9 Pearls of Fortune Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

9 Pearls of Fortune Review

The most positive thing about 9 Pearls of Fortune is the tranquil and relaxing atmosphere iSoftBet has managed to create. This is a perfect game to unwind with after a long day, but don’t expect much in terms of potential returns. Clearly inspired by 9 Masks Of Fire, 9 Pearls of Fortune comes with a far lower 750x potential, and landing 9 pearl awards only a scatter jackpot of 100x your stake.

Not exactly impressive in other words, but casual gamers might enjoy the not too volatile math model. The underwater setting is nicely depicted, with bubbles floating towards the surface and different sea creatures on the 5x3 grid. You get a respins feature to help you collect more pearl scatters, and the bonus round comes with up to an x5 win multiplier that also applies to pearl prizes. Nothing game-changing to see here, perhaps, but a decent mid-level shelf-filler nonetheless.

9 Pearls of Fortune Slot Features

The premium symbols, consisting of seahorses, lobsters, stingrays, or fish, pay between 1 and 5 x your stake for 5 of a kind wins. You can land Starfish Wilds on all 5 reels, and they step in for pay symbols to help complete wins.

The Bubbly Modifier triggers at random times in the base game, and you will then see bubbles filling the screen. This may trigger either the Pearl Respins feature, or the bonus round. Both of these features are described in detail below.

The Pearl Respins feature triggers when you land at least 3 pearl symbols on reels 2, 3, and 4, and this can happen in the base game or in the bonus round. The triggering pearls become sticky, and the 3 middle reels spin to award either blanks or new pearl symbols.

All pearls that land become sticky as well, and this goes on until you land a blanks only spin or fill the 3 middle reels with nothing but pearls. You win 1x, 3x, 5x, 10x, 25x, 50x, or 100x your stake from 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 sticky pearls, respectively.

The Bonus Round triggers when you land 3 scatters on reels 1, 3, and 5, and a wheel will then spin to give you 10, 12, or 15 free spins.

The multiplier will not only boost line wins in the bonus round, it also applies to any pearl wins during the feature. There is no retrigger possibility for this feature, however, but non-UK players, and anyone eligible, can purchase it for 50x the stake.

The 200 Spins 9 Pearls of Fortune Slot Experience

You get a decent taste of the base game, although nothing too exciting happened for us there. We purchase the bonus round at 1:32 into the 3:28-minute highlights video, and the wheel gave us 10 free spins with an x2 win multiplier. You can see for yourself how we fared by hitting the play button below.

Review Summary

iSoftBet is apparently not shy about the fact that 9 Pearls of Fortune is heavily inspired by the ultra-popular 9 Masks Of Fire. The two games are not completely identical though, and this release does come with a calm, relaxing atmosphere that may be enjoyable after a stressful day. The instant pearl prizes are not very impressive in comparison, but at least you get a respins feature that can help you collect more of them to win higher prizes.

Winning 100x for 9 pearls seems almost like a joke in our view, and we don’t see how this math model can compete in such a crowded genre. The overall max win is only 750x your stake, which is way below most 9MoF copycats, as well as the original itself. The Respins hit rate is 1 in 81 spins, and you can expect the bonus round around every 162 spins on average.

Pros

• Pearl prizes up to 100x w/ respins feature
• Up to 15 FS w/ up to x5 win multiplier
• Win up to 750x your stake

Cons

• Weak math model compared to competition

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