Vampire Fortunes™ joins an all-ways reel game to two separate feature paths: Free Games that remove the lower card ranks, and a jackpot pick sequence that can be activated by its Red or Blue Wilds. Three or more Moons from left to right award ten Free Games, where symbols below the Bat are removed and the feature can retrigger. The Wilds also have distinct positions and values: Blue appears on reels two and four, while Red appears only on reel three and doubles wins when substituting. A Wild can activate the jackpot feature, but its appearance should not be read as a guaranteed trigger on every spin. Once activated, matching three gems among twelve selections awards one of four linked jackpot levels.
Vampire Fortunes at a glance
| Provider | NOVOMATIC |
|---|---|
| Genre / theme | Horror |
| Game type | Video slot |
| Reels / grid | 5 x 3 |
| Reference RTP | 95% |
| Volatility | 5 |
| Payout mechanic | 243 ways; AllPay |
| Maximum win | 1,000x the bet |
| Release date | 26 March 2019 |
| Main features | 3+ Moon Scatters left-to-right trigger 10 Free Games; symbols below Bat are removed and the feature can retrigger. Red/Blue Wilds can activate a 12-pick jackpot; three matching gems award Mini, Minor, Major or Grand. |
RTP and stake limits can vary by version and market. Check the information screen in the game you open. Maximum win is a ceiling, not an expected result.
AllPay combinations and two Wild roles
The five-reel game uses 243 ways rather than fixed win lines. Matching symbols connect on adjacent reels from left to right, and the Red and Blue Wilds substitute for regular symbols. Their locations differ: Blue Wilds can appear on reels two and four, while the Red Wild is restricted to reel three. When Red substitutes in a winning combination, it doubles that win. Blue Wilds substitute but do not carry that stated doubling effect, so the colour distinction changes how a completed pattern is valued.
Because wins are counted through neighbouring reels, the arrangement is read across the reel sequence rather than along a selected line. A Wild can fill a substitution role, but it still needs matching symbols on the connected reels to form a win. This is separate from its jackpot function. The Wilds can activate the jackpot feature, but they do not guarantee that the feature will trigger each time they appear; the distinction between a possible activator and an automatic result matters when assessing the base game. The rules provide no basis for treating a Wild as both a line win and a jackpot round every time it lands.
Free Games remove low symbols
Three or more Moon Scatters in a left-to-right sequence trigger ten Free Games. During those spins, symbols paying below the Bat are removed: A, K, Q, J, 10 and 9 do not appear. This changes the symbol set for the feature rather than adding a multiplier to every result. The remaining symbols include the picture symbols and the Wilds, so a winning combination still depends on adjacent reels connecting through the AllPay structure.
The feature can be retriggered, but the number of added games per retrigger is not specified in the title rules. The initial ten-spin award is clear; the final length is not. Removing the lower ranks narrows the available symbol mix, but it does not guarantee a win, because the remaining symbols must still form a left-to-right adjacent combination. The feature’s appeal is therefore in the changed reel inventory and the chance to extend play, while its boundary is the unknown retrigger schedule and the continued need for connected matches.
A four-level jackpot pick
When the jackpot feature activates, twelve coins conceal coloured gems. The player reveals selections, and matching three gems wins the corresponding level: Mini, Minor, Major or Grand. The four prizes belong to a linked progressive jackpot structure. The feature is a separate event from ordinary symbol matching: a Red or Blue Wild can activate it, after which the gem-selection result determines which jackpot is awarded. The rules do not make the jackpot level depend on the number of Wilds in a line combination.
The catalogue profile lists 95% RTP, a 1,000x maximum, five reels by three rows, 243 ways and a 26 March 2019 release date. Volatility is listed as 5 on a numeric scale, while no descriptive variance category is available. The 1,000x maximum is a catalogue reference and should not be assumed to describe every linked-jackpot deployment. More importantly for play, the presence of four levels does not mean each Wild guarantees a jackpot round or a particular tier. The trigger is possible, and the matching-gem condition determines the award after entry.
Strengths and weak points
Strengths
Free Games and the gem-pick jackpot use distinct triggers and outcomes, while the Red Wild’s win-doubling role is clearly separate from the Blue Wild’s substitution role.
Weaknesses
Wilds can activate rather than guarantee the jackpot feature, and the retrigger award for Free Games is unstated; the linked jackpot tier is not predictable from the trigger alone.
Our Editor’s View
Vampire Fortunes™ gives its Wilds two jobs without making them interchangeable. Red and Blue can substitute in the 243-way game, with Red doubling a win when it participates; they can also activate a separate four-level jackpot pick. Free Games form another branch, beginning with three left-to-right Moons and replacing the lower card ranks with a picture-focused symbol set. These systems are easy to distinguish once their conditions are kept separate. The compromise is that the jackpot is not an automatic consequence of every Wild, and the Free Games retrigger count is unspecified. Players who enjoy feature variety can follow the separate paths, while anyone expecting a guaranteed jackpot from a Wild should account for the conditional activation.
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