Shamrock Miner (Play’n GO) – Review & Demo Play

Shamrock Miner Slot Overview

I fired up Shamrock Miner and got an Irish mine run with cash symbol collects and free spins that expand the reels while multipliers climb. The 5-reel set starts compact, and the leprechaun wild does the heavy lifting. Visually it felt like a high-def backdrop pasted behind a low-def grid, which gave me a budget vibe, but the core loop is the draw. It may look dated, yet the pace and feature cadence kept me spinning across a decent session.

Under the hood it’s a collect-focused setup with money values pulled in by wilds and a random cash multiplier in view even before the feature. Free spins add rows and widen the payline map while the multiplier range climbs through levels. It came across as familiar rather than fresh, yet the framework is solid and easy to follow. I treated it as a simple Irish collect slot with a nice ramp in the bonus, and it fit that brief.

Shamrock Miner Symbols and Paytable

The paytable sticks to 10–A card royals as lows, paying 10x the bet for five of a kind. Premiums are gemstones in yellow, purple, green, and red, landing 50x to 200x for five. The Leprechaun is the wild, standing in for pays and acting as the collector when cash symbols land. Bundles of dynamite are the scatters. Cash symbols display prize values that can be picked up by wilds, making mixed screens matter even when line hits are quiet.

Shamrock Miner Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	5	x200
	4	x20
	3	x5
	2	x0.5
	5	x100
	4	x15
	3	x3
	5	x50
	4	x10
	3	x2
	5	x50
	4	x10
	3	x2
	5	x10
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.5
	5	x10
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.5
	5	x10
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.5
	5	x10
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.5
	5	x10
	4	x2.5
	3	x0.5
	Special
	Scatter
	Wild

Shamrock Miner Slot Information

Shamrock Miner runs on 5 reels with 3 rows by default and 12 paylines. During the bonus, added rows lift the line count by five per row up to a 7-high grid. Stakes span 0.12 to 60 per spin. The long-term payback sits at 96.20% in the top model, with alternative settings of 94.28%, 91.28%, 87.29%, and 84.27% in circulation, so check the info panel. Volatility is high, and the maximum exposure is 5,000x the bet.

Shamrock Miner Slot Features

Cash Symbols can appear with prize values, and when they land together with a wild, those values are collected. A cash multiplier sits to the left of the reels in the base game, rolling random values up to x10 that apply to collected cash. If more than one wild lands, the pickup happens multiple times. The leprechaun wild also substitutes for standard pays, so single wild drops can set up a line hit and a collect on the same spin.

Three, four, or five Dynamite scatters award 10, 15, or 20 free spins. Cash collection works as in the base game, but every wild that lands also fills a cart on the meter above the reels. For each set of four wilds, you get +10 extra spins, the random multiplier range steps up, and the grid grows by +1 row to a maximum of 7 symbols high. Each added row brings +5 paylines, so the round scales in both multiplier power and coverage.

The wild multipliers progress by level during free spins. Start gives 1x, 2x, or 3x. At Level 1 you can see 2x, 4x, or 6x. Level 2 offers 4x, 8x, or 12x. Level 3 reaches 10x, 20x, or 30x. These values apply to cash symbols before collection and do not add to line wins. Hitting the upper tiers can turn modest rocks into solid payouts, especially when more than one wild arrives with cash showing on an expanded grid.

Shamrock Miner: Slot Verdict

Art aside, the collect-and-multiplier loop works well, and the way wilds feed the meter to increase the multiplier range while expanding the reels kept the bonus lively. Base play can tick along on cash pickups, and the cap at 5,000x suits the risk. For a straight money symbol collect with rising multipliers and a growing grid, Shamrock Miner does the job. It felt more about function than flair, which is fine when the maths pulls enough weight.

I’d flag the variable RTP models, as the 96.20% top setting plays kinder over time than the lower options. The high variance means dry spells can stretch, but the expanding rows and stepped multiplier ranges add a clear sense of progress when the bonus turns on. I kept stakes modest, chased the dynamite, and looked for screens where wilds and cash lined up under a decent multiplier. When that came together, it paid the session off.