Avalon

How to play Avalon slots

Avalon features 5 reels and 20 paylines, with all wins paying left to right, except for the scatter which pays anywhere on the reels. 10x coins can be played per payline, and with a good variety of coin sizes on offer (from $0.01 – $2.00) playing the max is always viable, with max bets ranging in size from $2.00 – $400.

• Lady of the Lake symbol is the scatter
• 5x scatter symbols  = 200x total bet (up to $80,000)
• 3x, 4x, or 5x scatter symbols anywhere on the reels triggers the 12x free spin feature
• Avalon symbol is wild
• Avalon wild substitutes for all other symbols, except the Lady of the Lake scatter
• 5x Avalon wild symbols = up to 30,000x coins (up to $60,000)
• 4x Avalon wild symbols = up to 10,000x coins (up to $20,000)
• 5x chest symbols = up to 10,000x coins (up to $20,000)
• 5x crown symbols = up to 8,000x coins (up to $16,000)
• 5x shield symbols = up to 6,000x coins (up to $12,000)
• 5x jewel symbols = up to 5,000x coins (up to $10,000)
• gamble feature to double or quadruple any win

12x free spin bonus feature—triggered when 3x, 4x, or 5x Lady of the Lake scatter symbols appear anywhere on the reels. Wins during this feature are multiplied by 2x – 7x, with the multiplier randomly changing on each spin. During this bonus, there is the innovative added feature of the chest symbol becoming an additional wild, substituting for all symbols except the scatter, while a further 12x free spins can also be won.

Gamble feature—any win during base play can be gambled up to four times. Players go to a separate screen where they are presented with a face-down card. Correctly predicting the colour of the card doubles any win, while correctly guessing the suit multiplies any win by 4x.

Jackpot

The largest jackpot available on Avalon is 210,000x coins ($420,000) when playing the maximum coin size and number and hitting 5x Avalon wild symbols with a 7x multiplier during the free spin feature. During base play, the largest available jackpot is 30,000x coins ($60,000) for hitting 5x Avalon wild symbols (again, betting the maximum coin size and number). It should also be noted that any win in base play can be multiplied by 2x or 4x through the gamble feature. So despite the lack of a progressive jackpot, some giant prizes are still to be had

Graphics and sounds

The game has an Arthurian legend theme, and the character symbols are suitably mystical and mythical in their appearance, with gentle aqua and sepulchral greys dominating the colour palette (although the card symbols don’t quite match the theme). The soundtrack features a seascape under music with Celtic overtones, while wind chimes sound as the reels spin. However, the music as the win totals are added up is generic early Microgaming casinos style, which means it sounds almost country and western, which is oddly out of place with the rest of the game!

Special features

The variable multiplier and the introduction of an additional wild symbol during the 12x free spin feature are the most notable special features of Avalon.

• wild and scatter symbols
• additional wild symbol during free spins
• 2x – 7x random multiplier during free spins
• available to play in auto-mode