Orb of Destiny Slot Review
Slot Provider: Hacksaw Gaming
RTP: 96.23% | Variance: Medium | Maximum Win: 10,000x
Our Score: 7.8
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About Orb of Destiny
Reviewed by:
Mark Wadie
Published Date: 2nd April 2024
How We Review Slot Games
We test and rate all slot games across 5 criteria, assigning a score out of 10 for each and an overall score that is an average of the 5. To build an accurate assessment of each game we gather information from the supplier and play in real play or demo mode. Find out more.Orb of Destiny is a fortune-telling themed online slot from Hacksaw Gaming. The star of the show is the Lady Fortune expanded wild who always lands with at least one multiplier of up to 100x to apply to any winline that passes through her. Landing Orb of Destiny symbols at the same time can add up to 3 more multipliers to all Lady Fortune wilds on the reels. There are also 2 free spins rounds where a minimum of 2 or 3 multiplier wilds are GUARANTEED to appear with each Lady Fortune wild that lands. Top win is 10,000x and spins start at 10p.
Orb of Destiny Game Information
- RTP: 96.23% | 94.29% | 92.27% | 88.26%
- Variance: Medium
- Maximum Win: 10,000x
- Progressive Jackpot: No
- Reels: 6
- Rows: 4
- Paylines: 14
- Minimum Stake: £0.10
- Theme: Magic
- Features: Expanding Wilds, Multipliers, Free Spins
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7.8
18+. New players only. Terms and conditions apply. Min deposit £10 Welcome package splits over 3 deposits. 35x Wagering requirement applies to match up bonus. Full T&Cs apply. Please gamble responsibly.
7.8
18+ new players only. Minimum deposit: £20. Maximum £100 bonus. Max bet with an active bonus: £2. Wagering requirement 100% match bonus: 30 times sum of deposit + bonus. Max redeemable from welcome bonus: £500. 100 Free Spins are given out 20 per day on Book of Dead for 5 days in a row, log in each day is required. Max Free Spins winnings: £100. Winnings from Free Spins are credited as bonus money with a wagering requirement of 45 times. Free Spins expire after 3 days. Some games may not be played with a bonus. Games may contribute differently when wagering a bonus. Play Responsibly!
9.0
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8.1
New Players Only. Min. deposit £20. Max. bonus bet is £5. Bonus spins on selected games only and must be used within 72 hours. Winnings from Bonus spins credited as bonus funds and capped at £20. Bonus funds expire in 30 days, unused bonus funds will be removed. Welcome Offer is 100% match up to £300 plus 50 bonus spins on your 1st deposit. Bonus funds are separate to Cash funds, and are subject to 40x wagering the total bonus & cash. Only bonus funds count towards wagering contribution.
8.1
Spins are given as follows: 50 spins upon a first deposit of minimum £10. Spins may only be used in specific games. Wagering reqirement: 35x. Spins expire after 24 hours.
7.5
New players only. One offer per player. Min Dep £10. Max bonus bet £5. 1st Dep offer is 100% up to £100 + 100 Bonus spins on selected slots. Spins expire after 10 days, funds after 30 days. Bonus funds separate to Cash. Wager Req of 35x Deposit + Bonus apply.
7.9
18+. New players only. Min deposit £10. Bonus funds are 121% up to £100. Bonus funds are separate to cash funds and subject to 35x wagering requirement. Only bonus funds count towards wagering contribution. £5 bonus max bet. Bonus funds must be used within 30 days, spins within 10 days. Affordability checks apply.
7.7
Welcome bonus for new players only | Maximum bonus is 100% up to £100 | Min. deposit is £10 | No max cash out | Wagering is 40x bonus | Maximum bet with an active bonus is £5 | Eligibility is restricted for suspected abuse | Skrill & Neteller deposits excluded for welcome bonus | Cashback when offered, applies to deposits where no bonus is included | Cashback is cash with no restrictions |
8.2
18+. New Players only. One bonus offer per player. Min deposit £10. Max bonus bet £5. Bonus funds expire within 30 days & bonus spins within 10 days. Spins valid on Starburst only. 1st dep: 100% up to £300 & 100 spins, 2nd dep: 75% up to £300 & 75 spins, 3rd dep: 50% up to £300 & 50 spins, 4th dep: 25% up to £300 & 25 spins, 5th dep: 100% up to £100. The 100 spins on 1st dep are credited at a rate of 25 spins per day over 4 days. Bonus spins winnings credited as bonus funds & capped at £50. For the 1st dep offer, this winning cap shall be applied to each set of 25 spins. Bonus funds separate to Cash funds, 35x wagering.
7.7
18+, New Players Only, Welcome Package split over 4 deposits. Min £20. Wagering Requirement: 35x, Spins are credited on specific games, Spins expire after 24 hours. Promotions available for 72 hours.
8.5
18+. New players only. Min. deposit £20. Max. bonus bet is £5. Bonus spins on selected games only and must be used within 72 hours. Winnings from Bonus spins credited as bonus funds and capped at £100. Bonus funds expire in 30 days, unused bonus funds will be removed. Welcome Offer is 100% match up to £200 plus 50 bonus spins on your 1st deposit, 50% match up to £50 on your 2nd deposit. Bonus funds are separate to Cash funds, and are subject to 35x wagering the total bonus & cash. Only bonus funds count towards wagering contribution. Affordability checks apply. Terms apply. BeGambleAware.org. FULL TERMS IN FOOTER BELOW
8.0
18+, New Players Only, Welcome Package split over 3 deposits. Min £10. Wagering Requirement: 35x, Spins are credited on specific games, Spins expire after 24 hours. Promotions available for 72 hours.
8.4
18+. New players only. Min. deposit £20. Max. bonus bet is £5. Bonus spins on selected games only and must be used within 72 hours. Winnings from Bonus spins credited as bonus funds and capped at £100. Bonus funds expire in 30 days, unused bonus funds will be removed. Welcome Offer is 100% match up to £300 + 25 bonus spins on your 1st deposit. Bonus funds are separate to Cash funds, and are subject to 35x wagering the total bonus & cash. Only bonus funds count towards wagering contribution. Affordability checks apply.
8.4
Min. dep £20. Max. bonus bet £5. 200 Bonus Spins on Book Of Dead on your 1st deposit. Winnings from all spins credited as bonus funds and capped at £20. Bonus funds are separate to Cash funds & subject to wagering requirement (40x deposit plus bonus). Only bonus funds contribute towards wagering requirement. Bonus funds must be used within 30 days, spins within 72hrs. Affordability checks & Terms apply. BeGambleAware.org.
8.1
Min. deposit of £/€20 | 40 spins on Book of Dead per day after each qualifying wager in first 5 days | Max win £/€250 | Ewallets excluded
7.4
Minimum Deposit: £10. Wagering Requirement: 40x. Promotion available for 72 hours.
7.3
Applies only to new depositing players. 18+. Min. deposit £10 Max bonus: £200, Min wagering 35x, Spins expire in 24hr. offer is available to players residing in United Kingdom only. begambleaware.org.
6.8
Automatically credited upon deposit. Cancellation can be requested. First Deposit Only. Max. Bonus £25. Maximum amount of Free Spins is 25. Game: Book of Dead, Spin Value: £0.10. WR of 30x Deposit + Bonus amount and 60x Free Spin winnings amount (only Slots count) within 30 days. Max bet is 10% (min £0.10) of the free spin winnings and bonus amount or £5 (lowest amount applies). Spins must be used and/or Bonus must be claimed before using deposited funds. Deposit/Welcome Bonus can only be claimed once every 72 hours across all Casinos. Bonuses do not prevent withdrawing deposit balance. Bonus Policy applies.
7.8
Automatically credited upon deposit. Cancellation can be requested. First Deposit Only. Max. Bonus £50. Maximum amount of Free Spins is 50. Game: Book of Dead, Spin Value: £0.10. WR of 30x Deposit + Bonus amount and 60x Free Spin winnings amount (only Slots count) within 30 days. Max bet is 10% (min £0.10) of the free spin winnings and bonus amount or £5 (lowest amount applies). Spins must be used and/or Bonus must be claimed before using deposited funds. Deposit/Welcome Bonus can only be claimed once every 72 hours across all Casinos. Bonuses do not prevent withdrawing deposit balance. Bonus Policy applies.
7.5
First Deposit Only. Min. deposit: £10. Game: Ninja Master, Spin Value: £0.2, Max Free Spins:25. WR 60x Free spin winnings amount (only Slots count) within 30 days. Max bet is 10% (min £0.10) of the Free spin winnings amount or £5 (lowest amount applies). Spins must be used and/or Bonus must be claimed before using deposited funds. First Deposit/Welcome Bonus can only be claimed once every 72 hours across all Casinos. Bonus Policy applies.
Testing Notes: Here’s What Happened When We Played Orb of Destiny
IMPORTANT: To give you an accurate assessment of the games we review our writers play 200 spins. Whilst this is a useful tool to help us review games and to give an example of what might happen when you play, keep in mind that 200 spins is only a very small sample and cannot be used to accurately predict what might happen over another 200 spins. The outcome of all slots play is always random.
Boom Or Bust? Our Session By The Numbers
I played 200 spins on Big Bass Floats My Boat on Pragmatic Play’s test server prior to release to test the game. This is what happened.
- Stake Size: €1
- Start balance: €5,000
- End balance: €4,861.80
- Hit Rate: 18% (45 winning spins in 250)
- Biggest Win: 18x
- Free Spins Round: 0
First, I should say over 250 spins this slot gave the impression that the volatility was more medium-high than medium. Certainly not as volatile as other Hacksaw slots, but more volatile than the billing suggests. The hit rate was under 20%, so only 45 spins yielded a win, which is a little under what I was expecting. And the balance depleted fast from 5,000 down to 4861.80.
The main event is the Lady Fortune wild and she showed up on 48 spins – that’s just over 19% of the time, producing wins on well over half those occasions. The biggest win of all was an 18x, helped by a 4x wild multiplier on the Lady Fortune symbol.
The biggest disappointment was that the Lady Fortune only ONCE showed more than one multiplier, and I NEVER saw the Orb of Destiny. Nor did I trigger the free spins!
So, overall this game left me a big non-plussed. I was expecting regular Orbs and at least one shot at the free spins. Maybe it was an unlucky session, but it feels like this slot will be tighter than Hacksaw led us to believe.
What We Liked
- Up to FIVE multipliers on each Lady Fortune gives you up to FIVE re-spins
- Simple gameplay makes this an easy play
- Fun, fortune telling theme
- High 10,000x max win for a medium variance game
- Up to THREE multipliers GUARANTEED on each Lady Fortune in free spins
What We Didn't like
- Low RTP at some casinos
Orb of Destiny Review Scores
- Theme and Design 9
- RTP and Variance 8
- Maximum Win 8
- Symbols and Paytable 7
- Features and Gameplay 7
What Our Reviewer Says ...
"A mystical slot with a great expanding multiplier wild feature, but tight in testing at times when the biggest mystery was where the free spins round went to!"
Overall Score: 7.8
Theme & Design
Our Score 9
Mystical Vibes In This Fortune-Telling Slot With Tarots and Dice
Orb of Destiny takes us into the gypsy caravan of a mystical fortune telling lady. If you enjoy your tarot cards, astrology dice and crystal balls you’ll enjoy the vibe here. A curtain draws back to reveal a table scattered with these instruments of the art, along with candles and spell books. There is also a gentle soundtrack to accompany your spins. Hacksaw pull off this kind of mystic theme well – they’ve done it before with Time Spinners – and fans of the studio should enjoy the atmosphere here.
RTP and Variance
Our Score 8
What is RTP?
RTP (Return to Player) refers to the amount a game will pay out in cash prizes expressed as a percentage of all the money wagered on that game. For example, a 96% RTP means a game will pay out £96 for every £100 wagered. This is an average number and will vary from one session to the next. Read more here.What is Variance?
Variance refers to how far a game will deviate from its RTP over time. High variance games deviate a lot and produce uneven win distributions and unexpected windfalls. Low variance games provide a more stable and even distribution of wins. Read more here.Orb of Destiny has four RTP rates. This is standard for Hacksaw Gaming who build all their slots with more than one RTP rate and leave it to the operator to decide which one to choose. The rates are 96.23%, 94.29%, 92.27% and 88.26%. You want to be playing at the highest RTP rate if possible. I recommend trying MrQ from Lindar Media who consistently run Hacksaw slots at the optimum RTP rate.
You can check the RTP for yourself wherever you play by hitting the hamburger button under the reels then the ‘info’ link and scrolling down the screen until you see ‘theoretical payout’ printed under the paytable.
This is a medium variance slot. So whilst Hacksaw have built a reputation for producing highly volatile games like Hand of Anubis and Itero, Orb of Destiny is a little less volatile experience with a more even win distribution, more in line with games like Break Bones and RIP City from the same provider.
Maximum Win
Our Score 8
What Is Maximum Win?
Maximum win refers to the maximum amount a player can win from one spin. It is expressed as a multiple of the stake. For example, where the maximum win is 100,000x, from a £1 stake, the maximum win would be £100,000.Despite that medium variance, Orb of Destiny still comes in with an impressive top win of 10,000x which is really good. You won’t find too many Hacksaw slots with greater potential, apart from 2 Wild 2 Die (15,000x) and a few other super volatile games at 12,500x like Stormforged.
Symbols and Paytable
Our Score 7
Orb of Destiny plays on 6 reels with 4 rows on each and 14 paylines on each spin. Wins are triggered by landing 3 or more identical symbols on a line from left to right starting at the left most reel.
There are 10 symbols to win with. The low value ones are the dice, in blue, green, purple, red and yellow. These are valued at from 0.1x for 3 blues up to 10x for 6 yellows. The premiums are the Tarot Cards, valued at from 1x for 3 on a line up to 25x for 6 on a line.
There is also an expanding Wild, represented by Lady Fortune. More on her role in the next section. She also pays out 25x when 6 appear on a line.
Features and Gameplay
Our Score 7
Lady Fortune Expanding Wild Multipliers and the Orb of Destiny
Central to the gameplay here is the Lady Fortune symbol. She is a Wild that can land on any reel, always displaying at full reel height when she does. Every time she lands she will display AT LEAST one multiplier, but there may randomly be up to THREE, or even as many as FIVE if the Orb of Destiny lands too. More on that in a moment.
The multiplier values on the Lady Fortune can be 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x or 100x. They are applied to any win that passes through a Lady Fortune. And where more than one multiplier is involved, then they are ADDED together before being applied to the win.
Once the win is paid, then ALL multipliers at the base of the Lady Fortune symbols are removed, regardless of whether they were part of a win. And if any Lady Fortune symbols still display a multiplier, then a re-spin triggers where those Lady Fortune symbols stay on the reels.
This process will repeat until no more Lady Fortune symbols are visible on the grid.
During re-spins the Orb of Destiny can help you out. When it drops it shows a number between 1 and 3. The same number of multipliers will be added to ALL Lady Fortune symbols visible at that time.
Two Free Spins Rounds
Like most Hacksaw slots, Orb of Destiny has TWO free spins rounds. Each is triggered by landing FS scatters. They work like this.
Lady Luck Free Spins
THREE FS scatters gets you 10 Lady Luck spins. Now every Lady Fortune symbol will display AT LEAST TWO multipliers when it drops.
And by landing two more FS scatters on a spin you get 2 more spins. Or by landing three more FS scatters on a spin you get 4 more spins.
Future Fortunes Free SpinsÂ
You need to land FOUR FS scatters to get you 10 Future Fortunes Free Spins. Here, every Lady Fortune symbols displays AT LEAST THREE multipliers when it drops.
And again, by landing two more FS scatters on a spin you get 2 more spins. Or by landing three more FS scatters on a spin you get 4 more spins.
The Final Verdict
I liked the mystical vibes in Orb of Destiny, and on paper at least the gameplay looks interesting, particularly if a spin drops with 2, 3 or even more multipliers across several Lady Fortune wilds. In reality however, on my session the game didn’t deliver enough (in fact, ANY) of those moments which is disappointing for a medium variance game that you expect to be more forgiving. Nonetheless, I’d still recommend giving it a spin. After all, it may have just been an unlucky day for me, and there is certainly lots of potential for big moments here if the dice and cards land your way.
Useful Tips When Playing Orb of Destiny
Remember, online slots are games of chance, there is NO strategy that can improve your odds of winning. However, reading our review and following these tips will help you get the most out of your time playing this slot game.
1. Always Check The RTP Wherever You Play
With Hacksaw slots, always check the RTP rate on the game info screen before you spend your money. It can be as low as 88.26%. I don’t recommend playing anywhere where the setting is less than 94.29%.
2. Watch Out For Orb of Destiny Symbols
The name of the game is getting as many multipliers on the Lady Fortune wilds as you can. Remember, you can get up to 5 and provided they are used in a win, then the re-spins keep coming until they are all used up.
3. Look Out For Scatters Too
The free spins round is powerful too as you are guaranteed to have more than one multiplier on every Lady Fortune symbol here. So look out for the FS scatters, at least 3 of which you need to trigger the bonus.
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Who Made Orb of Destiny?
- Name: Hacksaw Gaming
- Established: 2018
- UK License: 54059
- Total Games: 50 +
- Known For: Dark, high variance output and bonus rounds driven by combining multipliers
- Popular Slots: Hand of Anubis, Itero, Gladiator Legends, Break Bones
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