Play Paddy's Potions for Free

Playing the free Paddy’s Potions slot online, I found frequent, if relatively small wins, and there’s a return to players of 95.50%. The bet range is from 0.1 to 50 credits although there are no options to buy directly into features.

Those features include wild substitutions at any point and randomly triggered free spins. Potions lead to the free games as all bottles on the reels collect in corresponding potion meters overseen by Paddy.

Blue potions can trigger up to nine Enchanted Reels free spins. A random symbol becomes Enchanted throughout, and if it’s part of a win, all examples on the reels lock in place as others respin. This repeats for as long as more Enchanted symbols land, after which any wins are paid out.

If the red potion triggers its feature, up to five Celtic Cascades play out. This is the feature I got, and while the Paddy’s Potions slot machine paytable says ‘up to five’ spins, that’s how many triggered, so it’s not clear if I was lucky, or that’s the default number. Winning symbols vanish during the round and new ones drop in, which can lead to another win and another cascade. It’s one of the most popular online slot features that can lead to multiple wins in a row.

Green and gold leprechaun hats don’t vanish in this round, and if either reach the bottom row, green versions pay cash prizes and gold hats award jackpots. These are disappointingly small though, with the Minor, Major, and Mega jackpots worth just 50x, 100x, and 500x the bet respectively.

Yellow potions award five Paddy’s Wild free spins. Wild symbols will land on each spin and lock in place for the rest of the round. It makes it progressively easier to win, although with only five spins, there’s no guarantee that enough will land before the round ends.

Whichever feature triggers, I found it fun to watch as potion bottles fill their respective meters, which increase in size, ready to explode on any spin, releasing their magical free games.