Wilds Of Fortune Slot Review
One chrome cabinet stands framed in round white bulbs, red stools parked either side, while rows of other machines blur into pink and amber against the deep purple of a casino floor. That’s Betsoft’s Wilds Of Fortune, and the argument it makes is a bold one for a modern release: that a ten-line fruit machine, dressed this lovingly and paying in both directions, doesn’t need a bonus ladder to hold your attention. Whether that argument holds is the whole question.
It’s a leaner proposition than most of the Betsoft catalogue, sitting alongside Hot Lucky 7s and Golden Dragon Inferno. It runs on a 5×3 grid with 10 fixed paylines, pays both ways, and carries an RTP of 96.33%.
The Base Game
This is a classic fruit-and-sevens layout dressed in glossy, neon-tinged cartoon artwork. The reels sit inside that bulb-studded chrome frame, with other slot machines glowing out of focus on either side and red padded stools parked at the edges of the screen. It’s a warm look, and it commits to the retro-cabinet idea completely.
Wins pay both ways: left to right and right to left, with the one restriction that five-of-a-kind combinations only pay left to right. Only the highest win per pay direction counts, and coinciding wins on different paylines combine into one payout. Ten lines on a 5×3 grid keeps the maths easy to follow at a glance.
The both-way structure quietly shapes what each symbol is worth. A three-symbol run can start from either edge, so the low-tier fruit pays land more often than a one-way ten-line game would suggest, while the restriction on five-of-a-kind keeps the top of the ladder from paying twice on the same combination. It’s a neat compromise that favours frequency over ceiling.
The symbol ladder is short and traditional, and every value below is a multiple of the total bet:
- Red 77s – 5x for three, 10x for four, 25x for five
- Blue 7 – 2.5x for three, 6x for four, 12x for five
- BAR – 1x for three, 2.5x for four, 6x for five
- Bell – 0.8x for three, 2x for four, 5x for five
- Watermelon – 0.7x for three, 1.5x for four, 4x for five
- Grapes – 0.5x for three, 1x for four, 2.5x for five
- Cherry – 0.5x for three, 1x for four, 2.5x for five
- Scatter (coin bag) – 5x for three, 10x for four, 50x for five, paid anywhere
The scatter is the one symbol that breaks the pattern. It doesn’t need to sit on a payline at all, and three or more of them anywhere on the grid pays out. Scatter wins are a separate payout, and where they coincide with winning lines the two amounts are simply added together.
The wild is a blue diamond labelled WILD that only appears on reels two, three and four. It substitutes for every symbol except the scatter, and its real job begins when the reels stop. That’s where the features take over.
Expanding Wilds
When a WILD lands on reels two, three or four, it expands vertically and covers the entire reel once all reels have come to a stop. The expanded wild reel then substitutes for all symbols except the scatter and pays after the expansion, so a wild that lands partially visible still contributes to wins across every row it now occupies.
More than one wild can expand on the same spin, and multiple expanded reels combine on the paylines that pass through them. On a ten-line game with the middle three reels covered, that’s where the bigger base-game wins come from. It’s also the only route to them, since the wild never touches the outer reels.
Because the wilds sit on the middle three reels only, the lines they complete always need help from both edges. A covered reel three plus two matching symbols, one on reel one and one on reel five, closes a five-symbol line through the middle. The both-way paying means that same line can also be read in reverse, so a single expanded reel is doing more work here than it would on a one-way game.
Free Respins
One or more expanded wild reels triggers the Free Respins feature. The rules here are unusually generous in one specific way: the respins are guaranteed to continue until there is a win. They don’t count down, and they don’t fizzle out empty.
The feature runs on a simple loop, and each step is fixed by the game’s rules:
- An expanded wild reel locks in place for the whole feature
- Any new wild that appears during the respins expands and locks in too
- The respins keep running until a win is awarded
- The round ends the moment that win lands
Because the middle of the grid can fill up with locked wilds as the respins run, the payout that eventually arrives is often built on several lines at once. The scatter does not appear at all during the feature, so scatter wins can neither interrupt it nor extend it.
The structure makes the feature a certainty machine rather than a jackpot chase. You know going in that it will end with a payout. What you don’t know is how large, or how many respins it will take to get there.
That guarantee shapes the pacing of the whole game. Every wild on the middle reels is a promise of at least one paying combination, which gives even ordinary spins a floor rather than a cliff edge. The flip side is that the ceiling never moves far: the feature ends on the first win, however modest, and there’s no multiplier, no ladder and no second stage waiting behind it.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.1/10
Playing this one is a steady rhythm rather than a rollercoaster: quiet spins, a diamond lands mid-grid, expands, and the respins run until they pay. The reason to choose it over flashier Betsoft output is that guarantee – the round cannot finish empty, and knowing that changes how every ordinary spin feels.
The both-way paying is the real strength, because a single locked reel in the middle completes more lines here than it would almost anywhere else. The weakness is the ceiling: the round stops at the first win no matter how modest, the scatter never becomes a bonus, and the top symbol pays 25x the bet.
It suits players who like their fruit machines classic, glossy and honest about being small, and who’d rather a feature always pay than sometimes pay big. Anyone hunting a jackpot chase will find the cabinet empty. For everyone else, the stool’s comfortable and the bulbs stay warm.
Wilds Of Fortune FAQs
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What is the RTP of Wilds Of Fortune?
Wilds Of Fortune runs at an RTP of 96.33%. -
How do the Free Respins in Wilds Of Fortune work?
Any spin that leaves at least one expanded wild reel on the grid moves straight into Free Respins. Expanded wild reels stay locked in for the whole feature, new wilds that land expand and lock in as well, and the respins keep going until a win is awarded. The scatter doesn’t appear during the respins. -
How does the Expanding Wilds feature trigger?
The WILD symbol appears only on reels 2, 3 and 4. When it lands, it expands vertically to cover the entire reel after the reels stop, then substitutes for all symbols except the scatter. -
Are the Free Respins guaranteed to pay?
Yes. The respins continue until there is a win, so the feature cannot end without a payout. New wilds can appear and expand during the respins and stay locked in for the rest of the feature. -
How many paylines does Wilds Of Fortune have?
Wilds Of Fortune has 10 fixed paylines, and the game pays both left to right and right to left. Five-of-a-kind wins only pay left to right. -
What is the grid size of Wilds Of Fortune?
Wilds Of Fortune is played on a 5×3 grid with five reels and three rows. -
Does the scatter appear during the Free Respins?
No. The scatter, a coin bag symbol that pays anywhere with three or more, does not appear during the Free Respins feature. Scatter wins are a separate payout, added to any payline wins. -
Who makes Wilds Of Fortune?
Wilds Of Fortune is made by Betsoft. Its release date is 2 July 2022.
