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Slot Review: Fumi’s Fortune

Fumi’s Fortune is definitely one of the most peculiar slot games that we have played in a while. Based upon a fictional Japanese game show, named (not surprisingly) Fumi, this title features the crazy antics of the host and her quirky sidekick. Can you master the challenges of this big money slot and try your hand at winning Fumi’s Fortune?

Fumi’s Fortune is a five-reel, twenty-five payline online slot machine game from internet casino software firm Cryptologic. Coin values start at one cent and range upwards to twenty dollars. That means that you can play this slot game as a penny slot if you so wish, although the bigger amounts will obviously give you a shot at achieving grander winnings! Max coins is set at a value of five hundred, or twenty per payline. That makes the highest per-spin wager one of ten thousand dollars. Given that the max coins amount is exactly half of the one thousand coin jackpot, I’m not exactly sure how many people will be vying for a shot at Fumi’s Fortune. It’s true that there are any number of multipliers and bonuses that can really amp up your winnings, but that’s a tall order! There is also a free practice mode if you want to check out this slot game without shelling out cash to play.

The look of this game is very bright and colorful, and plays up the Hollywood TV show theme. There are pink and purple curtains framing the reels, with poker symbols on the reels studded in bright lights. There is bright and perky background music that entertains you while you are playing, and reinforces the thematic elements of this online slot game. You will definitely feel like you have stepped onto the stage of a television talk show with a bubbly Asian host ready to have some fun and keep you chuckling!

The wild symbol is the wild logo. It can substitute for any other icon on the reels in a winning combination, with the exception of the scatter symbol. The Fumi’s Fortune title logo is the scatter. Getting at least two of these will lead you to the Fumi’s Fortune free spin feature. The random wild symbol will be randomly selected, and can substitute for all other images on the reels. Current wild character(s) can re trigger the feature and award eight more free spins. During this a different character goes wild until the current feature is completed.

Despite the bizarre qualities of this slot game (we sense a cultural disconnect is the problem), we really somehow enjoyed it. It has a lot of fun, and features lots of opportunities to win. If you are in the mood to try something a little different from all the other generic slot games out there, then Fumi’s Fortunes just might be the ticket! Cryptologic casinos unfortunately no longer accept U.S. casino players on the World Wide Web due to American restrictions on internet gambling, but all other players should give this fun, different, and quirky pokey a few spins to see whether they like it!

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