Avalon II is, as the name suggests, Microgaming’s second game based on the legendary island mentioned in the story of King Arthur. It attempts to build on the popularity of the first Avalon slot and sends us on an adventure to find the Holy Grail. Microgaming seems to have done everything possible to provide an exciting gameplay experience: various wild symbols, reel spin feature, free games and about eight bonus games. They even applied a system of 243 ways to win so that you have every reason to stick with you and win often. As a result, however, their value is not that high, reaching a maximum of 12500 MYR.
Avalon II theme
The theme of this slot is based on Avalon, the island mentioned in the legend of King Arthur. It is the place where King Arthur goes after fighting Mordred and being wounded. It is also the place where his sword Excalibur was forged. I’m not a big fan of Avalon II’s design, which mixes stock symbols, poker cards, and some computer 3D characters. No doubt they put some work into it, but it just doesn’t compare to many other games coming out these days.
Avalon II special features
Avalon II is one of the most feature-rich slots you’ll see, although many of them are triggered in time as you go through different stages each time you get a bonus. I’ll start with the simplest symbol, the one whose image is the Avalon II logo. It is this symbol that is used in the game as the wild symbol, which you can use in several ways. First, we obviously have the symbol’s ability to replace another symbol, but only a regular symbol. It does not replace either of the other two special symbols. On the other hand, wild symbols can form combinations of two to five symbols if they are correctly arranged in a line from left to right.
The Lady of the Lake is another substitute symbol, although it is only for reel 3. Each time this figure appears on reel 3, it expands in that column. It cannot replace a scatter, but it can be used as another wild symbol if necessary. There is even a random feature that you can get during the game. In it we see Merlin, which will give you either a multiplier or a cash prize.
The most elaborate part of the game is the Grail Bonus, a system with eight different bonus games. You go from one bonus game to the next, using one at a time each time you trigger the feature. The prerequisite is that the scattered Holy Grail is in at least three positions.
- Lake of Legends – In the first phase you must roll one die to re-forge Excalibur. If this is done in less than 10 dice, you receive an additional prize. There are six fragments, and each side of the die gives you a different fragment.
- Misty Vale – Here you are offered a feature with 15 free spins that have an extra wild symbol and a 2x multiplier. The next stage will ask you to choose one of the three features to choose your path.
- Whispering Woods – a gathering feature with five shields to choose from.
- Forest Falls – Here you will get 20 free spins with trailing wilds. Wild symbols glide across the reels, leaving other wild symbols behind.
- Dusky Moors is the third option currently on offer. To win a prize you need to pick up two of the same helmet.
- Morgan’s Keep is another feature with free spins, this time there are 20. The additional feature consists of spinning reels, where symbols are removed from the playing field when they form a combination so that new ones can be added. The multipliers increase each time, up to a maximum of 6x.
- Hall of Shadows – Here we get the equivalent of a boss level battle, where you have to defeat the Black Knight to get the Holy Grail.
- Isle of Avalon – This is the final stage of the bonus feature. In it, you have to spin the Avalon wheels to get the prize. There is also a bonus wheel that can be triggered for even larger prizes.
Avalon II jackpot
If you’re only considering the base game, the maximum you can get is a 12500 MYR cash prize that comes via the scatter. Avalon II slot machine bonus features are another matter, as they can offer multipliers that turn an 8300 MYR combination from the base game into a combination of up to 50000 MYR if it falls at the right time. As for the average return to player, although Microgaming does not publish this information, it has been estimated that it is just under 96% for this game, which is good but not great.
Conclusion
I found Avalon II to be an exciting choice at an online casino in Malaysia, where you have plenty of options to keep you from getting bored like you do with other games. Also, the bonus system rewards loyalty and gives you something new every time you run it. It tends to pay out less, but often, so you have a good chance of going home with a profit.