Main Features of the Rainbow Riches Slot
There are 3 Scatter symbols that launch 3 different Special Feature rounds and these are the most rewarding aspect of this game. They are:
- Portrait of a Leprechaun - launches the Road to Riches Feature
- Picture of a Wishing Well - launches the Wishing Well Feature
- Image of a Pot of Gold - only appears on reels 2, 3 and 4 and launches the Pot of Gold Feature
Road to Riches Feature
This is launched when 3 or more Leprechaun portrait symbols land anywhere on the reels. You need to spin the wheel to see the number of steps up the cash path you will be awarded. The wheel has number 1 to 6 and collect on it. If you land on a number you will move that amount of spaces and can spin again until you land on the collect image or you reach the top prize. The final position you have received is then multiplied by the total bet.
Wishing Well Feature
When 3 or more Wishing Well Scatter symbols land anywhere on the 5 reels this feature is triggered. You need to select a Wishing Well and the value that is revealed with by multiplied by the total bet.
Pot of Gold Feature
This feature is launched when 3 or more Pot of Gold Scatter symbols land anywhere on the reels. You will see Gold, Silver and Bronze pots spinning around on the screen and an arrow. When they stop spinning the pot that the arrow is pointing to will reveal a value which is multiplied by the total bet.
Symbols and Payouts
A winning combination in this slot themed to treasures is when 3 (or in some cases 2) identical symbols land on neighbouring reels, starting with the first reel on the left and along any of the up to 20 active paylines. There are 5 playing card symbols, A, K, Q, J and 10 that create combinations from 3 symbols and one other regular symbol, which is the logo of the game, that creates combinations from as few as 2 identical symbols.
The Wild symbol also has it´s own multipliers for combinations created with 2 or more symbols and can be used as a substitute for all symbols except the 3 Scatter Symbols that launch the 3 feature rounds as described above. All the payouts for the symbols are displayed in the paytable and change according to the current line and bet settings.
Buttons and Controls of the Slot
When you launch the game Rainbow Riches by Barcrest you will see the main playing screen which has 5 reels with 3 symbols on each and below them is the logo of the game and a bar which displays messages like "payline 1 pays 1.35" throughout the game. At the bottom of the screen you can see the control panel which has the following buttons, from left to right:
- A blue button with lines - opens the paytable which shows all of the payouts for the winning combinations, brief descriptions about the Scatter and Wild symbols and displays the paytable
- Lines - shows the amount of active paylines that can be adjusted using the arrows
- Bet/Line - shows the amount of the bet per line which can be adjusted using the arrows
- Total Bet - shows the total bet amount (the number of lines multiplied by the bet per line)
- Win - shows the amount of the previous win
- Spin - spins the reels once with the current line and bet settings
At the top of the screen is a black bar which shows your balance, a button with a circular arrow, a speaker which turns the game sounds on and off and a ? that opens detailed information about the Wild symbols and bonus features.
Rainbow Riches is an online slot by Barcrest that is themed to the Luck of the Irish. It has 3 Scatter symbols that launch different feature rounds where you can win multipliers that range from x1 to x500 and are applied to your total bet amount. There are 5 reels with 3 symbols on each, 20 adjustable paylines, the Wild and the logo symbols can create combinations with 2, 3, 4 or 5 symbols and the 5 playing card symbols A, K, Q , J and 10 can create combinations with 3, 4 or 5 symbols.
