Pick a Fortune from Sigma Games: Slot Review - to deal or not to deal?

It’s time to immerse yourself in the bright lights and excitement of live television game shows in this new slot from Sigma Gaming and Microgaming! The TV game show in question here is a fictional one called Pick a Fortune. It’s hosted by a smooth-talking presenter who invites players on stage to spin reels and open up boxes to see what kind of cash prizes might be waiting inside. Read on to see how we fare as we become the next contestants on this entertaining game show.

Pick a Fortune is a 5 reel slot with 20 paylines that includes Wild Symbols, a Win Stop bonus feature, and a Pick and Choose Bonus Game.

Special Features

Pick a Fortune features a range of game show related symbols including stacks of Money, a TV Presenter, a Key, a Game Logo, along with classic A – J playing card icons. The most rewarding symbol to keep an eye out for is the Game Logo as this symbol along with the Wild symbol pays out a hefty 500X your bet for landing 5 of them on a payline. Speaking of the Wild symbol, it is illustrated by a gold safe deposit box and substitutes for all other symbols to help form winning combinations on the reels.

As you play the game the border of the reels may light up from time to time. This is a random bonus event and when this happens then all of the reels will step one place to the right to reveal a new reel on the left-hand side. Any symbol apart from the Wild symbol can appear on the new reel and these extra symbols help to create additional wins on the reels. This is known as the Win Step bonus feature. The only downside to this bonus feature is that unfortunately, it will not trigger when you form a 5 of a kind win on the reels.

The star feature of the game is the Pick and Choose bonus game. To trigger it, you will need to land 3 Wilds anywhere on the reels. Once in this feature, you will be taken to a new set of reels that feature two sets of boxes numbered from 1 to 15. It is extremely similar to the hit TV game show Deal or No Deal as it involves choosing 3 boxes from either side. When choosing a box, you can decide to either Take It or Leave It. If you decide to open the Take It box then you will be offered a prize and if you opt to collect this offer then you will get to see what you would have won in the Leave It box. The bonus game is played for 3 rounds and the total win from each of the 3 boxes selected is then awarded as your prize at the end of the feature.

Theme, Graphics and Sound

The graphics are pretty basic to be fair as the action takes place in front of a static TV stage with bright strobing lights illuminating the background. Symbols in the game are nicely polished and consist of a TV Host, a Key, a Safe Deposit Box, a Logo, along with some A – J icons. The animations are slick as symbols speed down the reels and are highlighted by a bright gold frame when part of a win. The Win Step bonus feature is a particular highlight as the reels are lit up by a dazzling array of lights whenever it triggers. It’s a very cool visual effect.

The music is tense and a tad suspenseful which naturally fits in quite well with the TV Show theme of the game.

Win lines, Payouts and Jackpots

The game features 20 paylines, a reasonable RTP of 95.79%, and a maximum payout worth 1,407X your total bet.

Below is a summary taken from the PayOut Table from the game. The amount won for each combination depends on the value of the bet when you spin the reels.

Bet Range: 0.20, 0.40, 1.00, 2.00, 4.00, 5.00, 10.00, 20.00, 40.00

• Gold Safe Deposit Box Symbol: 50.00 for 3X, 150.00 for 4X, 500.00 for 5X
• Pick a Fortune Logo Symbol: 50.00 for 3X, 150.00 for 4X, 500.00 for 5X
• Money Symbol: 40,00 for 3X, 100.00 for 4X, 250.00 for 5X
• Host Symbol: 20.00 for 3X, 40.00 for 4X, 200.00 for 5X
• Key Symbol: 20.00 for 3X, 40.00 for 4X, 200.00 for 5X
• A Symbol: 10.00 for 3X, 20.00 for 4X, 100.00 for 5X
• K Symbol: 10.00 for 3X, 20.00 for 4X, 100.00 for 5X
• Q Symbol: 5.00 for 3X, 10.00 for 4X, 50.00 for 5X
• J Symbol: 5.00 for 3X, 10.00 for 4X, 50.00 for 5X

Our Verdict on Pick a Fortune

This game comes from software studio Sigma Gaming in association with Microgaming and is a rather enjoyable gaming experience. Although it features outdated graphics, it’s all about the 2 innovative bonus features here. For instance, the Win Step feature triggers quite often to help form additional wins on the reels while the extremely fun Pick and Choose bonus game can lead to massive cash prizes provided you choose the most profitable safe deposit boxes of course! The only downside to the Pick and Choose bonus game is that you will have to spin the reels quite a few times in order to trigger it. The top prize for this game is a very good 1,407X your bet. In terms of variance, I would say it is Medium so you’ll find that payouts are evenly distributed the more you play. For slots with a similar TV show theme, check out Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and Cats and Cash.

Choose wisely to land a cash windfall on the reels when you play Pick a Fortune!