Fortune Spells Pokie
Set within an enchanted forest, the reels of the Fortune Spells video pokie are filled with wizards, fairies, gnomes and magic toadstools. Helping players to fill their bankrolls are some magical bonus features like expanding wilds and free spins, and like all games from this developer, there’s always the chance to enter a progressive jackpot side game at any stage.
The topic isn’t very original, but EGT have a knack of putting a unique twist on their games, and Fortune Spells is a pokie where many of the high-value symbols only need to land on the first 2 reels from the left side across any of the 10 paylines to create a winning combination. It’s all been beautifully designed as well, with a dense forest that fills the screen, including the reels, and the symbols are richly detailed.
Although there’s just 10 paylines here, they are all active and players will need to have at least 0.01 on each to get to the low limit stake of 0.10 per spin. Free Fortune Spell video pokies are available and this gives punters the chance to test it all out, but like all EGT games, it’s trusted, reliable and has a decent return to player percentage.
Playing Fortune Spells
Colourful playing card symbols need to land on at least reels 1, 2 and 3 to be worth anything, but it’s the picture symbols that give the game its distinct style and as only 2 of a kind are needed, players could be getting some steady rewards as these line up.
The toadstool and a gnome will each be worth 5, 30, 100 or 750 coins when landing on 2, 3, 4 or 5 reels, while the beautiful fairy returns wins of 5, 40, 400 or 2000. The most valuable standard symbol is a wise old wizard who will grant wishes by handing out 5000 coins when a full line of 5 runs right across a payline.
Big wins are also paid out by the unicorn, with 20 coins when it gallops onto 3 reels, while 4 or 5 on a line are worth 250 and 2500. But it’s also a wild symbol, so players who see a gap in a winline and have the wild in the right place will still get paid out, plus it’s able to stretch runs of winning symbols across additional reels for some of the top payouts.
Fortune Spells
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Free Spins
Unusually, the wild is also the trigger for a free spins bonus round, and once any payouts for lines of the unicorn have been awarded, 12 free games will commence. Another symbol will be randomly picked to act as a special expanding symbol that will fill any reel that it lands on and help to make the bonus games potentially more lucrative.
These spins can be retriggered if 3 or more unicorns trot into place at any point, and a new set of 12 extra games will be added to the end of any still left in the initial round.
Gamble Game
Wins of 350 coins or less can be gambled and if players correctly pick that a playing card will be from a red or black suit, the triggering win will be doubled and they can either collect it or try to double it again. Getting it wrong of course, loses the gamble, and in practice it can be difficult to multiply a win several times over, so it’s often good practice to just risk playing with smaller wins that won’t be significantly missed if it goes wrong.
Jackpot Cards
Anytime a wager is placed on an EGT pokie, across all online casinos where the range is carried, a small portion of the bet is put towards a 4-level progressive jackpot. Each is connected to a playing card suit and they range from the small Club jackpot to the top Spade prize.
The Jackpot Cards round is randomly triggered and starts with 12 face-down cards laid out on the screen. Players click on them to reveal the suits and once 3 of a kind have been found, the corresponding jackpot is won.
The Verdict
There’s lots to like about Fortune Spells, as it looks appealing and comes with a couple of decent bonus features. The unique expanding symbol in the free spins game can be quite valuable, although the wild won’t be able to substitute for it during the bonus games, but apart from this, and the fact that the game isn’t mobile-optimised, Fortune Spells is a recommended pokie.