Sakura Fortune Epic Bloom (Quickspin) Slot Demo & Review

Judging by the size and sharpness of her Samurai Sword, the Princess in Sakura Fortune Epic Bloom is not to be messed with. Then again, I’m sure most of us would avoid a confrontation with any of the main characters in Samurai slots such as this one, Pragmatic Play’s Rise of Samurai IV and Ronin’s Stackways from Hacksaw Gaming. Rather than risking the wrath of said characters, I like to focus on the payouts and gameplay each of those slots can deliver, so make sure you take a look at them when you’re finished with todays game review.

You know the drill by now, and it’s that time we look at the paytable where we find the Princess is the symbol that can deliver the biggest payouts on Sakura Fortune Epic Bloom with a Line of five returning 20x the stake, which is double that of the Older Japanese Man, which rewards up to 10x. The Young Woman offers up to 5x, the Young Man has a top return of 3x, and the Dragon and Lion symbols both offer up to 2x. The smaller wins will come from the four different coloured Coin symbols, which all return up to 1x. 

Sakura Fortune Epic Bloom supports a standard betting range you’ll find on countless online slots. Players can get into the action from a minimum bet of €0.20 with maximum wagers reaching up to €100.00.

The gameplay on Sakura Fortune Epic Bloom is set across a 5×4 reel configuration, with 20 symbols dropping onto the reels on each spin spanning 40 paylines. Three or more matching symbols across a payline from left to right will award a win. 

Princess Wilds & Nudge

The Princess Wild can appear in any position on the reels and is 4-positions high in size. It substitutes for all regular symbols to help create winning combinations, and if it lands partially on the reels, there is a chance it will randomly nudge to fill its entire reel.

Sakura Fortune Respins

The Sakura Fortune Re-Spins feature triggers when a Princess Wild appears or is nudged fully in view. That symbol locks in place while all other reels receive a re-spin. Landing other fully wild Princess symbols will trigger further re-spins at a rate of 1 spin for each symbol.

The full stack of the Princess Wild also acts as a free spins bonus symbol and can help trigger the slot’s two free spins bonus games. Let’s look at each of these in more detail and what you can expect to happen once they are activated.

Regular Free Spins Feature

Landing a combination of 3, 4, or 5 Princess Wilds or Regular Bonus symbols will trigger 8, 12, or 16 free spins. During this bonus, all Princess Wilds that land will expand to fill their reels and remain sticky until the end of the bonus. Each instance of those wilds will also reward an additional free spin and trigger a Sakura Fortune Re-Spin. 

Epic Bloom Free Spins Feature

If a Super Bonus symbol contributes to the 3, 4, or 5 needed to trigger free spins, you receive 8, 12, or 16 Epic Free Spins instead. This bonus plays out similarly to the regular bonus game except for one thing. Each time a new Princess Wild lands, a random multiplier value of 2x, 3x, 5x, or 100x is applied to wins created on that free spin and the subsequent re-spin. 

Gamble

Should you trigger either of the above free spins bonuses with 3 or 4 bonus symbols, you can gamble to receive the top allocation of 16 free spins. However, if luck goes against you, you’ll lose the free spins you already triggered. 

Extra Bet & Bonus Buy

To increase your chances of triggering the free spins bonus games or buy them outright, you can use the following Extra Bet and Buy Bonus options:

• Extra Bet: For 2x your current stake, you can spin with 66.67% chance of landing Princess Wild symbols and triggering the free spins bonus games. 
• Regular Free Spins: 80x guarantees at least 3 bonus symbols on the next spin.
• Epic Bloom Free Spins: 160x guarantees at least 2 bonus symbols and 1 super bonus symbol on the next spin.