Finn and the Swirly Spin Slot

Something different from NetEnt here in a 5x5 grid configuration and what’s not to like, the Irish theme of this slot comes with a variety of features, 4 of them in fact, Starfall Wilds where you get several wilds added to the reels, Dragon Destroy symbols get destroyed and this brings your key closer to the center as well as getting some wins during the process, Irish luck where symbol transformation occurs and Magic Transform where more symbol transformation occurs for bigger potential wins. The fact that there are these random features that can occur in clusters makes the game worth playing but only when this generous situation occurs otherwise the game will eat and eat your balance without any regret. But best is when you get the key into the center of the grid and collect those keys to have the ability to unlock better features, you need about 14 keys to unlock the last feature though. I have only collected 5 keys in about 1250 spins so it would take me about another 2250 spins to get all 14 at this rate, an average of about 250 spins but there can be droughts too however of 300 spins without a key.

Features tend to be on the lower side however they can be triggered quite often randomly however the key features can take a long time as you need a certain number of wins for the key to reach the center of the grid and so many times you will be only a few spots away from it that it can be a bit frustrating and sometimes can take several hundred spins currently for me in the real mode it has been over 300 spins since the last time I had the key reach the center of the grid and that is a such a long wait that I don’t know what to do with this game anymore, I will return to play it again at some point and hope to get the key early cause taking this long is too much from a slow where the wins aren’t that big anyway so far the features have been on average around that 70x best one being 110x and worst being 46x. There is no real chance of a 1000x on this slot that’s for sure.

The ‘Finn and the Swirly Spin’ A popular video slot created by Net Ent that uses an interesting a 5x5 grid layout, comes with Cluster Pays. Wins are formed by matching 3 or more symbols in a vertical or horizontal line. Bonuses are unlocked with play, all of which are various Freespins rounds. If you are a fan of Cluster Pays may find yourself, with the offer a selection of generous prizes, including extra wilds, symbol transformations, symbols that can be destroyed by an avalanche, and an extra line of symbols that can be used to increase your chance of a Big win.

I have played this game a lot and although it’s not a big payer in relation to stake it can play well and get a good return when you catch it on a good day. When Finn is in the mood he will work his magic a lot to keep your interest.

I think when you get the golden pot from Finn and it matches lots of the same symbols I strongly feel there is a fault in the game and it doesn’t pay nowhere near what it should as you also get a lot of stars on the second go. I have emailed both NetEnt and the UK gambling commission to see if I’m right.
My other complaint is when you get the stars you can get 7 stars I have only had it once, and I have played this game a lot, the average is 3 it should pay the maximum amount of stars more often.

The game is CORRUPT!!!
REASON? When you get Finns magic transform and he turns the spades to rubies the payout is wrong it’s pays more like they are still spades!! And does the same with the stars created afterwards. I have emailed both NetEnt and the UK gambling commission with my findings but received no reply.
Don’t waste your money playing the game try it in demo mode you will find out for yourself.

Also I believe the fact in the last 6mths they have altered the game play so you will lose and have a lousy playing experience = based on me playing 10000s of real play and demo mode where the ratio won lose is from my findings is 99% playing anything from 50-300 spins in a go.
I could go into more detail about why it is now a corrupt and lousy game to play but play in demo mode on games guru and find out for yourself this is from someone who a year ago won £1400 in one session now you can’t get your stake back that’s how awful it is now.

The Finn and the Swirly spin slot is one of the newest game release from famous Netent provider and each time they succeed to surprise me but not in a good way. Netent from year to year are releasing all very low payout games I really wonder why they even bother or continue to do that.

This game has an Irish theme where you'll see the Leprechaun who spins the reels on an very unusual way. The game has cartoonish look, the graphics are great for my taste, as for the game it self cant say the same. The payout of the game is poor or it needs to be played a lot so you can get the most of it. The only times I have played this game is from free spins some casinos has offered as playing with my money only several times, seeing what's the potential of the game I don't think its worth of spending my money on it.

The Finn and the Swirly spin slot has free spins feature as well. The thing about this game is matching a symbols, so no matter if they are vertical or horizontal you should match at least three of them and that way you get a winning line which will explode but after that you get the star which is the wild symbol and substitute with all symbols on the reels.

The game has free spins feature but doesn't have scatter symbols as we are used tobut on the reels there is a Key symbol so while you are matching the symbols, while making a winning a line and the Key should enter in the Keyhole in the center of the game, so that way you triggered the free spins feature.

There are 4 feature to choose from while you play those free spins the starfall wilds, dragon destroy, magic transform and Irish luck and those can be choosed only if you manage to collect required keys while you play and you need to play a lot. As I mentioned this game is not my cup of tea, yes I play it from time to time but only given as a free spins, other that that no.

Latest releases of Netent is very bad. Low table pay-outs but more importantly it's very difficult to hit x500 your bet on the newer games since the pay tables are low as well as the game play is not the same like it used to be. Make no mistake Finn and the swirly spin is no different as well as you can't easily win x500 your stake however this slot looks very interesting and entertaining.

Similar to Emerald isle in terms of the colourfulness as well as the colours being used Finn sitting there on the ground blowing his whistle while you can place bets of minimum $0.10 but can be entertained for hours with a small balance. This game boast random features and 4 different free spins features. The random features can be triggered during any normal spin and activated 1 single round of the 4 free spins feature this game has.

The free spins feature is activated when the key on the beginning of the grid reached the centre of the grid. You can choose from 4 different features which include the following:

Starfall Wilds – wilds are added to the reels until a win occurs.
Dragon Destroy – symbols are destroyed in a way which guarantees a win.
Irish Luck – certain symbols are transformed to provide a guaranteed win.
Magic Transform – all hearts and spades are transformed into higher value symbols.

I have played this game since release days and always select the Star Wilds or Dragon Destroy as those are the unlocking levels are reached. You need to reach the feature a certain amount of times which then unlocks the other features on the slot. I am hoping to get the Magic transform feature very soon.

I managed to win x100 my bet once, but mostly its between 30 – 70 x my stake during the features. I would consider this slot as good for wagering purposed and would rate it a 7 out of 10.

I have been hating almost all of NetEnt's new games, including a number of their oldie games too, all because of being 'upgraded' or for having ridiculously low paytables, resulting in ridiculously poor gameplay. Then Finn And The Swirly spin came along. My first impression? "Oh god, yet another one!" Well, to my surprise, and well beyond my expectations, the game played very well for me! I first played this game with some free spins from a casino, then more plays with more free spins, and each time, I was quite delighted with the game. Why? Well, the reasons have nothing to do with its incredibly low paytable, but with the game's uniqueness in the swirling spins!

NetEnt should be proud of this new 'invention' - it's a new way to play slot games! Instead of the usual up-down spinning of the reels, or the dropping down of icon blocks, the symbols now shoots up from one corner and swirl in a squarish circle, ending in the center, and forming a 5x5 grid formation. Honestly speaking, I am not fond of any such grid formation, because there are too many symbols on the play screen which makes it look cluttered, but somehow, this swirling effect did not give me the cluttered effect. Don't ask me why, but that's the way it is!

Whenever 3 or more same symbols land in line, either horizontally or vertically, they would explode, leaving behind a bright Yellow Star Wild symbol. However, same symbols that explode with this Star Wild does not create another Star Wild, but that exploding Star Wild would explode the adjacent symbols around it. Very interesting! These maneuvers keep the other symbols moving in a swirl, until a special 'Key' symbol gets into the keyhole at the center, awarding a Free Spins game. This game doesn't rely on Scatters at all, but depends solely on that special key to get to the center of the swirl. If no movement of the symbols is encountered, a new spin ensues.

There are 4 modes of Free Spins games available, but each mode can only be played upon collecting the required number of that special key, indicated by a meter on the right hand side. The first 3 keys award the Starblast mode, whereby each spin of the 7 free spins would get 2 up to 5 Star Wilds being thrown into the swirl to create wins. Getting 4 keys awards the Lava Lair mode, with 3 free spins, but with an indestructible Wild Coin. The 9th key awards the Irish Luck mode, with 4 free spins, and with one random row of 5 same symbols. Finally, the 16th key awards the Jackpot mode, with only 2 free spins, and with 2 random symbols being transformed into another symbol. Amongst these 4 modes, the Jackpot mode tends to pay the lowest most of the time, except when you get most of the symbols, if not all, transforming into the Red Ruby symbol, for a nice big win. My favourite? The Lava Lair 3 free spins with the indestructible Wild Coin.

What I dislike most about this Finn game is not really confined to NetEnt games only, but seems to be with any other new games as well. The game plays much better in the earlier stages than in the later stages! I have already reached the 62 keys level now, have played all the 4 modes of Free Spins, and have seen my credit balance going up and down regularly too. Playing with the minimum 0.10 bets would give the best play! Playing with much bigger bets would bring out the Blackhole in the game and devour your credits like hhell! You'd get lots of empty spins and lots of useless small wins!

Now here's probably the worse of the lot. My best win from all those 62 Free Spins games was only 158x my bet amount, with 114x the second best. All the other wins were either about 25x or about 50x! Nonetheless, I love playing this game, purely for its uniqueness and for fun sake, but where wins are concerned, it's a damn blardy poor paymaster!

NetEnt has been naughty in the last couple of years, games rating were dropped significant in my opinion because its poor payout. Apparently this is something that will happen to all games providers in the near future. It is similar to fishing. They are the fishermen and we are the fishes and their games are the bait, with other words, some how they will get us the take the bait hehehe.

Games providers are always trying to beat their rivals to be the number one, Microgaming was on top when online gambling was introduced to the world wide web but with years and because the popularity of online gambling, a new gaming provider must soon arrive and they did, NextGen (Nyx), Playtech, NetEnt, BetSoft. Today the amount of games providers has multiplied, it is hard to choose which you'd play with. Well, there's one word that increase chance of winning : Originality.

Finn and the swirly spin is a new gem of NetEnt. Some of you would recognize the game play, yes it is similar to Zuma, not the video slot but the original game of shooting marbles to a swirl of other coloured marbles. I think it's a very interesting concept and I must admit that I was intrigued by this game and couldn't help but to give it a 'swirl' hehehe.
My first time playing this game was with the free spins I got from a casino. Bad session, no win at all. Then I tried it with deposit money and I must say I had more luck this time, I played about 2 and a half hours with a small deposit. I collected 14 keys, you'll get 1 key each time the free spin feature is triggered. I do like the multiple stages bonus feature which you can buy with the keys you've collected. I've completed the whole bonus stages and the last one is kinda disappointing, it requires 16 keys to unlock it but you'll only get 2 free spins.
Highest win is the red ruby of 500 credits and this goes for 5 stars (wild) too, Another disappointment to me. It is a fun game but same payouts as other predecessor games.