Medal Winner - Review, Demo Play, Payout, Free Spins & Bonuses

Introduction

Medal Winner Megaways is a 6 reel slot, which, thanks to the Megaways format, will display anything between 2 and 5 symbols per reel on each spin. This means that the number of ways to win is determined as the reels fall in, with a possible maximum of 15,625 ways. The main bonus feature is triggered by the Shield symbol, which can trigger up to 50 free spins.

Theme, Graphics & Soundtrack

With a name like Medal Winner, you'd expect this game to feature among the sports themed slots but there is nothing remotely sporty about this slot. The symbols include a knight, a shield, three colourful gems in ornate golden clasps, and A to 9 in a medieval script style, on reels set on a steel frame against a stonework background. The game is silent when idle, and when the reels spin, it plays a disappointingly bland tune of random notes over a drumbeat, which doesn't improve much even during the bonus round. Players familiar with KA Gaming's slots will recognise the more superior animations and sounds accompanying the bigger wins which include lighting effects, progress bars and varied music for each win.

Medal Winner RTP & Volatility

Unfortunately the RTP and volatility are unknown for this game.

How to Play Medal Winner

1. As soon as Medal Winner loads, you'll be presented with a bet selection pop-up. Choose your bet amount. If you want to change your bet size at any point, select New Bet, to the left of the spin button.

2. Max bet (to the right of the spin button) will set your bet to the maximum limit. Once you confirm your bet, the reels will automatically spin once. The max bet then operates as a spin button at the maximum amount without further confirmation, even after you subsequently change your bet to a lower amount, so be careful to avoid it if you've moved down to lower bets.

3. Press and hold the spin button for Autospin, where you can choose between 25 and an infinite number of automatic plays. Be aware there are no settings for win or loss limits.

4. Familiarise yourself with the game's paytable and features using the info button (bottom right). The menu button on the top right accesses sound controls, full screen mode and a game history.

5. You're ready to start! Please play responsibly.

Bet Sizes & Paytable Wins

The bet size for Medal Winner ranges from 0.5 to 2,000 credits. Paytable wins are expressed as multiples of your bet amount.

Shield (Scatter)

 - 6 = 50x
 - 5 = 20x
 - 4 = 5x
 - 3 = 2x

Knight

 - 6 = 25x
 - 5 = 10x
 - 4 = 5x
 - 3 = 1x
 - 2 = 0.5x

Pink Gem

 - 6 = 5x
 - 5 = 2x
 - 4 = 1x
 - 3 = 0.5x

Green Gem, Blue Gem

 - 6 = 2.5x
 - 5 = 1x
 - 4 = 0.5x
 - 3 = 0.3x

A, K, Q

 - 6 = 1x
 - 5 = 0.5x
 - 4 = 0.3x
 - 3 = 0.2x

J, 10, 9

 - 6 = 0.5x
 - 5 = 0.3x
 - 4 = 0.2x
 - 3 = 0.1x

Medal Winner Free Spins Bonus

The free spins bonus feature is triggered by the Shield scatter symbol and grants 10, 15, 25 and 50 free games for 3, 4, 5 and 6 of a kind respectively. One of the symbols is selected at random to take on the role of the expanding symbol throughout the free games. If that symbol comes in 3 or more times, it will expand to cover a whole reel and will pay even on non-adjacent positions. The Scatter can trigger additional free games during the bonus round.

Our Verdict

When we first launched Medal Winner we were expecting something along the lines of iSoftbet's The Olympic Slots, where winning medals triggers one of the features, not knights and shields. While there's nothing wrong with a good medieval theme, the tuneless soundtrack that accompanied Medal Winner became an annoyance, especially when using Autospin.

Volatility and RTP are unknown on this game, and while there can be significant waits between bonus rounds, we did witness one retrigger and one good win. The randomly selected expandable symbol you get on the bonus round is no indication of how big your wins are likely to be on the bonus game, and won't necessarily guarantee a win at all, as it's all about how many times you land 3 of a kind and how many ways that symbol can win, once expanded. Medal Winner is one of a varied catalogue of KA Gaming slot demos available to try here on Slots Temple.

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