The Green Knight

The Green Knight Slot Overview

The Green Knight is the second release from the developers at Play ‘n’ Go which has taken its inspiration from the classic slot 300 Shields. The game has not been based around a Stoner warrior with a harsh nickname or an environmental activist even though this could have been rather interesting. Experienced gamers will soon identify the similarities that Green Knight offers as it relies on massive progressive multipliers as the developers did in the first slot in this series.

If you have never heard of the Green Knight, the chances are you will not have heard of Sir Gawain either. Sir Gawain was Arthur’s nephew and joined his famous uncle with the rest of the Knights at the round table. Sir Gawain was a brave and Noble man, and according to the 14th century poem, he accepted an unusual challenge from an immense Green Knight who burst into Camelot on New Year's Day to challenge the Knights. The following is this slot which is a chivalric tale where Sir Gawain keeps his head by proving to the Green Knight how honourable he is.

Theme & Symbols

When it comes to the visuals this slot has a similar quality to the Sword and the Grail and has a multiplier metre which is situated above the gaming grid. The surroundings however are hugely different, and they consist of an eerie green wood on the left and some ruined old building on the right. During the free spin’s things get even more mystical and this is probably because the Green Knight has arrived to fulfil his end of Sir Gawain’s bargain.

When it comes to the symbols, the lower paying is represented by the Royal cards 10 through to Ace apart from the letter T is used in place of the 10 symbol. These lower paying symbols are then followed by picture premiums which include an axe, the Green Knights horse, a lady who possibly could be Morgan le Fay, and the main character Sir Gawain. Landing five of a kind of these premiums could provide you with a win from 7.5x to 25x your bet.

Game Play

The Green Knight provides players with the chance to prove their worth and it is a very volatile game with the default return to player standing at 96.27%. The slot can be played on all devices and has a bet range that starts from 10p per spin up to £100 per spin and with this diverse range the slot will appeal to a good variety of players. Once you have set your stake you will be whisked off to the romantic Arthurian world and play will take place within the five-reel, 20 pay line game area.

Features

In the centre of the action are the wilds which can substitute for any pay symbol to create a winning combination. Apart from the regular wild there are others that carry multipliers of 2x, 5x, 10x, 25x, or 100x. When these wilds are used to create a winning combination, the multiplier is added to the regular pay out. The wilds also possess immense values if they form a winning combination on their own, with a line of regular wilds awarding 100x the bet whilst five of the 100x wild multipliers will reward you with a life changing 10,000x your bet.

The scatter in this slot is the Green Knight and can appear on any of your reels. When you land 3, 4, or 5, in view you will be rewarded with five free spins as well as a pay-out of 2.5x, 5x, or 100x your total stake. Better still every free spin guarantees that you land a wild multiplier, and the values keep increasing as the feature progresses. Therefore, landing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 free spins will bring into play wild multipliers of 2x, 5x,10x, 25x, and finally 100x your bet.

As well as this if you land 2 Green Knight symbols on a free spin you will activate 5 shield spins and the free spins are then put on hold. During the shield spins, the current wild multiplier gets locked into place for the duration of the feature. If you have any free spins left these will then play out when the shield spins have finished.

Conclusion

Yet again the team at Play ‘n’ Go have created a great looking slot with features that can go berserk when your luck is with you. Wild multipliers are not uncommon however they do not often offer values as high. They are also made extra desirable with the crazy combination pay-outs when they land on a pay line, an award of 10,000x pay-out for landing five of the 100x wild is totally insane, and incidentally this is the most you can win during this slot.

In terms of mathematics the maximum exposure has a probability of showing up once in every 55,555,555 spins. Technically you can hit this figure using a line of wilds, it is the accumulation of total free spins where you will collect your best earnings. The guaranteed progressive wild multiplier on each free spin really does pile on the tension. Having a feature within a feature is also great when it comes to fruition. In this way, shield spins are like the pyramid spins used in other slots apart from this time there is the locked wild multiplier values rather than expanding symbols.

You may not feel as relieved as Sir Gawain did when he found out that his head would stay attached to his shoulders, but if you add it all up the Green Knight is another truly dependable slot from the developers at Play ‘n’ Go that you can count on to deliver a great gaming experience. Like many of the slots released by this developer lately the base game can be rather uneventful most of the time, big wild multipliers keep players second guessing, and if you manage to activate the bonus round you will be rewarded well, however, the fortunes can change in an instant due to the set of intertwining features on offer.