If there’s one thing the iGaming world loves more than ancient Egypt, it’s leprechauns. Irish-themed slots are everywhere, usually decked out with clovers, rainbows, and enough gold to make a dragon jealous. But Treasure Ireland from Northernlights (Games Global) takes a slightly different route. Instead of rolling green hills, this leprechaun has set sail, swapping shamrocks for ship decks and heading toward tropical shores.
The game is played on a 5-reel, 5-row grid, with 20 paylines in the base game. That number increases to 30 when the reels expand during bonus rounds. The minimum bet starts at 0.10, offering a flexible range for casual players. The action unfolds on a boat in the middle of the ocean, but when free spins kick in, the adventure shifts to a treasure-filled island, complete with palm trees and golden sand.
Northernlights isn’t the most prolific slot provider, but they’ve made a name for themselves with distinctive games like God of Fire and Trail Blazer. Their style leans toward feature-rich mechanics, and Treasure Ireland follows that trend, giving u a mix of wild stacks, respins, free spins, and jackpots to keep things moving.
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The game’s symbol set pulls from the usual Irish folklore, though with a nautical twist. The low-paying symbols are 10 to A card ranks, each appearing as golden coins. The premium symbols lean into leprechaun life, featuring a beer mug, purple boots, a green hat, and a pipe. A complete paytable is provided below:
Symbol | Payout for 3, 4, and 5 of a kind |
10 | 0.10x, 0.40x, 1.50x |
J | 0.10x, 0.40x, 1.50x |
Q | 0.20x, 0.50x, 2x |
K | 0.20x, 0.80x, 2x |
A | 0.50x, 1x, 2.50x |
Beer | 0.60x, 1.20x, 3x |
Leprechaun Boots | 0.80x, 1.50x, 5x |
Sailor Hat | 1x, 4x, 8x |
Pipe | 2x, 8x, 10x |
Apart from the regular symbols, there’s also the wild and scatter to account for. The wild symbol — a golden four-leaf clover — plays a key role in bonus features, appearing in stacks and becoming sticky in free spins. On the other hand, the Leprechaun Scatter appears only during the base game. In order to fill the Win Breaker Meter, players will need to land at least two scatters and one token.
Each reel has a Compass Meter at the bottom with four segments. Every time a Compass symbol lands, it fills one segment. If all four segments are filled, the next spin places Compass Wilds on that reel. These wilds then reduce by one position per spin until they disappear. The Compass progress is saved per bet, meaning you won’t lose your progress if you switch stakes.
A Win Breaker Meter sits on the side of the boat, increasing when scatter symbols land. Every two scatters add +1 token to the meter, and once 25 tokens are collected, the Win Breaker value increases. The higher the value, the better the potential rewards in the Win Breaker Free Spins. The meter resets each time a new value is reached, and there’s no limit to how high it can go.
Landing two scatters in the top three rows triggers a Nudging Scatter Respin. The reels holding scatters stay in place and nudge downward while the other reels respin. This continues until either the scatters reach the bottom row or a total of five scatters land, in which case free spins are triggered.
Landing 3, 4, or 5 scatters triggers the Win Breaker Free Spins round, with the current Win Breaker value acting as a multiplier:
The free spins round continues until a single spin reaches the Win Breaker value, meaning the feature doesn’t have a set number of spins — it keeps going until a big enough win lands.
During free spins, Treasure Chest symbols can appear, revealing one of the following bonuses:
One of four jackpots:
Whenever a Treasure Chest appears, it leaves behind a sticky wild that stays until the feature ends. If the Win Breaker value is reached, the round ends immediately, and the meter resets.
Treasure Ireland takes the familiar leprechaun slot formula and spins it into something new with expanding reels, sticky wilds, and progressive jackpots. If you like the mix of Irish themes and some unique mechanics, you might also want to check out Rainbow Riches Deluxe or 9 Pots of Gold, all available at Heart Bingo.