Introduction to Blazing Rainbows
Blazing Rainbows is a casino slot from Playtech featuring a jolly little leprechaun. The setting is the Irish countryside, as usual in leprechaun-themed games. Also, as usual, we’re welcomed to a green place with a blue sky. It’s funny that the weather is always nice in these slots, considering that it rains between 150 and 225 days of the year in Ireland, depending on where on the island you are.
The leprechaun has prepared a grid where overlay symbols can pop up over other symbols. Whenever a pot or prize symbol appears beneath such a symbol, you’re awarded a cash prize up to 500x the bet.
For a meet and greet with the leprechaun, you can play the free demo of Blazing Rainbows at the top of this page.
Theme, Gameplay, and Payouts
Blazing Rainbows is a video slot from Playtech featuring 5 reels with 5 rows and 30 paylines. The Min.bet is 0.1, and the Max.bet is 500. Blazing Rainbows has an RTP of 95.90% and medium volatility. The game’s max win is set at 5,000x the bet.
The game takes us to the Irish countryside on a sunny day with a few fluffy white clouds traveling from left to right on the screen. The dark-blue reels in the middle of the screen have a golden rope frame, and to the left of them stands an animated leprechaun with the game’s logo beneath. The leprechaun pulls some moves every now and then as you spin the reels. To make a win, you need to land 3 or more matching symbols on one of the 30 paylines going left to right. The game is available on mobile phones, tablets, and desktop computers.
The lower-paying symbols in Blazing Rainbows are 10, J, Q, K, and A. They pay 1.6x the bet for wins of 5 symbols. The higher-paying symbols are boots, hats, money bags, and carts. They pay between 2x and 4x the bet for wins containing 5 symbols. The Wild Symbol substitutes all symbols except the Scatter, Pot, and Prize Symbols.
Special Features & Slot Mechanics
What is the max win in the slot Blazing Rainbows?
You can win up to 5,000x the bet.
What features are available in the slot Blazing Rainbows?
The features are Wild Symbol, Overlay Symbol, Rainbow Trail Feature, Free Games, and Feature Buy.
Wild Symbol
The Wild Symbol can replace any regular-paying symbol to help create winning combinations on paylines. However, it cannot substitute for the Scatter symbol, Pot symbol, or Prize symbol.
Overlay Symbol
The Overlay symbol can appear on top of any symbol position during a spin. Once it lands, it remains in place for 3 spins. If another Overlay symbol appears before the 3 spins are over, the counter resets back to 3 spins.
Sometimes, the Overlay symbol can land with an x2 multiplier. When an Overlay covers a Pot symbol or a Prize symbol, it triggers the Rainbow Trail Feature.
Rainbow Trail Feature
The Rainbow Trail Feature starts when a Pot symbol or Prize symbol lands on a position with an Overlay symbol. The Prize and Pot Symbols have cash values that disappear after they have been collected. Any Prize symbols above a collected symbol will fall onto the overlay symbol and be collected. The process continues until a symbol that is not a Prize symbol lands in the position.
If the Overlay symbol has an x2 multiplier, all Pot and Prize values collected during that sequence are doubled. The Prize symbols are worth between 0.2x and 15x the bet. The Pot Symbols can show a cash prize of 10x, 15x, or one of the jackpots:
Mini – pays 20x your total bet
Minor – pays 50x your total bet
Major – pays 200x your total bet
Mega – pays 500x your total bet
The regular payline wins are calculated after all Rainbow Trail sequences have finished.
Free Games
You trigger the Free Games by landing 3 or more Scatter symbols anywhere on the reels. You start the feature with 6 spins, and any overlay symbol from the triggering spin is removed. Any new overlay symbol that turns up will stay for the entire feature.
You can’t trigger more spins when the feature has started.
Feature Buy
You can buy direct access to the Free Games for 40x the bet.
Final Thoughts on Blazing Rainbows
Blazing Rainbows is yet another cheerful trip to Ireland packed with lucky symbols, pots of gold, and a leprechaun who seems to be having the time of his life. The theme definitely doesn’t reinvent the wheel, and the graphics aren’t overly impressive either. However, the overlay symbol is a decent attempt to alternate the regular cash collect feature in a somewhat different way. Watching the prize symbols tumble into place and collect cash rewards can be surprisingly entertaining, and there’s always the chance that one of the jackpot pots will show up and brighten your day, although the 500x Mega Jackpot isn’t the biggest one we’ve seen.
The game’s medium volatility keeps your spins balanced. You probably won’t make tons of super big wins, but you probably won’t lose your bank in a jiffy either. It’s well shown in the Free Games feature, which only costs 40x the bet if you want to trigger it straight away without waiting for Scatter symbols.
For leprechaun-themed games that stick out from the ordinary, don’t miss Yggdrasil’s Lucky Apocalypse.
Blazing Rainbows from Playtech doesn’t stand out from the crowd with its jolly leprechaun.
