Arthur’s Fortune Slot Review
Mist over green hills, a white-turreted castle with teal spires on the ridge, and a tournament camp of canvas pavilions below, waiting. Arthur’s Fortune, from Yggdrasil, looks like the gentlest game in the Camelot canon, but it’s built the opposite way round: the Wild is the richest symbol on the reels, and every other symbol in the game exists to be turned into one.
It runs on a 5×3 grid with 20 paylines, at 96.2% RTP, and tops out at 10,856x the bet. Low volatility with a ceiling that high is an unusual pairing. Bets run from 0.08 to 100 per spin, and the craft on show is what you’d expect from the studio behind Vikings Go To Olympus and Valley of the Gods 2.
Base Game & Features
The base game is ten regular symbols across 20 fixed paylines. Wins pay left to right from the first reel, three or more matching symbols in sequence on a line is a win, and only the highest combination per line is paid. Court characters fill the top of the paytable, royals the bottom.
The values below are coin wins at the default 2 bet:
- King: 55 (3), 125 (4), 250 (5)
- Queen: 50 (3), 100 (4), 200 (5)
- Knight: 45 (3), 90 (4), 150 (5)
- Nobleman: 40 (3), 80 (4), 125 (5)
- Noblewoman: 70 (4), 100 (5)
- A: 15 (3), 20 (4), 35 (5)
- K: 10 (3), 20 (4), 30 (5)
- Q: 10 (3), 15 (4), 25 (5)
- J: 5 (3), 15 (4), 20 (5)
- 10: 10 (4), 20 (5)
The Wild is a crowned king image that substitutes for all regular symbols and carries the game’s richest paytable of its own. It pays from just two on a line, which no regular symbol does, and a full line of five is worth more than any symbol in the game can manage:
- Wild: 25 (2), 75 (3), 150 (4), 550 (5)
Because Wilds pay on their own, there’s a rule that resolves the overlap: if a run of Wilds on a payline is worth more than whatever it could substitute for, the Wilds pay themselves instead. And where a win could be read several ways starting with three Wilds, only the highest reading counts. It’s tidy design, and it matters more here than in most slots.
Arthur’s Gold
Arthur’s Gold is the random base game modifier, and it’s the feature the whole game hangs on. On any spin, up to 10 symbols can be converted to Wilds. When a symbol is converted, every instance of it on the reels turns Wild. Any regular symbol is eligible.
The conversion lasts a single spin in the base game. That’s the whole mechanic: no collection meter, no progress bar, just a random burst that can turn a dull board into a wall of crowned kings. With the Wild sitting at the top of the paytable, a well-timed conversion is where the base game’s real money sits.
Scatter Wilds
The Scatter Wild does double duty. It substitutes like a normal Wild, it pays on its own line like one, and 3 or more of it anywhere triggers the free spins.
One boundary is worth knowing: the Scatter Wild has to be on a payline to pay its own win, but it doesn’t need one to trigger the bonus. Two types of Wild exist in total, scatter wilds and converted wilds, and only the scatter variety can start the round.
Arthur’s Fortune Free Spins & Merlin’s Bonus
Free Spins
3, 4 or 5 Scatter Wilds award 7, 10 or 14 free spins respectively, and the round starts with a guaranteed symbol-to-Wild conversion that lasts the entire session:
- 3 Scatter Wilds: 7 free spins, one symbol converted to Wild
- 4 Scatter Wilds: 10 free spins, two symbols converted to Wilds
- 5 Scatter Wilds: 14 free spins, three symbols converted to Wilds
The conversion happens before the first spin, so the round opens already loaded. Every subsequent conversion stacks on top, and none of them expire. Retriggers need only 2 Scatter Wilds during the round:
- 2 Scatter Wilds: 1 extra spin, 1 extra conversion
- 3 Scatter Wilds: 2 extra spins, 2 extra conversions
- 4 Scatter Wilds: 3 extra spins, 3 extra conversions
- 5 Scatter Wilds: 4 extra spins, 4 extra conversions
Extra conversions last for the remaining free spins rather than the whole round, so an early retrigger is worth more than a late one. A long round can still end with most of the paytable turned Wild, and that escalating board is the only route to anything near the 10,856x maximum.
Merlin’s Bonus
Merlin’s orb is the Bonus symbol, and it only lands on the last reel. When it does, it awards a prize on the spot:
- Base game: up to 25x the bet, or 7, 10 or 14 free spins with 1 to 3 Wild conversions
- Free spins: up to 50x the bet, or 1 to 14 additional free spins, with no extra conversion
It’s a second door into the free spins, which matters in a game where the main trigger needs 3 Scatter Wilds. In the base game the orb can carry conversions, but inside free spins it only adds spins and coins, so the board you build is the board you keep.
The coin prizes scale with where you are. In the base game the orb pays up to 25x the bet; inside free spins that doubles to 50x. Whichever you get, the orb resolves instantly, with no pick screen or wheel to sit through.
Our Honest Verdict
Overall Rating: 7.8/10
Playing Arthur’s Fortune feels less like storming a castle and more like laying siege to one: long stretches of small wins in the meadow, waiting for the round where the reels finally turn gold. The one reason to choose it is that round, because a free spins session that starts converted and keeps stacking never stops escalating.
That’s the strength, and it’s real: a retriggered round can end with so much of the paytable turned Wild that the board looks like a different game. The weakness is everything either side of it. Low volatility keeps the base game polite, and Merlin’s orb, the shortcut in, is stuck on a single reel, so the road to the good round is longer than the storybook art admits.
It’s a slot for players who enjoy the long build and don’t measure a game by its driest stretch. Chasers of fast, brutal variance will find Camelot’s meadow too placid. For everyone else, the gold is down there, and it rewards a patient siege.
Arthur’s Fortune FAQs
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How do you trigger free spins in Arthur’s Fortune?
Landing 3 or more Scatter Wilds triggers the free spins, awarding 7, 10 or 14 spins with 1, 2 or 3 symbols converted to Wilds for the whole session. Merlin’s Bonus on the last reel can also award the same free spins packages. -
What does Arthur’s Gold do?
Arthur’s Gold is a random base game feature that can convert up to 10 symbols to Wilds on a single spin. Every instance of the chosen symbol turns Wild, and the effect lasts for that spin only. -
Can free spins retrigger in Arthur’s Fortune?
Yes. Landing 2 or more Scatter Wilds during free spins awards extra spins and extra symbol-to-Wild conversions: 2 scatters give 1 spin and 1 conversion, up to 5 scatters giving 4 spins and 4 conversions. -
What does the Wild symbol do in Arthur’s Fortune?
It substitutes for all regular symbols, but it also has its own paytable that pays more than any regular symbol, starting from just two on a payline. If a run of Wilds is worth more than the symbols it could substitute for, the Wilds pay themselves instead. -
What is the RTP of Arthur’s Fortune?
96.2%. -
Is Arthur’s Fortune high volatility?
No, it’s a low volatility slot, with a hit frequency of 22.17%. -
What is the maximum win on Arthur’s Fortune?
10,856x the bet. -
How many paylines does Arthur’s Fortune have?
20 fixed paylines on a 5×3 grid, paying left to right. Only the highest winning combination per line is paid. -
What is the minimum and maximum bet on Arthur’s Fortune?
Bets run from 0.08 to 100 per spin.
