Excalibur Sword of Fortune Slots
Travel back to the Middle Ages in Excalibur Sword of Fortune slot from Gamesys. This exciting and atmospheric slot game is based on the legend of King Arthur and his magical sword, Excalibur.
There are 25 paylines, wild symbols, scatters and bonus feature here, while the theme is dominant throughout with stained glass windows reminding players of a church, plants suggesting the power of nature and dramatic classical music interludes to bring to mind ideas of history and the monarchy. This game has a powerful presence and players will enjoy the majestic and magical theme.
Exploring the Legend
Excalibur Sword of Fortune has 25 paylines and you can choose to play as many or as few of these as you like. To alter the paylines, simply click on the ‘bet one’ button to move up through all the paylines from 1 to 25. You can also alter the number of coins you want to bet on each payline by clicking the plus and minus symbols next to the ‘coin size’ box. This takes you from the minimum line bet of €0.01 up to the maximum line bet of €8, giving a minimum total bet of €0.01 and a maximum total bet of €200. Such a large betting range means players of all bankrolls will be comfortable betting on the sword of fortune.
The background to the slot is a window surrounded by intertwining leaves from a plant, which could be ivy leaves. The reels themselves are set out as though part of the stained glass window with arches at the top and an opulent gold surround. This whole design gives a majestic quality to the game and adds to the evocative theme.
The icons here include King Arthur holding his magical sword, the Lady of the Lake, and a white bearded gentleman who could be Lancelot or perhaps Merlin. There is also a clue shield with three gold crowns on the front. The other symbols are all high cards designed to look like stained glass windows, and a crystal orb held out by a mysterious hand.
High Payouts from King Arthur
Payouts in this slot game are reasonable with some decent rewards up for grabs. The highest-paying symbol in Excalibur Sword of Fortune is King Arthur, who awards 2,000x your bet for 5 matching symbols. The second highest-paying symbol is the white bearded gentleman, who pays 1,000x your bet for 5 symbols.
The Lady of the Lake, who the legend tells us gave the sword to King Arthur, pays 500x your bet for 5 symbols. The last of the higher paying symbols is the blue shield with gold crowns, which pays 250x your bet for 5 symbols.
The high card symbols pay the smaller rewards with the Ace and King both paying 200x your bet for 5 symbols, the Queen paying 150x your bet for 5 symbols, the Jack paying 125x your bet for 5 symbols, and the 10 and 9 paying 100x and 50x your bet respectively for 5 matching symbols.
The mysterious orb symbol is the scatter and pays in any position on the screen to give up to 50x your bet for 5 matching symbols.
Stained Glass Window Wild
The sword in front of the stained glass window is wild symbol in the game. This dramatic symbol can appear stacked on the reel to turn the whole reel wild. This icon substitutes for all the other symbols in the game except the scatter to create many more potential wins.
The Orb Bonus Feature
Spinning 3 scattered crystal orbs starts the bonus game as the magic of Merlin carries you to a new enchanted screen. During this round you must take control of Merlin’s hand and guide it to open the orbs containing mystery cash prizes.
A Legend with Atmosphere but Lacking Rewards
Excalibur Sword of Fortune slot has an exciting theme and atmospheric images and music. The symbols are all related to the legend of King Arthur with the stained glass adding to the opulent and important feel of the game.
Although the payouts are reasonable and the bonus feature enjoyable with a touch of Merlin magic, this game failed to really do justice to the exciting theme as the rewards did not come often enough for our liking.
If you manage to capture more of the magic by striking it lucky in the bonus game and hitting more of the stacked wilds, this might become a legend for you in your slots collection, but for us it was an entirely forgettable adventure.
