Mighty Arthur Slot Gameplay and Bonus Features
Quickspin is known for its stunning graphics, but Mighty Arthur, despite the best efforts and the theme that offers a lot of potential, isn't one of their best achievements. The card symbols are shiny while the main symbols are cartoonish and dull, so the game actually resembles classic slots. Merlin Random Wild and Arthur Expanding Wild save the day, as the animations they bring to the table are absolutely gorgeous.
Arthur Expanding Wild is a 3x1 symbol that appears on reel 3 only, and it expands to neighboring reels so it can result in a 3x3 Wild at the middle of your board. Merlin Random Wild is also a 3x1 symbol but it can appear on all reels, and when it does appear it will generate 2 to 6 additional Wild symbols placed randomly on the reels. Both Arthur and Merlin can appear in the base game and the free spins game. The difference is, in the base game they have a chance to nudge into position, and in the free spins game they will always nudge into position.
The free spins are triggered when you land all three Bonus Scatters, as they only appear on reels 1, 3, and 5. You'll get 10 free spins, and the fact that Arthur and Merlin will always nudge into position and will end up appearing fully stacked is rewarding enough to serve as the only additional feature during the free spins game. And it's in the free spins game where you'll get most of your big wins.
The theoretical return to player (RTP) is 96.94%, which is excellent, and this is yet another one in the long line of Quickspin slots that are worth playing for real money. All the big wins in this game will be generated by Arthur or Merlin Wilds, most often in the free spins game, as all the 10 symbols in the paytable fall within the range of 2.50x to 7.50x win for five-of-a-kind and also pay from 1.25x to 3x for four-of-a-kind. With 20 paylines, that means the maximum possible win is 150x your bet, which isn't much, but on the other hand, this slot game is enjoyable to play as it offers decent wins just often enough. It's a medium variance game, but you'll need Arthur and Merlin to nudge into position more often than not if you want to keep your balance positive.