All Star Family Fortunes Slots
All Star Family Fortunes slot by Freemantle creates the famous family gameshow in cute and under-stated style. This fun slot machine features well-known phrases from the show including ‘double money’ and ‘big money’, while the bright colours and glittering stars transform the screen into a television studio.
Players can enjoy 25 paylines, wild symbols, bonuses and multipliers. So get ready for an evening of TV entertainment and prizes in this colourful slot game.
Meeting the Families
There are 25 paylines here, which are all fixed into place so you have the maximum number of ways to win on every spin. You can change your bet by clicking on one of the many stake options along the bottom of the screen.
The bets start at just €0.01 and go up to a maximum bet per payline of €1, giving a total minimum bet of €0.25 and a total maximum bet of €25. With this decent betting range, most players will be able to enjoy playing the game from low to high rollers, though it is the mid-range players who will be most suited to this slot.
There is no auto play option so players cannot play spins automatically, while the only option from the menu is the sound on/off toggle, and the paytable button is located in the bottom left.
All Star Family Fortunes is a no-nonsense slot with minimal graphics. The only images are of silhouetted contestants while the other symbols are phrases from the show, such as ‘big money’ and ‘single money’, coloured stars and the game logo. Dramatic music plays on each spin but the game would have benefited from some more recognisable Family Fortunes style music or jingles.
It’s Time to Play ‘Double Money’
While playing All Star Family Fortunes you can expect some decent payouts. The highest-paying symbols are the yellow ‘single money’ square and the game logo, which both pay 1,000x your bet for 5 matching symbols. The ‘single money’ square is also the wild symbol in the game and stands in for all the other symbols, except the bonus symbol, to create more potential winning combinations.
The second-best symbol is the silhouetted contestants, which awards 500x your bet for 5 symbols, while the gold stars award 300x your bet for 5 symbols. The bronze stars pay up to 200x your bet for 5 symbols, and the silver stars award up to 100x your bet for 5 matching symbols. The high cards are the lowest payers with the Ace paying 75x, and the King, Queen and Jack all paying 50x your bet for 5 matching symbols.
There are some other prize-giving symbols in the game which do not award payouts by themselves. These include the pink ‘double money’ square, which is a wild symbol and multipliers all wins by 2x, along with the ‘double money’ square and the ‘big money’ square – more on those lucrative symbols in a moment…
Guess the Answers for Free Spins and Multipliers
Whenever you spin the ‘bonus’ square symbol on reels 1, 3 and 5 at the same time you trigger the Family Fortunes Bonus round. During this round you have to guess the top 8 most popular answers to the question in the survey – just like in the gameshow!
To play the fun round, you have to pick from 8 cards to reveal an answer. If your answer appears on the board you receive 1 to 10 free spins. If your answer is not there, you receive a strike. You keep picking cards until you get all 8 answers or receive 3 strikes. During your free spins the ‘big money’ square can appear as another wild symbol for even more opportunities to hit winning combinations.
Will You Get a Chance to Steal?
If you manage to find all 8 answers before getting 3 strikes during the Family Fortunes Bonus round, you trigger a multiplier bonus. Choose form 4 cards to reveal your multiplier prize for your free spins.
If you get 3 strikes you have a ‘chance to steal’. Reveal one more answer and if it appears on the board you will win more free spins!
Gameshow Fun Without the Sparkle
All Star Family Fortunes is a fun slot machine and features many ideas from the classic TV gameshow, however the lack of more sophisticated graphics and music means this game lacks sparkle.
The bonus rounds and phrases form the show are effective, but visually this slot is slightly disappointing. The free spins round can be lucrative with its multiplier awards and the multiple wilds in the game also give a good boost.
Fans of Family Fortunes will enjoy playing for the nostalgia value and there are plenty of ways to win, but the lack of TV glamour lets it down.
