Shaolin Fortunes Introduction
Shaolin Fortunes, a video pokie by Habanero, transports you back to the times of the legendary Shaolin warrior monks, famed for their prowess as powerful martial arts experts. As innovative as the Shaolin monks were with their fighting styles, this pokie does away with paylines altogether to give you hundreds of different ways to win.
Add to this tons of free spins and a gamble bonus game, and it’s time to head to ancient China in search of the Shaolin Fortunes!
Mobile gaming
No-one needs to miss out on the fun thanks to a specially optimised version of Shaolin Fortunes for your Android device, Apple OS iPad or iPhone. You’ll get exactly the same great gaming experience with absolutely no downloads necessary.
Look and feel
Fans of kung-fu movies will be familiar with the iconography and style of Shaolin Fortunes. The reels are set against a Shaolin temple, and held in place by two warrior monks. The symbols feature the weapons and tools used by the monks in their exploits, such as nunchucks, swords and slippers. The overall appearance of the pokie is bright and colourful, with animations for every win, accessible controls and responsive gameplay.
How to play
Shaolin Fortunes features the usual five reels and three rows, but doesn’t have paylines. Instead, winning spins are created by matching symbols anywhere on each reel starting from the left. A minimum of three-of-a-kind across the first three reels are needed, but the many different combinations give you an incredible 243 ways to win big! If that’s too intimidating, the active ‘ways to win’ can be reduced to 3, 9, 27 or 81 ways.
Coin denominations can be varied from 0.01 to 20 and the pokie offers five levels of bets per line, all adding up for a potential maximum bet of 5,000 per spin.
Symbols
The symbols pay homage to Chinese culture and the heritage of the Shaolin monks, featuring ancient coins, swords, the golden dragon and the yin-yang, among others. All wins are multiplied by your bet level. Line up five golden slippers, the lowest valued symbol, and you’ll be rewarded with 100x your bet level. Five yin-yangs are worth a handsome 200x, but the symbols with gold rings behind them are where the real money is.
Five golden buddhas multiplies your stake 1,000x; five of the golden swords are worth 2,000x; and if you manage to land five of the lucky golden dragons, you’re looking at a prize of 2,500x your bet level!
Kung-fu scatters and wilds
The wild in Shaolin Fortunes is the golden bell, which substitutes for all other regular symbols to help you land more winning combinations. The bell appears on reels 2 and 4, and multiplies any winnings that it helps to make by up to 15x. The scatter symbol is the Shaolin warrior monk himself. Three or more of the monk, starting from the leftmost reel, unlocks the bonus free spins feature.
Three monks awards you 10 free spins, four are worth 15 free games, and get all five to enjoy a massive 20 free spins! Best of all, if you manage to land three or more monks on the reels during the feature itself, you can re-trigger it all over again to keep the winnings flowing in.
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