Slots Type: 5 Reel, 25 Payline Video Slot with Free Spins

Software: Real Time Gaming

Description: Year of Fortune is a 5 reel 25 payline video slot game with free spins. The theme of the game is based on the Chinese new year of 2009 which is also known as the year of fortune and is represented by the Ox. According to the Chinese culture and calendars there are 12 animals depicting 12 months of the year with each unique animal symbolizing the impression of their character on the year they fall in.

The Chinese new year is the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar. The festival begins on the first day of the first month and end on the 15th.

This slot has some very bright colors on the reels as well as in the background. It has gold with bright red and yellow which are usually used by the Chinese as colors that represent good fortune. The background has a lovely Chinese lantern on the row above the reels depicting the celebration of the year of fortune.

The symbols used in the game are golden ox, year of the ox logo, god of wealth, monastery, dragon mask, dragon idol, lantern, Chinese coins, Chinese wind chimp and triple 8s (8 is considered a lucky Number in China). The jackpot symbol of the game is the god of wealth. As the game is a progressive, the second highest jackpot of the game is of 8888 coins.

If you happen to get 4 god of wealth symbols then you will be awarded with the jackpot of 8888 coins. But if you get 5 god of wealth symbols then you can win the progressive jackpot. The game has some lovely sound effects which really suits the environment of the game. For every win, every scatter on the reels and for every wild there is a unique sound that is played.

A very unique payout system of this game is that it has all the maximum payout for each individual symbol after the number 8.

Wild Symbol: The wild symbol used in the game is the golden ox. It substitutes for all the symbols except the scatter and the bonus symbol. It appears only on reels 2, 3 and 4. The prizes are doubled when one or more golden ox symbol substitutes in a winning combination.

Multiplier Symbol: The golden ox symbol is the multiplier used in the game. The prizes are doubled when one or more golden ox symbol substitutes in a winning combination during the normal games.

Scatter Symbol: The scatter symbol used in the game is the year of the ox logo.

Bonus Symbols: The bonus symbol used in the game is the year of the ox logo.

Year of Fortune Free Spins: To activate the free spins you have to get 3 or more year of the ox logo anywhere on the reel.

You are awarded 8 free spins when you get 3 or more year of the ox logo symbols. During free spins each golden ox symbol doubles the win when appearing in the same winning combination.

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