Scandinavian developer Play 'N Go is known for creating graphically rich, bonus heavy slots - they've gone in totally the opposite direction in creating Irish Gold which is simple an online slot as you'll find, both in terms of features and visuals.
This 3 reel, 5 payline slot features just 2 ordinary symbols on the reels – Bar and the leprechaun. 3 leprechauns will net you 50 times your line bet. Joining them are the shamrock which is the scatter, paying double your total stake if you find two on the reels and 25x if you manage to hit three. There's also a pot of gold which is the game's wild. The wild is the key to unlocking the undoubted riches that are on offer in Irish Gold.
Any winning payline that includes a wild will be boosted by a 5x multiplier. Two wilds and that goes up to 25x. Finding three wilds on any of the paylines will produce a payout of between 2,500 coins if it's on payline one (the middle row) and 5,000 coins if you hit it on payline five (diagonally from bottom left to top right).
And that's about it. There are no free spins, pick me rounds or any other bonus features to speak of. It's about as close to an old-school one arm bandit as you'll get with an online slot. The visuals match the gameplay in that it's very basic with the action on the reels set against a cartoon style, skyline backdrop. It all plays out to a stereotypical Irish jig.
Action junkies who want complex features and graphically rich visuals would be advised to give Irish Gold a swerve. If on the other hand, you want to take a step back in time and go right back to basics while still having the opportunity to bag a decent win, then Irish Gold could be just what you're looking for. Alternatively, you can’t go wrong with Barcrest’s Rainbow Riches or Play ‘N Go’s Leprechaun Goes Egypt.