Tippy’s Golden Pot

Tippy's Golden Pot: Slot Overview

Hey players, if the name Tippy means anything to you, then it could be because you've played the game Tippy Tavern from software provider Snowborn - a game that was a clone of Pile 'Em Up. It appears the cheerful leprechaun chap wasn't happy with that situation and has returned to star in something more original. The result is Tippy's Golden Pot, which has as its main feature a hold 'n win bonus round where a bunch of special symbols are available for augmenting the action, as well as several growable jackpots.

Tippy's Golden Pot gameplay might be more original than the previous Tippy slot, but the visuals are about as standard as they get in a leprechaun game. You know the drill: rolling hills, fluffy trees, water features, clouds, blue skies, and so on. Nice stuff, but about as conventional as it gets, as well. The same goes for the jaunty tunes, so when added together, Tippy's Golden Pot hits the spot as a leprechaun slot and all, but it doesn't really try to do much interesting with the theme.

Tippy spends the base game giving players a thumbs up from the side of the screen, standing above a pot of gold next to a 5-reel, 4-row gaming grid. The grid utilises 1,024 ways to win, awarding winning combinations when matching symbols land in adjacent reels from the leftmost side. Tippy's Golden Pot is a highly volatile slot with a default RTP of 96% and a hit rate of 31.03%. Participants at this shindig are able to select a stake of 10 c to $/€25 per spin, and three options are on offer at the bonus buy.

Handsomely designed J to A card royals are the low pays, worth 0.6 to 1.2 times the bet for a 5 OAK hit, while the high pays are butterflies, four leaf clovers, acorns, and mushrooms, awarding 2 to 3 times the bet for five a of a kind. Helping players link winning combinations are the wilds, which substitute for any regular pay symbol.

Tippy's Golden Pot: Slot Features

The two main aims in Tippy's Golden Pot are triggering the hold 'n win bonus round or scooping dough from the Tippy Pots jackpots.

Tippy Pots

Tippy Pots is a jackpot feature available in the base game. Each landed wild increases 1 Tippy Pots prize by 0.5x the bet. Purple, green, or red wilds increase the Minor, Major, or Mega prizes, respectively. The Minor starts at 10x and can reach 100x the bet, the Major starts at 50x and can reach 500x the bet, while the Mega starts at 1,000x and can reach 10,000x the bet. Landing a wild grants a chance of triggering the Tippy Pots feature. When activated, a wheel of fortune is displayed, awarding 1 of the 3 jackpot prizes. When a jackpot prize has been awarded, it resets to its starting value.

Tippy Spin

This feature may trigger in the base game, as every wild that lands grants a chance of triggering a Tippy Spin. When triggered, random symbols are replaced with wilds.

Bonus Round

Hitting 3 or more scatter symbols activates this bonus round:

• 3 scatters award the bonus with 3 spins, no Stars collected, and 3 Coin symbols (1x-9x the bet).
• 4 scatters trigger the bonus with 4 spins, 3 Stars collected, and 4 Coin symbols (1x-9x the bet).
• 5 scatters trigger the bonus with 4 spins, 6 Stars collected, 4 Coin symbols (1x-9x the bet), and 1 Chest (a Persistent Collector).

During the bonus, Coins bearing values of 1x-50x the bet, Stars, and special symbols may land. Collecting 3 Stars awards an extra spin on each retrigger. Collecting 6 Stars award the persistent collector Chest. The number of spins is reset when Coins, Stars, or special symbols land. The special symbols are:

• Diamond (Expander) – expands the reels once upwards to a maximum of 6 rows high.
• Jug (Payer) – lands possessing a value of 1x to 9x the bet, then adds this value to all other symbol values once.
• Barrel (Persistent Payer) – lands possessing a value of 1-9x the bet, then adds this value to all other symbol values after each spin.
• Pouch (Collector) – lands possessing a value of 1-9x, then collects the values of other symbols once.
• Chest (Persistent Collector) – lands possessing a value of 1-9x, then collects other symbol values after each spin.
• Tippy (Persistent Multiplier) – lands possessing a multiplier of x2 to x9, then multiplies other symbol cash values.

Tippy Gold

This feature is only available in the bonus round. It is triggered by the Diamond, Coin, Jug, Barrel, Pouch, and Chest symbols reaching a defined value. If a Coin, Jug, Barrel, or Pouch reaches 250x the bet, they are turned into a Tippy Gold symbol of 250x the bet. If a Chest reaches 2,500x the bet, it is turned into a Tippy Gold symbol of 2,500x the bet. Tippy Gold symbols may be collected by the Pouch or Chest symbols.

Hot Spots

Also available in the bonus round only, Hot Spots and Rainbow Hot Spots may appear on the reels on any bonus spin. A maximum of 3 Hot Spots can appear at one time, where there is an increased chance a special symbol or Star lands on a reel with a Hot Spot present. A maximum of 1 Rainbow Hot Spot can appear at the same time, guaranteeing a special symbol or Star lands in that position.

Buy

The buy feature is where you can buy the bonus triggered by 3, 4, or 5 scatter symbols for 40x, 80x, or 250x the bet, respectively.

Tippy's Golden Pot: Slot Verdict

Gamblers on the hunt for a jovial leprechaun slot with a bunch of bells or whistles should find it hard to go wrong if choosing Tippy's Golden Pot. It looks the part, sounds the part, and let's not forget about Tippy himself, giving players a thumbs up while they spin the wooden reels. Hopefully, he gives out some of the gold from his pot, too, not just friendly gestures, and there are numerous ways to potentially go about collecting winnings while taking Tippy's Golden Pot for a swirl.

One of the most interesting and possibly exciting ways (when it's going well) is the hold 'n win bonus round. Cross your fingers it triggers with 5 scatters since you get 4 spins that way, plus an all-important Persistent Collector symbol. The bonus round, in general, is supplemented by a good number of special symbols, too. None of them are of the massively innovative sort that gamblers won't have seen before – payers, collectors, persistent versions, and the multiplier. Nothing new, but it's all useful stuff to have on the board when all cylinders are firing. The max win in Tippy's Golden Pot tops out at 10,000x the bet, which is the same figure as the Mega jackpot when it has been maxed out. Decent potential likely lies in the bonus round, too, perhaps full potential, since the game rules mention Chests hitting 2,500x and turning into Tippy Gold symbols.

One reason game makers and gamblers continually turn to leprechaun/Irish-themed slots, presumably, is due to how jolly they are. Tippy's Golden Pot is certainly a jolly game and one that should entertain players looking for a taste of the Emerald Isle with dependably solid, if somewhat generic, looks and features.