Inks & Pints

Inks & Pints is an online slot developed by Peter & Sons. The game will appeal to players drawn to Irish pub settings. Several distinctive features sit behind that theme, each one giving players additional ways to win and opening up the potential for more rewarding, entertaining sessions.

Gameplay Features and Bonuses

Inks & Pints plays on a standard 5×3 grid with 10 fixed paylines. Volatility is classified as high, and the maximum win potential reaches 10,000x the total bet.

Expanding Wild: Wilds are restricted to reels 2, 3 and 4, with a limit of one per reel. Any Wild that lands stretches to cover its entire reel and locks in place, and in the base game that triggers a Respin. As many as three Wilds can land across a single Respin.

Bonus Wheel Game: Landing 3 Bonus Wheel Scatters on reels 2, 3 and 4 triggers this round. The wheel is built from four concentric circles, each representing a level. The outer three are divided into 6 sections apiece, while the fourth holds only 3.

Sections on the first three levels contain one of three outcomes: a cash prize in the form of a multiplier, an UP marker moving play to the next level, or an END marker closing the session. A multiplier that gets selected is applied to the current bet and paid out as cash, after which the wheel spins again.

Multipliers are drawn at random from whichever level is in play, and the round begins on the outermost wheel. Landing on END awards a random multiplier from the level currently running before the session closes. The values climb with each level:

• Level 1: 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x
• Level 2: 5x, 6x, 7x, 8x
• Level 3: 10x, 12x, 15x, 20x

Level 4 changes the format entirely, since it contains no UP or END sections. Three symbols occupy this level, and each holds its own payout range. Whichever one gets selected awards a final cash prize drawn from that range:

• Bogwater: 30x, 40x, 50x, 60x, 75x, 100x
• Pension Fund: 120x, 140x, 150x, 160x, 180x, 200x
• Finn Clovercoil: 250x, 300x, 400x, 500x, 1000x, 10000x

Free Spins: Landing 3 Free Spins Scatters awards this round, and the number of spins awarded is decided at random from 7, 9, 12, 15 or 20. Additional Scatters cannot be collected during the round, so no retrigger is possible.

Wild behavior changes here in two respects. They are no longer confined to the middle three reels and can land anywhere, and they stay expanded and sticky for the full duration of the round. What they no longer do is trigger a Respin, unlike in the base game.

Golden Bet: An extra 0.50x per bet doubles the chance of triggering Free Spins while also producing more Expanding Wilds.

Buy Options: Both bonus rounds carry the same price of 75x the total bet. Buying Free Spins awards 7, 9, 12, 15 or 20 spins at random, while buying the Bonus Wheel game places the player on the outermost level as usual.

Design and Soundtrack

The setting is an Irish pub, viewed from inside, with leprechauns seated around the room enjoying their beers. On the reels, classic heart, diamond, club and spade symbols sit alongside liquor bottles, pots of gold and the leprechauns themselves. A soundtrack runs underneath the whole thing and suits the festive look well.

Two titles worth checking for players who want something comparable in setting and gameplay are Lucky's Wild Pub 2 by Pragmatic Play and Brawlers Brew by Quickspin.

The Bottom Line

Two separate bonus routes give Inks & Pints its structure. The Bonus Wheel climbs through four levels, with multipliers rising from 1x at the outer ring to a 10,000x ceiling on Finn Clovercoil at the center, though an END marker can close the session at any point along the way. Expanding Wilds lock in place and trigger Respins in the base game, then stay sticky for the full Free Spins round. Both bonuses cost the same 75x to buy.