With a title like Secret Riches of the Irish, it’s hardly surprising the game drops you into a leprechaun-filled slot adventure set among the magical landscapes of the Emerald Isle. Within moments of hitting the demo button, those expectations are basically met. Created by Yggdrasil Gaming partner studio Jelly, Secret Riches of the Irish is, just as you’d guess, a leprechaun-themed slot where the main character—here, a fellow called Leppy—collects cash money symbols, with help potentially coming from multiplying multipliers during the free spins round.

Another thing that stood out on the loading screen wasn’t only the confirmation of the theme and style, but also how Leppy grips his pipe. Either he’s got an impressively bendy thumb, or he’s sporting an extra finger. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, though it’s a slightly odd detail for a slot leprechaun. What is very familiar is the overall look and audio of Secret Riches of the Irish. Jelly has set the 5×3 gaming grid outdoors, framing it with Celtic motifs and dressing the background with trees, a water feature, a sprinkle of mystical lights, and similar touches. The soundtrack is a light, pleasant tune alongside the action. Overall, it’s easy on the eyes and ears—nice, though fairly standard.

After that comes choosing your stake, with bets running from 20 c up to $/€80 per spin. There’s also a Golden Bet option for players who want to increase the stake by 50% to unlock ‘Even more Bonus Triggers!’ Rated medium volatile, the game offers two RTP configurations: 94% and 90.5%.

Secret Riches of the Irish runs on 20 paylines across the grid and includes 9 standard paying symbols. These start with leafy 10-A card ranks, which return 3 to 5 times the bet for landing 5 OAK, followed by clovers, harps, top hats, and beer mugs as the premium symbols, paying 10x to 20x for 5-of-a-kind. There’s no dedicated wild in Secret Riches of the Irish, although Pot of Gold symbols can act as wilds, substituting for regular paying symbols when they do.

Secret Riches of the Irish: Slot Features

If the “secrets” are found in the bonus mechanics, then the key elements here are Pot of Gold money symbol collecting, free spins featuring reel multipliers, and a bonus buy option.

Pot of Gold

Pot of Gold symbols function as money symbols, showing up on reels 1-4 with cash prizes displayed on them. Leppy is the collector and appears only on the rightmost reel. When Pot of Gold symbols land at the same time as Leppy, he collects the cash prizes. Leppy may also appear as a Respin Collect symbol or a Boost Collect. Respin Collect Leppy gathers the money prizes and then triggers a respin to try and land additional money symbols, collecting any new ones that appear. Boost Collect Leppy upgrades any visible money symbol so he can collect bigger prizes.

Free Spins

Hitting 3 scatter symbols on reels 2, 3, and 4 grants 8 free spins. While the feature is active, landing 2 or 3 scatters adds +2 or +4 spins, respectively. Leppy has more chances to show up on the rightmost reel in free spins, and multipliers can appear above reels 1-4. These multipliers are activated if a full stack of money symbols lands on the reel underneath. If multiple multipliers activate, they multiply each other. Multipliers apply to all winnings.

Buy Free Spins

If reel multipliers are the main attraction and you’d rather jump straight into the free spins to see them in action, the feature can be purchased for 100 times the bet.

Secret Riches of the Irish: Slot Verdict

Secret Riches of the Irish didn’t do much to grab attention early in the review, and after spending time with it, it didn’t leave a stronger impression at the finish either. There simply isn’t a lot here to spark excitement: not much mystery, not many “secrets,” and nothing that truly stands out. The most notable points were Leppy’s potentially extra digit and the way Jelly seems to have borrowed from Blueprint Gaming’s collect symbol concepts—intentionally or otherwise. The same sort of approach BP has leaned on heavily in titles like The Goonies Hey You Guys and King Kong Cash Even Bigger Bananas, such as landing a collector on a specific reel, expanding it, and presenting multiple variations. In Secret Riches of the Irish, though, you don’t need to unlock those variations. Come to think of it, Secret Riches of the Irish even gives off a strong Blueprint Gaming vibe overall.

Where winning potential is concerned, it sits at the other end of the spectrum. While BP slots often come with that 50,000x line tucked into the small print, Secret Riches of the Irish tops out at a more restrained 2,500 times the bet. That may be more achievable, but—like much of Secret Riches of the Irish—it also feels a bit underwhelming. A larger headline max win might have added more incentive to push through the game’s generic feel, but that isn’t the case here.

On the plus side, Secret Riches of the Irish is visually appealing, and the gentle mystical accents do add a touch of intrigue. Jelly’s Irish-meets-Egyptian slot CleoPatrick DoubleMax seems to have been one of the studio’s stronger performers, so Secret Riches of the Irish may well land with the same crowd. If it does, fair enough—but it was difficult to shake the sense that Secret Riches of the Irish is a rather forgettable small fry.