Fortunate Buddha Slots

Fortunate Buddha is an engaging Asian themed online video slot game offering some well rounded, lucrative bonus features with free spins, and a Fortune Link element combined with an appealing blend of aesthetics. It was created and released by well renowned developers RealTime Gaming in April of 2022 and offers some potentially high rewards with the opportunity to win multiple jackpots ensuring each and every spin brings rich entertainment.

The gaming grid offers a configuration of 5 reels with 3 rows and 50 fixed paylines to make wins. Payouts are achieved by players aligning between three and up to five matching and identical symbols on an active payline which pays from left to right on adjacent reels. The exceptions are the scatter and Fortune Orbs which pay both ways.

A peaceful and tranquil setting with pastel colours greets players with a large lake and some zen gardens showing cherry trees with their pink blossoms. The appealing gaming symbols are all inspired by Chinese culture and feature golden coins, frogs, lotus flowers and the iconic Buddha, a symbol of fortune and luck. Smooth animations and a rich soundtrack do a great job of immersing players into this world.

The RTP (Return to Player Percentage) is 95.00% and this game plays with medium volatility. This means regular and smaller sized wins can be expected alongside simple to understand gameplay with the ever present potential for larger payouts. This brings popular appeal to a wide variety of player and accommodates budgets from novices to those more experienced who will enjoy the potential for big wins. The maximum win potential is 50,000x players total stake.

Players will firstly need to set their bets to set the game in motion. The minimum bet starts at $0.25 per spin and the maximum bet is set at $125.00 per spin. These flexible betting options ensure that players can choose the right stakes for their budget and strategy. It brings a balanced approach, allowing for both conservative gameplay and higher risk strategies.

A useful and optional Autoplay can be used to pre-automate the number of spins before hand. This can be beneficial, particularly to those who are conscious of maintaining a set gaming budget. Likewise, it is also a handy tool for those who dislike manual gameplay, preferring more fluidity and flow in their gaming sessions.

Understanding the paytable is key so users can know the value of each symbol and it comes with a detailed explanation of the bonus features.

The wild symbol is represented by the smiling solid gold Buddha and he can substitute for other gaming symbols with the exception of the scatter and the fortune orbs to make more fruitful winning combinations when he appears on reels 2, 3, 4 and 5. With five of him on a payline players can get the highest payout in the game of 300x their wager.

The scatter is shown as a blue bag filled with coins and this carries its own unique payouts of 100x for five on a payline, 25x for four and 5x for three. This scatter symbol triggers the free games whilst a Fortune Orb activates the Fortune Link Feature.

Other gaming symbols include a frog, a turtle, a lotus flower and traditional playing cards of Ace through to 10. Payouts are 200x, 100x, 75x and 50x the wager for a full five respectively.

Players will notice bright blue bonus orbs appearing across the reels during the bonus game. Landing six of more of these symbols will trigger the Fortune Link bonus feature. Three re-spins are awarded and the orbs take on multipliers all the way up to 16x. These lock into place for the duration of the spins and every new orb resets the respin count to three. Players can spin up to 15 times or until they have filled every position with an Orb.

There are five jackpots (Mini, Minor, Major, Grand and Super Grand) and these are won via the bonus game. Mini and minor orbs appear throughout and pay out their respective prize. Golden mystery symbols also appear and these will break apart to reveal more respins and jackpot symbols. If players manage to fill all 15 positions with the bonus orbs they will win the Super Grand jackpot which pays out 2000x their wager.

Fortunate Buddha slot game is entirely mobile optimized. Thanks to HTML5 technology and with a responsive design it seamlessly adapts to every screen size. Players can enjoy flawless gameplay from either a desktop or a modern smartphone or tablet device such as iOS Apple, Android or Samsung.