Fu Dao Le Slot – Chinese 243 ways to win

Fu Dao Le Slot Review:

Fu Dao Le  Slot is a Chinese themed slot game from Bally Technologies with 5 Reels, 3 Rows and 243 Ways to Win – there are no fixed paylines.

Fu Dao Le features free spins as well as multiple progressive jackpots.

The theme of Fu Dao Le is dedicated to the Chinese New Year. The name means ‘Fortune has Arrived’!

Fu Dao Le Slot was very popular in land-based casinos because of the dazzling animations and multiple progressive jackpots.

This game is typically played as a penny slot where you will match symbols across the reels from left to right. The 243 Ways to Win allows for all winning combinations to award prizes no matter where the symbols appear on each reel.

Fu Dao Le features various Bonuses, Fee Spins, Extra Wilds and Multipliers which are all unrelated to the betting level.

Fu Dao Le is compatible with mobile devices including Android, iPhone, and iPad.

Betting Range:

Play Fu Dao Le for free to understand how the progressive jackpots and free spins feature work, and an overall idea of the game.

The lowest wager is $0.38 – the maximum is $88, the number 8 being a symbol of luck in Asian culture.

The symbols become payable in a combination of 3 matching symbols, positioned on the connecting reels from left to right.

Fu Dao Lee has 4 different Jackpots – Mini, Minor, Major and Maxi.

Fu Dao Le Slot Symbols:

The symbols represent everything related to the Chinese culture. The lower value symbols are the playing cards 9, 10, K, J, Q, and A. Higher value symbols include Chinese Lanterns, Oranges, Baby on a Koi Carp and a Gold Ingot.

There is also a special set of symbols –Bonus, Envelopes, Multiplying Wilds, and Clumped Wilds.

Fu Dao Le has multiple active Wild symbols:

• Normal Wilds – 2 Wilds multiplies wins by 2x
• Wild, Bonus & Clumped Wild – multiplies any wins by 3x

All the Wild symbols substitute for other standard symbols, but not each other.

Free Spins Feature:

Free Spins trigger when landing 3 of the special Bonus scatter symbols anywhere on Reels 2, 3 or 4 – receive 8 Free Spins with a 2x multiplier.

Land a Bonus symbol on the 5th reel for another free spin.

The Wild symbols will only appear during the Free Spins round and the Multiplier Wilds only appear on Reel 3.

Fu Dao Le Progressive Jackpots:

There are 2 ways to win the progressive jackpots in this slot – the Red Envelope and Jackpot Bonus.

• Red Envelope – land on the Red Envelope symbols on Reels 1 and 5 in the same spin to win this jackpot.
• Jackpot Bonus – triggers by landing a full stack of Clumped Wilds on the 3rd Reel. Once triggered, you get to Pick from 15 Gold Coins.

Keep picking until you get 3 matching Coins which will award a specified Jackpot.

Mystery Stacked Reels Feature:

On each spin there is a chance to land the Stacked Gold symbols. They will transform into matching standard and wild symbols enabling better chances for more wins. The feature is completely random appearing at any time during the base game.

When Clumped Wilds land on the middle reel during the main game it can become a Stacked Wild spreading across the entire reel. When this happens, the Jackpot Bonus feature will be randomly activated, unlocking the picking game with 15 Gold Coins.

Final Verdict:

Fu Dao Le received an honourable mention for the title of Best Slot Innovation in Inside Asian Gaming’s 2014 Supplier Awards.

This is one of the most recognizable slots due to the bright features, immersive gameplay, vibrant graphics and impressive audio.

Fu Dao Le is an incredibly entertaining slot to play with all the bonus games and major progressive jackpots. With so many ways to win the ‘Good Fortune has Arrived’ for you!

If you enjoy this slot, you may also enjoy Ra the Scarab Temple Slot which also has the Red envelope jackpot.