People have had a fascination with learning their future for thousands of years. And Rival Gaming's Future Fortunes covers this subject in a 5-reel, 20-payline slot.
Rival does good job of creating a mysterious feeling with this game. But there also aspects that could use some work. See the highs and lows of Future Fortunes slots in this review.
Nice Element of Mystery, but Graphics Could Be Better
Future Fortunes opens with a scene where a female fortuneteller is staring into a crystal ball. You're then taken to the reels, where you'll hear a mystical tune and see a cosmic purple background. All this combines to our accurately reflect the element of mystery that this slot is going for.
Unfortunately, the graphics but don't support the quality theme. Instead, you'll see very little detail in the background and symbols. In fact, we can barely make out the faces on the fortune-telling characters.
Symbols include tarot cards (bonus), a crystal ball, Ouija board (free spins), fortune cookie, magic 8 ball, male fortune teller, gypsy fortune teller, Eye of Providence, gypsy wagon, and Nostradamus.
The crystal ball pays the most, offering 5,000 coins for five symbols. We like all the icons that appear on the reels, because they each have something to do with fortunetelling.
Betting Options
This game allows you to change coin size from $0.01 to $0.25, coins per line from 1-10, and paylines from 1-20. This means that you can bet as little as one cent per spin or as much as $100 per turn. We personally like using 25 lines at $0.01 apiece, because there's no incentive to bet any more per line.
Other options include autoplay, turning sound on/off, and making the game full-screen. Autoplay is particularly useful, because you can use it to keep the reels spinning with your selected betting options. However, you won't be able to use this feature unless you're playing for real money.
Future Fortunes Special Features - Free Spins with Guaranteed Wins
Future Fortunes offers two features in the form a bonus round and free spins. The free games are triggered by landing three or more Ouija boards anywhere on the reels. You'll receive 5 free spins, and each one is guaranteed to win. This is nice because you'll never come away empty-handed when triggering free games.
This slot also has a Fortunes Bonus Round, which is unlocked when you get three or more tarot cards anywhere on the reels. The Fortunes Bonus sees the male fortune teller deal cards and try to predict which one you'll select.
The first round starts with 2 cards, the second round has 3 cards, and so forth. The goal is for the fortuneteller to correctly guesses your card in each round so that you win more prizes. It's also worth mentioning that the graphics are better in this bonus round than in other parts of the game.
Future Fortunes RTP
Future Fortunes offers 94.76% payback, which is slightly below average. Most online slots offer 95% payback or higher, meaning Future Fortunes isn't far off this mark. Even still, it would be nice to see the game pay more over the long term.
Put This Slot Into Your Future for a Few Spins
Rival Gaming has added enough elements to this slot to overcome the poor symbol and background graphics. We like the music, bonus rounds, and overall take on the fortune-telling subject.
The bonus round is the highlight of Future Fortunes. Not only are you taken to a second screen, but you also get to see a bonus concept that's original in the online slots world.
We like that you get free spins with guaranteed wins and a variety of symbols too. We count over a dozen icons, which is more than you'll see in most slots. Future Fortunes may not win you over with stellar graphics, but it's definitely worth trying for 15-20 minutes.
