Fortune Reels Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Fortune Reels Review

We really enjoy the customizable experience you get with Wazdan slots, where you have three volatility options to choose from. The adjustable volatility doesn't change the max win potential though but slightly affects the hit rate and in some cases features prize values. Anyway, Fortune Reels adds one more oriental-themed effort to the pile, and we’ve seen plenty so far in the ongoing Hold the Jackpot series.

You get 46,656 win ways in this installment, which is a bit unusual, and the base game is kept interesting by Cascading Wins and Expanding Wilds. The pace is excellent with the max turbo setting, and it allows you to plow through spins rapidly until you hit the Hold the Jackpot bonus round. The hold-and-win style feature comes with 4 symbols with special abilities, and this makes it stick out from the run-of-the-mill efforts we see all the time.

Fortune Reels Slot - Reel Screen

Fortune Reels - Slot Features

The Wild steps in for all regular pay symbols, and it also expands towards the top of the reel whenever it lands. All winning symbols are removed due to the Cascading Reels, and new symbols drop down to fill the gaps. This process repeats as long as you keep winning.

The Gold Coin symbols land with cash prizes between 1x and 10x your stake, and you can collect these prizes in the base game by landing a Sack symbol together with up to 5 Gold Coin cash symbols. You need to land at least 6 Gold Coin symbols at the same time to trigger the Hold the Jackpot Bonus, however.

All regular symbols are then removed, and the triggering symbols drop to the bottom of the grid and become sticky. Only Gold Coin cash symbols or blanks will land on the 6x4 grid, and you also have 3 Big Reels on top where only Jackpot symbols or special symbols will land.

There are 4 special symbols that can land in the top 3 positions during the hold-and-win style bonus round, and these are as follows:

• Jackpot Coin symbols - award Mini, Minor or Major Jackpots.
• Golden Ox Coin - accumulates all values from any Coins directly below, and applies a random multiplier between x1 and x9.
• Money Tree - adds 3 to 8 Gold Coins to the 8 positions below, and increases the value of Gold Coins already present.
• Mystery Symbol - can turn into any special symbol, cash symbol, or Jackpot symbol, and this is revealed as the feature ends.

You get 3 respins to start with, and each non-blank symbol you land resets the tally to 3 again. All non-blank symbols become sticky, and there are 4 jackpots up for grabs as follows:

• Mini - awards 20x your stake when a Mini Jackpot symbol lands.
• Minor - awards 50x your stake when a Minor Jackpot symbol lands.
• Major - awards 150x your stake when a Major Jackpot symbol lands.
• Grand - awards 1,000x your stake when you fill the grid with Gold Coin cash symbols and the top 3 positions with special symbols.

All cash symbols are summed up when you run out of respins or fill the grid, and these are paid on top of any Jackpots you might land. In the Respins, players can hope for prizes of up to 2,100x their total bet.

The 200 Spins Fortune Reels Experience

You’ll see a few cascading wins before we purchase the Hold the Jackpot bonus round at 0:34 into the 2 and a half minute highlights video. We’re not gonna reveal how we fared upfront, so you’ll have to hit the play button to see for yourself.

Review Summary

Wazdan is spitting out new installments in the Hold the Jackpot series like there is no tomorrow, and Fortune Reels is not a bad effort at all.

It could, perhaps, have benefitted from a higher potential than 2,100x the stake, but we do like the customizable volatility and game speed. The base game is kept interesting by Cascading Wins and Expanding Wilds, and the occasional cash symbol collection.

The big highlight is the Hold the Jackpot streak respins style bonus round, and the 4 special symbols make it more attractive than the average releases we see every month. With the turbo cranked up you can plow through plenty of spins at a record pace, and we wish other developers would consider implementing the kind of user-friendly and highly adaptive experience you get when you play Wazdan slots.

Pros

• Cascading Wins and Expanding Wilds
• Base game cash symbol collection with the Sack symbol
• Hold the Jackpot with 4 special symbols
• 4 jackpots worth up to 1,000x your stake
• Win up to 2,100x your stake

Cons

• Would be more attractive with a higher potential

If you enjoy Fortune Reels you should also try:

Midnight in Tokyo - is another asian-themed installment in Wazdan’s Hold the Jackpot series, and ninja and kung fu Wild Splitters slice adjacent symbols in 2 or 3. The hold and win style feature is the big attraction, of course, and you can win up to 3,000x your stake.

Prosperity Pearls - is an underwater-themed oriental installment in Wazdan’s Hold the Jackpot saga, and it comes with a matrix reels engine. The big attraction is the streak respins style bonus round, and you can win up to 4,000x your stake.

Sun of Fortune - is an asian-themed installment in Wazdan’s Hold the Jackpot series, and it plays out on 4x4 reels . The hold and respins style jackpot game comes with prizes up to 1,450x your stake, and you can personalize the game as you see fit.

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