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Fortune Pandas Slot Review
Head into the heart of Asia and spin with lucky pandas for wild rewards in Fortune Pandas, courtesy of Slotmill!
The panda is a national icon in China, symbolising peace, friendship, and goodwill. The black and white markings of pandas are consistent with cultural beliefs in China, in particular, the link between Yin and Yang.
Many cultures and beliefs of the world are depicted beautifully through the iGaming industry, with the Panda being one of the most prominent in games like Big Bamboo, Panda Bonanza, and Shaolin Panda Chaos Reels, to name a few.
In Fortune Pandas, we’re met with multiple Wild symbols, a Random Wild Feature, and multiple Free Spins modes. With an impressive portfolio of games already, will Slotmill’s Fortune Pandas keep the momentum going? Let’s play on and find out!
Base Game & Features
Fortune Pandas is a standard 5-reel Video Slot with 4 rows, 20 fixed pay lines, and varying bet sizes between £.€0.20 and £.€60 per spin. This High Volatility slot includes an overall RTP of 96.01% and a capped max win of 6,688x your bet.
Wins consist of 3-5 matching symbols when they land from left to right, starting from reel 1. Each symbol type awards a payout between 0.4x and 28x your bet. Lastly, 3 types of Wild symbols are available, enabling wins between 2x and 28x your bet (more on these below).
Wild Symbols
As mentioned above, Fortune Pandas has 3 types of Wild symbols, each unique to itself – these include:
- Single Wild: Acts as a standard Wild symbol, appearing on reels 1, 3, and 5 in the base game.
- Stacked Wild 1: Appears on reels 2 and 4 in the base game. Each occupied position constitutes a Wild symbol in that line position.
- Stacked Wild 2: The 3rd Wild symbol is another Stacked symbol, only representing a female panda.
Random Wild Feature
Randomly, in the base game, a number of Single or Stacked Wilds can be added to reel positions. Please note, that this feature can only be triggered in the base game.
Burst Mode
Burst Mode is Slotmill’s signature feature which offers a faster and more advanced Autoplay function.
This feature uses the same game engine and logic, only the pace is much higher. Burst Mode can be deactivated at any point during gameplay and the result of the session will be displayed at the end of the last game round.
Xtra Bet & Bonus Buy
- Xtra Bet: Increases your current bet by 50%. When active, your chances of triggering the Free Spins mode are 3 times more likely.
- Random Single Wild: Guarantees single wild symbols on the reels (30x your bet)
- Random Stacked Wild: Awards a game round with random Stacked Wilds (40x your bet)
- Sticky Wild Bonus: Triggers the Sticky Wild Bonus (80x your bet)
- Nudging Wild Bonus: Triggers the Nudging Wild Bonus (100x your bet)
- Super Bonus: Triggers the Super Free Spins mode (400x your bet)
Free Spins
Landing 3 Scatters on reels 1, 3, and 5 in the base game triggers the Free Spins mode. Upon entry into Free Spins, a Coin Flip determines the outcome of the mode; Sticky Wild, Nudging Wild, or Super Free Spins.
Sticky Wild Bonus
The Sticky Wild Bonus awards 9 Free Spins with sticky wild symbols on all reels. During this round, each Single Wild that hits will persist throughout spins until the end of the feature. A full reel of Single Wilds will merge into a Stacked Wild for all future spins. When a Stacked Wild is created, an additional +1 Free Spin is awarded.
Nudging Wild Bonus
The Nudging Wild Bonus awards 7 Free Spins with stacked wild on all reels. In this round, all Stacked Wild symbols that appear partially in view will nudge to cover the entire reel, persisting throughout the feature. A full reel of stacked wilds will award an additional +1 Free Spin.
Super Free Spins
The Super Free Spins round awards 12 Free Spins with Single and Stacked Wild symbols. In this round, Single Wilds appear on reels 1, 3, and 5, and work in the same way as the Sticky Wild Bonus. In addition, Stacked Wilds appear on reels 2 and 4, and share the same mannerisms as the Nudging Wild Bonus.
Our Verdict
Fortune Pandas does all of the basics very well, and it gets all of the aesthetics just right too. The Eastern and asian slot is nothing short of an obsession to many, but it’s a competitive niche and few make it as an indomitable titan destined to resonate through the slot hall of fame for years to come.
Now Fortune Pandas unfortunately isn’t one of them, but it’s worth looking out for when it hits casinos for sure. It makes use of staple beloved features to deliver a game that feels new and exciting yet recognisable and easy to understand. Nudging and Sticky Wilds are the mainstay of many slots.
Mystery symbols and other overused features simply can’t garner the love that these types of features do, but we do confess that we wish it came with a multiplier system to enhance the potential further.
Fortune Pandas is a very friendly slot, perfect for a more chilled-out session and a particularly good choice if you’ve got an affinity for Asian-style games.
*Fortune Pandas is available to play across Best UK Casinos from the 25th March 2025