1st of the Irish
1st of the Irish explained with its current layout, feature structure, comparison points and preserved free demo.
- Volatility
- High
- Layout
- 6 reels, 5 rows
Game facts
- Provider
- Red Rake Gaming
- Mechanics
- Cascades or tumbles, Cluster pays
- Layout
- 6 reels, 5 rows
- Win system
- Cluster wins with cascading reels and five feature meters
- Released
- January 1, 2020
- Volatility
- High
1st of the Irish is a 6 x 5 cluster slot from Red Rake Gaming. Winning symbols cascade away while five separate meters collect pipe, beer, shamrock, hat and rainbow symbols. The current provider page confirms the layout and feature roles but does not publish an RTP or maximum-win figure, so those optional fields are not carried over from the legacy page.
How 1st of the Irish works
Clusters and cascades create the base-game rhythm. Filling the Pipe meter awards a symbol-based bet multiplier, Beer combines nine positions into one symbol, Shamrock places four sticky wilds, and Hat can add up to eight wilds on one reel. These meter effects can overlap, making the order and combination of features more important than the Irish theme.
RTP is a long-run theoretical average and does not predict a single session. A maximum win is a rules ceiling, not evidence that the result is likely. When a figure comes from an operator listing, it describes that listed configuration and must not be assumed to apply to every deployment.
Features and comparison points
The Rainbow meter starts Free Spins. Rainbow symbols collected during that feature build a multiplier applied to the feature result. This is a stronger comparison fit for players who value cascading clusters and visible progress meters, while a player seeking simple fixed paylines may find the five-meter system busier.
For a useful comparison, separate the core win system, feature behavior, volatility, RTP configuration and maximum. Theme, provider familiarity and lobby visibility can influence discovery, but none is payout evidence. Player intents are weighted criteria rather than a universal ranking.
Who this game may suit
Use the inherited high-volatility archive label as a browsing category, not a standardized promise about session results. The official page confirms mobile portrait and landscape support and a 2020 release year. No operator-specific US state availability, deployed RTP, or real-money configuration was verified for this handoff.
The inherited demo URL is preserved for this migration without a new availability test. Channel and state labels remain limited to the free demo because no exact operator-level US availability or state configuration was verified for this handoff.
Features and player fit
Features
Cascading reels, Pipe, Beer, Shamrock, Hat and Rainbow meters, sticky wilds, Free Spins multipliers
Best fit
Use the inherited high-volatility archive label as a browsing category, not a standardized promise about session results.
Player fit: Exploration, Feature-focused play, High-variance play
US availability
Channels: Free demo
Pros
- The Rainbow meter starts Free Spins.
- The current source supports the 6 reels, 5 rows layout and named feature structure.
Cons
- A current exact RTP is not published in the selected source.
- A current maximum-win figure is omitted until a stronger source supports it.
Sources
Last verified: 2026-07-27
