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Snakes and Ladders from mFortune: Slot Review - avoiding snakes is key!

A fantastic take on a classic board game.

Did you know that the popular board game Snakes and Ladders actually originated from India? The idea of this game is a simple race to the finish while avoiding snakes and using ladders to your advantage. It is said that a player’s progression throughout the game is based on a life journey that is complicated by virtues represented by ladders and snakes represented by vices. I never thought this game had this much depth as I played it for hours on end with friends and family when I was a child. When I heard that mFortune had released a slot version of this hugely popular game, I was quite eager to try it and see how well it replicates the classic board game.

It is a 5 reel slot game with 9 paylines and it features free spins, a progressive jackpot, and a Snakes and Ladders trail mini-game.

Snakes and Ladders Screenshot

Special Features

The first feature worth highlighting is the Wild symbol and it is illustrated by a cute looking green snake. It substitutes for all symbols except the Mini-Game and Free Spins symbols. It’s one of the highest paying symbols in the game and if you are lucky enough to land 5 Wild symbols then you will be treated to an amazing 2,000X your initial bet!

The Free Spins feature is triggered when you land 3 or more Scatter symbols on a winline. The Scatter symbol is depicted by a bunch of ladders. It goes without saying, the more of these symbols you land, the more Free Spins you will be awarded. For example, if you land 3 Scatters then you will be given 5 Free Spins, whereas 5 Scatters will give you a nice set of 9 Free Spins.

The main feature of this slot is the Snakes and Ladders trail mini-game. To trigger this feature, you need to land two or more Mini-Game symbols on a winline. The Mini-Game symbol is denoted by a blue dice and the more of these symbols you land, the higher the multipliers will become in the mini-game. The mini-game replicates the board game superbly as you have to roll a dice to move forward a few steps at a time all the while avoiding the snakes and using the ladders to progress up the board. The higher you move up on the board, the more the multipliers increase in value and it's possible to get a multiplier as high as 40X.

Theme, Graphics and Sound

The game features some really cute graphics as the slot is set in a barren desert with snakes, cacti, and ladders everywhere and a nice orange glow permeates the background. Symbols consist of snakes, cattle skulls, dice, and ladders and they move quite smoothly along the reels. There are not that many animations to speak of but symbols brightly flash and change colour when you land a win on the reels.

The game does not feature that many sounds but there are some quirky jingles when you spin the reels and the mini-game features some interesting pink-panther style music as you try to stealthily move around the snakes.

Win lines, Payouts and Jackpots

The game has 9 paylines, a reasonable RTP of 93.05%, a nice maximum payout of 2,000X, and a progressive jackpot.

Below is a summary taken from the PayOut Table from the game. The amount won for each combination depends on the value of the bet when you spin the reels.

Bet Per Line: 0.10, 0.20, 0.30, 0.40, 0.50, 0.60, 0.70, 0.80, 0.90, 1.00, 1.20, 1.40, 1.60, 1.80, 2.00, 2.20, 2.40, 2.60, 2.80, 3.00, 3.20, 3.40, 3.60, 3.80, 4.00, 4.20, 4.40, 4.60, 4.80, 5.00, 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00..95.00

  • Snake Wild Symbol: 15 for 2X, 100 for 3X, 500 for 4X, 2,000 for 5X
  • Snakes Ladders Jackpot Symbol: 10 for 2X, 55 for 3X, 200 for 4X, Progressive Jackpot for 5X
  • Cactus Symbol: 8 for 2X, 50 for 3X, 150 for 4X, 500 for 5X
  • Skull Symbol: 5 for 2X, 45 for 3X, 100 for 4X, 300 for 5X
  • A Symbol: 40 for 3X, 85 for 4X, 250 for 5X
  • K Symbol: 35 for 3X, 75 for 4X, 200 for 5X
  • Q Symbol: 30 for 3X, 65 for 4X, 150 for 5X
  • J Symbol: 25 for 3X, 55 for 4X, 100 for 5X
  • 10 Symbol: 20 for 3X, 45 for 4X, 70 for 5X
  • 9 Symbol: 15 for 3X, 35 for 4X, 50 for 5X

Our Verdict on Snakes and Ladders

Snakes and Ladders is made by mFortune and it’s a fine tribute to a much-loved classic board game. The mini-game is great fun to play and I was actually able to trigger it on quite a few occasions while playing this game. If you are a fan of the board game then no doubt you will love this slot. If you are not then the lucrative progressive jackpot should more than entice you to play this great game.

Climb your way to a big payout in Snakes and Ladders!