The Sword and the Grail Excalibur

Play’n GO loves Arthurian legends and had another one joining the Play’n GO fray with The Sword and the Grail Excalibur. It’s an immediate descendant of The Sword and the Grail and other similar games like Merlin’s Grimoire, Return of the Green Knight, Diamonds of the Realm, and 15 Crystal Roses. Okay, so there are many other Arthurian games you can play in Play’n GO’s lobby, and the Excalibur variant fits the bill perfectly.

The Sword and the Grail Excalibur is a 5×3 slot with 20 paylines, high variance, and 96.20% RTP. If you decide to play, you can start your bets with only $0.10 per spin. The game is fully playable on all platforms, devices, and screens. Check out the full review below.

King Arthur is back! Again! For the nth time at Play’n GO! But do you see us complaining? Of course not, because we are familiar with the way Play’n GO goes about making its Arthurian slots.

The Sword and the Grail Excalibur is a slot inspired by the Arthurian legends, and it’s a direct sequel to the 2019 The Sword and the Grail. Compared to its predecessor, The Excalibur has a higher payout – 25,000x compared to 10,000x – and crisper visuals.

Gameplay framework stayed the same, with 5 reels, 3 rows, and 20 active paylines delivering wins on the highly volatile math model. There is also 96.20% RTP, with 4 slightly lower alternatives.

To play the game, players first set up wagers suitable for their playing lifestyle, and then Spin the grid. Be careful though, as the game is highly volatile, and you can easily get into a dry spell.

Compared to other games in the genre – as well as other games from Play’n GO – the slot proved to be solid. It’s a good release worthy of your time, especially if you enjoy fantasy slots about Merlin, the Excalibur, and King Arthur.

Arguably the best part of the game are the visuals. The grid, its background, as well as the symbols on-grid are nicely done. Arthur appears on the grid as one of the icons, alongside his queen, Lancelot, and Merlin. Other icons in the game are a set of card royals, shaped as coins. The Grail is the Wild that can carry Multipliers.

Another interesting part of gameplay that plays no significant role in the game but it’s quite nice to look at is the use of Round Table – the wheel that spins to determine the number of Spins/Swords you are going to have in Free Spins. Play’n GO’s team has very good attention to detail, for sure.

Bets in The Sword and the Grail Excalibur are generous. The minimum you can start with once you load the game is $0.10, which is the least expensive bet we see in slots. On the other hand, if you want the maximum bet, you can wager up to $100.

When it comes to payouts, we are happy to see the potential slightly upgraded compared to the previous game. Namely, the maximum you can win in the Excalibur slot is 25,000x the stake, which is a huge payout. It’s highly volatile and comes with a 96.20% RTP, so please be careful. Wins don’t come to easy, and you do need to unlock the game features to get the best of the game.

The use of multipliers complicates the story as you have multiple ways to score a win – either through the Sword Meter or through the Multiplier Wilds.

The symbols in the game are represented by J, Q, K, and A paying 1x-2x and Lancelot, Merlin, Guinevere, and Arthur paying 5x-15x the stake.

When it comes to special features, The Sword and the Grail Excalibur slot comes with Wilds, Instant Prizes, Multiplier Wilds, and Free Spins. There’s also the Sword meter atop the reels which signal what kind of Multiplier you can get if you strike a win on the grid as well.

Now, the Wilds appearing in the game look like the Grail. This Grail can come as a regular icon, but it also might carry a Multiplier, thus becoming the Multiplier Wild. Its potential values in that case are 2x, 5x, 10x, and 100x.

The Sword Multiplier has the same potential values that you can track as you play the game.

During gameplay, you can also hit Instant Prizes. These prizes can also be multiplied by 1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, and 10x. Lastly, Wilds come as Multiplier Wilds during Free Spins.

Now, in Free Spins, you get to play with Multiplier Wilds and Wandering Wilds (which are walking wilds). To get into Free Spins, you need to collect at least 3 Scatters. Then the Round Table determines how many spins you will actually get to play in Free Games, as well as Sword Scatters. Sword Scatters are needed if you want to advance to the next level of Multipliers.

Now, the round table can award you either 8 Spins with 3-4 Swords, 10 Spins with 2-3 Swords, or 12 Spins with 0-1 Sword Scatters.

When the spins start, you will notice that all Sword Scatters that you have or that are landing are collected into the Sword Meter. The meter requires 5 Swords to unlock the next Multiplier stage and award you with 3 extra Spins. Any King’s Prize instant prizes are instantly awarded as soon as they land. Moreover, Wilds in the game are Wandering and Multiplier-rich. The ‘Wandering’ part means they move in a random direction once they land onto the grid. They are sticky, so they stick around until they exit the grid. If you have multiple, they will all move in the same direction.

That is pretty much it – the game does not have any additional type of feature. There is no Buy Bonus either.