As usual with slot games from Yggdrasil Gaming, the design in Rainbow Ryan is superb - a music festival stage forms the backdrop to the reels which are flanked by stacks of speakers. Joining the lower value playing card suit symbols are glasses of beer, microphones, boots and a hat full of gold coins.
Winning combinations are created by landing 3 or more matching symbols on adjacent reels. The top payer is the hat which awards 250 coins for a single 6-symbol combination. Overseeing proceedings is the lucky leprechaun Ryan who strums away on his electric guitar as you spin. Ryan is instrumental in triggering 1 of the game’s 2 features too.
Rainbow Reels feature - this can land at random on any spin. With a wave of his electric guitar, Ryan syncs multiple reels (up to 6) so that the same symbols are spinning on each. The more he syncs, the better the chances of landing a big winning combination.
Free Spin Mode feature - this round is triggered in the usual way by landing 3 or more scatters (the amp) on the same spin. Land 3, 4, 5 or 6 and you’ll receive 7, 10, 15 or 20 free spins. The synchronised Rainbow Reels are in play throughout the free spins with at least 2 synced reels. The number of synced reels can increase with each free spin but never decrease.
Rainbow Ryan is a fine-looking slot game. The reels have a glossy look and the detail is excellent - as is the Status Quo-style soundtrack. The gameplay isn’t bad either with the synced Rainbow Reels offering some decent action in the base game.
Of course, it’s the Free Spin Mode feature where the best winning opportunities arrive. It’s not the easiest round to trigger but there are some fine rewards on offer. The overall variance is in the medium to high range with maximum wins of 2,000 times your bet available on each spin.
The Irish luck theme is a favourite of slots developers. Yggdrasil Gaming has swerved the usual shamrock and Guinness clichés and served up something far more interesting. With its high spec design and classy features, we’re certainly happy to rock out with Rainbow Ryan. If you like 6 reel, 4,096 ways to win slot games, you cannot go wrong with Raging Rhino from WMS.