New Year Fortunes - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

Another charming and fun addition to the Mobilots library, New Year Fortunes takes a familiar Chinese New Year theme, a standard 5x3 layout and a mere 30 paylines and turns them into a distinctive and exciting slot. These firecrackers aren’t just for decoration, they lead to an explosive bonus feature.

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

Slots that take their inspiration from Chinese folklore and imagery are some of the most common on the market, and Chinese New Year is particularly popular even among them. After all, millions of people celebrate the new year every January or February.

The imagery of New Year Fortunes will be pretty familiar to anyone who knows their slots. We’re in a temple, complete with hanging lanterns, tall bamboo and a gently flowing waterfall. Then there are the symbols, which as well as traditional cards with a calligraphic twist includes 3 animals often associated with China - the ox, the tiger and the panda. The tiger in particular could be fierce, but in this is a cub, cute and fluffy with the biggest eyes you can imagine. Pandas, of course, are always cute, especially when they become animated in a winning spin. There’s also a decidedly eastern sounding melody in the background, mixed in with a gong and other sound effects for a more immersive overall experience.

New Year Fortunes RTP and Variance

As it seems is quite common with Mobilots free slots, there’s an absence of an official RTP figure for New Year Fortunes. If you want to set expectations for your returns, the best way is to give the demo a try for yourself. After all, even an official RTP isn’t an absolute. The one bit of guidance we do get is variance, which appears to be medium. That means there should mostly be a balance between size and frequency of wins.

How to Play New Year Fortunes

Are you ready to try your luck?

1. You may already be familiar with this layout if you’ve played other Mobilots slots. The first button, found in the top left corner, is the menu and will take you straight to the paytable.
2. From there you can also mute and unmute the volume, return to the Mobilots homepage, peruse the help page for extra guidance or take a peek at your game history. Admittedly, that probably won’t say much if you’ve only just loaded the game.
3. If you have been playing for a while though, a history page is useful to remind you of your previous bets and wins. It’s all part of staying aware and in control, essential elements of responsible gambling.
4. Once you’ve worked through the menu, go back to the main page. Another part of responsible gambling is setting a budget with win and loss limits. You can do this with the help of your current balance and bet, displayed at the bottom of the screen either side of your most recent win.
5. Your budget also requires you to set your bet at a reasonable level. Use the button at the bottom left of the screen, then either toggle with the arrow keys, click on the display to show all possible options or go straight to max bet. If you want, you can also adjust the number of paylines.
6. Next you can move to the right of the screen and decide if you want to enter turbo mode with the lightning bolt, which means faster gameplay but fewer animations.
7. There is an autoplay feature, where you can choose a number of automatic spins from 5 to infinity. It’s behind the plus sign. The only trouble is you can’t include your win and loss limits. If you’d rather stick to them firmly, press the big spin button instead, and make sure you have fun.

Bet & Win Sizes

Opening the bet adjustor will give you a range of options between 0.05 and 5.00, which means your total bet, with all possible lines in play, goes from a 1.50 minimum to a 150.00 maximum. Fewer lines means a smaller bet, but also less chance of winning.

As you adjust your bet, the paytable will alter in response, showing you the value for 3, 4 or 5 matches at the current level. If you’re starting at the minimum, then it will look a little like this:

J - 0.25, 0.50, 1.00

Q - 0.50, 0.75, 1.50

K - 0.50, 1.00, 1.50

A - 0.50, 1.25, 1.75

Ox - 0.75, 1.50, 1.75

Tiger - 1.50, 2.00, 5.00

Panda - 1.75, 3.00, 15.00

Man - 2.00, 4.00, 20.00

New Year Fortunes Explosive Symbol Countdown

The main bonus feature in New Year Fortunes is what’s known as the Explosive Symbol Countdown. These are boxes of firecrackers, very appropriate for Chinese New Year, that appear on the reels. A number in the centre serves as the countdown, warning you how many spins you have left before they explode. The explosion will destroy surrounding icons and replace them with new Random Symbols, which could even include more boxes of firecrackers with new countdowns.

New Year Fortunes Review

New Year Fortunes has all the exciting features we’ve come to expect from Mobilots, as seen in the likes of the Jr Jungle slot. There are bold, colourful graphics depicting a world with a quirky sense of character and fun, then there’s an interesting bonus round. It might be lacking the wild symbols we’re used to seeing, but it has everything else you could need in a game.

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