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Train of Fortune 2 puts the entire weight of the game onto a single column: a highly unusual 3-reel, 5-row grid where the middle reel decides almost everything.
It’s a sequel, but Zillion Games took a completely different route from bigger grids and extra features: they’ve stripped away the ways-paying system of the original. If you’ve played Zillion’s Electro Strike, the math model here will feel very familiar: same RTP, same hit rate, same buy prices, only the max win differs. But how does this train-meets-fruit-machine hold up in practice?
Quick Stats
- RTP: 96.00%
- Volatility: High
- Max Win: 6,605x
- Hit Frequency: 7.42% (Brace yourself!)
- Bonus Buy: Yes (70x or 150x)
The Base Game
The game runs on 15 fixed paylines, and because there are only three reels, every single line win has to be a three-of-a-kind.
The paytable is incredibly top-heavy. Low-tier fruits just give you your money back (1x), watermelons and kiwis bump it up to 4x, and bells max out the standard symbols at 10x. The Wild, drawn as a locomotive, is the premium, paying 30x for a line, but it doesn’t carry any multipliers.
To give you an idea of how dry this can be, during my session of about 50 base game spins, I hit exactly two line wins. My peak was a 10x bell combo saved by two wilds. With a hit rate sitting at a measly 7.42%, you aren’t playing this for the line hits: you are playing it for the coins.
The Boost Collect Mechanic
The real heartbeat of this slot is the cash collect feature. Reels 1 and 3 drop cash coins ranging from 1x to 8x (I also spotted an unlisted 7x coin a few times). But to collect them, you must land a “Boost” symbol on Reel 2.
If you land a board full of juicy coins on the outer reels but Reel 2 only drops fruit, those coins are dead in the water. It’s frustrating, but it makes the middle reel incredibly tense.
Things get genuinely exciting when you land multiple Boost symbols. Each Boost collects the entire board independently. During my base game session, I had a spin where five 1x coins landed on the right, and three Boosts landed in the middle. Because each Boost collected that 5x total separately, a measly 5x board turned into a 15x win. The chase here isn’t just finding a collector; it’s stacking them.
Jackpots & The Hold-and-Win Bonus
The coins can also carry four fixed jackpots, ranging from a 15x MINI up to a 1,000x GRAND. The likeliest road to that 6,605x max win runs through the Bonus Game.
You trigger the feature by landing a Bonus symbol on all three reels (a coin on reel 1, a Boost on reel 2, and a coin on reel 3). This strips away the fruit and leaves you with a classic 3-respin Hold-and-Win game. The massive twist here? Any Boosts on the middle reel become sticky. They stay in place for the whole round, collecting the value of every new coin that lands, spin after spin.
To Buy or Not to Buy?
If you live in a jurisdiction that allows it, Zillion offers two bonus buy options:
- 70x your bet: Guarantees at least one Boost on the trigger.
- 150x your bet: Guarantees 3, 4, or 5 Boosts on the trigger.
Casual players who want constant action and frequent payouts will hate the 7.42% hit rate.
However, if you are a high-risk gambler who loves clever mechanics, the multiplier math on the middle reel is brilliant. Getting a bonus round with 4 or 5 sticky Boosts, where every single 5x coin that lands actually pays you 20x or 25x, is a thrilling concept that justifies the brutal math model.
