Sakura Fortune

In Sakura Fortune, a beautiful, female samurai warrior takes center stage. She is actually both wild, scatter and respins symbol so it is worth keeping an extra eye on her. She is surrounded by beautifully designed symbols and a background image with Japanese cherry trees (sakura is the Japanese word for cherry tree). This is an incredibly nice slot with potentially very lucrative and exciting features. Try it for free right here in our full review!

About Sakura Fortune slot

There is a lot in Sakura Fortune that is " typical” Quickspin . At the same time, the developers have not only vomited with old cabinet food. Sakura Fortune is a slot with its own game engine, exclusive features and, as I said, a graphics that beats most things.

The theme of Sakura Fortune can best be summed up with the ”Old Japan”. There is a solid symbolism in the game. First of all, of course, we should mention the cherry blossoms. When the trees turn pink, spring is here and nature comes alive. A safer spring sign does not exist. The female samurai is accompanied on the reels by jade and gold statues, coin symbols and two other characters. One is probably meant to depict an old samurai teacher while the other is a handsome man.

Your playing at Sakura Fortune is framed by a delightfully authentic background music of the quieter kind. Sakura Fortune is certainly not an action-packed slot, although it heats up to something a little more if you manage to activate the free spins round.

Stakes and winnings

The larger reel set (four rows over five reels) means that Quickspin has been able to provide Sakura Fortune with 40 paylines. All of these are in play no matter what stake you choose. You can play with anything between$ 2 - $ 800 in Bet and when you choose bet, you don't have to tinker with either coin values or bet levels.

As in all Quickspin slots of a slightly later year model, you can make a wide range of settings for your gameplay. Spins with the space bar, autoplay, quick play – everything is here.

Theoretical maximum win in Sakura Fortune is 400 times the bet. Of course, one can argue that it is a somewhat meager maximum profit, but at the same time it is not impossible to hit. Three complete wild stacks on reels 2-4 as well as one and the same symbol on all positions on reels 1 and 5 is no impossibility and if you hit such a combination you win really big.

The theoretical payback over time (RTP) in Sakura Fortune is 96.58%. Quickspin has slots that break this figure by leaps and bounds, but also a couple of machines that pay significantly worse. Overall, you should be happy with this RTP.

Symbols

In total, there are eleven icons on the five reels. Two are special symbols and these are the Samurai woman as well as a fan (bonus symbol). The symbols representing characters and statues respectively are high-win symbols while the coin symbols (four pieces) are low-win symbols. In fairness, however, it should be said that the differences in value are not so huge. In addition, the high win symbols are not overly valuable. For example, you need to get at least four in a row with the best paying icon to get more than the bet back in profit.

Functions

Sakura Fortune has its own game engine and it also follows that the game can boast of unique features. In the main role we see the Samurai Princess.

Wilds

Princess Wild is the name of the symbol that represents the Samurai princess in full figure. She is a combined wild / scatter that takes up 4×1 positions and she can only land on reels 2, 3 and 4. As a wild, she substitutes for all symbols, including the bonus symbol.

Bonusscatter

The bonus scatter symbol is a significantly smaller small icon. It only takes up one position. It is available on all reels and if you manage to get at least three consecutive bonus symbols in one spin, you will win access to the free spins bonus in Sakura Fortune. Since the Princess Wild symbol also replaces the bonus symbol, you do not have to get exactly three bonus symbols in succession, but the combination that qualifies you for the free spins bonus can consist of a combination of Princess Wilds and bonus symbols.

Sakura Fortune Re-Spins

The free spins round is the feature that on paper is by far the most valuable, but also the re-spin feature can provide nice winnings. It is activated if you get two complete Princess Wild symbols on reels 2-4. First, any winnings are counted together and then you get two extra respins with sticky wilds. Should you have such flax that even a third Princess Wild appears in full figure, another respin is added.

Princess Wilds Free Spins

Princess Wilds freespins basically work like the re-spin feature with the small difference that the bonus round runs over ten spins.

Each time a Princess Wild appears, it will expand to cover the entire reel (unless it comes in full figure from the start). The entire Wild is then wild in all free spins that follow.

Achievements

Last but not least, it is a good idea to mention something briefly about Achievements - the feature of Sakura Fortune. It is not a function that is, so to speak, built into the game engine, but instead it is a function that lies as a ”layer” over the game. The idea is simple; if you play on Sakura Fortune, you will accumulate tokens over time. With a number of tokens accumulated, you can then go directly to the bonus round in the game whenever you want. Look out for a coin symbol with a ”Q” at the top left. If you find one, you can play to collect tokens.

Summary

It's hard not to fall a little in love with Sakura Fortune. The theme is delightfully beautiful and the game idea is impeccably implemented. In the vote for Slot of the Year at the 2017 EGR Gala, it was between Sakura Fortune and ELK Studios Wild Toro and we wouldn't have been surprised if Quickspin's tasty morsel had taken home the victory. Take the game for a test drive here in our review (it's free!) and check out our partner casinos if you want good bonuses to use to play further.