How to Play Golden Avalon: Hold and Win
Six steps from your first spin to the 3,000x cap. Spin the TrueWays reels, land 6+ Coins, survive the respins, and fire Merlin’s Staff and Arthur’s Sword.
The prizes and enhancements get their own breakdown in the Golden Avalon: Hold and Win bonus features.
Set Your Bet
Open Golden Avalon: Hold and Win and set your stake. BGaming doesn't publish a bet range for this title, so your casino's slider is the reference. Medium-High volatility means most of the expected return sits inside the Golden Respin — and BGaming's own free spins rate is 1 in 223 spins, so budget for 400-500 spins rather than a quick visit.
Spin the 6×8 TRUEWAYS Grid
Hit spin or set autoplay running. The 6×8 grid fills with Arthurian art — King Arthur, Merlin, the Dragon and the Lady of the Lake all appear as characters. Wins pay by matching symbols on consecutive reels from the left rather than along fixed lines, and a Wild substitutes for the paying symbols. Watch for the golden Coin symbols.
Land 6+ Coin Symbols
The headline trigger. Six or more golden Coin symbols lock the start of the Golden Respin. Each Coin carries a printed value of 1×, 2×, 5×, 7×, 10×, 20× or 50× your stake, and Coins pay only inside the Bonus. More Coins at trigger means fewer empty positions to fill, which is the realistic route to Major or Mega.
Survive the Respins
Coins lock where they land and three respins start. Each fresh Coin resets the counter back to three, and every Coin is sticky. The round ends when the respins run out or the grid fills. The payout sums every locked Coin, and four fixed prizes pay by reels filled — Mini 20× for 3, Minor 50× for 4, Major 100× for 5, Mega 1000× for all six.
Fill a Reel for Merlin or Arthur
Complete a full reel of Coins and an enhancement fires. Merlin's Staff gives each Coin on that reel a random ×2, ×3, ×4, ×5, ×7 or ×10 multiplier. Arthur's Sword splits each Coin into two smaller Coins — unless a Coin is already at its minimum size, in which case it stays put. Which one fires depends on which version of the Golden Respin you're in.
Weigh Buy Bonus Against Chance ×4
Two of the four Golden Respin versions — Dragon and Lady Lake — exist only behind the Buy Bonus button, and Dragon starts you with 10 Coins already down. BGaming publishes neither the buy price nor a separate buy RTP. Chance ×4 is the alternative: it slightly raises your bet and improves the natural trigger odds. The two can't run at once, and feature buys are blocked outright in several regulated markets.
Bonus Features Explained
Each feature plays differently. Here's what actually happens — no marketing fluff.
TrueWays Reels & Wild Symbol
A 6×8 TRUEWAYS grid pays symbols on consecutive reels from the left — no fixed paylines. A Wild symbol substitutes for the paying symbols to complete a winning combination. BGaming publishes no paytable for this game, so symbol values are only visible in the game's own info panel.
Golden Respin Hold and Win
Land 6+ Coin symbols to trigger the Golden Respin. Coins lock showing their values, you get 3 respins, and each new Coin resets the counter to 3. All Coins are sticky; the round pays the combined value of every Coin when it ends.
Merlin’s Staff & Arthur’s Sword
Complete a full reel of Coins and an enhancement fires. Merlin’s Staff gives each Coin on that reel a random ×2, ×3, ×4, ×5, ×7 or ×10 multiplier. Arthur’s Sword splits each Coin into two smaller Coins, spreading value across the board.
Four Versions, Buy Bonus & Chance ×4
Four versions: Merlin’s Staff and Arthur’s Sword trigger naturally or through the buy; Dragon and Lady Lake are buy-only and fire both enhancements on a filled reel, with Dragon starting you on 10 Coins. Chance ×4 is the alternative — it raises trigger odds instead, and the two cannot run together.
Quick Strategy Tips
Bankroll first. Medium-High volatility plus BGaming's published 1-in-223 trigger rate means long stretches between Golden Respins. Budget for at least 500 spins at whatever stake you pick — a session that never triggers the feature tracks close to a flat loss.
Know the RTP. BGaming publishes 97.10% for this game, comfortably above the 96% benchmark. Operators sometimes license reduced builds of a slot without flagging it, so read the RTP line in the game info screen before you spin for real.
Trigger coin count matters. A bare 6-Coin trigger usually finishes as Mini or a short respin run. A heavier trigger leaves fewer reels to complete, which is what puts Major or Mega — and the enhancements — realistically in reach. Higher-Coin triggers are rare but produce session-defining outcomes.
Fill whole reels. The prizes and enhancements key off completed reels of Coins, not scattered singles. Complete a reel and Merlin’s Staff can add a ×2–×10 to each Coin on it, while Arthur’s Sword splits Coins to spread value. Reaching Mega needs all six reels filled.
Ready to Try It?
Test Golden Avalon: Hold and Win demo before risking real money — feel Coins lock during the Golden Respin, watch the four fixed prizes play out, and see Merlin’s Staff and Arthur’s Sword fire hands-on.
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