888starz Apple of Fortune: pick a row, then decide again
Apple of Fortune is the oldest idea on the in-house shelf and still one of the best. A row of apples appears; one of them is bad. Pick a good one and you move up a row, with the prize multiplied. Pick the bad one and the round ends. At any point you can stop and bank what you have.
The game is entirely made of that second sentence. Every row is a fresh choice between taking a certain prize now and risking it for a larger one, and the tension comes from the fact that nothing forces you upward. It is the purest version of a decision that most casino games bury under presentation.
How a round works
- set your stake, and the first row opens;
- choose an apple — a good one moves you up, and the multiplier rises;
- press take at any moment to bank the current amount;
- a bad apple ends the round, and the next one starts clean.
Pick a floor before you start
The players who enjoy this game most decide in advance which row they will stop at, then stop there. Three rows is a modest and frequent result; six is a rare and memorable one. Because the choice is yours every single time, having a number in mind beforehand turns the game into something you control rather than something that pulls you along. The rules fit in one screen, which makes it the friendliest place on the shelf to start.