Fortunate 5 Slot Machine

Pros:

• Progressive jackpots! There is a total of five progressive jackpots up for grabs on the Fortunate 5 slot machine. We get excited about just one, let alone five!
• Strong artwork and design. The slot looks and plays just great.

Cons:

• Feeble upper betting limit. At just R150, many players will find this slot simply doesn’t allow them to bet what they want.
• Kind of relies on the progressive jackpot mode a little too heavily. We’d like to see more bonus features ideally!

Top Jackpots

Note: below are the regular payouts available on this title. A slot machine jackpot in the form of a progressive pot is also available meaning the top win possible is often a six fugue sum.

The top jackpots in the Fortunate 5 slot machine are a lot juicier than they are on many other games. Each of the five pirate ship crew symbols is actually linked to one of five progressive jackpots. This means that truly lifechanging sums of money can be won right from the main game by hitting five-of-a-kind of these symbols. You can discover how much each of the jackpots is currently worth at the left-hand side of the reels.

If for whatever reason the jackpot mode is inactive, the slot will award players will one of the following prizes for hitting five-of-a-kind:

• Captain = 5,000x the line bet or Jackpot.
• Female Pirate = 1,000x the line bet or Jackpot.
• Moustachioed Pirate = 500x the line bet or Jackpot.
• Green Hatted Pirate = 250x the line bet.
• Pipe Smoking Pirate = 125x the line bet.

Game Features

Wild Waters Free Games

Landing three or more “Scatter” symbols anywhere on the reels will award the Wild Waters Free Games. This mode actually awards players with unlimited free spins!

During the free spins, all “wild” symbols appearing on the reels are collected at the side of the reels. Once five “wilds” have been collected, the Wild Storm Super Spin will begin.

During the Wild Storm Super Spin, all collected “wild” symbols are randomly distributed back onto the reels and will freeze in their position for one spin.

Players should note that these free games cannot be retriggered.

Second Chance Re-Spin

If four of the same pirate symbols appear on an active line in no particular order, the second chance re-spin is triggered for another opportunity to create a five-of-a-kind jackpot win!

Players should note that the re-spin is for a chance to create a five-of-a-kind winning combination only. New winning combinations will not be paid out.

This feature is also only available during the main game.

Regular Symbols

In addition to the game’s higher value symbols, there are also those that award lower prize amounts. These regular symbols follow an established convention amongst online slot developers in that they use the upper end of a standard deck of cards (A, K, Q, J, 10, 9) to represent different prize amounts. The prizes for each five-of-a-kind winning combination are as follows:

• Ace or King = 80x the line bet.
• Queen or Jack = 30x the line bet.
• Ten or Nine = 20x the line bet.

Betting Limits

There is a fixed number of win lines on the Fortunate 5 slot machine. This means that players are only able to adjust the amount of cash bet on each of the 15 lines. The lowest amount is just4p and the highest is 40p.

This means that with all the values set to their minimum, the lowest possible cost per spin is just 60p. Meanwhile, with every maxed out, the highest amount a single spin will set players back is R150.

Evidently, this machine does not cater well to the highest rollers around. To be honest, we find it likely that many mid-stakes players will also find it overly restrictive.

Overall Rating

The Fortunate 5 slot machine by Playtech is a solid enough offering from one of the industry’s best-known designers. The standout feature of this virtual fruity is certainly the opportunity to win one of five progressive jackpots right from the main game.

Although this feature is great, the slot perhaps relies on it a little two heavily at the expensive of other gameplay additions. That said, the rest of the package isn’t exactly weak, it’s just no where near as exciting as the jackpot mode!