Eternal Fortune

One of the things that has been a key part of the online slots world for a long time is that Asian-themed games seem to be everywhere. You'll be hard-pressed to find an casino software developer that doesn't have at least one title devoted to this type of motif, and Aspect Gaming's Eternal Fortune slot is one of their entries into this sub-genre. It's sufficient from a visual standpoint, but it's the fast-paced gameplay that really gets the most attention for this particular title. If you like a low volatility and a high hit-rate as the key markers of your gaming experience, then this is a title you'll want to check out.

Game Layout

The "all ways" format is one of the most exciting ways to build a game because of all of the different opportunities to hit winning combinations on a single spin. This game uses a version of this approach with five reels and four rows of symbols. That means that players have 1,024 ways that they can win on the reels on each spin, which comes from the fact that all regular symbols pay like left-to-right style scatter symbols.

Betting is centered around wagering 40 coins per spin. You can multiply your bet by various amounts starting with $0.01, so the minimum wager is $0.40 per spin. That's pretty low for a title that allows you over 1,000 ways to get paid with every single wager that you make.

Wild Symbols

The wild symbol in this title comes from the circular medallion with a square hole through it. This symbol will not appear on all reels; instead, it only shows up on the second and fourth. What this means for your gameplay is that you will have more chances to get wins that you would have missed out on otherwise, but it also means that you won't have specific payouts for wild-only combinations. It's a common approach to wilds in the "all ways" environment, particularly in 5x4 games, to help keep the value from the wild symbols from being overpowering compared to everything else available in the game.

Scatter Symbol Wins

There is a golden symbol with a decorative, purple background, and it is the scatter symbol in this game. It's the only symbol in the entire slot that pays no matter where it shows up on the game board. Three of a kind pays out 2x your entire bet, and that jumps up to 10x for four of a kind. Get five on the reels at once to pick up a 25x payout, which again is based on a multiple of your overall wager.

Free Spins Bonus Round

Three or more of the scatter symbol on the reels triggers a set of free spins. You'll be awarded with eight, 15 or 20 free turns for three, four or five of the scatter, respectively, and this is in addition to the payouts that you'll be given as detailed above. During these free spins, you can re-trigger the feature by getting at least two of the scatters on the reels for an additional five free spins added on. Moreover, the wilds become 3x wild multipliers, which adds a lot of value to those free turns.

Winning Tiers and Payouts

There are 11 regular paying symbols in this slot that are broken up into five tiers of wins. The frog with gold coins pays 300x for five, and you'll win 150x for five of the blue dragon or golden turtle. The 125x tier consists of five-of-a-kind wins for the golden beetle or the blue crab/coin symbol. Moving on to the card rank symbols, the A, K and Q all give 100x for five of a kind. You can make that 75x for five of the J, 10 or 9 as well.

All of these 11 symbols pay for three of a kind or more only with two exceptions. Those exceptions are the highest-paying frog symbol and the lowest-paying green 9, each of which can also give a payout for just two of a kind.

Overview

The Eternal Fortune online slot by Aspect Gaming has a decent experience to offer players that's based on a high hit-rate and a value-packed free spins feature. There are some drawbacks, however. First off, the graphics are fairly generic and look like what you'd find in just about any other generic game with an Asian theme. Second, the RTP percentage for this slot is just slightly above 94 percent, which is on the borderline of being too low for serious consideration.