Dr Fortuno Slot Review

Dr Fortuno is a video slot from Yggdrasil Gaming with 5 reels and 20 paylines. Released in April 2019, this game can be played at online casinos such as PlayOjo, Rizk or Casumo.

Theme and basic information

Once again, we’re getting a slot with a Magician at the helm. It’s a magic and circus theme, though not necessarily like the other games with similar themes we’ve seen lately (think Book of Oz or The Wiz). Dr Fortuno, the main character, oversees everything, but he’s supported by the Night Twins, the Water Witch and the Fire Head. All of them curious creatures that a mysterious and dangerous, which used to be part of those travelling circuses of old.

The stage is set inside a tent and the music adds the flair of danger and mystery to the game. It does get a little lighter during the free spins, where we get more of a circus feeling. In any case, the low-value symbols are rather creepy: vials in the shape of playing card suits (hearts, clubs, diamonds and spades) filled with a heart, eyes, an octopus and a brain.

Naturally, the game is beautifully designed and offers lots of fantastic details that you’ll keep discovering anew every time you play.

The wild, Dr Fortuno, and the three characters all come fully stacked on the reels, though they don’t always cover the whole reel, of course. The Night Twins are the most valuable, paying out 400 coins for 5 of a kind. The Fire Head pays out 250 coins for such a win and the Water Witch still pays out 200 coins.

You can play this game from 0.10 to 100.00.

Get a wheel spin from Dr Fortuno

It never gets boring in this game. The volatility is not very high, so you’ll see wins often enough to keep you entertained. But more importantly, you’ll be on the lookout for Dr Fortuno himself. He’s the wild in the game and he comes fully stacked. Plus, if he only lands partially on the reels, he may very well get a nudge to cover it fully.

When that happens, you get a wheel spin. Indeed, each wild that ends up fully on the reels, will give you one wheel spin, meaning you could potentially get a total of 5 wheel spin (we’ve seen two at the most, but that’s okay).

The bonus wheel appears and comes with the following options:

• 20 to 100 coins
• 2x to 5x multiplier
• +2 spins on the wheel
• Chance at the Jackpot
• the Jackpot (another spin if you land on the Chance at the Jackpot, which then transforms to the jackpot option

Mostly, you’ll get extra coin wins here, occasionally the multiplier and every once in a while, the jackpot chance. The wheel is usually triggered often enough to give you some extra wins and to keep things lively in the base game.

Extra features in the free spins

The magic hat is the scatter in the game, and you need at least three to trigger the free spins. With three scatters, you will then receive 1 feature pick. With four scatters you’d get 2 feature picks and a fifth scatter would give you 3 feature picks.

The features that will then be active throughout the 10 free spins you receive are:

• 2x multiplier (can be added up to 3x, depending on the number of feature picks)
• 5 or 10 extra Free Spins (can also be added up to 3x)
• Pays both ways (can also be added up to 3x, though that would be a waste)
• No low paying symbols (can be added up to 2x)
• More Dr Fortuno Wilds on the reels (can be added up to 2x)
• 1 of 3 high pay symbols is turned into a regular Wild (can be added up to 2x)

Most of the time you’ll get three scatters and one random feature pick. More wilds on the reels, extra free spins and the 2x multiplier tend to be the most worthwhile options here.

During the free spins, the wheel spin can also be triggered, and Dr Fortuno keeps getting nudged into place to make this possible.

The jackpot, by the way, can be won throughout the game when the Dr Fortuno wild gives us a wheel spin (or more). It is one jackpot and only local, usually reaching no more than 3 or 4 figures.

Conclusion: A fantastic slot with big winning potential

The theoretical RTP (Return to Player) of Dr Fortuno is 96.2%, which is good value, though not excellent. With it’s reasonably low volatility, the game tends to be on the budget-friendly side, but you shouldn’t underestimate it either. Stretches of few or no wins are possible, and they’re not always made up with bigger wins at the end.

That said, we absolutely loved this game and all the different features it comes with. The free spins are always different and the active Dr Fortuno wheel spin feature throughout the game can be hugely beneficial. We once scored a win of over 100x our stake in a single spin during the free spins, which was followed by a wheel spin that gave us a 3x multiplier. After such a win, you’re well advised to take your win and walk away, because it will hardly get better than that.