St Patricks Pots Hold And Win at Duell: what "hold and win" means
The cover shows a smiling leprechaun in a green hat with a four-leaf clover, two pots overflowing with gold coins and a rainbow behind him — classic Irish folklore tied to St Patrick's Day, celebrated on 17 March. The most informative part, though, is the end of the title: "Hold And Win". That is the name of a feature type used by many slots. We have no confirmed source for the studio, payout rate or exact rules of this game, so the guide explains the format in general.
How hold and win usually works
In many games of this type the feature triggers when a set number of special symbols — often coins or pots carrying a value — land at once. Those symbols stay in place and you get a small number of respins. Each new special symbol also sticks, and the respin counter often resets. The round ends when the respins run out without new symbols, and the values on screen are added up. Some games add fixed jackpot symbols or a bonus for filling the whole screen.
How it works in St Patricks Pots Hold And Win is in the game's rules. The number of symbols needed, the number of respins and the possible values vary from game to game.
Questions to answer from the rules
| Question | Why |
|---|---|
| How many symbols trigger the feature? | Tells you how rare it is |
| How many respins, and does the counter reset? | Decides how long the round can run |
| What values can the symbols carry? | Often shown as multiples of the stake |
| Are there fixed jackpots? | Shows how much value sits in rare outcomes |
Chasing the feature
In games where the main wins come from a hold-and-win round, ordinary spins tend to be lean. That makes it tempting to keep going because the feature "must" come soon. It does not have to. The chance of triggering it is the same on every spin. Worked example: if the feature arrives on average once every 150 spins, a run of 400 spins without it is entirely possible — at 0.20 per spin that is 80 staked.
Go to the offerSeasonal themes and bonus buys
A seasonal theme does nothing to the odds; the game is the same in March as in November. Some slots also offer a button to buy direct entry to the bonus round. A buy usually costs many times the base stake and does not change the house edge. If such a button exists, work out the price in your own currency before you press it.