How Finn and the Swirly Spin plays
Winning symbols are destroyed and the rest slide along a spiral towards the centre. A win with a wild makes the wild explode, clearing the symbols around it; a win without a wild creates one. Four random features (Starfall Wilds, Dragon Destroy, Irish Luck, Magic Transform) can trigger after a spin. A Free Spins Key starts bottom left and moves towards the centre as symbols clear; reaching the centre adds a key to a meter that is kept between sessions, and the free spins mode chosen (Star Bar, Lava Lair, Lucky Mug, Golden Pot) depends on keys collected (1, 4, 9 or 16).
Theme: Irish folklore, leprechaun. Filed under Irish and luck.
Features in this game
- Cluster pays: A pay system where groups of matching symbols touching each other on the grid win, with no lines or reels-from-the-left rule.
- Cascading reels: After a win, the winning symbols are removed and new ones fall into the gaps, giving another chance to win from the same stake.
- Grid expansion: A feature that adds rows, reels or positions to the grid during play, increasing the ways or space for wins.
- Sticky wilds: A wild that stays in place for more than one spin, usually through a respin sequence or a whole free spins round.
- Free spins: A bonus round of spins played at no extra cost, usually triggered by scatter symbols and often with extra features.
What the figures mean
An RTP of 96.62% is a long-run average across millions of spins. It works out at a house edge of 3.38%, so every £100 staked costs £3.38 on average. A session of 200 spins at £1 stakes £200, and the expected cost of that session is £6.76, although the real result will usually land a long way either side. Work out your own figures.
The provider rates volatility as medium. That describes how winnings are spread: higher volatility means longer runs with little back and rarer, larger wins. It does not change the average. More on volatility, or see it in a simulation.
Published hit frequency is 22%, meaning roughly 22 spins in every 100 return something. Many of those returns are smaller than the stake.
Questions people ask
What is the RTP of Finn and the Swirly Spin?
NetEnt publishes 96.62%. Over a very long run that returns about £96.62 for every £100 staked; a single session can be far above or below it.
Who makes Finn and the Swirly Spin?
Finn and the Swirly Spin is made by NetEnt. It was released in 23 November 2017.
What is the maximum win on Finn and the Swirly Spin?
The provider states a maximum win of 300× the stake. At the £5 per spin limit for adults aged 25 and over in Great Britain that would be a theoretical top prize of £1,500; it is extremely rare by design.
Is Finn and the Swirly Spin high volatility?
NetEnt describes its volatility as "medium". Volatility describes how wins are spread out, not how much the game returns on average.
Sources
Notes on the data: Key meter persists when the game is closed (provider page).
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