Finn's Golden Tavern in South Africa: Get the Chest to the Centre
Finn's Golden Tavern is NetEnt's second slot about Finn the leprechaun, released in December 2019 after Finn and the Swirly Spin. It plays on a 5x5 grid with the spiral spin of the first game, and NetEnt's feature texts speak of avalanches. Evolution's games site sums up the aim in one line: get the chest to the X. A Free Spins Chest that ends a spin in the central position starts 5 free spins, and coin symbols pay the sum of their values when three or more match.
Figures from provider data, September 2026. The RTP is the figure the studio publishes; check the ranking and the game's own info screen before you deposit.
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What Finn's Golden Tavern looks like
Images: NetEnt, official game page (netent.com).
How Finn's Golden Tavern works
The grid is five reels by five rows, set on a map spread over a tavern table. NetEnt calls the game the second instalment in the series and says it brings back 'spiral-spinning fun'; Evolution's games site speaks of the return of the spiral spin mechanic from Finn and the Swirly Spin. In NetEnt's own screenshot a dashed path is drawn on the map under the symbols, winding in towards the middle of the grid, where two crossed lines sit in the middle cell.
The game has avalanches. NetEnt's feature texts refer to the moment 'after all wins or avalanches have occurred', and the game checks its chest only then, so by our reading one paid spin can run through several avalanches before the round settles.
NetEnt's page does not set out how ordinary symbols such as the tankards, bottles and jugs form a win; the game's help at your casino has that rule.
Getting the chest to the centre, step by step
From the Free Spins and Random Coin texts on NetEnt's game page.
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The chest lands on the grid
The Free Spins Chest is a symbol of its own. Where it sits after a spin decides what it does; NetEnt's texts name two places that matter. -
Next to the centre
If the chest is in the immediate loop of symbols around the central position, the Random Coin feature can be activated at random and turns low win symbols into coin symbols. -
Wins and avalanches finish
NetEnt checks the chest only after all wins or avalanches have occurred, so where it ends up after the last avalanche is what counts. -
In the central position
If the chest is in the central position at that point, a Free Spins game is awarded with 5 free spins.
Coin symbols and the two random features
Coins are the game's own way of paying. Under the name Coins Ahoy, NetEnt says each coin symbol on the reels carries a value, and any match of three or more coin symbols pays the sum of all the coin values in that match. In NetEnt's screenshot the coins carry 5 and 10, so by our arithmetic a match of 5, 5 and 10 would pay 20 of whatever unit those values stand for; the page does not name the unit.
Two features in the main game add coins or move them. The Random Coin feature is tied to the chest, as above: with the chest next to the centre, low win symbols can turn into coins. The Fist Slam feature works on a spin that would otherwise pay nothing: it can be activated at random and moves a coin symbol so that a win is generated.
Inside the free spins 🎁
The round starts with 5 free spins, and a Free Spins Multiplier meter appears for it. The meter goes up one step for each wild that is generated during avalanches, and for every five steps the multiplier goes up by 1. NetEnt's text does not give the value the multiplier starts from, so the table below counts only how much it rises.
The chest keeps a job in this round too. If it sits in the central position once the avalanches have finished, the Coin Bonus feature places a number of coin symbols on the reels, each with a random value. How many coins it places, and whether free spins can be won again, NetEnt's page does not say.
How the free spins multiplier climbs
Our arithmetic from NetEnt's rule: one meter step per wild generated during avalanches, and the multiplier up by 1 for every five steps.
| Wilds generated in the round | Rise of the multiplier (our sum) |
|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | None yet |
| 5 | Up by 1 |
| 10 | Up by 2 |
| 15 | Up by 3 |
| 20 | Up by 4 |
Finn's Golden Tavern in figures
From NetEnt's game page and Evolution's games site.
| Detail | Finn's Golden Tavern |
|---|---|
| Released | 4 December 2019 (NetEnt); 2019 on Evolution's games site |
| Grid | 5 reels, 5 rows |
| Series | Second Finn game, after Finn and the Swirly Spin |
| Free spins | 5, when the chest ends in the central position |
| Hit frequency | 21%, as NetEnt states it |
| Volatility | Medium on NetEnt's page, Mid on Evolution's games site |
| Max payout | 1,100 times the bet, NetEnt's figure |
| Bet range | €0.10 to €500.00 on NetEnt's page |
Reading the numbers before you play ⚠️
A hit frequency of 21% works out, by our arithmetic, to roughly one paying spin in every five, if NetEnt counts any spin that returns something. It tells you about the rhythm of wins, and nothing about their size.
The volatility labels agree: MEDIUM on NetEnt's badge, Mid on Evolution's games site. NetEnt's max payout of 1,100 times the bet is the studio's figure; neither site calls it a cap.
The free spins rest on one event, the chest finishing in a single cell out of 25, so by our reading many spins pass without the round. Set the stake against the money you are ready to lose in the session and keep it there; no staking pattern beats the house edge.
Finn's Golden Tavern RTP and volatility 📊
NetEnt gives Finn's Golden Tavern's return to player as 96.10%.
Volatility is medium: small wins mixed with occasional bigger ones.
Paying for Finn's Golden Tavern in rand
Finn's Golden Tavern is in the lobby at 12 operators we list: all of them take cards; 11 take Ozow; 7 take Capitec Pay; 11 take cash vouchers.
The smallest first deposit for Finn's Golden Tavern among them is R1, at Luckyfish.
Finn's Golden Tavern winnings are paid by EFT to an account in your own name, after FICA.
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Is Finn's Golden Tavern legal in South Africa? 📜
Finn's Golden Tavern is a slot. In South Africa you find it at licensed bookmakers, next to their sports markets.
All 12 operators we list for Finn's Golden Tavern hold a South African provincial licence.
Before you play with real money
Set your Finn's Golden Tavern budget and a deposit limit before the first round, not after a losing one. If it stops being fun, the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation helpline is free on 0800 006 008.
Pros, cons and verdict ⚖️
- A clear goal on screen: get the chest to the centre
- Fist Slam can turn a losing main-game spin into a win
- Coins pay the sum of their values when three or more match
- A multiplier meter in free spins fed by wilds from avalanches
- Only 5 free spins, and the trigger is a single central cell
- NetEnt's pages publish no paytable or starting multiplier
- A max payout of 1,100 times the bet, NetEnt's figure
- No published rule on whether free spins can be won again
Finn's Golden Tavern keeps the spiral grid of the first Finn game and gives it a target: a chest that has to finish in the middle of the map. Around that, coins with values and two random helpers fill the main game, and the free spins add a multiplier that grows with every wild the avalanches produce. It suits a player who wants a medium volatility slot with more going on per spin than a line game.
Finn's Golden Tavern FAQ ❓
How do you trigger free spins in Finn's Golden Tavern?
The Free Spins Chest has to be in the central position of the 5x5 grid after all wins and avalanches have finished. Then NetEnt's game awards a Free Spins game with 5 free spins.
What is the RTP of Finn's Golden Tavern?
NetEnt's game page gives 96.10% and Evolution's games site shows the same number. The RTP line in the game's help at your casino names the figure for the version that casino runs, so read it there before a real-money spin.
How do the coin symbols pay?
Each coin carries a value, and any match of three or more coin symbols pays the sum of all the coin values in that match. In the main game, the Random Coin and Fist Slam features can add a coin or move one into a win.
How does the free spins multiplier work?
A meter appears in free spins and goes up one step for every wild generated during avalanches. Every five steps raise the multiplier by 1, so by our arithmetic ten such wilds raise it by 2.
Is Finn's Golden Tavern the same game as Finn and the Swirly Spin?
No. NetEnt calls Finn's Golden Tavern the second instalment in the series and released it in 2019. It brings back the spiral spin of Finn and the Swirly Spin, but adds its own chest, coin and free spins features.
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Where to play Finn's Golden Tavern in South Africa
Licensed South African operators we have found carrying Finn's Golden Tavern, each with its licence and our score, and the date where we saw the game in the lobby ourselves. Ordered by that score. How we score Offers checked September 2026.
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