Introduction to Lucky's Wild Pub 2
Lucky's Wild Pub 2 is a casino slot from Pragmatic Play featuring the leprechaun bar owner Lucky. Anyone who has played the forerunner Lucky’s Wild Pub will feel just at home in this establishment among short characters dressed in green. They hang around the five reels where Bonus Coins can trigger one of the three bonus game modes. If you’re really lucky, you may be able to trigger several bonus modes in the same mighty respin feature. Let’s head over to Ireland to see how this slot works.
To get an even better understanding of the game, you can try the free demo of Lucky’s Wild Pub 2 at the top of this review.
Theme, Gameplay, and Payouts
Lucky's Wild Pub 2 is a video slot from Pragmatic Play featuring 5 reels, 3 rows, and 25 paylines. The Min.bet is 0.25, and the Max.bet is 250. The game’s default RTP is 96.50% but versions of 95.50% and 94.50% are also available. Lucky’s Wild Pub 2 has very high volatility and a max win of 15,000x the bet, which triggers 1 time in 34,359,343 spins. The hit frequency of 32.05% means that almost every third spin is a winner, and the Free Spins feature triggers 1 time in 55 spins.
Lucky’s Wild Pub 2 takes place in the same pub as the forerunner, and the bar guests are also the same. It’s a cozy pub with wooden pillars and a wooden ceiling. However, there are no walls, and you can spot some stars in the sky in the background. The reels sit in the middle of the reels, and to the left is a barmaid behind the bar, while a leprechaun sits down having a beer. To the right are more leprechauns, cheering with their pints. To make a win, you need to land 3 or more matching symbols in one of the paylines going left to right. All wins must start on the first reel to the left, and you can access the game on mobile phones, tablets, and desktop computers.
The lower-paying symbols in Lucky's Wild Pub 2 are 10, J, Q, K, and A. They pay between 0.6x and 1.2x the bet for wins of 5 symbols. The higher-paying symbols are breads, harps, women, beer pints, and leprechaun men. They pay between 1.2x and 2x the bet for wins of 5 symbols. The Wild Symbol substitutes all symbols except the Bonus Coin and Money Symbols.
Special Features & Slot Mechanics
What is the max win in the slot Lucky's Wild Pub 2?
You can win up to 15,000x the bet.
What features are available in the slot Lucky's Wild Pub 2?
The features are Wild Symbol, Bonus Coins, Pot Respin Feature, and Feature Buy.
Wild Symbol
The Wild Symbol is the game’s logo. It appears on reels 2-5 and substitutes for all regular-paying symbols to complete payline wins. It doesn’t substitute the Bonus Coin and Money Symbols.
Bonus Coins
Three types of Bonus Coin symbols can appear in the base game. Each coin is linked to a different pot and can trigger special features. When the Purple Bonus Coin lands, it is collected in the Purple Zone pot at the top of the screen. Every time it is collected, it has a random chance to activate the Pot Respin feature with the Multiplier Zone modifier. During this feature, the screen is divided into four zones, and each zone receives a random multiplier. If a zone becomes filled with Money symbols, all Money symbol values in that zone are multiplied by the assigned multiplier.
When the Red Bonus Coin lands, it is collected in the Red Doublin' pot at the top of the screen. Each time it is collected, it can randomly trigger the Pot Respin feature with the Doublin' modifier. This version of the feature is played across two 5x3 grids.
When the Green Bonus Coin lands, it is collected in the Green Life pot at the top of the screen. Each time it is collected, it can randomly trigger the Pot Respin feature with the Life modifier. This modifier gives one extra respin, allowing up to a maximum of 4 respins.
Coins are collected at the end of a spin. If the Pot Respin feature is triggered, one, two, or all three modifiers can be activated randomly. The Pot Respin round then plays with all triggered modifiers combined.
Pot Respin Feature
The Money symbol only appears during the Pot Respin Feature. When it lands, it receives a random value between 0.6x and 30x the bet. It can also award special prizes such as Mini (10x), Minor (20x), and Major (150x).
When the feature begins, regular symbols disappear, leaving only blank spaces and Money symbols on the reels. The feature starts using any Bonus Coin symbols that were on the screen when the feature was triggered. These coins turn into Money symbols and keep the same values they had in the base game.
The round begins with 3 respins, and all Money Symbols that land stay on the screen until the feature ends. Each time a new Money symbol appears, the respin counter resets.
If the Multiplier Zone modifier is active, four random zones appear across all grids. Each zone receives a random multiplier of 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 10x, or 100x. When a zone becomes fully filled with Money symbols, the multiplier is applied to all Money symbol values in that zone.
If the Doublin' modifier is active, the Pot Respin feature is played on two separate 5x3 grids. Each grid starts with the Bonus Coin symbols that were visible when the feature was triggered, now turned into Money symbols with the same values.
If the Life modifier is active, the Pot Respin feature begins with four respins instead of three. Each time a Money symbol lands, the respin counter resets to 4.
The feature ends when there are no respins left or when every position on the screen is filled with Money symbols. If all positions are filled, the Grand prize of 5,000x the bet is also awarded.
Feature Buy
You can pay 100x the bet for a spin that triggers the Pot Respin Feature with the Zone Pot. You can also pay 500x the bet for the x100 Zone Pot, which guarantees at least one 100x Multiplier.
Final Thoughts on Lucky's Wild Pub 2
Lucky's Wild Pub 2 is not a bold new adventure but more like a slightly polished rerun of its predecessor. The pub is still cozy, the leprechauns are still in a great mood, and the reels still spin with that familiar Irish charm, but don’t expect any kind of surprises. You’ve got a base game where barely anything is happening, and all you can do is hope for one of those Bonus Coins to trigger the Pot Respin feature, where the only real excitement lies. In this respin feature, you’ll find multipliers and other boosters, but it feels a bit underwhelming at the end.
The graphics and animations are pleasant enough, but they look just like the previous game, and the features are also way too similar to what we saw in Lucky’s Wild Pub for this game to have ever been created. The game is easy to understand, but it will feel pretty dull for most players after just a few spins.
Lucky's Wild Pub 2 from Pragmatic Play is a familiar, comforting slot with no frills.
