Good Luck Clusterbuster: Slot Overview

Good Luck Clusterbuster is an online slot from software provider Red Tiger and the second to use its trademarked Clusterbuster mechanic. The first was Dragons Clusterbuster, though some may argue the idea appeared in an earlier game from the studio titled Thor's Lightning. This time around, players who have been following the mechanic's development will know what to expect - cluster wins removing blocker tiles from the middle of a game grid to win something. That's here, as are Leprechaun Wilds, free spins with wandering wild multipliers, and a Lucky Wind Blow feature.

Thor and dragons aren't exactly unique slot concepts, and neither are the Irish/Celtic/Leprechaun ideas which have been used to theme Good Luck Clusterbuster. Red Tiger has used a kind of blocky graphical style to render their leprechaun, however, giving him individual character, and the unusual yet jaunty soundtrack is different. The game board is pretty massive, clocking in at 9 columns of 9 symbols, though a special 3x3 sized block sits in the middle of the grid for the base game – more on this later. The game grid is placed in the middle of a sacred-looking area, a small circle of rocks surrounding a pile of greenery. Leprechaun games are a dime a dozen, but Good Luck Clusterbuster sticks out a bit, kinda, sorta.

What does stick out is Good Luck Clusterbuster's winning potential, which is massive for a Red Tiger slot. We'll get to that soon; for now, a couple of other important stats, such as RTP, which tops out at 95.73%, while the volatility is high. Any device can be used for playing Good Luck Clusterbuster, where bet levels start at 10 p/c per spin and top put at $/€4 - the limited betting range being a clear RT indicator of the relatively high winning potential.

Good Luck Clusterbuster is a cluster pays slot where wins are awarded when five or more matching symbols land, connecting vertically or horizontally. When winning clusters land, they are removed from the grid, making space for symbols to fall down and fill the gaps. If a new cluster is created by the symbol drop, the process is repeated. As for the paytable, four mushrooms, coloured green, purple, red, and yellow are the lower paying symbols, while horseshoes, pipes, beer mugs, and golden clovers are the higher value bunch. Landing a 5-of-a-kind cluster pays 0.1x for the lows, 0.2-1x the bet for the highs. At the upper end, a 20+ of a kind winning cluster awards 2x the bet for the mushrooms or 3 to 25 times the stake for the higher value symbols.

Good Luck Clusterbuster: Slot Features

Whilst fairly basic a lot of the time for a cluster paying grid slot, the features in Good Luck Clusterbuster include Chain Reactions, Leprechaun Wilds, Clusterbuster, free spins, and the Lucky Wind Blow.

Leprechaun Wilds

Pay attention to the 4 Leprechaun Wilds sitting in the four spots around the game board. Wilds substitute for any pay symbols and are not removed when used in a winning cluster.

Clusterbuster

The 3x3 Pot of Gold block in the middle of the board is a cluster of 9 inactive, valueless tiles. When a winning cluster is next to the Pot of Gold, any of its adjacent tiles are removed.

Free Spins

Busting all outer tiles of the inner 3x3 Pot of Gold awards 5 free spins. The Pot of Gold is removed for free spins and is placed back when the round ends. During free spins, Leprechaun Wilds may move one position up, down, left, or right after a cluster win occurs. In addition, each Leprechaun Wild has a win multiplier which increases by one after it is used in a winning cluster. Multipliers are applied to all wins that the wild is part of. If more than one wild is part of a win, the wilds take turns multiplying the winning total, one after the other. At the end of the round, the multipliers are reset. On a last note, at random in free spins, a Lucky Wind Blow may trigger to move wilds closer to each other.

Good Luck Clusterbuster: Slot Verdict

If you like a bit of a tease, you might well like playing Good Luck Clusterbuster. One of the main base game goals is cracking the outer tiles of the central 3x3 Pot of Gold, and the game gets close a lot. Often, 8 outer tiles will be destroyed, leaving that pesky last one in its original greyed-out non-removed state. Having the four static Leprechaun Wilds means hits are fairly regular, as are repeat clusters from the Chain Reaction feature, meaning getting close to hitting free spins yet not quite making it a fairly regular occurrence. Some might like the close but no cigar tension; others might be frustrated. Worth a look if you're interested.

Patiently chipping away at the Pot of Gold and finally making it into free spins can be worth the wait, though. That's where the game slips into Jammin' Jars with leprechauns mode, and the results could be quite eye-opening. Having a quartet of wandering wilds with individual progressive multipliers is quite a thought, and it has the ability to do good stuff in practice. For a Red Tiger slot, it means eye-catching winning potential, reaching as high as 19,995.7x the bet. An impressive figure which blows away Dragons Clusterbuster and Thor's Lightning, as well as a large portion of Red Tiger's back catalogue, in fact.

Add it all up, and you've got a bonus round which has a bunch of positives to it, though much came from elsewhere. Some players may have appreciated the chance to buy their way straight to the bonus round rather than sit through what can be a stack of teasing spins in a base that can get a little tedious. If you're feeling patient, however, or in the mood to be tantalised, Good Luck Clusterbuster has the technical capability to deliver some serious action.