Play Black Knight

A knight who holds his ground takes on a literal role in Black Knight by Scientific Games. During Free Spins, his symbol stretches across a reel and stays there until the round ends. This medieval entry in our slot games section pairs royal portraits with a bonus that can leave all three middle columns covered by Wilds. 

The king wears a jewelled crown above dark hair and a full beard, while the queen appears beneath a white veil against red curtains. A blue jester’s cap adds another bright colour to Black Knight’s royal portraits. Smaller symbols include a golden orb, a folded map, a sceptre and a signet ring bearing a horse’s head. The same emblem appears on the Bonus shield, linking the heraldry across the artwork. Gold borders frame the knight’s closed metal helmet, with turquoise and red panels behind him. We see the court setting in these individual details, down to the crown’s embroidered cushion. 

The Black Knight Wild appears only on reels two, three and four and substitutes for regular paying symbols. 

Free Spins 

A Bonus shield at the top of one reel counts alongside shields in the middle or bottom of others, so there is no need for them to line up in Black Knight. Three shields open seven Free Spins, while four award twelve from the start. The Bonus symbols then leave the reels for the whole round, meaning the spin counter runs down without any extra shields appearing to extend it. 

Expanding Wilds 

During Free Spins, a knight on reel two, three or four expands from a single symbol to cover the whole column. All three positions become Wild, allowing him to stand in for regular symbols along several paylines at once. Wins are calculated after he expands, so the newly covered spaces count on that same spin. 

Held Wilds 

Once the knight has expanded, his column stays Wild for the rest of the bonus while the other reels continue spinning. Another knight can hold a different middle reel without releasing the first, allowing up to three columns to remain covered together. The earlier a knight appears, the more spins his Wild reel takes part in. 

Five Bonus Symbols 

A base-game spin showing five Bonus shields pays the 500x jackpot. The shields can sit at different heights across the board, as this award does not follow the ordinary paylines. The prize stays at a fixed multiplier and does not grow as more people play. 

Five reels, three rows and ten paylines determine the ordinary results in Black Knight. Regular wins need at least three identical symbols on consecutive columns, beginning on the far left and following a marked line. A fourth or fifth symbol extends that combination to its corresponding payout. Only the highest award counts for each winning combination, while separate line wins add together. We retain that same payline structure through the bonus, even when held Wilds cover the middle columns. The symbols on reel one remain essential because every regular winning sequence must begin there. 

• Avalon shares Black Knight’s medieval setting through Arthurian imagery, crowns and heraldic symbols, with a Free Spins round that introduces additional Wilds and a multiplier. 
• Eye of Horus has a falcon Wild that fills its reel, then adds extra spins and upgrades the regular symbols when it appears during the bonus. 
• Rise of Merlin moves the medieval setting into a wizard’s study, with Free Spins that let a randomly chosen symbol expand to fill entire reels. 

The held columns give us something concrete to follow as Black Knight’s bonus progresses. A knight arriving early remains useful through the spins ahead, and further appearances can fill the other middle reels. Scientific Games keeps that progression easy to read because the board retains its original size and winning paths. The small number of rules makes Black Knight easy to explain to newcomers to online casino games, with no bonus choices interrupting the spins.  Its limited number of features suits a preference for rules that need little explanation. The fixed spin allowance also gives the round a clear endpoint, regardless of how many Wild columns appear.