GIFTS OF FORTUNE MEGAWAYS SLOT REVIEW
Gifts of Fortune Megaways is a 6 reel game from Big Time Gaming with up to 117,649 ways to win. It has the Win Exchange feature which gives extra chances to trigger the Free Spins. The game has high variance with a overall RTP of 96.29%.
The beauty of China is the centre of attraction when playing this game. All the wealth and fortune symbolic artefacts of the eastern hemisphere are exposed. Some of these include golden ingots, turtles and koi fish.
GAME LAYOUT
In the eastern hemisphere, the colour red is held in high esteem. This is necessitated by the fact that the red colour symbolizes wealth and fortune in China. As this slot exposes wealth and fortune artefacts from Chinese cultures, it’s no surprise that Big Time Gaming decided to use a patterned red wall as its background graphics and a green-roofed pagoda acts as the reel grid.
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| 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| The Serpent | 50 | 4.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 |
| The Turtle | 3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | – |
| Koi fish | 2 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | – |
| The toad | 1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.25 | – |
| Only symbols of the same nature among the Ace, King and Queen | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.15 | – |
| Only symbols of the same nature among Jack, Number 10 and Number 9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.15 | 0.1 | – |
SYMBOLS
Featured reel symbols include the serpent, the turtle, the koi fish, the toad and royal icons.
BONUSES
- Wild: The colourful packet represents the game’s wild and it appears only on the top horizontal reel.
- Scatter: The game features two scatters represented by the golden ingot on a gold portrait and the golden ingot on a purple portrait. The former is the standard scatter while the latter is the megascatter.
- Extra Reel: The middle reels that is reels 2 to 5 are all enhanced by one more symbol position thanks to the extra reel which appears on top of the standard reel grid.
- Reactions: When players land a winning combination except that of scatters, reactions will automatically activate as soon as the payout is awarded. The reactions necessitate the previous winning symbols to depart their reel positions and in turn, new symbols replace them hence making it possible for new win evaluations.
- Fortune Prizes: During the reactions, if there are any wild symbols on the extra reel, a fortune prize will be awarded for each wild once the winning symbols disappear from the reel grid.
- Treasure Pot: At random during gameplay, the treasure pot may land on the reels. When it lands, it reveals a random multiplier value of up to 10x. The treasure pot multiplier is only applied to the fortune prizes.
- Free Spins Feature with Unlimited Pot Multiplier: Players scoop 10 free spins when they land three standard scatters on the same spin. If the feature is triggered by more than three scatters, each scatter beyond the third awards an extra two free spins. At the start of the feature, the treasure pot multiplier starts at 1x. Whenever a wild icon lands, the pot multiplier increments by one. The treasure pot multiplier is only applied to the fortune prizes. A great attribute of this feature is that it can be retriggered.
- Enhanced Free Spins: Players trigger the alternative enhanced free spins when at least one of the triggering scatters is a megascatter. A great attribute of the feature is that on each spin, a wild icon is guaranteed to land on the extra reel.
- Win Exchange: Any win equaling or exceeding 80x the stake when playing Gifts of Fortune can be exchanged for 10 free spins. A win equaling 25x the stake but not exceeding 80x the stake can be gambled for the chance to win free spins.
- Bonus Buy: Both the free spin modes in this slot can be bought when players enable the bonus buy option. An immediate entry to the standard free spin mode is guaranteed when players increment the current bet by 70x the stake while entry to the enhanced free spin mode is guaranteed when players increase the bet by 200x the stake.
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CLOSING
Big Time Gaming’s Megaways mechanic has revolutionized slot games and the Gifts of Fortune slot is a great testament to this. Overall a great game with a Chinese theme so make sure you give it a try!