Year of Fortune Slot

Realtime Gaming’s (RTG) Year of Fortune online slot comprises two concepts, the spin off from the popularity of Wheel of Fortune slots and the well trodden path of Chinese New Year concept games. The game released to celebrate the year of the Ox is an addition to the producer’s artillery of progressive jackpot slots.

Year of Fortune Gameplay

The base premise for the game is a 5 reel, 25 line format. During free games, the format switches to 88 lines (more on this later). Symbols in the game include the God of Wealth jackpot symbol, Chinese Temple, Dragon Mask, Lion Statue, Lantern, Fire Crackers, Chinese Coin, and Green, Gold and Blue number 8 symbols which is synonymous with luck in Chinese culture. Betting ranges on the Year of Fortune slot range from $0.01 to $2.50 and $5 per line. You must play 25 paylines at all time thus you can play as little as a quarter per spin up to the maximum total bet of $125 per spin.

Wilds and Scatters

As this is the Year of the Ox, the Ox represents your Wild symbol during the game. Your Wild will only appear on reels 2, 3 and 4 but they do double any win they are a part of during regular play and substitute for any symbols except the scatter Year of Fortune logo and God of Wealth symbols. The prize is doubled when one or more Golden Ox substitutes in a winning combination during the regular slot game. 4 or 5 scatter symbols will pay out 18X or 88X your total bet. When 3 or more Scattered Logos appear anywhere on the reels, you will trigger the 8 free spins referenced earlier at 88 paylines.

Highest Wins and Progressive Jackpot

The Chinese Temple is the highest paying symbol in Year of Fortune and 5 of these symbols on a selected payline will pay out the 8,888 coins ($44,440). If the Golden Ox symbol substitutes in a winning combination with 4 Temple symbols, you will win 17,776 coins ($88,880). The progressive Jackpot is triggered by landing five of the Man of Wealth symbols on any active line but you must hit these as a flush; remember the Wild will not substitute.

Conclusion

No doubt that Year of Fortune already has huge market potential. Aimed very much at an American/Asian market, the game successfully combines immediate game recognition with a tried and trusted format and sufficient reward potential for a mid to upper range market. It is available for play at these US facing Casinos: