Knight's Life
The real strength of Knight's Life is bonuses with free spins . You can play up to 30 free spins with multipliers of 3x and lots of extra wilds on every roll! Read more about Mercury's classic Knight's Life in our game review below.
About Knight's Life
Knight's Life has been a staple at land-based casinos around Europe since 2007. Above all, the game is very popular and well known among those who like to sit down in front of a slot machine that can turn even the smallest bets into huge winnings .
It was in 2015 that Merkur released Knight's Life as a new video slot online. You can now play it on a variety of New Zealand casinos , including Rizk and Highroller.
The theme of the Castles is the old classic with knights and the Middle Ages. Specifically, the theme is about The Legend of King Arthur (although Mercury itself does not indicate it). Namely, among the symbols are a showy Castle (Camelot), a magician (Merlin), a sword (most likely Excalibur) and three Knights (Arthur, Lancelot and the Black Knight). Only Guinevere is missing!
The graphics are quite outdated, but that's not so strange since the game was released back in 2007. In fact, we would like to claim that Knight's Life is one of Mercury's prettiest castles from this time. However, the sound leaves much to be desired. The spinning of the wheels is accompanied by a pure cacaphony that is not very friendly to the ears. We can almost recommend that you turn off the sound!
Stakes and winnings
In Knight's Life, you really don't need to read any manual before you can get started with the game. All you have to do is click on one of eight buttons representing different bets. The game has five paylines and you play them with a bet of between 0.10 and 20$. Total t costs a gaming environment on̊ ng allts on̊ between 50 cents and 100$ . It is this model that Merkur usually uses in its games and you who have previously tried one or more of the developer's creations will feel right at home.
Just the fact that Knight's Life is presented by the cheerful Sun of Mercury clearly indicates that this game has a high risk. A higher risk (and therefore greater maximum winnings) is something that simply characterizes games from this manufacturer.
The most you can record on screen in a single spin is 100 000 coins . Wilds and multipliers in the free spins round are the recipe for the biggest wins.
The RTP of Knight's Life is 95.84%. That's roughly where the cut lies for games from Mercury overall. Compared to, for example, NetEnt and Play'N GO, Merkur is slightly lower, but just below 96% is basically the average for slots online seen to all developers.
Game information | |
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Games | 2015 |
Max profit | 100 000 coins |
Reels / paylines | 5 / 5 |
Theoretical payback-RTP | 95.8 |
Coin value | 0.10 - 20$ |
Total effort | 0.50 - 100$ |
Volatility | High |
Free spins | Yes |
Bonus features | Wilds, free spins, multipliers |
Symbols
The symbol Gallery in Knight's Life is twelve symbols large. Two of the symbols are special symbols. One of these is a wild that we suppose is supposed to represent Merlin. The second is a horse that acts as a scatter.
Three of the icons depict Knights and these are medium win symbols. In addition, there are four additional medium-paying icons. These depict a castle, a shield, a knight's helmet and a sword. Finally, there are also the symbols A, K, Q and J.
Game features
In Mercury's classic Game, of which Knight's Life is one, you will always find wilds and scatters. You also always get the chance to play a free spins round with at least one special feature. This is exactly how Knight's Life works.
Wilds
"Merlin" is a symbol you can definitely keep an extra eye on. The bearded magician is b on̊ the wild, multiplier and hay gwinstsymbol .
As a wild, Merlin substitutes for all other icons (with the exception of the scatter). As a high win symbol, he pays 1000X the bet if you hit five in a row!
Scatter
The horse can also bring nice cash winnings. Five scatters give a mighty 500 times the bet! For the most part, however, it is the scatter symbol's role as a free spins activator that is most relevant. If you manage to collect at least three scatters, you will win free rounds according to the schedule below.
- 3 scatters = 10 free spins and 10x the cash prize bet
- 4 scatters = 15 free spins and 50x the bet
- 5 scatters = 30 free spins and 500X the bet
When you play your free rounds, you have the option to add additional free games. You can re-trigger between 10-30 free rounds with three or more scatters, and with two extra scatter symbols an extra spin is added.
Free spins
Above is not all we have to mention about the free rounds in Knight's Life. You also have extra wilds and multipliers to play with.
When the free spins come the three Knight symbols serve as additional jokers . It can give rise to a lot of extra wilds on the screen. They are gradually added to the rolls. In the first spin, reels begin a spin with a "Joker Knight" on reel 1. In the second spin, the same Joker Knight is added on Reel 2, and so on. When you play your freespin number 15 in the order will you have three Wild Knights on each reel .
In the free spins round you will also get to play with a progressively boosted multiplier as per the below schedule.
- Spins 1-5 = 1x
- Spins 6-10 = 2x
- Spins 11 and forward = 3x
Double or double
Since Knight's Life is a Mercury slot of the old school, there is of course a kvitt or double function to use. You get access to it after each winning spin, regardless of the size of the win. The options in the function are two:
- Card Gamble = guess the color of the next card
- Ladder Gamble = click the 1:1 button to climb up or down a ladder with higher or lower win amounts.
Summary
Knight's Life is one of the most popular slots from Mercury both on land-based casinos and online. What usually attracts players to the developer's slots, namely the higher risk, is here, but Knight's life offers more than that. The free spins round is by far one of the most famous from the developer and it is not wrong to say that it is one of the potentially most lucrative among all the slots on the net.
Graphically and sonically, however, Knight's Life is far from a blockbuster. This is not a slot you will immediately enjoy playing for longer periods of time. If this is a theme that suits you, Excalibur from Netent can also do it.