Fortune Gems 2 vs Fortune Gems: What Differs

Both games are published with a 3×3 grid, a separate multiplier feature and a wild, and the three things usually called sequel additions (an extra payline, the Lucky Wheel and a different Extra Bet) are each contradicted elsewhere on Casino Plus.

So, Fortune Gems 2 vs Fortune Gems is settled by the in-game information screen for the version you actually opened, not by any page comparing the two.

Shared Features in Fortune Gems and Fortune Gems 2
Published Payline Counts
Lucky Wheel Differences
Extra Bet Cost and Behaviour
Conflicting Published Specifications
Verifying the Version You Open
Key Findings From Both Reference Pages
Choosing Between Fortune Gems and Fortune Gems 2
FAQs About Fortune Gems and Fortune Gems 2

What Do Both Fortune Gems Games Already Share?

Three mechanics are published consistently for both games, and a fourth is disputed. On Casino Plus's own pages, Fortune Gems 2 vs Fortune Gems reads less as a contrast than as an overlap with contested edges.

Element	Fortune Gems	Fortune Gems 2
3×3 main grid	Published	Published
Separate multiplier feature	Published	Published
Wild	Published	Published
Extra Bet	Conflicting Casino Plus descriptions	Published

The first three rows matter because they are not sequel features. A reader opening Fortune Gems 2 expecting a new kind of game will find the same core layout, running at the same grid size.

The fourth row is where the comparison starts to come apart. Some Casino Plus pages document an Extra Bet for the original, while another current Casino Plus comparison states that the original does not have one — that disagreement is reported here rather than settled.

This article names these elements rather than explaining how they work. The Fortune Gems hub on Casino Plus covers the original's setup, and the game's own information screen is the authority for either version.

How Many Paylines Does Each Game Run?

That cannot be answered from Casino Plus's published pages alone, because they do not agree with each other. This is the correction that matters most in the whole comparison.

Game	Casino Plus-published payline information
Fortune Gems	Five fixed paylines in the reviewed how-to-play source
Fortune Gems 2	Six on one current Casino Plus page; five on another

Casino Plus currently publishes conflicting payline counts for Fortune Gems 2. Without checking the current in-game paytable, the sequel cannot safely be described as adding a payline over the original.

No attempt is made here to decide which page reflects the live game. Nothing in the reviewed material establishes which was published or updated more recently, and the Fortune Gems 2 hub does not resolve it either.

What Does The Lucky Wheel Add To Fortune Gems 2?

Casino Plus repeatedly associates the Lucky Wheel with Fortune Gems 2, and it is the feature most often presented as the sequel's addition. That association is consistent across several pages.

It is not, however, conflict-free. A further current Casino Plus page attributes a Lucky Wheel to the original Fortune Gems as well, which means the wheel cannot serve as a clean sequel-only distinction without checking the game in front of you.

Complicating it further, Casino Plus uses several names across its Fortune Gems pages — "multiplier reel," "multiplier wheel," "extra wheel" and "Lucky Wheel." Whether these describe one mechanic under different names or genuinely different features is not established by the reviewed pages, and this article does not assume either.

How the Lucky Wheel is reached and what it pays are not covered here. Casino Plus already publishes a dedicated page on that, and the game's own information screen states the current behaviour for the version you have open.

Does The Extra Bet Work The Same Way In Both Games?

It cannot be confirmed either way, because Casino Plus publishes incompatible descriptions of the original's Extra Bet — including whether the original has one. That is an unusual answer for a feature this prominent, and it is the single most useful thing to know before switching the toggle on.

Casino Plus source	Published cost	Published behaviour
Fortune Gems how-to-play FAQ page	Raises the total bet by 50%	Removes the 1x from the multiplier reel
A separate Fortune Gems overview FAQ page	Doubles the total bet	Unlocks greater multipliers on "the extra wheel"
Fortune Gems 2 reference page	Raises the total bet by 50%	Turns the green Lucky Wheel red, opening a higher multiplier band

Two of those rows describe the same toggle in the same game and do not agree. One puts the surcharge at half the stake and the other at the full stake, and only one of them attaches a wheel to the original at all.

Set against that, a further Casino Plus comparison states the original has no Extra Bet. The published record therefore disagrees with itself on the feature's availability, its cost and its effect — three separate disputes about one toggle.

What settles it is the Extra Bet control on your own screen, which states the current surcharge and behaviour for the version you have open. Read it before switching the toggle on rather than after.

One consequence follows from the price regardless of which figure applies. An Extra Bet that raises the stake by half — or doubles it — makes every spin cost more, so the same balance covers noticeably fewer spins, and that is worth deciding on deliberately rather than discovering partway through.

Which Published Fortune Gems Specifications Currently Conflict?

Six, and collecting them in one place is the practical value of this comparison. Each is published by Casino Plus in more than one form, and none is settled here.

Specification	One published version	A different published version
Fortune Gems 2 payline count	Six fixed paylines	Five fixed paylines
Fortune Gems Extra Bet availability	Documented as a feature of the original	Stated as absent from the original
Fortune Gems Extra Bet surcharge	Raises the total bet by 50%	Doubles the total bet
Original's multiplier and wheel terminology	"Multiplier reel"	"Multiplier wheel," "the extra wheel," and a Lucky Wheel attribution
Fortune Gems 2 multiplier band under Extra Bet	A listed set running "1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x, and 15x, 20x, 30x, or more"	A separate page states a ceiling orders of magnitude higher
Cascading behaviour in Fortune Gems 2	One passing mention of "cascading reels"	No other Casino Plus page describes it

None of these is presented here as the correct version, and no reason is offered for why the pages differ, because that was not established. Deciding between them would mean picking whichever source produced the tidier comparison.

The multiplier band row deserves particular care. The two published versions are not slight variations of one number — they describe the same feature at completely different scales, so neither should be carried into a decision about what a spin can return.

How Do You Confirm Which Version You Have Opened?

By reading the game rather than the pages about it. Four steps cover the specifications the game itself displays:

Open the game from the Casino Plus lobby. The screen inside the game governs it — not this article, and not any hub page.
Check the exact name shown on the loading screen and in the game window header. Casino Plus lists Fortune Gems, Fortune Gems 2 and Fortune Gems 3 as separate entries, and it is easy to open one expecting another.
Open the information or paytable screen. This usually sits behind a menu, info or help control inside the game window.
Read the payline count, the multiplier values and the Extra Bet control's own wording. These apply to the version in front of you regardless of what any page states.

Use the current in-game information and controls to verify the specifications they display. Not every disputed item above necessarily appears on that screen, so treat it as the best available source rather than a complete answer to all of them.

The same four steps are worth running on anything in the lobby, whether another JILI release or a Pragmatic Play game such as Lucky Lightning. Specifications are game-specific, and figures read elsewhere should not be assumed to carry across.

One point about platform context is worth separating from game specifications. PAGCOR provides regulatory and registered-domain information for Casino Plus, and that platform-level oversight does not independently verify any individual game's paylines, multiplier values, Extra Bet behaviour, wheel behaviour or other mechanics.

What Stood Out When Reading Both Reference Pages?

Reading Casino Plus's Fortune Gems pages beside each other, the striking thing is how much of the sequel's presentation rests on mechanics the original is also documented as having. The multiplier feature, the wild and (on most pages) the Extra Bet are treated as points of interest for Fortune Gems 2, and all three are documented for Fortune Gems somewhere as well.

That is an editorial reading of published pages rather than a play report, and it comes with a consequence worth stating plainly. A reader comparing the two from those pages alone would likely finish with a firmer impression of the gap than the documentation actually supports.

The second observation is the more useful one. The same platform publishes different payline counts, different Extra Bet costs and different wheel attributions for these games, and noticing that is worth more than any feature list — it turns the in-game information screen from an optional check into the only reliable source.

So, Which One Should You Open?

Neither is established as better, and the specifications that would normally decide it are disputed. So this is a verification decision rather than a recommendation:

Open the version whose information screen confirms the mechanic you actually want. If the current in-game screen for Fortune Gems 2 shows a feature you are specifically looking for, that is a concrete mechanical reason to play it.
Do not assume the sequel is more feature-rich because it is numbered. If the original's information screen already shows the mechanics you want, the numbering on its own is not evidence of anything.

On everything Casino Plus currently publishes, Fortune Gems 2 vs Fortune Gems is a comparison with more documented overlap than settled difference. Where the pages conflict, the current in-game information screen should take priority over any web-page comparison, including this one.

One next step covers both games. Open the game's information screen and read the payline count and what the Extra Bet control states before switching anything on.

What Else Do Players Ask About These Two Games?

Can You Switch Extra Bet Off During A Session?

✍ Casino Plus describes Extra Bet as a wager toggle, suggesting it can be changed between spins. Confirm this in the current game interface.

Is The Extra Bet Surcharge Charged Per Spin?

✍ The wording indicates Extra Bet increases the wager for affected spins. Check the current control because published surcharge figures differ.

Does Extra Bet Change The Number Of Paylines?

✍ Casino Plus links Extra Bet to multiplier mechanics, not payline changes. Check the current rules because published payline counts are inconsistent.

Does Fortune Gems Have A Wheel Feature?

✍ Casino Plus uses several terms, including “multiplier reel,” “multiplier wheel,” and “Lucky Wheel.” Check the current game information to confirm the applicable mechanic.

Can The 1x Multiplier Return After Extra Bet Is Turned Off?

✍ One Casino Plus description says Extra Bet removes the 1x multiplier while active. Check the current rules to confirm what happens when it is disabled.

Is Fortune Gems 3 Another Name For Fortune Gems 2?

✍ No. Casino Plus lists Fortune Gems, Fortune Gems 2, and Fortune Gems 3 as separate games.