The Lucky Penny casino slot is a 5-reel, 20-payline online slot machine developed by Microgaming. The game has an Irish theme and promises to bring good fortune and luck to players who spin its reels.
Theme and Design
play The game’s theme revolves around the concept of being lucky in life, much like finding a penny on the ground that brings good fortune. As expected from an online slot machine, the graphics are vibrant and colorful, with a mix of green, gold, and white colors dominating the scene. The background image is a typical Irish landscape, complete with rolling hills and what appears to be a small village in the distance.
The symbols on the reels reflect the game’s theme, featuring various objects that might bring good luck or bad fortune to those who find them. Players will see icons such as four-leaf clovers, shamrocks, pots of gold, horseshoes, rainbows, leprechauns, and coins all scattered across the reels.
Symbols
There are a total of 12 regular symbols in Lucky Penny, each with its own payout value based on how many times it lands consecutively. Starting from lowest to highest paying, these symbols include:
- Coin (A): Pays up to 5x for five consecutive landings
- Hat: Pays up to 10x for five consecutive landings
- Four-Leaf Clover: Pays up to 15x for five consecutive landings
- Shamrock: Pays up to 20x for five consecutive landings
- Pots of Gold (Small, Medium, and Large): Pay out increasingly higher amounts based on the size of the pot
There are also two special symbols in Lucky Penny that play a crucial role in winning combinations. These include:
Wild Symbol
The Wild symbol is represented by the game’s logo: "Lucky Penny". As per usual with slot games, it can substitute for any regular symbol to help create winning lines.
Scatter Symbol
However, instead of acting as a scatter, the Lucky Penny logo actually serves another purpose. When 3 or more appear anywhere on the reels during free spins mode (which we’ll discuss below), they trigger an Instant Prize win. This instant reward is randomly allocated from a range between 100x and 5,000 times the initial stake.
Bonus Features
The bonus features in Lucky Penny are divided into two sections: Free Spins feature, triggered by three or more Scatter symbols; Bonus Round feature, activated when a specific Wild symbol (that we’ll describe below) lands on reel #1.
Free Spins Feature
Three or more Scatters activate the Free Spins round. During this feature:
- 10 to 15 Free Spins are awarded
- A multiplier of up to x3 for all wins applies during free spins mode
- An additional chance at winning Instant Prizes exists when landing three, four, or five Lucky Penny logos
Bonus Round Feature
The Bonus Round is activated if a specific Wild symbol lands on the first reel (#1). In this case:
- A Mini-Game with various coin values is triggered
- The player’s goal is to choose one of two coins displayed. Each selection can award either the lower or higher value, depending on their luck that day.
- An additional bonus round can be earned in some cases.
RTP and Volatility
Lucky Penny has a Return To Player (RTP) rate of approximately 96%. While this might not be the highest RTP available online slots have to offer today, it still offers players an above-average chance at winning their money back over time. Microgaming often uses variable volatility when designing these games.
Betting Range and Maximum Win
The betting range in Lucky Penny spans from a minimum of 1 penny (0.01) up to the maximum bet option of 100 credits, with some options for players who prefer mid-level stakes at around £0.25 per spin or less. Microgaming includes many games that can suit various bankrolls.
Max Win
If you decide to risk bigger on Lucky Penny and take advantage of its biggest win potential:
- The theoretical maximum payout is a staggering 1,000 times the stake amount;
- However this does not account for all combinations possible given current rules about coin stacks combined across reels within specific conditions at activation.