Turn Your Fortune

Turn Your Fortune Slot Review

Turn Your Fortune is a 5-reel, 4-row slot from NetEnt, released in December 2018. It runs on 40 fixed paylines with an RTP of 96.24%, medium-high volatility, and a bet range of £0.20 to £200 per spin. The central mechanic is a Fortune Wins ladder - a golden perpetuum machine displayed beside the reels that tracks collected symbols and converts them into escalating coin wins, with a ceiling of 2,000x your stake at the top of the ladder.

Turn Your Fortune at a Glance

• Provider: NetEnt
• Release date: December 2018
• Reels / Rows: 5 x 4
• Paylines: 40 fixed
• RTP: 96.24%
• Volatility: Medium-high
• Max win: 2,000x stake
• Bet range: £0.20 - £200.00 per spin
• Wild: Butterfly tile (all reels)
• Scatter: Peacock (reels 1, 3, and 5 only)
• Bonus features: Fortune Respins, Free Spins with bonus wheel

Theme and Symbols

Turn Your Fortune uses a French Art Nouveau aesthetic - dark maroon and gold backgrounds, stained-glass-style symbol artwork, and ornate typography. The visual tone is deliberately luxurious, and the centrepiece is the Fortune Wins perpetuum machine: a golden mechanical barrel mounted to the left of the reels that serves as the game's progress tracker for both the respins and free spins features.

The five high-value symbols are jewel-encrusted animals: a red lion (the top symbol, paying up to 500x for five of a kind), an orange owl (120x), a yellow tortoise (100x), a green fish (80x), and a blue snail (60x). Below them sit the standard J, Q, K, A card ranks as low-value filler.

The wild is an ornate butterfly tile that substitutes for all standard symbols on any reel. The scatter is a peacock - but it only counts when it lands on reels 1, 3, and 5 specifically, which limits how often it triggers but concentrates the trigger conditions to a predictable set of reel positions.

Fortune Respins

The base game bonus triggers when two peacock scatters land simultaneously with any paying combination on the same spin. When it fires, all winning symbols lock in place as the "collectible" symbol for that respin sequence. Every other symbol is removed from the reels, and only collectibles, the wild, and a special Key symbol can then appear.

Each new collectible that lands adds one respin to the count and joins the locked symbols on the reels. The Fortune Wins ladder advances one level for every five collectibles gathered. The ladder has 25 positions across five levels - Level 1 pays out between 5 and 50 coins; Level 5 reaches 2,000 coins. The Key symbol, which appears exclusively on reel 5, shortcuts this progression: each Key immediately advances the coin value one step along the current level without requiring five more collectibles.

The respin sequence ends when no new collectibles land on a spin. The coin value reached on the ladder at that point is the feature's payout. Starting the feature deep into a ladder level - or hitting the Key symbol early - can push the award significantly higher than the base win that triggered it.

Free Spins

Three peacock scatters on reels 1, 3, and 5 trigger the Free Spins feature. Before the spins begin, a three-tier bonus wheel spins to determine: the number of free spins (7 to 13), which animal symbol becomes the collectible for the entire feature, and which level of the Fortune Wins ladder the feature starts from. That starting level can be 2, 3, or 4 - meaning the feature never starts from the bottom of the ladder, giving an immediate head start toward the higher coin values.

During free spins, the Key symbol continues to appear on reel 5 and still advances the coin value one step per landing. A second special symbol - the +10 collectible - appears exclusively on reel 2 during free spins. Landing one instantly adds 10 collectibles to your count, which can push the ladder up by two full levels in a single spin. Additional scatters landing during the feature add one extra spin each.

The wild butterfly remains active on all reels throughout free spins, combining with the locked collectible symbols to extend line wins. The maximum theoretical win of 2,000x is achievable when the Fortune Wins ladder reaches its ceiling during the free spins feature.

Betting and Maths

The £0.20 minimum covers 40 paylines at a penny per line equivalent. At the £200 maximum, the 2,000x ceiling equals a £400,000 theoretical win. The 96.24% RTP places Turn Your Fortune above the typical UK online slot average of around 95-96%, and it sits ahead of several other NetEnt titles - Mega Fortune runs at 96.0%, while Gonzo's Quest comes in at 96.0% as well.

Medium-high volatility means Turn Your Fortune will produce more frequent smaller wins than a high-volatility title, while still concentrating its biggest potential in the bonus features rather than the base game. The base game does pay out regularly through 40-payline coverage, but sessions that stay entirely in the base game without triggering either bonus will produce modest, incremental wins rather than large individual payouts.

How It Compares to Other NetEnt Slots

Turn Your Fortune sits in a different bracket from NetEnt's standard free spins slots. Starburst and Twin Spin have simpler mechanics and lower volatility; Turn Your Fortune's two-pathway bonus system - respins accessible mid-base-game, free spins requiring the three-reel scatter pattern - gives it more depth. Koi Princess from the same studio uses a bonus wheel mechanic at a similar volatility level, but lacks the persistent ladder progression that defines Turn Your Fortune's structure.

The closest mechanical relative within NetEnt's catalogue is Lost Relics, which also uses a respins-plus-collect mechanic, though Turn Your Fortune's Art Nouveau presentation and the two distinct ladder-climbing paths make it a distinct experience. For players who enjoy the Cluster Pays mechanic instead, Aloha! Cluster Pays and Legend of Shangri-La offer alternative NetEnt formats.

Mobile Performance

Turn Your Fortune is built on NetEnt's HTML5 framework, which means it runs without a download in any modern browser on desktop and mobile. The 5x4 grid is taller than the standard 5x3 layout, but the Art Nouveau artwork remains sharp on compact screens. The Fortune Wins ladder is displayed beside the reels on desktop; on mobile it repositions without obscuring the grid. Autoplay is included with adjustable spin counts and stop conditions for balance loss or large wins.

Verdict

Turn Your Fortune earns its place through the Fortune Wins ladder mechanic. Most NetEnt titles in this era use a standard scatter-triggered free spins bonus; Turn Your Fortune adds a second trigger path (two scatters plus a line win) that keeps the base game more engaged than it would be waiting solely for the three-scatter requirement. The Key symbol on reel 5 giving a step-up shortcut, and the +10 collectible during free spins compressing the ladder rapidly, both make the progression feel active rather than passive.

The 96.24% RTP is solid, and the medium-high volatility hits a workable middle ground - the game will not drain a session bankroll the way a true high-volatility slot can, while still reserving the 2,000x ceiling for the upper reaches of the free spins feature. It will not suit players who want the simplest possible mechanic, but for anyone looking for a structured progression-based slot from NetEnt with an above-average RTP, Turn Your Fortune delivers. Browse our casino reviews to find operators carrying the full NetEnt library.

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Turn Your Fortune RTP and Variance

Turn Your Fortune has an RTP of 96.00%, which is above average. See our highest RTP slots for the best returning games. High volatility means wins come less often but tend to be significantly larger. Explore our high volatility slots guide.

At the minimum bet of £0.20 per spin, a £10 deposit gives you 50 spins with a statistical expected return of £9.60. Read our slot betting strategy guide for tips on managing your bankroll.

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