SUN OF FORTUNE FREE SLOT GUIDE
Sun of Fortune Hold the Jackpot is an exciting and innovative online slot which comes from the Wazdan company. The game comes with an oriental themed towards animals which are held in high esteem in the Orient owing to the symbolisms attached to them. Namely, these are the dragon, turtle, phoenix and the koi fish.
While the theme of the game is certainly exciting more so to fans of oriental slots, it is the game’s innovativeness which will appeal to all other regular players. The game comes with four reels and uses the unique cluster pays mechanic.
What this entails is that there are no paylines/ways to win to talk about. Rather, wins come along after the player lines up identical symbols adjacent to each other horizontally and vertically in a cluster format. The bigger the cluster, the bigger the wins it’s that easy – well in theory that is! This format was a brainchild of NetEnt first seen several years ago in the Aloha! Cluster Pays Slot.
The Sun of Fortune Hold the Jackpot slot by Wazdan was released on 27th, April, 2021, it has a 4 x 4 reels format, cluster pays, a 96.15% RTP, 4 jackpots and adjustable variance levels of low, medium and high.
SLOT LAYOUT
The colour red is associated with good luck and fortune in the Orient. Fortunately, this colour is found in abundance when playing Sun of Fortune hence there is a high likelihood of some good luck and fortune blessings to come the players’ way. A beautifully patterned red wall provides the background graphics to this Wazdan slot.
REEL SYMBOLS
The reel symbols players come across playing Sun of Fortune game include the gold coin, orbs, dragon, phoenix, turtle, koi fish and traditional poker symbols.
BASE GAME SYMBOLS AND PAYS
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SYMBOLS & PAYS |
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| 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
| Dragon | 100.00 | 25.00 | 12.50 | 7.50 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 |
| Phoenix | 50.00 | 20.00 | 10.00 | 7.00 | 4.50 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 0.50 |
| Turtle | 30.00 | 15.00 | 9.00 | 6.00 | 4.00 | 2.25 | 1.25 | 0.75 | 0.50 |
| Koi fish | 20.00 | 10.00 | 7.50 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.25 |
| Traditional Poker Symbol –A | 12.50 | 7.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 0.75 | 0.40 | 0.20 |
| Traditional Poker Symbol – K | 7.50 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.20 |
| Traditional Poker Symbol – Q | 6.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1.25 | 0.75 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.10 |
| Traditional Poker Symbol – J | 4.00 | 3.00 | 2.25 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.10 |
BONUS GAMES AND FEATURES
- Wild: Icon which acts as the wild symbol is the gold coin.
- Scatter: This online slot does not come with a scatter symbol.
- Bonus Symbol: Orb icons act as this slot’s bonus symbols.
- Hold the Jackpot Bonus: Six or more of the orb bonus symbols landing on the reels at the same time help to trigger the Hold the Jackpot Bonus. Players ought to know that if they land just 3, 4 or 5 bonus symbols in the base game, they may purchase a re-spin with the bonus symbols locked to magnify their chances of getting all six bonus symbols required in triggering this feature. When activated, 3 re-spins are awarded. All reel positions transform into individual reels during this round with all triggering bonus symbols turning sticky for the duration of the round. All other bonus symbols that land on the reels will also turn sticky while at the same time resetting the number of free spins back to three. The feature ends when all re-spins are used or all reels are filled with bonus symbols. Players ought to know that all bonus symbols landing on the reels during this feature come attached either to random multiplier values or jackpot values that is, MAJOR, MINOR and MINI. Any spin on which the bonus symbols with jackpot values land will see the player instantly win the corresponding jackpot. It’s possible for the player to win multiple jackpots of the same type during this round. The Grand jackpot which awards 1,000x the player’s bet is won when all reel positions are filled with bonus symbols. The sum total of all bonus multiplier values is paid at the end of the feature.
SUMMARY
Sun of Fortune Hold the Jackpot is one of the most innovative jackpot slots from Wazdan. To put this into perspective, there are things that can be customized. For instance, the game’s volatility can be tweaked to the player’s preference from the game controls.
Those who love quick small wins can opt for low volatility while those who prefer big wins that come periodically can opt for the high volatility option or select the medium setting for an each way bet. With the above in mind, the slot receives an 8.6 point score from our review crew. It’s a really great free Asian slot to play overall.