For the fans of the Arthurian world, MicroGaming developed in 2006 a slot machine entitled Avalon, which takes its name from the mythological island which had the fairy Morgana as its queen. Seeing the result, it is safe to bet that it will satisfy a broader audience than only medieval fantasy fans. It is a great success. Its graphics are rather great and even if the background of this slot is simplistic (just a blue background), it still works visually. The slow and mysterious music is perfectly adapted to the theme. When you manage to get a winning combination, the Avalon logo disappear. Instead of it, you can see a counter summarising your gains. This is great fun, as you can follow minute by minute the amount of money you accumulate. This counter is accompanied by a gigue which is quite catchy but does not fit in very well with the overall theme. That\'s a shame. If, at first sight, Avalon seems quite good, let\'s see what is on offer as far as gaming contents go.

A low/average variance with gains which can be quite high

The main interest of the Avalon slot machine is that its variance is low/average, which will attract many quite conservative players, but that it also offers the possibility to win important gains thanks to free spins, which will satisfy most players. It can therefore please all kinds of gamblers. Conservative gamblers will enjoy the frequent gains, and higher rollers the high sums won during the free spins.

An overview of the Avalon slot machine

Avalon is a slot machine with 5 reels and 20 payment lines. It also accepts bets from 1 to 10 coins per line. You can therefore bet up to 200 coins per spin of the reels. The value of these coins can range from 0,01 to 0,50 $/£/€. You can win a jackpot which reaches 3.000 coins. This slot offers a Wild symbol, a Scatter and allows you to win free spins. No bonus game is built in but a gamble feature allows you to win your gains for double or quits.

The Avalon Wild

The Avalon symbol is Wild. It depicts the famous island circled by clouds. It can replace any other item, except for the Scatter, in order to make you win money. When this occurs, an animated sequence starts in which the clouds dissipate to allow a sun ray to pierce through. The word WILD appears and slowly grows. This short sequence is quite nice. It adds a bit of magic and mystery to this one-armed bandit, the theme of which really calls for it. If you manage to get 5 Jokers on a single activated payment line, you will win 3.000 coins, which is the jackpot on this slot machine. The Avalon symbol is definitely the one to look out for!

The dame of the lake Scatter

The dame of the lake is the Scatter of the Avalon slot machine. Her crystal beauty should really please most heroic fantasy fans. On the other hand, since she can make you win money anywhere she appears on the screen, you will come to like her for more than her pretty face. If you get her twice or more on the reels, you win money. With 3, 4 or 5 dame of the lake symbols on your screen, you also win free spins on top of that.

Free spins

When you get 3 Scatters or more anywhere on the reels, you win 12 free spins. During these spins, your chances of winning are increased, since the Wild and the treasure chest symbols can take up the value of any other item, except for the dame of the lake, in order to form winning combinations. On top of that, they also allow you to multiply your gains up to 7 times. During these free spins, if you obtain 3 Scatters or more, you win 12 extra free spins.

Gamble feature

After each time you win money, in the paying version of the game, a button allows you to start a gamble feature which consists in a classic but efficient game of double or quits. You must then guess what colour will be a card which the machine will choose randomly. If you have guessed it right, your gains are doubled. If you have not, you lose the money you were supposed to get. It is a useful way to increase your gains. On the other hand, it is also quite dangerous since you can also lose everything. This is where the whole point and the addictive nature of the gamble feature lays.

Avalon is a great slot machine which reveals itself to be extremely fun to play and lucrative, thanks to, among other things, its free spins which are triggered relatively often: on average, about once every 150 spins. Its catchy medieval fantasy atmosphere and its well designed graphics are also crucial elements in its success. It is a very fine MicroGaming slot machine which should appeal to a broad audience.