Charmers return
Almost two years have passed since Lenny the Leprechaun, Woody Elf, Grout Bricky, and Fairy Mary first brought their charm, mischief, and mechanics magic to the reels, and now they’re back with a fresh surprise up their sleeves.
innovative scatter symbol mechanic that collects into spinning wheels
Play’n GO has armed the much-loved cast with an innovative scatter symbol mechanic that collects into spinning wheels that can award instant prizes or jackpots, and trigger character re-spins or a bonus round.
The Malta-based iGaming studio took to X to announce the return of the crew from 2024’s Buildin’ Bucks and their 2025 follow-up in a much-anticipated threequel:
Buildin’ Even More Bucks adds an extra layer of engaging, narrative-driven charm to the treasure-chasing series in a medium volatility slot with a solid 96.2% RTP offering 243 ways to win, complete with a max win of 5,000x.
Hardhat highlights
Players familiar with the crafty crew will immediately feel at home in Buildin’ Even More Bucks’ magical fantasy land setting, only this time the theme is construction – faerie style – with a 5×3 grid stretched out on canvas attached to a wooden scaffold, with an animated Lenny overseeing shenanigans from atop the reels.
As with the previous entries in the series, the gameplay is driven by a frame-based upgrade system, magic spins, and a new fast-paced Irish jig soundtrack. In Buildin’ Even More Bucks, a hardhat scatter symbol mechanic triggers magic spins and prize wheel action.
In the base game, the inner wheel can trigger when one or two hardhat scatters land, offering either instant cash prizes of x10 or x20 your stake, a Woody Elf respin, or an upgrade that triggers the outer wheel.
Activating the outer wheel brings jackpot wins from Major (50x) to Ultra (500x) your stake. Character re-spins, including Woody’s in the inner wheel stage and Grout and Fairy Mary’s in the outer wheel, come with six spins and focus on building wood, brick, or gold frames across the grid. Filling the grid with Grout symbols will upgrade the brick frame to Mary’s gold frame, which is what you want as it awards a 100x payout if extra hardhat scatters land.
The most exciting and enchanting feature of the game, however, is the magic spins round, which is triggered by landing three or more of the hardhat scatters.
Here, the grid expands to a 5×5 map held in Lenny’s enlarged hands with ways to win increasing to 3,125. Magic spins’ gameplay driver is the upgrading frames system, with each scatter adding or bettering positions from wood up to gold frames. At the end of the magic spins round, all frames transform into wooden or brick houses, or a gold castle, and display their values.
Gold frames hold the biggest rewards, such as jackpot prizes and 15x to 25x your stake, and which is where you can hit the max win potential of 5,000x.
Character-driven slot
Play’n GO, Games Ambassador Magnus Wallentin summed up the game’s appeal as having “a strong cast dynamic at its heart” that gives the slot its personality and “playful identity from the very first moment.”
Ultimately, Buildin’ Even More Bucks offers a balance of character-driven storytelling charm wrapped in a pursuit of Lenny’s treasure with the upgrading frames system drawing players back for extended gameplay sessions, while the bet range of $0.20 to $50 should appeal to casuals and bonus hunters after a $250k max win.
