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Duel at Dawn Slot Review

Whistling has gone the way of the Dodo 🦤. I remember my old man whistling tunes when we were kids, but no one does that anymore.

Maybe it’s a good thing. Whistling was always considered a male thing, and women who did it were deemed unfeminine, so away with that type of thinking. 🚫👎

Whistling was anathema if you were an actor backstage. This superstition said that blowing could ruin a performance but I’m sure they didn’t mean it for all variations, if you catch my drift. 😉

You can whistle while you work with Duel at Dawn slot 🎰 from Hacksaw, which has a soundtrack that uses this ancient technique.

Gameplay

Ooh, dramatic! Duel at Dawn slot opens on a screen with a 5-reel, 5-row grid and a cowboy pointing a six-shooter at us.

A nice touch is the soundtrack – there’s the ubiquitous whistling you used to get in those old cowboy movies. These little touches are enough to differentiate it from the competition.

The symbols are playing cards, a wagon wheel, a cattle skull, a cowboy hat, a pair of six-shooters, and a sheriff’s badge. The Wild symbol replaces all symbols on the paytable.

The game requires fiat money and the action happens across 19 paylines. The RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.

RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate. is 96.30%, the volatility rate is medium to high, the max multiplier is 15,000x and the top prize is $300,000.

Features

FREE SPINS:

DUELREELS:

Land a VS symbol and it’ll fully expand into a Wild DuelReel – so long as by doing so, it will result in a win for you.

It’s called DuelReels because you’ll see two gunmen – the Sheriff and the Outlaw – face off.

These reels, which count as one big-ass Wild symbol, carry two multiplier values (one for each character). The multiplier of the winning duelist will be applied across the expanded reel, thereby boosting your winnings, as long as the DuelReel is part of the winning combo.

Possible multiplier values are 2x to 10x, 15x, 20x, 25x, 50x, 75x, 100x, or 200x.

If a win includes more than one DuelReel, their multipliers will be summed together and applied to the win.

OUTLAW FEATURE:

Landing an Outlaw symbol will see it expand fully into a Wild reel, and these will have the same multipliers as you’ll find during DuelReels.

The difference between this feature and DuelReels is that you’ll now see a revolver with 1 to 6 bullets in the chamber. The number of bullets corresponds with the number of Wilds that’ll get shot onto the reels, and this mechanic is called DuelSpins.

If multiple Outlaws land, they won’t be able to shoot Wilds on the same grid positions. A maximum of 2 Outlaw symbols can land per spin.

WILD WILD WEST (FREE SPINS):

You’ll be awarded 10 Free Spins upon landing 3 Scatters in the base game (look for symbols with “FS” on em). You can score 2 or 4 more spins by landing an additional 2 or 3 Scatters during the round.

The round offers an increased chance of landing high-value multipliers on both the DuelReels and Outlaw Reels, and you can land more VS and Outlaw symbols.

DUSK TILL DAWN (ALSO FREE SPINS):

This is another Free Spins round where you can score 10 spins, but this time it’ll require 4 Scatters to land in the base game.

But that’s not all! You can score 4 DuelSpins – those revolvers I mentioned that shoot Wilds onto the grid – by landing Outlaw symbols.

DuelSpins don’t count towards your Free Spins quota and no more than 2 can take place per spin. DuelSpins award VS symbols:

  • DuelSpin number 1 awards at least 2 VS symbols
  • DuelSpin number 2 awards at least 3 VS symbols
  • DuelSpin number 3 awards at least 4 VS symbols
  • DuelSpin number 4 awards at least 5 VS symbols
  • Each of these will also grant you 3 more spins.

BUY BONUS AND ANTE BET:

As with all Hacksaw games, this one offers a plethora of Buy Bonus options. Choose wisely, my friends.

  • Bonushunt Featurespins: This Ante BetAn Ante Bet is an option that costs a percentage of your bet but increases your chances of landing triggering symbols that initiate a feature. costs 3x your bet and each spin is 5x more likely to trigger a feature. Very high volatility, RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.

    RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.     of 96.32%

  • Deadly Duels Featurespins: This Ante BetAn Ante Bet is an option that costs a percentage of your bet but increases your chances of landing triggering symbols that initiate a feature. costs 60x your bet (damn!) but each spin guarantees a minimum of 2 VS symbols. High volatility and RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.

    RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.     of 96.35%

  • Lone Outlaws Featurespins: This Ante BetAn Ante Bet is an option that costs a percentage of your bet but increases your chances of landing triggering symbols that initiate a feature. costs 60x too, and each spin guarantees at least 1 Outlaw symbol and 2 bullets in the revolver’s chamber. High volatility and an RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.

    RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.     of 96.31%

  • Wild Wild West: Pay 100x your bet for this Free Spins round. Very high volatility and an RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.

    RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.     of 96.31%

  • Dusk Til Dawn: Pay 200x your bet for this feature. Very high volatility and an RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.

    RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.     of 96.30%

Performance

No glitches and no virtually instantaneous time-outs. Just how we like it.

Maximum Win

Thanks to the magnificent 15,000x max multiplier, you’ll only need to bet $20 per spin to be in line for the $300,000 potential payout. The minimum bet is $0.10.

Conclusion

There’s lots to like with Duel at Dawn slot. For starters, the max win and multiplier are stunning, so you don’t have to pay a fortune each round to be eligible for a massive payday.

The game has loads of features and many Buy Bonus and Ante BetAn Ante Bet is an option that costs a percentage of your bet but increases your chances of landing triggering symbols that initiate a feature. options. And there are those multipliers that can go up to 200x.

Hacksaw has dipped into the Wild West theme before – I’m thinking Dead or a Wild slot, for instance.

That game has similar stats (a 12,500x max multiplier and a $312,500 top prize) but while you do get Buy Bonus options, the only features are Free Spins – but there are 3 variations.

This is one of the games in which the VS symbols, revolver cylinders, multipliers, and Wilds were introduced to us. It’s less of a case of Hacksaw re-using features; instead, we can see it as a refinement over time. And the studio has got it right with their latest offering.

Slot Details

Game Provider: Hacksaw
Game Type: Video Slots
PaylinesPaylines are preset lines that run across the reels, and when you land matching symbols on them, that will result in a payout. The more paylines, the more ways you can win, but also the higher your bet per spin.: 19
RTPRTP stands for “Return to Player.” The RTP describes the total bet amount that a game returns to players over millions of spins, and that figure is represented by a percentage. Table games, such as Roulette, typically have higher RTPs than many slots.

RTP needs to be considered in conjunction with a game’s volatility rate.: 96.30%
Volatility RateSlot games can have low, medium, high, or extremely high volatility rates (or a combination thereof).

The less volatile the game, the more often it should pay out, but the lower the amount, the less the payout, as this is in keeping with the risk you’re taking. Volatility rate should be considered in conjunction with a game’s RTP.: Medium to High
Bonus Round: Yes
Progressive: No
Free Rounds: Free Spins
Max Multiplier: 15,000x
Max Win: $300,000
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