Free slot: Fate of Fortune

How Fate of Fortune works

Welcome to the magical cave where the oracle is waiting to decide your fate. With its fantastic powers, the oracle can help you hit the jackpot!

Fate of Fortune is a slot game developed and published by online game provider ELK Studios. It has been available at most online casinos since August 3, 2021. Its payout ratio (RTP) is slightly below average at 95%, but it is its volatility and especially its winning potential that are impressive, with the possibility of winning up to 10,000 times the initial stake. The grid is quite special with a 5-3-1-3-5 format. The connection system is also quite special. In addition to working both ways, connections are not made on paylines or through Megaways technology. You will need to get identical symbols on adjacent squares. You'll find a single Wild that substitutes for the other symbols and the expanding Wild that appears on reels 2 and 4 only and extends horizontally to the end of its line, ensuring you get a winning connection. A stacked mystery symbol can appear on all reels except the middle one, where each mystery symbol will be replaced by the same randomly chosen symbol. There are many other different features available in Fate of Fortune, these are called Fortune's Favor and are triggered randomly by the crystal ball placed under the grid:

• Lady Swap: A premium symbol representing a woman is randomly selected and all other premium symbols then turn into this symbol;

• Walking Wild: A Wild appears on the centre reel, which is then split into 2 Wilds on reels 2 and 4 during a respin. On each respin, the Wilds move one space apart until they are off the grid. Other Fortune favors can be activated during the respins of the walking wild.

• Locked Wild: A wild appears on the centre roll and triggers a respin. As long as you don't get a paying connection, respins are triggered. On each spin, the Wild's multiplier value is doubled. Fortune favors can be activated during respins.

• Multiplier: A win multiplier is triggered by appearing in the crystal ball and affects all wins in that round. Its value can be up to x50.

Fate of Fortune different symbols

In addition to the different Wilds and the Scatter, there are only 6 different symbols in Fate of Fortune. The premium symbols are more rare and have a higher value. They are represented by a red, blue or green woman. On the other side are the common symbols, which appear more often, but pay considerably less. They are represented by the high values of a pack of cards: a red Ace, a blue K and a green Q.

Above are the potential payouts for each symbol in relation to a €1 bet.

The different connections in Fate of Fortune

Many connections are possible in Fate of Fortune. There are no predefined paylines as such in this slot. You have to line up identical symbols on adjacent reels with a contact between the symbols. This original connection system is different from the ways system: each symbol has to be in contact with the next symbol in a diagonal or direct line. Connections are made from left to right as well as from right to left with a minimum of 3 reels having an identical symbol. The image below can help you understand this connection system with an example of a winning connection and an example of an invalid connection.

How the Fate of Fortune bonus works

Getting 3 or more Scatter symbols on a single pay spin triggers the Fate of Fortune bonus. A stacked mystery symbol appears on the grid and a second one if you get 4 Scatter symbols. It then moves down one space on each free spin, with no predefined limit. There is no exact number of free spins in the Fate of Fortune bonus. As long as the mystery symbol is present on the grid, the free spins will continue. In addition to the stacked mystery symbol, a progressive multiplier is active for the duration of the bonus. It increases by 1 for each nudge or downward movement of the stacked mystery symbols.

All features in the base game can be triggered during the free spins and a new stacked mystery symbol can also appear and perpetuate the bonus. The multiply feature then comes into its own: The progressive multiplier of the bonus as well as the multiplier of the Favor of Fortune feature multiply together for an extremely high winning potential.

Our review of Fate of Fortune

Once again, ELK Studios offers us a very original slot machine with a neat visual and an exciting atmosphere. Fate of Fortune has great graphics and smooth animations, but its real strength lies in its many original features and its very interesting free spins bonus. Indeed, the bonus reminds us of the extremely volatile free spins of Razor Shark and this is not necessarily a bad thing. This slot will certainly appeal to a large number of players looking for high volatility and an original universe!