Small Fortune

Small Fortune: The Multiplier Counted From Ants in the Trigger

The free games multiplier in this picnic-themed slot is not drawn at random or set by tier. It is simply the number of ant wild symbols that appeared in the triggering spin.

That direct relationship makes the trigger unusually legible. A player can look at the qualifying board and know immediately what rate the round will run at, with no reveal, no wheel and no pick screen in between. More ants means a higher multiplier, full stop.

The spin count works on a separate symbol. Landing ant wilds on reels one and five together with at least one Picnic Basket on the middle reels triggers five free games, and every basket found in that combination adds another five games to the total.

So the trigger contains two independent variables read from the same board: baskets set the length, ants set the multiplier. A spin heavy in ants but light in baskets produces a short round at a strong rate; the reverse produces a long round at a weak one. Neither is a tier, both are counts.

Further baskets landing during the bonus extend the round at that same multiplier, so the rate established at the trigger persists for the whole feature regardless of how long it runs. A weak multiplier cannot be improved by playing on.

The ants group together on reels one and five, working as wilds for nearly every symbol, and their placement at the two outer reels is what allows them to be counted alongside baskets in the middle. A Girl scatter pays in any direction and adds its prize straight onto your line wins.

A Major jackpot resets at $1,000 and a Minor at $250, both awarded at random on any spin.

No volatility rating is listed. The listed top award is 7,500 times your bet per line, which is contained by this catalogue's standards.

Small Fortune suits players who value being able to read a trigger's full value at a glance, and who will count ants and baskets separately since they govern different things. Anyone hoping a long round might improve its rate should note the multiplier is fixed the moment the feature begins.