Grail Maiden is a 243 Ways style video slot from Vegas Technology. Unlike most other slots there are no pay lines and symbols need to simply be aligned left to right anywhere on the reels to pay. The game has a medieval theme with symbols such as knights, maidens, grails and shields.
There are four bet levels available on Grail Maiden with the lowest being 25 coins. Playing 25 coins per game awards the pays as seen on the pay table. You can also bet 50, 75 or 100 coins per game with wins multiplied by 2, 3 or 4 depending on which bet level you go for.
The idea of 243 Ways slots is not new with Aristocrat creating the first game, Indian Dreaming in 1999. Still the formula is popular since the games tend to have a high hit rate which is true for Grail Maidens as well.
There are a total of 34 winning combinations on Grail Maidens which range from 1,000 to 2 coins. The shield symbols are scattered and pay up to 50 times bet or 1250 coins at the lowest bet of 25 coins which make them the top paying symbol. Next up you have 1,000 coins for five maidens anywhere on the reels. Other good pays include 750 coins for five knights and the five horses as well as 500 coins for the five castles.
The actual jackpots might seem a little on the low side which is true when it comes to the base game. The free spins however can really boost your winnings. There are two ways to reach the free games where expanding wilds can pay the top jackpots on multiple ways.
To win the free games you need to get a maiden on the first reel, a grail or more on reels 2, 3 and 4 and a knight on reel 5. You also win the free spins with the reverse - a knight on the first reel, andy grails on the middle reels and a maiden on the last reel.
Once won you get five free spins and any grails used to trigger the bonus expand to cover all of the reel they appear on. This gives you a much higher chance of hitting the top pays especially if you get three grails to trigger the feature. In that case you only need to get the same symbols on the first and last reels to get a whole lot of five of a kind pays.
The free spins can be re-triggered but only using non held reels. If you do happen to get re-triggers you will have at least two whole reels of wilds and get another 5 free spins. A third re-trigger is the highest possible and will means you have all of the middle reels wild for at least 5 more spins.
We always like seeing online casino software companies releasing something they don't already have. This is the first slot of this style to be released by Vegas Technology so it is sure to be a popular pick. |
