Two mythical places commonly encountered in online slots are Avalon and Asgard. Avalon is related to the legend of King Arthur. It is the island where the Excalibur sword was forged and later King Arthur was taken there to recuperate from war wounds. Asgard is the home of the Norse gods like Odin and Thor. Microgaming offers two video slots featuring Avalon. These are titled Avalon and Avalon II. Both games are completely different in content and structure. You can play them at all Microgaming online casinos like Royal Vegas, Lucky Nugget and 32Red. Check out the brief reviews of Avalon and Avalon II.

Avalon is the much older of the two slot games. It has only two symbols directly related to the legend. The Isle of Avalon is the wild symbol and it also awards the highest line payouts. The other symbol is the Lady of the Lake holding the Excalibur. This is the scatter symbol and awards payouts multiplied by the total bet. It also triggers 12 free spins with up to 7x payout multiplier. During the free spins the chest symbol becomes an additional wild. The free spins can be retriggered. The other symbols are common ones from medieval themed slots and include crown, emblem, gem stone and chalice. The typical Microgaming playing card icons are also used. The Microgaming gamble game is included. The slot machine has the standard 5x3 structure with 20 variable paylines.

Avalon II features a host of characters and events from the legend of King Arthur. Being a later slot game, the artwork is more appealing. The high paying symbols include Merlin, King Arthur, Guinevere and Morgan Le Fay. Avalon as the game logo is an expanding wild symbol. Three or more grail symbols trigger the Grail Bonus. The bonus feature offers a trail of eight different exciting games that are played in sequence each time the feature is triggered. The bonus games award bet multipliers and free spins packaged in innovative ways related to the theme of the quest for the Holy Grail. In the base game Merlin may randomly appear and magically enhance your win with a multiplier of up to 4x. If you have unfortunately not won anything when Merlin appears the he can give you a bonus of up to 20x your total bet. Avalon II is a 243 ways to win slot game. The total bet is 30 times the line bet.