Knight Fight

Elk Studios, by virtually all accounts, has reached premier status when it comes to creating fun and engaging online slots. They may not pump out new games quite as often as some other well known game providers, but when they do release a new game it’s always eagerly anticipated by casino players from around the world.

One of their latest creations, titled Knight Fight, is certainly no exception as there’s been quite a bit of buzz surrounding this game.

If you’re familiar with Elk Studios, and their popular Pirots trilogy of slots in particular, you’ll quickly notice the similarities between Knight Fight and Pirots, Pirots 2, Pirots 3 and Dam Beavers. Specifically, all of these games feature Elk’s CollectR mechanic, but this latest release is thankfully unique enough in its own right to appeal to a wide variety of players.

This medieval-themed slot is classified as a highly volatile release offering a fixed RTP of 94.0% as well as a maximum payout of 10,000x bet.

Knight Fight Base Game

Knight Fight Base Features

Played on a 6×6 slot grid, which has the ability to expand to an 8×8 grid at times, Knight Fight doesn’t have any traditional win lines (fixed or otherwise) like the majority of releases do.

Instead, this game awards payouts whenever the knight symbols collect adjacent paying symbols of the same colour as the knights themselves. After producing a winning combination, all winning symbols are removed from the reels and new symbols drop down to take their place.

Payouts on Knight Fight start at level 1, but can be upgraded to a maximum level of 7. In order to upgrade, you’ll need to land the upgrade symbol (represented by an arrow), which will upgrade the payout level from 1-3 steps.

Additionally, there is an upgrade all symbol (represented by a colourful arrow) that will upgrade the payout level of all four crest symbols in the game.

There are a total of four coloured paying symbols, which are the blue, green, purple, and red symbols. The payouts for these symbols vary from as low as 0.05x bet for a level 1 blue payout all the way up to 50x bet for a level 7 red payout.

Knight Fight also features a Wild symbol, which substitutes for any crest symbols at the current payout level.

Knights Move to Collect All Adjacent Crest Symbols That Match in Colour to Themselves

Collection Meter

Knight Fight features a Collection Meter, which keeps track of all collected symbols (crest and Wild symbols).

The Collection Meter counts all collected symbols until it is not possible for knights to collect any more symbols.

When the Collection Meter has been filled and no symbol collections remain, a random number of crest symbols are converted to Chest symbols, which reveal Feature symbols.

If the Collection Meter has been filled more than once the release can be held – a maximum of 3 releases can be held and awarded at once.

If there is a Goat or Dragon Egg in view, Feature symbol releases happen before these symbols activate.

Knight Fight Dragon Flame Strike Feature

Feature Symbols

The following Feature symbols are available in Knight Fight, either through Chest symbols or by landing on the grid organically:

• Coins – award their displayed value as a bet multiplier
• Upgrade Symbols – upgrade symbols matching in colour by 1-3 levels
• Upgrade All Symbols – upgrade all symbols by 1-3 levels
• Transform Symbols – transforms symbols into a different colour to allow a knight to collect them
• Golden Apple Basket Symbols – places apples in empty positions, allowing other knights to cross the path
• Goat Symbols – removes knights and drops them in new places
• Dragon Egg – removes knights and crest symbols nearby causing a redrop and expands the grid by 1 row and column up to a maximum size of 8×8 

Knight Fight Bonus Game

Knight Fight Bonus

Collect 3 Bonus symbols in one spin to trigger the Bonus Game with 5 Free Drops.

During the Bonus Game, the progress of the grid size, Collection Meters, Bonus symbol collection and payout level of Crest symbols are persistent throughout.

Additionally, any Collection Meter progress that is active when the Bonus Game is triggered is carried over from the base game.

Collect 3 Bonus symbols during the Bonus Game to trigger additional drops.

Knights Collect All Adjacent Coin Symbols and Award Their Value

X-iter

Players in appropriate regions can take advantage of the following X-iter options:

• Bonus Hunt (more than quadruple the chance to trigger the Bonus Game) – 3x bet
• Apple Feast (Golden Apple Basket feature activated from the start) – 10x bet
• Max Grid (maximum grid size from the start) – 25x bet
• Bonus Game – 100x bet
• Super Bonus Game (maximum grid size and all Upgrade symbols will upgrade all crests) – 500x bet

RTP does not change when using any of the X-iter options.

The maximum win available in Knight Fight is 10,000x bet. If the sum of a single game round exceeds this, the game round will end and 10,000x bet will be awarded.

Knight Fight Super Bonus Game

First Impression

Fans of Elk Studios are sure to be impressed with Knight Fight. It’s a bit of a quirky one, which is generally the case with any of their releases featuring the CollectR mechanic.

If you’re used to traditional releases with fixed win lines, things can feel a little confusing at first, but you’ll get the hang of it pretty quickly after just a few spins. And in doing so, you’ll relish the possibilities of triggering big wins via this game’s wildly entertaining Bonus Game.

The Super Bonus Game is where things get really exciting, with the maximum grid size activated from the start and Upgrade symbols upgrading all chests. When the right combinations occur, wins are possible up to 10,000x bet.

Finally, maths is highly volatile and RTP is fixed at 94.0% – a little low, but certainly not as disheartening in current times where these values seem to be getting lower across the board.

When all is said and done, Knight Fight by Elk Studios is a unique release that’s sure to amass a loyal following upon its official release. It’s colourful, entertaining, and has plenty of win potential to boot.

*The screenshots taken of games reviewed on this site are taken from Demo Play, as reviews are often written before games are released for real play.