Knight’s Life

Knight’s Life (Merkur): Overview

Today, knights aren’t really something that are thought of so much. Other than being depicted in television series and films, the life of a knight is somewhat of a forgotten relic of the past so to speak. Fortunately, there are various online slot games that aim to centre themselves on knights, and this Merkur product is one of them. Knight’s Life will transport you back in time to the medieval age, where the training and dedication of men who wish to become knights is apparent. Granted, the imagery here isn’t the greatest in existence, but Knight’s Life still remains a go to slot for many players, both online and in land-based casinos.

Should you decide to play the game, you will see everything is laid out on a standard video slot layout. This consists of a set of 5 reels and 3 rows in total. Across this layout, you’ll also see that Merkur has added a set of 5 paylines. In comparison to other video slot releases of recent years, this is quite a minimal number of lines, which are also fixed in position. While you may not be able to customise the active pay lines, you can still alter your overall wager. If you click on the button with the coins on it at the bottom of the reels, you can choose from a bet between 0.05 c/p and 10 €/$ per spin.

There isn’t really much in terms of a background when it comes to Knight’s Life. Well, it’s fairly clear to see that things are taking place at a medieval castle, but the background is blurred out on quite a high level, which does work as a bit of a downfall in our opinion. As far as the symbols in the game are concerned, these start out with the regularly used playing card icons. They are the green J, orange Q, red K and purple A. You’ll then see some symbols that are more relative to the overall theme. There’s the sword hilt, the knight’s helmet and his breastplate. A medieval castle can also be seen as a symbol upon the reels. The higher paying symbols of the game come in the shape of three different knights, all of which are able to pay a maximum of 150 times your stake for a five of a kind combination.

Knight’s Life (Merkur): Features

While spinning the reels, Knight’s Life may also introduce a wild Symbol into proceedings. This one comes in the form of the magical wizard, and he is able to substitute for all of the other symbols in the slot. This will help you with forming one or more winning combinations, and if he does participate in a win, he will also double the payout that you receive for it. The only one of the game’s symbols that it won’t stand in for is the scatter. What’s more, if five of the wizards come into view on a winning pay line, you stand to win up to 1,000 times your stake.

As far as the slot’s scatter symbol is concerned, this is present in the form of the noble steed. Unlike all other symbols, the Scatter has the ability to show up in any position on the reels and still reward you with a pay-out. As long as two of them are present after a spin, then you’ll receive a pay-out from them. Five of them showing up will grant you with a larger reward of up to 500 times your stake.

It’s also the scatter symbol that operates as the trigger for its Free Spins feature - 3, 4, or 5 scatters will grant you 10, 15, or 30 free spins respectively. During this round, you can win an extra spin whenever two or more scatters come into view. Meanwhile, throughout spins 6 through to 10, all wins are doubled. And from free spin 11 and onwards, the wins are tripled. Something else to mention about the bonus round, is that the three knight symbols become wilds step by step. At the top of each reel, you’ll see which knight is wild for that free spin.

Knight’s Life (Merkur): Verdict

It may seem as though Knight’s Life is something quite standard when you first access it, and for the most part, it is. There’s a basic main game, a standard video slot layout and retro style graphics throughout. With the triggering of the free spins round, things heat up significantly with the transformation of knights into wilds step by step.

We also appreciate the addition of the wizard wild for the base game, and the fact that this one will also double payouts when forming a win. Plus, you’re able to win up to 2,000x per spin in the bonus, which is not bad. On the whole, it’s a simple enough game with one or two additional features included in it. The slot makes for a nice addition to the collection from Merkur and being such a stripped down, straightforward all or nothing gambling machine, it's not hard to see why it has become so popular with hardcore gamers.