits appear fairly often, while five logos pay 25 times the stake. Helping to connect more wins is the leprechaun-style jockey wild, which can land anywhere and substitute for any symbol except the scatter.

On the maths side, the game uses a 95.96% RTP configuration and, despite no official volatility rating, it comes across as fairly high. Even so, when things are going well, the bonus can pop in with decent regularity.

Racetrack Riches Megaboard (iSoftBet): Features

Racetrack Riches Megaboard combines rapid-fire reel modifiers with a longer bonus board game. The first modifier is the Jockey Wild, which can appear at any point during regular spins. The jockey dashes past the reels and drops a cluster of wilds into random positions.

After that comes the Win Spin, which may activate following any non-winning spin. In this one, the jockey charges across the reels and turns losing symbols into paying combinations to force a win. Last up is the Rainbow Respin. It triggers when you narrowly miss the bonus game—landing scatters on reels 1 and 3, but not on reel 5. The jockey then races across to respin the fifth reel, giving you another shot at starting the bonus.

The main attraction is iSoftBet’s trademarked Megaboard mechanic, triggered when 3 trophy scatters land on reels 1, 3, and 5. The view then switches to a racetrack-themed board game, with the reels set in the middle and the track divided into 18 squares—each square offering a prize or a spin modifier. Up to three laps can be played, and with each lap the rewards ramp up, as follows:

• Multiplier award – applies a multiplier of x1 – x10 to the total bet.
• Wilds added – additional 5 – 50 wilds are added to the reels.
• Mysteries added – adds 5 – 50 mystery symbols to the reels which can change into a common symbol.
• Symbol remove – removes a low pay symbol from the reels.
• All wins x – a multiplier of x2 – x5 is applied to wins on the reels.
• Win spin – a winning spin is guaranteed.
• Big Money – a big money bonus prize.

The bonus begins with the player rolling a dice twice on the first turn, then once per turn after that. The jockey advances the rolled number of squares and the reels spin. After each turn, an enemy jockey rolls as well and pursues the player. The feature finishes if the chaser catches up or if the player completes 3 laps. In the latter case, the player lands on the Big Money square, which multiplies total bonus winnings by x10.

Racetrack Riches Megaboard (iSoftBet): Verdict

Racetrack Riches Megaboard is, without question, an enjoyable slot. iSoftBet has created a delightful little setting through bright visuals, upbeat audio, and the playful behaviour of the friendly jockey. Better still, the action matches the theme, with lots to keep you entertained in both the base game and the bonus.

The Megaboard feature is a welcome twist and shares a few vibes with NetEnt’s Jumanji slot. Similar ideas have also shown up recently in Hit it Hard and Prison Escape. If that type of mechanic appeals to you, you’ll likely enjoy what iSoftBet has put together here. Once it triggers, the bonus plays out for a satisfyingly long time. Our best outcome came when the chaser caught our jockey on the square just before the Big Money space on the third lap—frustrating, but it still paid a little over 600 times the stake, which was a pleasant surprise.

All in, the upside is pretty tempting: a full screen of premium symbols combined with the x10 bonus multiplier can deliver 5,000 times the stake from a single spin. With its charm, solid potential, and loads of character, Racetrack Riches Megaboard is an easy game to warm to.