A little unusually for a Novomatic title, Top O’ The Money is played using a freefalling reels game engine. After each wining spin, the successful symbols are blasted away and replaced by a new set dropped in from above. These symbol drops continue as long as there’s a new winning combination on show.
If the gameplay is a little out of the ordinary for a Novomatic game, the design is typical of the Austrian developer. Green fields form the backdrop to the reels which are made up of wooden cases. They feature lower value playing cards as well as the usual Irish stereotypes.
You’ll see fiddles, glasses of Guinness, a pipe and a cheeky looking leprechaun. The best of the symbols is the Top O’ The Money logo which awards 160 coins if you land 5 on a payline. The 4-leaf clover is the wild, substituting for all other symbols.
Back to the freefalls - these tumbles are also the key to unlocking the game’s Free Spins Bonus feature. Land 5 successive freefall reel wins and you’ll get 5 free spins. 6 winning falls and that number increases to 7 free spins. Get on a real roll and land 7 consecutive freefalling reel wins and you can look forward to 10 free spins. Keep track of your progress via the pot of gold meter position above the reels.
You can also retrigger the feature (with consecutive wins) giving you up to 20 free spins. More importantly, all A, K, Q, J and 10 symbols become wilds meaning you will play the free spins with an extra 5 wild symbols!
Back in the base game, keep an eye out for the cheeky leprechaun who can waltz onto the screen and deliver the Colossal Reel Bonus feature - this extra turns individual symbols into colossal ones and in the process delivers multiplier prizes up to 35x.
Novomatic games are usually simple affairs both in terms of design and gameplay - that’s the case here. The freefalling reels are a bit of a departure though and spice up the action. Likewise, the Colossal Reel multipliers. We don’t expect anything revolutionary when we fire up a Novomatic slot game - Top O’ The Money is typical, fast-paced fare.
If you’re a fan of this developer’s games, then Top O’ The Money should tick all the right boxes. Alternatively, Rainbow Riches Reels of Gold by Barcrest is just superb.