Towering Pays Excalibur

The new online slot game Towering Pays Excalibur invites you to take a step back in time to the Middle Ages to explore medium to high volatility on a classic reel setup.

While you will not be invited to dislodge the infamous sword from the stone, you may need some true powers to battle your way through the volatility levels of this slot game.

This sword does carry mythical powers, though. It can bestow upon you winnings of up to 6,500x your bet.

Yggdrasil Gaming and Games Lab have partnered up to develop a special Towering Pays mechanic, which we will dive into a little further down.

Built across 5 reels and 3 – 8 rows, this slot game has the option to increase rows thanks to the Towering Pays Mechanic. When this mechanic is triggered, you can go from 15 paylines up to 65 paylines.

The payout percentage stands at a lower-than-average 94%, but with medium to high volatility, you stand in the chance of generating substantial wins.

The game comes with no less than 10 in-game features, which should keep things interesting as you play along.

The lower paying symbols include the card suits. Landing five of a kind of any of the card suits pay between 15x and 20x your bet. The medium paying symbols include the different coloured emblems. Landing five of a kind of these symbols earns you between 25x and 30x your bet.

The highest paying symbols in this game are the purple, green and turquoise symbols. These can, in turn, earn you between 50x and 150x your wager for five of a kind.

The golden King Arthur acts as a wild symbol here. Landing five of him on the reels will generate 250x your stake.

Short facts

• Developer: GameArt in collaboration with Yggdrasil Gaming
• RTP: 94%
• Volatility/Variance: Medium to High volatility
• Layout: 5 x 3 – 8
• Paylines: 15 – 65
• Bonus features: Excalibur Magic, Wild symbols, Quest Bet, Prize Multiplier, Stage Play, Win Spins, Feature Wheel, Free Spins, Avalon, Bonus Buy and Hold and Spin.
• Bets: £0.25 to 25
• Max wins (coins): 6,500x your stake

Towering Pays Excalibur jackpots

There are no Towering Pays Excalibur jackpots available in this game.

Towering Pays Excalibur free spins

There are four various free spins features available in this game. Regardless of whichever you trigger, you are always awarded 6 free spins on a 5 x 3 reel setup. Each time you land an Excalibur symbol, you will earn yourself 1 extra free spin.

Here are the four different free spins features available in this game:

• Lancelot Free Spins: You receive 6 free spoons plus the chance to land a prize multiplier on each win. The Excalibur symbol can land on reels 1 to 3.
• Merlin Free Spins: In addition to 6 free spins, you are guaranteed a prize multiplier per win. Once again, the Excalibur symbol can land on reels 1 to 3.
• Arthur Free Spins: You may land a prize multiplier on every win in addition to your 6 free spins. The Excalibur symbol can here land between reels 1 to 4.
• Camelot Free Spins: Similar to the Arthur Free Spins feature, you may land a prize multiplier on every win. The Excalibur symbol can also land between reels 1 and 4. If you have extended the reel setup to 5 x 8, the Excalibur symbols can drop on any of the reels.

Towering Pays Excalibur bonus features

This online slot game is definitely not short on in-game features. These include:

Wild Symbol

Like in most games, the wild symbols help by substituting with other symbols to create winning combinations. It cannot substitute for Shields, Excalibur and Wheel symbols.

Excalibur Magic

The Excalibur symbol can land between reels 1 and 3 during the normal, Merlin and Lancelot features, on the fourth reel as well as in the Arthur and Camelot features.

If you are working with the full 5 x 8 reel setup in the Camelot feature, then the Excalibur symbol will end on all reels.

Quest Bet

You have the option to activate the Quest Bet by paying 15x your wager in order to boost your chances of triggering the Hold and Spin feature. Once you have activated this feature, the Excalibur will display any shield symbols wherever it lands.

The Hold and Spin feature can also be triggered by either activating the Excalibur Magic, which showcases 6 or more shields or by landing 3 feature wheels anywhere on the reels.

Stage Play

During the base game, you start off with a 5 x 3 reel setup. As you play along and land Excalibur symbols, you will immediately advance to the next stage, which opens up more rows and paylines as follows:

• 5 reels and 3 rows = 15 paylines
• 5 reels and 4 rows = 25 paylines
• 5 reels and 5 rows = 35 paylines
• 5 reels and 6 rows = 45 paylines
• 5 reels and 7 rows = 55 paylines
• 5 reels and 8 rows = 65 paylines

Prize Multiplier

When you hit a winning combination in this game, you will automatically activate a random prize multiplier, which is then added to the win.

Depending on your current reel setup, the multiplier size will vary as follows:

• 5 reels and 3 rows = 2x multiplier
• 5 reels and 4 rows = 2 or 3x multiplier
• 5 reels and 5 rows = 2, 3 or 4x multiplier
• 5 reels and 6 rows = 2, 3, 4 or 5x multiplier
• 5 reels and 7 rows = 2, 3, 4, 5 , 6 or 7x multiplier
• 5 reels and 8 rows = 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10x multiplier

Feature Wheel

Land 3 wheel symbols anywhere on the reels to activate the Feature Wheel. The wheel symbols can only land on reels 1, 3 and 5. Once triggered, you are invited to spin the wheel, where random features can be triggered as follows:

• First feature wheel: A better feature wheel, Lancelot free spins or win spins
• Second feature wheel: A better feature wheel, Merlin free spins or win spins
• Third feature wheel: A better feature wheel, Arthur free spins or win spins
• Fourth feature wheel: Camelot free spins or win spins

Avalon

If you succeed in landing Excalibur symbols on at least one position on each reel when you have the full reel setup, then the Avalon feature will be triggered. This presents with it numerous features as follows:

• First Avalon feature wheel: A better feature wheel, Lancelot free spins or Merlin free spins
• Second Avalon feature wheel: A better feature wheel, Merlin free spins or Arthur free spins
• Third Avalon feature wheel: A better feature wheel, Arthur free spins or Camelot free spins
• Fourth Avalon feature wheel: Camelot free spins or Hold and Spin feature

Hold and Spin

Landing at least 6 shield symbols will immediately trigger the Hold and Spin feature. When this happens, you will enjoy 3 respins, whereby any new shield symbols landing on the reels will stay put for the remainder of the respins round.

When shields land on the reels, they will reset the respins.

These shields come with different values that will add up to the total tally. If you succeed in filling all positions with shields, you will win 1,000x your wager.

Towering Pays Excalibur RTP

The Towering Pays Excalibur RTP stands at an average of 94%. This is a medium to high volatility with a slightly lower-than-average payout percentage.

Verdict

No one can deny that this game is not packed with in-game features. It is one ideal gaming adventure that allows players to explore numerous features as they go along on their journey.

The many different free spins features add to the thrills of the game, while the Excalibur symbol keeps on popping up on a regular basis.

While the payout percentage is lower than average, it does generate a steady number of hits, delivering excitement and wins aplenty.

It does feel like it has tried to pack in too many features by being overly ambitious. At the same time, it can be a tad confusing and failing to achieve enough.

Despite the many features in this game, it has proven to be overly ambitious.