Avalon X Slot Review

About the Game

Avalon X by ELK Studios is a 7-row, 6-column slot with drop symbols and winning chains. The minimum bet is €0.20, the maximum bet is €100.00. Each bet costs 100. A winning chain consists of five or more identical symbols connected vertically or horizontally. Only the largest chain of connected identical symbols is paid.

All low and high value symbols and the Mystery Box come in four sizes: Standard (1 x 1), Super (2 x 2), Mega (3 x 3) and Epic (4 x 4). All large symbols are made up of several 1 x 1 symbols that they cover. For example, 1 Super (2 x 2) contains 4 standard (1 x 1) symbols. When re-spinning, large symbols break 1 x 1 symbols in their path. However, symbols of the same type as the large symbol, as well as Wild, Bonus and Mystery Box symbols, are not destroyed. Empty spaces under large symbols are filled with 1 x 1 symbols of the same type as the large symbol.

Avalon Features

Mystery Box

The Mystery Box symbol is a blocker symbol that can appear on the reel whenever symbols land. If there are five or more Mystery Boxes on the reel, they open and can contain payout symbols, Wilds or activate Avalon features. Activation occurs when winning combinations end.

If a Mystery Box lands a payout symbol or a Wild symbol that results in a win, a new Avalanche chain will start and all Mystery Boxes will return to the locked state. When the Avalanche cycle is complete and there are no additional wins left, the Mystery Boxes will be reactivated.

If the Mystery Boxes contain Avalon Features, they will also reveal a coin win or feature. These are the different features: Global Multiplier Spreader, Collect, and Redrop. Mystery Boxes are opened one at a time, from top to bottom, one column at a time.

Large Mystery Boxes turn into small ones before opening coins or Avalon features.

Coin Win

The coin win symbol value is multiplied by the bet placed.

Collect

collects all coin values from already opened Mystery Boxes, and the Collect symbol gets their total value. All already opened Mystery Boxes are then reactivated, receiving new coin wins and features.

Global Multiplier

The Global Multiplier Spreader feature multiplies a random number of already revealed coin values.

Redrop

The Redrop feature gives a new symbol drop and a guaranteed reactivation of all Mystery Boxes currently on the field. The Redrop feature is triggered after all other Mystery Box features have been activated.

Wild Symbols

The Wild symbol substitutes for any symbol except the Mystery Box, Bonus and Super Bonus symbols. The Wild symbol with a multiplier substitutes for any symbol except the Wild, Mystery Box, Bonus and Super Bonus symbols.

All Wild symbols with multipliers in winning chains are added together and multiply the win in the corresponding chains before the global multiplier is applied.

The global multiplier is applied to all winning chains. Each winning chain with low-value symbols increases the global multiplier by 1, and with high-value symbols – by 2. The global multiplier is active for the entire Avalanche feature and cannot be reset during the current round.

Each winning chain creates a Wild symbol, which appears on one of the empty cells left after the winning symbols explode.

Multiplier

The multiplier values on the Wild symbols are added together and applied to the created Wild symbol if several Wild symbols are part of the same winning chain. Regular Wild symbols are considered to have a multiplier of 1.

Bonus Game

A combination of three bonus symbols during the normal mode starts the bonus game with 7 Free Drops.

The global multiplier remains the same for all Free Drops in the bonus mode.

Unopened Mystery Boxes are saved during all Free Drops in the bonus game.

Landing individual bonus and super bonus symbols in the bonus mode gives two additional Free Drops.

One super bonus symbol and two bonus symbols activate the bonus super game. The bonus super game guarantees a Holy Strike in each Free Drop. The super bonus symbol during the regular bonus game activates the bonus super game.

The Free Drops bonus game ends when the Free Drops are over or when you reach the winning limit. The winnings are paid to the player after all bonus games have ended. You cannot change the bet once the round has started. When you reach the winning limit, the game round ends and you are paid all winnings.

Paylines

All winning chains in the current symbol dropout are added up, after which all symbols in the winning combination explode. The remaining symbols fall vertically until they stop. New symbols fall into the vacated spaces. The Avalanche feature will continue as long as new winning combinations appear.

Auto Spin

A round of the game at the selected bet level begins when the player presses the Spin button. The game can be played automatically if the Auto Spin feature is activated. Hold Spin or use the Auto Spin button to set the number of automatic rounds. Wins and winning combinations are paid out according to the payout table.

Wins are displayed in the player’s currency or in coins. The player can change the settings in the settings. Avalon X has two modes: normal and bonus with Free Drops.

Holy Strike feature

The Holy Strike feature replaces a random number of symbols on the field with Wild, Wild with multipliers or Mystery Boxes and can appear in any drop. Bonus, Super Bonus, Wild, Wild with a multiplier and Mystery Box symbols cannot be replaced.

Bonus Buy

The X-iter feature offers several different game modes.

• Super Bonus: guaranteed participation in the bonus super game at a price of x500 of the selected bet. Holy Strike is guaranteed in each Free Drop during the bonus super game.
• Bonus: guaranteed a round with participation in the bonus game at a price of x100 of the selected bet.
• Mystery Boxes: symbols with five guaranteed Mystery Boxes at a price of x50 times the selected bet.
• Holy Strike: symbols with a guaranteed Holy Strike feature at a price of x25 times the selected bet.
• Bonus Hunt: symbols with a three-fold chance to trigger the bonus game at a price of x3 times the selected bet.

The X-iter feature can only be activated in the regular game. The minimum X-iter value is €0.60, the maximum is €50,000.00. The theoretical return (RTP) for all Avalon X game modes using the X-iter feature is 94.0%. All regular rules apply to the X-iter feature.

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