Bowl of Fortune

Oriental themes are becoming more and more popular, thanks to a growing interest in the wider world and simply because companies like Ganapati are trying to break the hold that European and American gaming companies have managed to establish on the markets.

Bowl of Fortune joins that group of slots, with another theme that has something to do with luck and fortune. What we have gathered so far…

...is that this sort of theme is about to become as popular as Cleopatra and Ancient mythology has been in other areas...how is this 20 payline slot going to get you spinning?

Theme and Symbols

Enter the reels and you’ll find a collection of gilded symbols. Very promising, especially if the wins are in true value. It’s not only gold and shiny things that are at the heart of the game, with Feng Shui and proper placing of symbols also playing a role. Achieve the perfect combo and you’ll really receive some fantastic luck! The glitter of gold takes care of animations, whereas traditional tunes take care of the music and sound effects.

Betting Options and Functions

A theme as old as this goes hand in hand with a reel setup that is almost as old: five reels of three symbols each, with twenty well-chosen paylines to combine wins through.

The variance is balanced with wins in an excellent fashion, even if all wins are not going to result in the return of even bet. This is naturally the result of having a paytable that offers wins up to 1000 times the line bet.

The slot comes with two high-value symbols, five medium-value symbols and four low-value symbols. Naturally, the divide leans towards low-value when you count in that the wins come from three, four and five symbol combos, of which the latter are quite rare…

Features

The wild and the scatter are very important symbols here. The scatter only shows up on reel one and five, and also acts as an expanding wild when it shows up. Landing a scatter on both reels on the same spin launches the Respin Feature.

This respins feature allows you to collect wilds into the Bowl of Fortune. Extra wilds are added to reels for this purpose. You of course also get all the wins that you land during these respins, which go on as long as wilds keep landing on the reels...collect enough wilds and the second feature launches.

Each wild collected adds to the total win pot (a minimum of 150 times your bet). The total sum is then divided into fifteen random values, which are placed on the reels. Your goal now is to land these coins, and for this, you get three spins. Each coin landing sticks and resets the number of spins to three. At the end of the feature, all coins are summed together and you win the total...which can be substantial even with a single coin!

Our Take

The Bowl of Fortune ends up being a bit more than just another symbol for luck in this Ganapati slot. If you think you’ve seen enough lucky slots, think again! There is no lack of wins and excitement on the reels during normal spins, but it’s really the special feature that will get your socks spinning. Get ready for Feng Shui and bowls of coins!