Finn has traded his adventures in the great outdoors for something a little comfortable — a dimly lit tavern where the drinks keep flowing and the gold keeps spinning. Finn's Golden Tavern is the sequel to Finn and the Swirly Spin, bringing back the familiar spiral spin mechanic but with a new pub-inspired setting. The flute-playing leprechaun seems to have swapped his instrument for a pint, and while the game has a slightly less colourful palette than the original, it still keeps the charm that made its predecessor.
The game plays out on a 5x5 grid, where symbols follow a spiral pattern rather than landing in straight columns. Wins are formed by landing horizontal or vertical clusters of 3 to 5 matching symbols, triggering an avalanche mechanic that replaces winning symbols with new ones. The game also introduces random features that modify losing spins and a free spins round where multipliers climb higher with every wild generated. Betting starts at 0.10 per spin, making it accessible for a range of players.
NetEnt is no stranger to innovative mechanics, and Finn’s Golden Tavern is another example of their experimental approach to slots. Following the success of Finn and the Swirly Spin, the provider has also released games like Gonzo’s Gold and Dead or Alive 2, both of which introduce new twists on classic formats.
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Symbols in Finn's Golden Tavern fit the tavern theme, with gold coins and various drinks taking centre stage. The coin symbols come with different values attached, while all high-value symbols pay the same amount. A breakdown of all the symbols is given in the table below:
Symbol | Payout for 3, 4, and 5 of a kind |
Five Coin | 0.50x |
Ten Coin | 1x |
Twenty Coin | 2x |
Fifty Coin | 5x |
Red X Pitcher | 0.10x, 0.50x, 5x |
Pint of Beer | 0.10x, 0.50x, 5x |
Silver Pitcher | 0.10x, 0.50x, 5x |
Wine Pitcher | 0.10x, 0.50x, 5x |
The wild symbol is represented as a gold star and cannot appear during the initial spin or drop. Instead, the Star Wilds can complete wins by overlapping and intersecting in the same row or column.
Whenever a winning combination lands, the winning symbols are removed, and new ones drop in their place. If a win was formed without a wild symbol, an eye-patched star wild is created in one of the empty spaces left behind. If a wild was already part of the winning combination, it explodes, removing adjacent symbols both vertically and horizontally.
Finn isn't just sitting back enjoying his drink — if a spin results in no win, he might slam his fist on the table, shifting a gold coin symbol into a winning position. This randomly triggered feature ensures that even a losing spin can turn into a win.
When a Treasure Chest symbol lands in the loop of symbols around the centre of the spiral, it triggers the Random Coin feature. This transforms all low-value symbols into gold coins, meaning the player potentially gets a payout based on the sum of the coin values instead of regular line wins.
Free spins are triggered when the Treasure Chest reaches the centre of the spiral reel after a series of avalanche wins. Players start with 5 free spins, but instead of the usual paytable-based payouts, a progressive multiplier comes into play.
The compass in the corner of the screen becomes a multiplier meter that increases by +1 for every 5 wilds generated during the avalanche sequence.
If the Treasure Chest reaches the centre again during free spins, it activates the Coin Bonus feature, which randomly places additional coin symbols on the reels.
Finn’s Golden Tavern continues NetEnt’s streak of innovative slots. Other NetEnt releases like Gonzo's Quest and Druid's Magic also experiment with alternative reel mechanics, offering a fresh take on traditional slot gameplay and is also available at Heart Bingo.