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If you’ve never heard of Fu, Lou and Shou before, prepare to learn all about them in this captivating slot game. They’re known as the ‘Three Star Gods’, which translates into Sanxing (‘san’ means ‘three’ and ‘xing’ means ‘star’). Each of these gods represents a different virtue: happiness and prosperity; status and wealth; and longevity. Once we learned this information, the idea behind the video slot started to make sense.

This Mobilots game aims to make you wealthy with wins, give you the longevity you need to keep spinning, and – most importantly – make you happy. The graphic designers behind the slot have certainly kept the look and feel true to the theme, using many fitting images across and beyond the reels. During gameplay you’ll see symbols of ancient scrolls, gold coins, Chinese-style lettering and lucky waving cats for a bit of extra fortune. If you glance away from the reels, you’ll notice that the background makes you feel like you’ve stepped into a Chinese inn of the upper class, filled with floating red lanterns.

The design is paired with an Oriental-style background tune which helps keep you calm and focused as you spin the reels in search of a win. As we already touched on earlier, the game is by no means boring. What it does have, though, is a calming element of zen and relaxation incorporated into it which we thoroughly enjoyed.

Despite only having a mere ten paylines to play for (which is much less than we’re used to seeing on many video slots), Sanxing Fortunes still offers punters loads of opportunities to win. The bonus features, though simple, allow you to build off existing wins and turn your fortune into something much bigger.

To start with, you’ll need to keep an eye out for the wild symbol, which can land on any reel at any time. Funnily enough, the wild symbol is represented by a red and gold design with the Chinese writing for ‘wild’, so you may not recognize it immediately if you don’t speak the language. However, once it lands on the reels and substitutes for another symbol to complete a payline, you’ll quickly understand what you’re looking at and what it does. This wild symbol can in fact substitute for any other symbol except the respin symbol.

There are three respin symbols to find during gameplay, each as valuable as each other. They all appear on the reels as golden circular designs which easily stand out from the remaining symbols. When a respin symbol lands on the reels, it will remain still until the all the reels come to a stop. From there, it will expand across the entire reel to reveal one of the three ancient Chinese gods.

For each respin symbol (and subsequently expanded wild symbol) that lands on the reels, you’ll be awarded a free respin of the remaining reels. This could result in completing an extra winning payline and securing yourself another prize. Up to a maximum of three respins can be triggered during any one go (since there are only three gods), giving you up to three extra chances each time you’re lucky enough to find the symbols.

The Sanxing Fortunes video slot isn’t the most complex game we’ve ever tried, but interestingly it doesn’t seem to be quite like any other slot we’ve played before. We think the nature of the expanding wild and respin feature is quite unique, particularly the way it has been so well incorporated into the game’s theme.

We do find that Mobilots strives to develop strong concepts behind its slot game releases, and the Oriental-style theme of luck and wealth has been successfully worked into Sanxing Fortunes. If you want to check out more of Mobilots’ Oriental-style slots, we also recommend Legendary Mulan, which follows the story of the Chinese heroine, and Panda Wilds, which takes you into the Chinese jungle in search of these furry mammals.

Since Sanxing Fortunes isn’t an exact replica of a game you would have played before, the fact that it is freely available across all devices with no download needed is going to come in handy. We suggest you give it a few spins in the free version before making a deposit, so that you can get an idea of how the game works and how often the respins feature occurs. When you’re ready to turn those play wins into real wins, it’s time to place your bets and start playing for real money. This involves placing a bet per spin from as low as 0.10 coins to as high as 10 coins.

Sanxing Fortunes suggests you’ll be greeted with the three virtues of happiness, wealth and status, and longevity. We can’t guarantee that these fortunes will come true, but we can tell you that bonus features, fun and plenty of big wins await. Whether or not you ascribe to ancient Chinese legend, we definitely recommend giving the Sanxing Fortunes video slot a whirl for a prosperous encounter with Fu, Lou and Shou.