Idol of Fortune (Play’n GO) – Review & Demo Play

Idol of Fortune Slot Overview

As a slot fan, I rate Idol of Fortune as a 5 reel, 3 row release with 243 ways to win. Stakes run from 0.10 to 100 per spin. The default RTP sits at 96.20 percent, though operators can set 94.20, 91.21, 87.20, or 84.20 percent versions. Volatility lands high at seven out of ten, and the maximum win reaches 10,000 times the bet. It's built for sessions that can swing, with features doing the heavy lifting when they land.

The theme leans into Hindu mythology, with Ganesha above the reels and animals like snakes, peacocks, lions, and mice on the strips. Presentation is solid, as I expect from this studio. In the base game you are mostly waiting for the random Wild Prize to spark or for scatters to land. Gold Reels can appear at any time, and the pick game that follows a wild on gold is the pace changer before the bonus.

Feature wise, the slot brings Wild Symbol, Free Spins, Mystery Symbols, and Wild Prize. The mix lets you pick your route in the bonus and gives a separate coin pick in the base. The set up suits players who like 243 ways with semi sticky behaviour during free spins. I found the rhythm familiar from this studio, with clear rules and a clean flow. No retriggers in the bonus keeps choices meaningful from the off.

Idol of Fortune Slot Information

The lower paying symbols are 10, J, Q, K, and A. Five of a kind pays between four and eight times the bet. The higher paying symbols are the mouse, snake, bird, lion, and elephant. Land five of a kind for between twenty and one hundred times the bet. Ganesha makes up the scatter and the golden hand is the mystery symbol, while the big golden gate is the wild. Wilds match the top tier elephant when they create their own wins.

You create a winning combination by landing three or more of the same symbol type on adjacent reels starting from the leftmost. Both wild and scatter can appear on all reels. The design plays well across mobiles, tablets, and desktops. The symbol set ties into the theme neatly, and the 243 ways engine keeps the pace up with frequent small hits while you hunt the features. It's a compact set up that rewards timing and strong feature outcomes.

Idol of Fortune Symbols and Paytable

Symbol	Quantity	Payout
	Scatter
	5	x50
	4	x10
	3	x5
	Wild
	5	x10
	4	x2
	3	x1
	5	x10
	4	x2
	3	x1
	5	x6
	4	x1.2
	3	x0.5
	5	x4
	4	x0.8
	3	x0.4
	5	x2
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.3
	5	x2
	4	x0.5
	3	x0.3
	5	x0.8
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.8
	4	x0.4
	3	x0.2
	5	x0.6
	4	x0.3
	3	x0.1
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	5	x0.4
	4	x0.2
	3	x0.1
	Mystery

Wild Symbol in Idol of Fortune

The wild substitutes for all regular pay symbols, except the scatter, and it can appear on any reel. Wilds can appear anywhere on the grid, and they can form their own wins paying the same as the top tier elephant for three to five of a kind. In practice I find wilds most valuable for stitching together adjacent reel hits and for triggering the Wild Prize when they land on a Gold Reel in the base game.

Free Spins in Idol of Fortune

Three, four, or five Ganesha scatters trigger free spins and award five, ten, or fifty times your stake up front. You then choose one of six configurations. The spins cannot be retriggered, so the pick matters. The round adds mystery symbols to the strips, which is where the game can take off. Volatility rises as you pick fewer spins with more mystery symbols, and it drops if you take more spins with fewer mystery symbols.

Your choices are twenty spins with eight mystery symbols, fifteen with eighteen, twelve with twenty eight, ten with thirty eight, or eight with forty eight. There is also a mystery pick that randomises the combination, which can reach up to eighty eight mystery symbols on the strips. I often go middle ground with twelve spins and twenty eight symbols, as it balances hit rate and the chance to build a full mystery reel.

Mystery Symbols in Idol of Fortune

These symbols only appear in the bonus. When a mystery symbol lands it sticks in place and then spreads one position vertically up or down between spins. Over a few spins it can cover an entire reel, and once filled the mystery symbols on that reel disappear. On each spin, all mystery symbols on the grid reveal the same randomly chosen pay symbol. All symbol types except scatters can appear under the mystery symbols during free spins.

Wild Prize in Idol of Fortune

During base game spins, one to five reels can turn gold at random. If a wild lands on any Gold Reel, the Wild Prize triggers a coin pick where you select from twelve until you match three of a kind. The matched set pays an instant prize of ten, twenty five, five hundred, or five thousand times your stake. This feature only applies in the base game, so its value sits outside free spins and can bridge dry spells.

Review Summary for Idol of Fortune

I rate the presentation and the theme, and the 243 ways work well here. The experience can feel barebones between features in the base game, but the Wild Prize keeps things ticking. The bonus round carries the real punch, with spreading, semi sticky mystery symbols, and the max win of 10,000 times the bet. Do watch for customisable RTP ranges, and note the max win odds are long at around one in a billion.

When choosing the bonus, I prefer the twelve spins option with twenty eight mystery symbols, though I will gamble on the mystery pick for a shot at eighty eight. The lack of retriggers keeps focus on the original pick. Overall, it plays as a high volatility package that rewards patience. If you like the coin pick moments and the build of mystery stacks, this slot has enough bite to keep me spinning longer sessions.