Arthur’s Fortune slot review (Yggdrasil)

With Arthur’s Fortune, Yggdrasil releases a whopper of an online slot machine

King Arthur’s story, the knights of the round table and the magician Merlin may not be so original, but the gameplay can be all the more so.

Arthur’s Fortune is all about activating extra wilds. This can not only be done during the base game but during the free spins as well. Subsequently, this can lead to handsome payouts: the maximum profit is just over 7,500 x the total bet.

Visually, the slot is also picture perfect, just like any other top-rated Yggdrasil slot. The symbols are beautiful and worked out with great attention to detail, and the animations are top-notch.

The medieval look-and-feel is well-executed, with atmospheric, cinematic music and the sound of a suspension bridge being raised when you win the bonus feature. In the background, high on the hill, we see King Arthur’s imposing castle.

Arthur’s Fortune gameplay and features

The Arthur’s Fortune video slot has 20 paylines, divided over 5 reels with 3 rows of symbols.

Wagering starts at 4 cents per spin, running up to a maximum of $€ 100 per spin.

The variance is medium to high, and the theoretical payout rate is 96.20%.

High paying symbols consist of the king, two knights, a damsel and a farmhand. A 5-of-a-kind on an active payline with these premium symbols awards you between 5 x and 12.50 x the total bet.

The low symbols consist of the usual card symbols 10, J, Q, K and A and are good for prizes between 1 x and 1.75 x the bet.

There are two wild symbols: the scatter wild and the transformed wild. 5 wilds on an active payline are worth 27.50 x the total bet.

Arthur’s Gold Feature

Once in a while, during the base game, Arthur’s Gold Feature can be activated.

A minimum of 1 and a maximum of 10 (all symbols!) will be transformed into wilds for one spin.

If all ten symbols turn into wilds, you are guaranteed to have a full screen of wilds, which amounts to 20 x 27.50 = 550 x the total bet.

Merlin’s Bonus

The wizard Merlin is your trusted friend during the game. He is active during the base game as well as during the free spins bonus. 

The bonus may appear randomly on the 5th reel and then reveal a mystery to you:

• A cash prize of up to 500 coins in the base game and up to 1,000 coins during the free spins.
• The free spins bonus of up to 14 free spins.

Free spins bonus

The free spins bonus from Arthur’s Fortune can be activated in two ways:

• By spinning three or more wild scatters
• By hitting the Free Spins with the Merlin Mystery bonus

The number of scatters determines how many free spins you win: 7, 10 or 14.

How many symbols are transformed into wild symbols also depends on the number of scatters. This symbol remains wild for the remainder of the free spins, so the more, the better.

Three, four or five scatters activate 1, 2 or 3 wild symbols, respectively.

During the free spins, you can also earn extra free spins and extra wilds:

• By hitting Merlin’s Bonus, to receive 1 to 14 free spins.
• Two scatters yield +1 free spin + 1 extra game.
• Three scatters amount to +2 free spins + 2 extra wilds.
• Four scatters get you +3 free spins + 3 extra wilds.
• Five scatters earn you +4 free spins + 4 extra wilds.

In the best-case scenario, you unlock all 10 wilds, and you get a full screen of wilds every spin.

Anyway, even if you’ve unlocked ‘only’ 3 or 4 wilds, every spin quite often is a hit of some sort.

Our verdict on Arthur’s Fortune

The Arthur’s Fortune video slot is a surprisingly fun Yggdrasil slot that can bring you very nice payouts.

Are you able to activate the bonus round with 10 or 14 free spins and get 1 or 2 retriggers? Then brace yourself for the prize bonanza that is about to happen.

Finally, this video slot looks great, and the gameplay has been worked out in great detail. Kudos Yggdrasil for exceeding our wildest expectations!

4 out of 5 stars

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