Flames of Fortune

Flames of Fortune is a video slot using a bit philosophical theme with various symbols serving to it. You will see symbols depicted as a lion standing for strength, praying hands for faith, scales for justice and a wizard as a representation of wisdom while a white dove typically representing peace in this game stands for Wild.

The overall atmosphere of the game is fiery due to the burning background of the reels as if you are taken directly to the hell. The music score is kind of dramatic and it sets the esoteric mood of the game.

Developer

The software developer behind the Flames of Fortune slot machine is Barcrest, a UK-based gaming company well-known for the specific features their games provide such as the Big Bet spins offering additional features at a certain price. With over fifty years of experience in the gaming industry, the company was acquired by IGT in 1990s and in 2000s it went online.

Slot machines produced by Barcrest boast decent graphics and animations accompanied by appropriate music themes and sound effects which add excitement to the smooth gameplay.

How To Play It

The slot is played at five reels and 10 winning lines. The basic mode of the game offers from $0.01 up to $50 stake per line, meaning that you can wager from just $0.10 up to $500 per spin. On the right side of the screen you will notice four buttons. By pressing the blue one you will get all the information needed for the gameplay, the green button sets the reels in motion while pressing the red button will offer you up to 25 automatic spins.

The fourth purple button offers you Big Bet spins available at $20, $30 and $50. Depending on the Big Bet you choose, you can play 5 or 8 linked spins at enhanced reels. The video slot is graphically advanced in dominant deep red colour with golden details.

Special Features

When it comes to bonus features, they differ depending on the mode you choose to play at. If you opt for the regular mode, you will get Wilds and golden symbols represented as playing card symbols which trigger the Fortune Drop feature. When you land five golden symbols on adjacent reels you will unlock Fortune Drop played at a different set of cascading reels.

You will play at 5×5 structure with another set of symbols represented as Sun, stars, Earth and Moon which pay whenever three or more identical symbols form a winning line vertically or horizontally. Winning symbols disappear from the reels and their positions are populated with another set of symbols.

The Fortune Drop feature is active as long as you win and when it is over you will be offered to collect your winnings from the feature or spin the Flame of Fortune Wheel which can result in an instant prize or another Fortune Drop round with additional features like multipliers.

If you choose to play Big Bet spins, you will be offered various special features such as Gold and Wild Reels and Expanding Wilds depending on the bet and the Wheel of Fate you choose.

Maximum Payouts

The top paying symbol is the lion standing for strength and five of a kind deliver 1,000 coins per winning line. As in other games from Barcrest, the bet value effects the way the game pays.

Though payouts are identical if you play at wagers which are higher or lower than $2, the features are modified if you play at more than $2 per spin. If you play at wagers higher than $2, you get enhanced Wilds which also replace golden symbols thus providing you with more chances of triggering the Fortune Drop feature.

Summary

If you have not given up on reading this review and you have made it to the summary, than you can start spinning the reels at Flames of Fortune as you can be awarded with multiple opportunities of winning.

Providing you can afford it, you should try wagering at $2 per spin in order to see how the game works and enter the Fortune Drop feature during which you can win some great prizes.

Practically, your goal should be to trigger the bonus round and get as many celestial objects as you can as well as enhanced reels with multipliers as they can improve your balance.