Shamrock Holmes Megaways Slot Review

How to play

Shamrock Holmes Megaways has a non-standard layout. The basic reel set has 6 reels. However, some symbols span multiple rows and there can be as little as two symbols per row. There is also a special top row above the basic reels. The game controls are simple and you can easily change the bet value. It also has a small bet range of €0.20 to €20. You can also use the autoplay feature and select the number of spins from 10 to 100. In the settings menu, you can also select a quick spin feature for faster spin animations.

Symbols and payouts

In this game, there is a paytable that has 10 symbols. These symbols all have a beautiful wooden background and are different items or characters from the enchanted forest. The symbols are 9,10, J, Q, K, A, a blue flower, a clover, the fairy, and Shamrock Holmes himself. Each symbol has both a small variant, and an expanded variant that fills multiple rows. 

The different cards represent the smallest payouts in the game. If you get three of the 9, 10, or J, you get a multiplier of 0.10x based on your bet value. Shamrock Holmes is of course the highest jackpot symbol. If you get six of this happy character you get a multiplier of 50x based on your bet value.

There is also a standard wild symbol that substitutes for any other symbol, except the golden coin scatter symbol. This wild symbol does not have a payout.

Best Shamrock Holmes Megaways bonus feature

Aside from having an amazing amount of ways to win, there is also a cool Shamrock Holmes Megaways bonus feature. If you get four golden coin scatter symbols, you get 10 Shamrock Holmes Megaways free spins. Moreover, if you get additional scatter symbols during the free spins, you get two more free spins for each symbol. At the start of each free spin, you are also automatically given a 2x win multiplier. Aside from this, if you get a rolling reel trigger, the win multiplier is increased by 1x each time. This win multiplier has no upper limit either! The same bet value is used for the free spins that were used to trigger the Shamrock Holmes Megaways bonus round initially.

Shamrock Holmes Megaways slot also has a magic forest re-spin feature. If you get three scatter symbols, a leprechaun, and a pixie on the extra reel, you get the magic forest respin. This is guaranteed to use 117,649 ways to win.

This video slot also has a rolling reels feature. Rolling reels are awarded randomly and can award multiple consecutive wins for each spin. This is essentially a cascading reels feature - when you get a winning combination, the winning symbols are cleared and new symbols fall into place.

RTP & volatility

All41 Studios have a range of video slots with decent RTP rates and Shamrock Holmes is no different. The Shamrock Holmes Megaways RTP is 96.44%. Benchmark RTP rates for video slots are considered to be 95-96%. Therefore this game is above average. The volatility classification for this video slot is set as high.