Fire Siege Fortress Slots
Put your battle armor on and get your sword ready as Fire Siege Fortress from Netent will take you back to the middle ages when fearless knights defended the castles against hordes of plunderers and conquering armies of crusaders. Prepare to join the attackers for the final battle as you take on the heavily fortified castle with a fire-spewing dragon, archers, and trebuchets. Win the battle, and you will be rewarded with royal treasures worth up to 3,456x your bet.
The Medieval Slot Reels
A heavily fortified castle under siege serves as a fitting backdrop to the slot reels with the fearless knight standing on the left of the game window, ready to defend the fortress against the attackers. Artistically designed pay symbols are placed on medieval flag standards. Heavy sounds of armor and weapons from the raging battle are only interrupted by the usual reel noises and win counts. The animations for the three wild modifiers are exceptionally well done. Overall, the NetEnt team has produced a superb example of modern, high-quality slot design.
All 10 pay symbols on the slot can appear either as single or stacked symbols. They start at the low end with the usual 10s to As in medieval-style characters. The symbols on the high-paying level in ascending order of value consist of a battle hammer, a war ax, the knight’s sword, the knight himself in full armor, and a dragon. The wild symbols are in the form of a gold-ornamented tile with the character “W”. The scatters appear as an equally gold-ornamented tile featuring a king’s crown.
The Siege Numbers and Stats
Fire Siege Fortress™ is an online slot with five reels, three to four rows and 576 ways to win. It features wild substitutions, three wild reel modifiers, and a bonus round with up to 18 free spins. The RTP of this medium-to-high variance game is set at 96.01%. Bet sizes start at 0.20 coins and peak at 100 coins. Wins for five of a kind range from 1x to 6x the stake. The maximum win potential is 3,456x your stake. The design in HTML5 format makes it available for play on any device across all OS platforms. Auto play will allow players to select 10 to 1,000 consecutive spins with a range of options as to when the run should stop.
The Wild Windows
The slot has three windows at the bottom of reels two, three, and four. They are active on every spin in the base game and bonus round. One to three reel modifiers will be triggered if a wild symbol lands in one or more windows. Wins are evaluated and paid after all modifiers have been applied.
The Archer Attack is triggered when a wild lands in the window on reel two. Two archer snipers will appear from the right and shoot arrows at up to three random positions on the reels, except where a scatter or a wild is present. Any reel positions that are hit will turn into wild symbols.
The Dragon’s Breath is triggered when a wild lands in the window on reel three. A fire-spewing dragon appears and lights up reel three, transforming it into a wild reel. The Trebuchet Assault is triggered when a wild lands in the window on reel four. A medieval trebuchet rolls in from the right and catapults one or two balls onto random reel positions. The hit positions will turn wild and the symbol expands one space down to create a giant wild.
All three wild modifiers can be triggered in one spin. When the Dragon’s Breath and Trebuchet Assault are activated at the same time, only one giant wild will appear on the reels. The maximum number of extra wilds that can be added to the reels in one spin is eight – a maximum of three from the Archer Attack, three from the Dragon’s Breath, and two from the Trebuchet Assault. Together with the three triggering wilds from the windows, that amounts to 11 out of 18 reel positions being wild on the spin.
The Fire Free Spins
Three crown scatters on reels one, three and five will trigger the bonus round with up to 18 free spins. The feature cannot be retriggered. A scatter will award six free spins when it lands in the tower of each reel, and three free spins when it lands on any position in the main game window. The chance of a wild landing in the wild window is increased during the feature to provide higher potential to hit those mega wins.
Tower Second Chance is a possibility to win Fire Free Spins when only two scatters land on the reels. At least one of the two scatters has to be in one of the towers on reel one, three or five. The game will randomly award the Tower Coin Win of 5x the total stake or trigger three Fire Free Spins.
Other Medieval Reels
Players and game providers seem to have quite an attraction to medieval-themed slots, which explains why brave knights are featured in many slot creations. Some of the best knights’ slots are Black Knight II from WMS and Mighty Black Knight from Barcrest. You could also join forces with a 21st-century knight on The Dark Knight Rises from Microgaming.
Our Knightly Verdict
Fire Siege Fortress is a commendable effort from NetEnt. The creative team has produced an out-of-the-ordinary slot with an unusual game window and 576 ways to win. On top of that, it has been given a high win potential of maximum 3,456x the stake – well above the brand’s usual offerings. This slot is well worth a few spins during your next gaming session.
