Moon of Fortune™

Moon of Fortune™ Overview

Moon of Fortune™ is a Hold the Jackpot slot from Wazdan, today part of VoltEnt. It is played on a 4x4 grid with a Pay Anywhere system instead of paylines. Wazdan’s own game page lists a 96.12% RTP, high volatility, a 1,500x maximum win and a release date of 11 July 2023; SlotCatalog dates the game to 26 May 2023. Stakes run from 0.10 to 10,000 per spin.

The Grid and Pay Anywhere Wins

The symbols are Chinese lanterns, red 7s and blue card royals from 9 to A, set against a starry night sky with a full moon. Wins come from matching symbols anywhere on the grid. Our clearest example: at a 1.00 bet, thirteen blue A symbols filled the grid and paid 8.00 – 8x the stake. The red fan with a leaping rabbit is the Wild, which stands in for any symbol except the bonus coins.

Chance Level™

The column on the left of the reels is the Chance Level™ switch: OFF, x2, x4 or x6. According to Wazdan, each level multiplies the bet while the rewards stay the same, and in return the player is that many times more likely to reach the bonus round. In our screenshot the base bet was 1.50 and x6 was active, so the total bet read 9.00.

Sticky to Infinity™

Two special symbols carry the Sticky to Infinity™ label: Mystery and Rabbit Mystery. Wazdan describes them as sticking to the reels in the base game to raise the chance of the trigger, and published reviews add that they stay there until the next bonus round has been played. The Mystery symbol reveals a coin, a collector or one of the jackpots; the Rabbit Mystery reveals a collector or a Mini, Minor or Major jackpot.

Hold the Jackpot™ Bonus Game

Gold coins with values are the bonus symbols. One trigger in our screenshots showed coins worth 1.5, 1.5, 1.5, 6, 18 and 15 at a 1.50 base bet – 1x, 4x, 12x and 10x the stake. In the bonus round the grid turns red, every coin that lands sticks, and the published description gives 3 respins that reset with each new bonus symbol.

The game’s bonus screen shows the prize structure:

• Grand Jackpot 1,500x – hold all 16 bonus symbols
• Major 150x, Minor 50x, Mini 20x
• Collector – a red money bag that gathers the coins around it with a multiplier up to x10; the example adds 4 + 15 + 6 + 12 + 8 = 45 and multiplies it to 450

The jackpot panel scales with the stake: at a 1.00 bet it read 1,500 / 150 / 50 / 20, and at 1.50 it read 2,250 / 225 / 75 / 30.

Bonus Buy

A shopping-cart button next to the balance opens the Buy Feature, where it is offered. Published reviews list five options, each a different mix of trigger symbols:

• 50x – 6 or more cash symbols
• 75x – 6 cash symbols and 1 Mystery
• 150x – 6 cash symbols and 2 Mystery
• 200x – 6 cash symbols, 2 Rabbit Mystery and 1 Mystery
• 300x – 6 cash symbols and 3 Rabbit Mystery

Wazdan’s feature list also names the studio’s Volatility Levels™, Gamble, Ultra Fast and Ultra Lite modes.

Who It Is For

Moon of Fortune™ suits players who know the Hold the Jackpot formula and want base-game wins as well. The Pay Anywhere grid pays on its own, and the sticky Mystery symbols give each spin a reason to watch the grid.

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