The Green Knight Slot Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

The Green Knight Review

Basing a video slot around a medieval poem is certainly original, and it adds a certain depth and context to the gameplay. Sir Gawain was King Arthur’s nephew, and one of the round table knights. The late 14th-century poem, Sir Gawain & The Green Knight, is all about a giant knight dressed in green challenging the court in a strange way. Long story short, Sir Gawain proved his bravery, and now you can do the same in this volatile beast of a game.

Make no mistake, the base game can be a soul-crushing grind here, but occasional multiplier wild wins will encourage you to keep going. The bonus round is a tense affair, building up to the climactic final spin. However, it can be over in an instant unless you trigger the nested Shield Spins feature. Visually, the game is similar to the predecessor, The Sword and The Grail, and it’s a strong Play’n Go release by any measure.

The Green Knight Slot Reel Screen

The Green Knight Slot Features

The shield wild will step in for all regular pay symbols, and thus help you form winning combos.

It can land with multipliers of 2x, 5x, 10x, 25x or 100x in the base game. The shield wild is also the highest paying symbol in the game, offering 100x for 5 regular wilds on a payline. Land 5 of the 100x wild on a payline, and you crack the game’s max win of 10,000x your stake.

The Green Knight scatter can land on all 5 reels, and you need 3, 4 or 5 in sight to trigger the bonus round. You will first receive a scatter win of 2.5x, 5x or 100x, respectively, and then you will be granted 5 free spins. You are guaranteed at least 1 multiplier wild per free spin, and the multiplier value increases progressively through the whole spectrum as follows:

• 1st spin = x2 wild multiplier
• 2nd spin = x5 wild multiplier
• 3rd spin = x10 wild multiplier
• 4th spin = x25 wild multiplier
• 5th spin = x100 wild multiplier

If you land 2+ Green Knight symbols on a bonus round spin, you get 5 Shield Spins.

The regular bonus round is then put on hold, and all Shield Spins play out with the current wild multiplier locked in on each spin. You are guaranteed at least 1 multiplier wild per Shield Spin also, and the regular bonus round continues after the feature has played out.

The 200 Spins The Green Knight Slot Experience

We had a very good time testing The Green Knight, even though the base game can be a bit of a grind. Once the bonus round comes around all is forgiven and forgotten, and it’s a thrill-ride to say the least. You can see how we fared in the brief and edited highlights video below.

Review Summary

Play’n Go has an almost magical ability to turn simple and well-known features into something that feels fresh and exciting. The Green Knight is an excellent example of this, as multiplier wilds are hardly original. However, it’s not too often they come with the massive potential you get in this game, where 5 of the 100x wilds on a payline equals a 10,000x payout (happened once every 55,555,555 spins during testing).

Your chances of success is, as always, heightened during the nerve-racking bonus round. It builds to a perfect climax with a guaranteed 100x wild on the final free spin. The nested Shield Spins feature can prolong the bonus round, adding an extra layer of unpredictability.

Overall, The Green Knight is a rock solid follow-up to The Sword and The Grail, and fans of the predecessor will hardly be disappointed.

Pros

• Multiplier wilds of 2x, 5x, 10x, 25x and 100x
• Bonus round progressively cycles through all 5 multipliers
• Nested Shield Spins with locked wild multiplier
• Win up to 10,000x your stake

Cons

• Beware of customizable RTP ranges

If you love The Green Knight Slot you should also try:

300 Shields - is part of NextGen’s classic series, and clearly a source of inspiration for the game at hand. Collect shield scatters in the battle bonus round to get extra spins and increase the warrior wild multiplier up to 300x. This can lead to payouts up to 10,000x your stake.

The Sword and The Grail - is the predecessor title to the game at hand, and you will benefit from multiplier wilds up to 100x in the base game also here. The 4-tier bonus round is all about collecting scatters to increase your spin tally and the wild multiplier up to 100x. This can lead to 10,000x payouts with a bit of luck.

300 Shields Extreme - is a beefed up version of the original game, where non-UK players can purchase the bonus round. You can win up to 17,770x your stake in the 3-tier bonus round that comes with wild multipliers up to 300x.

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