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Big Scary Fortune Review

Inspired Gaming has a vast collection of Big Fortune slots, which are basically similar games where the only room to get creative is the skin. Big Scary Fortune is the latest addition to the series that follows pretty much the same scheme. Therefore, it offers a familiar gaming experience but comes with a fancy horror theme celebrating Halloween.

Loading the game takes players to some dark sinister forest, where the semi-transparent 5x3 reel set with 10 paylines is sitting. Behind it, an eerie moon and a magical witch house make up the backdrop, producing a pretty spooky atmosphere. The soundtrack is also on spot, adding a final touch to the general ambiance. Overall, the design team did get the job done well, as the Big Scary Fortune slot is just beautiful on the outside and offers perfect Halloween aesthetics.

Big Scary Fortune Slot - Reel Screen

Once we take a peek at the inside, however, we see it's not all rosy here. Big Scary Fortune has a pretty meager RTP of 94.8%, which is way lower than the average level across the industry. Luckily, wins tend to occur fairly often due to the medium rating of the game's volatility. The maximum win is capped at 500,000 credits in a single spin, so wins up to 5,000x the bet are possible. Meanwhile, players need at least €0.1 to play, and the highest betting option goes up to €100, which should suit most.

The paytable consists of 9 regular symbols, including classic A-9 royals on the lower side and witch hats, cats, eyes, and ghosts that make up the premium lot. Three or more adjacent symbols starting from the leftmost reel create a winning combo, except for witch hats, which need only two. Five-of-a-kind low symbols wins are worth 10x your bet, while premiums award from 50x to 200x the stake. Pumpkin symbols are cash symbols, which award additional wins during the free games. During the base game though, they act as regular symbols and pay up to 20x the bet for line wins.

Big Scary Fortune Slot Features

Big Scary Fortune Slot - Match 3 mini-game

Look out for bonus cauldron symbols since whenever 3 or more appear simultaneously on the reels the Big Scary Fortune Bonus comes into play. Before the bonus round kicks off, players are taken to a Match 3 mini-game to determine the value of the Big Pumpkin for the feature. Depending on the number of triggering bonus symbols, players can win one of the following values:

• 3 Scatter symbols - 20x, 30x, 50x, and 100x the stake
• 4 Scatter symbols - 30x, 50x, and 100x the stake
• 5 Scatter symbols - 50x, and 100x the stake

Players are presented with a grid of 6, 9, or 12 identical tiles, and the point is to pick these one by one to reveal Big Pumpkin values. Once you find 3 matching ones, an unlimited round of free spins starts with the corresponding value on the Big Pumpkin symbol.

During the free spins, a Wild scarecrow symbol becomes available, which can appear on all reels to substitute for any other regular symbols in winning combinations to help you achieve payouts. Moreover, whenever a Wild symbol lands in view along with a pumpkin cash symbol, it collects all displayed values. If multiple scarecrow symbols appear, then the values are collected for each scarecrow symbol on the reels.

Big Scary Fortune Slot - Free Spins

When a Big Pumpkin symbol lands on the reels, it locks in place until a scarecrow symbol appears in view. Once it is collected, the free spins feature will come to an end. Finally, if all 15 positions on the reels are filled with Big Pumpkin symbols, all the values shown are collected and the bonus ends.

Review Summary

Well, much like any other of the Big Fortune games in Inspired Gaming's portfolio, the Halloween release sticks to the same template, so there's nothing new for the players. Yet still, the gameplay is fun and more importantly can deliver massive rewards should the afterburners kick in, while great artwork and sound keep you in the right mood during the session. In the end, Big Scary Fortune is decent, although it badly lacks originality.