Introduction to 3 Fortune Nuts
3 Fortune Nuts is a casino slot from TaDa Gaming that takes us to the hidden treasure of a squirrel. However, here in this mobile-first release, there’s no gold or gems, instead the treasure is filled with acorns in various forms. These include the Wild and Scatter Symbols that can trigger a 3-Pot-like mechanic on the Bonus Wheel, or even convert it into a special Free Spins Wheel, or the Golden Link Symbols, which act as the game’s Cash and Jackpot Prizes with the help of the Squirrel Symbol and its Multipliers. In a world of increasingly more and more 3-Pot releases, TaDa Gaming tries to make it somewhat interesting to blend it into a Bonus Wheel instead of a regular bonus game, but might have missed the mark on what makes these volatile mechanics fun for players. At the same time, as this is a mobile-first release, TaDa Gaming has still tried to fit quite a few features and gameplay mechanics into a rather small package, and it seems to work fine, delivering on some pretty volatile wins with a max win of 5,000X the bet.
Experience a fast-paced gameplay loop centered on special acorns and lucky nuts to help you cash in the wins.
Theme, Gameplay, & Payouts
3 Fortune Nuts is a video slot from TaDa Gaming with 5 Reels, 3 Rows, and 243 ways to win. You can choose between making a Min.bet of 0.2 and a Max.bet of 200. 3 Fortune Nuts comes with a higher-than-average RTP of 97.11%, medium volatility, and an okay max win of 5,000X the bet.
When you start up the game, you’re welcomed to a small cutscene that welcomes you into the squirrel’s little treasure hoard, which is, of course, filled with nuts. The aforementioned squirrel will also be next to the playing grid as you play, taking care of the Bonus Wheel that can be seen in the background. The game can be played on most notepads, mobiles, and desktops.
The lower-paying symbols are J, Q, K, and A. Creating a win with 5 of the same symbols will pay out 0.5X the bet. The higher-paying symbols are nuts, acorns, blueberries, mushrooms, and pomegranates. Landing a win with 5 of the same symbols pays out 1.2X to 3X the bet. Then we have the Special Symbols, which range from Wild and Scatters, Golden Links, and Squirrel Symbols.
Special Feature & Mechanics
What is the max win in the slot 3 Fortune Nuts?
You can win up to 5,000X the bet.
What features are available in the slot 3 Fortune Nuts?
The features are Wild and Scatter Symbols, Golden Link Symbols, Squirrel Symbols, Bonus Game.
Wild and Scatter Symbols
There are 3 types of colored acorns, being red, green, and blue, and all of them act as both Wilds and Scatter Symbols, being able to substitute for any normal paying symbol on the playing grid, and trigger the Bonus Game with their own, color corresponding bonus.
Golden Link Symbols
The Golden Link Symbols are depicted as a golden acorn coin, and only appear on reels 2-5, either with a random Cash Value or a Jackpot, and the payouts are as follows:
Cash Value = Awards a random prize ranging from 0.3X to 8X the bet.
Mini Jackpot = Awards a prize of 5X the bet.
Minor Jackpot = Awards a prize of 10X the bet.
Major Jackpot = Awards a prize of 25X the bet.
Grand Jackpot = Awards a prize of 50X the bet.
Nuts Grand Jackpot = Awards a prize of 300X the bet.
Squirrel Symbols
The Squirrel Symbols act as the game’s Collect Symbol, only appearing on reel 1, and will pay out any Golden Link Symbols that land on the same spin.
Bonus Game
The bonus game can be triggered by either of the 3 colored Wild and Scatter Symbols, with 2 of them only triggering the Bonus Wheel, awarding a prize or Jackpot, or, if the Red Acorn Symbol is triggered, it will award a Free Spins Wheel, granting you a random number of spins. The Wild and Scatter bonuses are as follows:
Blue Acorn Symbol = Awards a Pick’em bonus with 5 Acorns, each revealing a random reward that will be added to random positions on the Bonus Wheel or Free Spins Wheel.
Red Acron Symbol = Awards the Free Spins Wheel, which, if hit, will lead to the Free Spins bonus game with the displayed number of spins.
Green Acorn Symbol = Awards the Pointer Pick’em bonus, giving you 9 acorns to choose between, and landing 3 matching options will award that number of pointers onto the Wheel when it is time to spin.
The Free Spins bonus game is played with the number of spins that were hit during the Free Spins Wheel. During the bonus game, a Squirrel Symbol is locked in place on reel 1, with only Golden Link Symbols appearing on the rest of the reels. Whenever a Squirrel Symbol connects with a Golden Link Symbol, the prize will be awarded a random Multiplier of 2X to 10X.
Final Thoughts on 3 Fortune Nuts
3 Fortune Nuts is a surprising game to come out of TaDa Gaming in recent times, as it delivers on some pretty high-quality visuals in a mobile-first package. This is especially true even when released alongside some more major long-running series, as seen with recent games like Charge Bison and Golden Empire 1000. While that’s great and all, we’re not quite sure how the reception to 3 Fortune Nuts may be, as mobile-first releases are known for simple, and sometimes casual, gameplay loops, while 3 Fortune Nuts feels like it instead leans into a mix of popular mechanics for the sake of it.
When it comes to gameplay, we’re not sure whether to classify the game as a Cash Collector or a 3-Pot game, as it delivers on both mechanics but not necessarily in a way that works together. Starting off, while having rather low payouts, especially its bigger Jackpots, the Cash Collect mechanic is probably the best part of the game, as it feels solid and reliable, especially in the Free Spins feature, but triggering that bonus game is far from consistent. The 3-Pot mechanics are all focused on the Bonus Wheel, and while we like its bonuses, the wheel itself isn’t all that engaging or exciting, especially thanks to the rather low payouts.
This is an overarching issue, as TaDa Gaming probably felt its audience didn’t want a hyper-volatile game with explosive wins, yet, through that ideology, we’re left with a game that, while offering a higher-than-average RTP, fails to deliver much excitement due to its rather low paytable and wins.
3 Fortune Nuts is a mobile-first release with Cash Collect and 3 Pot mechanics, centered on Golden Nuts Prizes and its Bonus Wheel.
