Train of Fortune Slot Review
A railway track made of wooden sleepers curves up out of the bottom of the screen, runs beneath a reel cassette built like bolted brass machinery and disappears into a purple-and-orange nebula. A tiny gold locomotive rides a cog-toothed rail along the top of the frame, headlamp lit, going nowhere in particular.
That’s Train of Fortune, a Zillion Games release that takes the classic fruit machine and launches it into deep space. It’s a three-reel game on a cross-shaped grid, running 45 winning ways at high volatility, with a respins bonus that can climb to a 5,615x maximum win. The gilt-edged strangeness is the whole appeal, and the bonus round behind it holds up its end of the bargain.
Base Game & Features
The grid is the first thing to get your head around. It isn’t a rectangle: three reels sit in a cross or plus shape, with the middle reel extending further than the two flanking it, all held inside the brass-plated frame. The game’s logo sits on a red oval plaque bolted to the frame’s upper-left corner.
Four stacked jackpot plates – red, magenta, blue and green, each in a gold bezel – hang to the left of the reels against the nebula. They display the four prizes the bonus round chases, so the ladder is always in view. It’s a neat piece of stage management.
Wins pay across 45 winning ways, counted for combinations of adjacent symbols from left to right. The symbols themselves are classic fruit machine stock with a cosmic polish. Three of a kind pays as follows:
- Stars – 10x the bet
- Bells – 8x the bet
- Watermelon or Kiwi – 5x the bet
- Plum, Orange or Lemon – 1x the bet
- Cherry – 0.5x the bet
The Wild can appear anywhere on the reels during the base game. It substitutes for all other symbols except the Bonus and BOOST symbols, and it forms its own winning combinations that pay according to the same table.
Bonus Symbols and the Jackpot Ladder
Bonus symbols land only on Reels 1 and 3, and each one carries either a bonus prize or a jackpot. The bonus prizes are worth 1, 2, 3, 5 or 10x the bet. The jackpots step up from there:
- MINI – 25x the bet
- MINOR – 50x the bet
- MAJOR – 150x the bet
- GRAND – 1000x the bet
The BOOST Symbol
The BOOST symbol appears only on Reel 2. During the base game, whenever Bonus or BOOST symbols show up, the BOOST symbol may randomly trigger itself – and when it does, enough Bonus and BOOST symbols are added to the reels to start the Respins Bonus immediately.
It’s a simple idea with real consequences. The base game can end at any moment, because the BOOST symbol doesn’t wait for the right combination to land naturally. The route into the bonus has a second door.
Train of Fortune Respins Bonus
The Respins Bonus triggers when at least one Bonus symbol lands on both Reels 1 and 3, and a BOOST symbol lands on Reel 2. From that point the game changes shape: only Bonus and BOOST symbols can appear, and the BOOST symbol sits locked on Reel 2 for the entire feature.
The feature starts with 3 respins. Every open position spins independently, and landing a new Bonus or BOOST symbol resets the counter back to 3. That reset is the engine of the whole round – a lucky streak keeps the respins alive for as long as the symbols keep coming.
Collecting and the Train of Destiny
Each respin plays out in a fixed order. First the reels settle, then the locked BOOST symbol collects the values of all Bonus symbols that have landed on Reels 1 and 3, including any MINI, MINOR, MAJOR or GRAND jackpot values they carry.
The Bonus symbols then disappear and the next respin begins, with the collected total riding on the BOOST symbol. Because the Reels 1 and 3 positions empty out after every collection, a single round can fill and pay the same positions several times over.
When the respins run out, the Train of Destiny pays out: the total accumulated value of all BOOST symbols is awarded as the bonus win. One round, one payout, and every jackpot on the ladder is in reach along the way.
The structure rewards patience inside the round itself. A GRAND at 1000x the bet is the single biggest prize on the reels, but a long run of small collections can stack up quietly while the counter keeps resetting. There’s no retrigger in the usual sense – the feature simply runs until 3 respins pass without a new symbol.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.2/10
Most of the time you’re spinning fruit on a cross-shaped grid, watching the jackpot plates glow against the nebula and waiting for that second door to open. The waiting is the point: this is a game built almost entirely around its bonus round, and the wrapper it arrives in is far lovelier than the genre usually earns.
The Respins Bonus earns that focus. Collecting and clearing after every respin means one good round can pay the same positions over and over, and the random BOOST trigger means the whole thing can start without warning – there’s no grind towards a bonus you can see coming.
The base game is thin, though. Ten times the bet for the top symbol means the spaces between bonuses are mostly small change. It suits players who like a collect-and-hold round they can settle into, and it isn’t for anyone who wants the reels themselves to do the entertaining. For the rest, there are worse views from a waiting room.
Train of Fortune FAQs
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What is the RTP of Train of Fortune?
Train of Fortune has an RTP of 96%, according to the supplier record. The game’s volatility is rated high, so wins are expected to be larger but less frequent. -
Is Train of Fortune high volatility?
Yes. Train of Fortune is a high volatility slot, meaning wins tend to be less frequent but potentially larger when they arrive. -
How many paylines does Train of Fortune have?
There are 45 winning ways in total. Any combination of adjacent symbols running left to right across the reels counts towards a win. -
What is the grid size of Train of Fortune?
Train of Fortune uses a cross-shaped grid of three reels, with the middle reel extending further than the others. It’s an irregular shape rather than a standard rectangular layout. -
How do you trigger the Respins Bonus in Train of Fortune?
You need at least one Bonus symbol on both Reels 1 and 3 at the same time as a BOOST symbol on Reel 2. The base game BOOST symbol can also randomly add enough symbols to trigger the bonus instantly. -
Can the Respins Bonus be extended?
Yes. The feature starts with 3 respins, and landing a new Bonus or BOOST symbol resets the counter back to 3, so the round continues for as long as fresh symbols keep landing. -
What does the BOOST symbol do in Train of Fortune?
In the Respins Bonus it locks onto Reel 2 for the whole feature and collects the values of all Bonus symbols that land on Reels 1 and 3, including jackpot values. In the base game it can randomly trigger itself and add enough symbols to start the bonus immediately. -
What is the biggest jackpot in Train of Fortune?
The GRAND jackpot pays 1000x the bet. It sits at the top of a ladder that also includes MAJOR at 150x, MINOR at 50x and MINI at 25x the bet.
