Wild Wild Riches slot review

Wild Wild Riches slot at a glance

Wild Wild Riches leans on familiar Irish imagery: green hills, rainbows, Celtic knotwork and pots of gold. It belongs with the many Irish slots on UK sites, but its engine is more modern than most of them. Instead of paylines it uses ways to win on an unusual staggered reel shape, and its main feature is a collect mechanic in which wilds gather the cash values of pots of gold.

The game launched in September 2020, according to industry coverage at the time. Of the slots we compare it with on this page, it has the highest published RTP, at 96.77%, though volatility is still high, so short sessions remain unpredictable.

The 3-3-4-4-4 reel shape and 576 ways

The first two reels show three symbols each, and the last three show four each. Ways to win are found by multiplying the visible positions on each reel, and because the shape never changes, the total is always the same: 3 × 3 × 4 × 4 × 4 = 576. A win needs the same symbol on adjacent reels starting from reel 1, in any row.

Ways games pay every route a symbol can take across the reels, so two of a symbol on reel 1 and two on reel 2 count as four separate ways. That is why ways wins often look generous but return less than the stake. Our ways to win glossary entry and our page on 243-ways slots explain the system in more depth.

Why the wilds only land on reels 1 and 2

The multi-coloured Celtic wilds substitute for paying symbols, but they can only appear on the first two reels. That is an unusual choice, because most games keep wilds off reel 1. Here it serves the collect feature: wilds on the left-hand reels act as the trigger that gathers the pots of gold sitting in the middle of the screen.

For ordinary wins, a wild on reel 1 or 2 helps start a ways combination, but it can’t extend a win across reels 3 to 5. Those still need genuine matching symbols.

Pots of gold: how the Wild Wild Riches collect feature works

Pots of gold land on the middle reel. Each shows either a cash value, from 1x up to 25x the total bet, or one of three named fixed jackpots: Mini, Major and Mega. A pot does nothing on its own; it needs wilds on the left-hand reels in the same spin to be collected.

1. Pots of gold land on reel 3, each showing a value or a jackpot label.
2. If wilds land on reels 1 and 2 in the same spin, the collect is triggered.
3. The values of all visible pots are added together and paid.
4. Any jackpot label among them pays its fixed jackpot amount, shown on screen.
5. Normal ways wins from the spin are paid as well.

A worked collect at 50p

A spin lands wilds on reels 1 and 2, and two pots on reel 3 showing 5x and 10x. The collect adds them to 15x the bet, so at 50p it pays £7.50, on top of any ways wins. If one pot had shown a Mega jackpot label instead, that would pay the jackpot amount displayed on the game screen. The in-game paytable confirms the precise wild requirement for your version. Similar collect mechanics are covered on our cash collect slots page.

Wild Wild Riches free spins

The bonus symbol also lands on the middle reel. When it appears together with wilds on the left-hand reels, it awards 10 free spins. During the round, extra wilds and pots of gold appear, so collects happen more often, and the money collect feature stays active throughout. The round can be retriggered by landing the trigger combination again.

Because the round depends on wilds and pots landing together, its value varies widely: some rounds produce repeated collects, others pass with few pots in view. As with every slot in Great Britain, the round can’t be bought. For background on how free spins rounds extend, see how free spins retrigger.

Wild Wild Riches RTP: 96.77% and what it costs

Pragmatic Play publishes Wild Wild Riches at 96.77% RTP, a house edge of 3.23%. That is a little higher than many slots on UK sites, including other games in this review’s comparison. Casinos can run lower versions, so open the rules screen to confirm what you are playing.

A higher RTP lowers the average cost, but it doesn’t make a session less volatile. Over a few hundred spins, whether collects and free spins arrive matters far more than the decimal points. Our what is a good RTP page puts the figure in context.

Wild Wild Riches max win: 4,608× stake

Any spin or bonus round is capped at 4,608 times the stake: £1,152 at 25p, £2,304 at 50p and £9,216 at the £2 maximum for 18 to 24-year-olds. That is modest next to games with caps of 10,000x or more, which partly explains how the game can pair high volatility with a higher RTP. Results near the cap need heavy collects with jackpots during free spins and are very rare. See what happens when a slot hits max win.

UK rules that apply to Wild Wild Riches

• Maximum stake of £5 per spin from age 25, and £2 per spin for ages 18 to 24.
• At least 2.5 seconds per spin, with no autoplay, turbo or slam-stop.
• No bonus buy for players in Great Britain.
• Net position on screen, and no celebration of returns smaller than the stake.
• Demo play only after age verification.

Our UK slot rules guide covers each rule and when it started.

Wild Wild Riches compared with other Irish and collect slots

Rainbow Riches is the UK’s classic Irish slot, with a lower RTP and a gentler profile. Lucky Leprechaun sits in between. Big Bass Bonanza isn’t Irish, but it shares the collect idea, with a fisherman wild gathering fish values in free spins. Pragmatic has also released a follow-up, Wild Wild Riches Returns; check its rules for figures before playing.

Wild Wild Riches pros and cons

Where to play Wild Wild Riches

Look the game up at a UKGC-licensed casino and confirm its RTP in the rules. PlayOJO gives new UK customers (excluding Northern Ireland) 80 free 10p spins on Big Bass Bonanza with a first deposit of £10 or more, winnings paid as cash; Ladbrokes gives up to 500 free 10p spins over 10 days after £10 on slots, with no wagering; Casumo offers 50% up to £100 on a £20+ first deposit with 10x wagering within 7 days. 18+, T&Cs apply.

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